Ever since the great The Sixth Sense, I’ve always looked forward to M. Night Shyamalan’s subsequent films, despite diminishing returns. Say what you will about the final products, but he knows how to set up a provocative, pulpy premise and deliver those famous twists you chat about around the water cooler the next day. Sure,... Continue Reading →
Exclusive Interview: “we are queer creators pushing our way into a straight space” filmmakers Ng Choon Ping & Sam H. Freeman on their SXSW short Femme
Among the queer highlights at last month's SXSW Online 2021 was the short film Femme, by co-writers-directors Ng Choon Ping and Sam H. Freeman. The film stars I May Destroy You's Paapa Essiedu as Jordan, a femme queer man in London who leaves the safety of a night out clubbing with his friends and gets... Continue Reading →
Fantasia Festival Review: The Dose/La Dosis ★ ★ ★ 1/2
At the start of writer-director Martín Kraut’s new thriller The Dose/La Dosis, Marcos (Carlos Portaluppi) is a man who likes his routine. He’s a night nurse at the same clinic where he’s worked for twenty years, where he does everything he can to makes sure his patients are taken care of. He then enjoys the... Continue Reading →
Film Review: Crisis Hotline ★★1/2
Director Mark Schwab's LGBTQ thriller Crisis Hotline (now streaming on Amazon Prime) tells the story of Simon (Corey Jackson), a man new to his job at the titular location. He expected to be talking people through the worst times of their lives, but after a week on the phones, he's bored because for the most... Continue Reading →
