Review: Fire Island
Andrew Ahn ushers in Pride Month with his new release Fire Island, a delightfully funny and romantic film that is reminiscent of romance ...
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Queering the Canon: Where Are All the Trans Rom-Coms?
NewFest’s retrospective series Queering the Canon: Rom-Coms is over, and although I’m sad it’s done I am so thankful for the opportunity to ...
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Queering the Canon: Big Eden
NewFest featured Thomas Bezucha‘s 2000 film Big Eden for its virtual viewers. Out of the selection of films that made up the Queering ...
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Queering the Canon: Late Bloomers
May 2nd was the final night for NewFest‘s retrospective series Queering the Canon: Rom Coms. I’m sad that it’s over but grateful to ...
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Queering the Canon: Saving Face
The third night of NewFest‘s Queering the Canon: Rom-Coms retrospective series showcase Saving Face. Alice Wu’s debut feature film, released in 2004, tells ...
Queering the Canon: The Broken Hearts Club
The second night of NewFest’s Queering the Canon retrospective featured Greg Berlanti’s The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy. Aptly named, this 2000 ...
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Our Flag Means Death: The Revival of Pirates
Who said you can’t be a gentleman and a pirate? David Jenkins’s new comedy series Our Flag Means Death premiered on HBO Max ...
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Queering the Canon: ‘The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love’
I am so incredibly thankful to have been given the opportunity to write about NewFest’s retrospective series Queering the Canon: Rom-Coms. This five-day ...
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Review: After Yang
Kogonada’s latest release After Yang is an emotional film about the bonds we call family. The movie emanates the warmth and tenderness of ...
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Review: The Worst Person in the World
Tuesday evening my roommate and I drove to Washington D.C., the nearest city to us playing Joachim Trier’s The Worst Person in the ...
Golden Cages 2021: Most Overrated
[2021 has mercifully ended, which means it’s that time of the year again when the Flixist staff gathers around for our 2021 Golden ...
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A24’s Teaser Trailer for ‘Men’
Yesterday brought indie film fans a new teaser for A24’s newest horror venture: Men. Written and directed by Alex Garland, the visionary who ...