‘Love According to Dalva’ Review: A Daring Portrait of the Effects of Childhood Sexual Abuse
Cannes: Emmanuelle Nicot’s unsettling but effective character study shows a young girl unlearning her father’s lessons about being a woman.
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Not Feeling ‘Pleasure’? ‘Kamikaze Hearts’ and ‘Jonathan Agassi’ Show Queer Porn Stars on Their Own Terms
As a welcome alternative to “Pleasure,” two documentaries honor sex workers as subjects in their own stories, with intimately visceral results.
‘Downton Abbey: A New Era’ Finally Gives a Beloved Character the Happy Ending He Deserves
The second movie corrects a mistake of the last, giving the butler a period-appropriate arrangement suitable for the new era.
‘Pleasure’ Claims to Depict the Porn Industry Authentically, but Some Stars Question Its Reality
The fictional drama set in the porn industry is being praised as “authentic,” but some of its real-life adult performers say they don’t see their profession accurately portrayed.
NewFest’s Savvy Year-Round Programming Proves LGBTQ Filmgoers Show Up
As New York’s queer audiences flock to retrospectives and Pride programming, smart niche programming could revitalize the theatrical experience.
A Brief History of the MCU’s LGBTQ Promises and Problems
As “Doctor Strange 2” hits theaters worldwide despite a ban in Saudi Arabia, Disney and Marvel (start to) hold firm against censorship. How did we get here?
‘Inbetween Girl’ Review: A Scrappy All-American Coming-of-Age Story
A biracial teen navigates sex and friendship with middling results in Mei Makino’s scattered but heartfelt SXSW winner.
‘Crush’ Review: Everyone’s a Little Bit Queer in Hulu’s Cutesy Gen-Z Rom-Com
Disney stars Rowan Blanchard and Auli’i Cravalho grow up in a peppy young love story from an all-queer creative team.
‘Firebird’ Review: Steamy Gay Cold War Drama Recalls Russia’s Past Atrocities
A military romance suffers under the weight of KGB surveillance in this restrained period drama set in Soviet-era Estonia.
From ‘Moana’ to Queer Teen Rom-Com ‘Crush,’ Auli’i Cravalho Just Wants to ‘Play Smart Women’
As the voice of “Moana” re-introduces herself with a fresh new on-camera role, she tells IndieWire what’s guiding her growing choices.
Queer ‘Moana’ Star Auli’i Cravalho Wants Disney to ‘Step Up and Say What’s Right’ on Don’t Say Gay
The voice of “Moana” has a voice of her own. “Say gay, for god’s sakes. People are gay. If you didn’t know by now, now you know,” she said.
In ‘Petite Maman,’ Céline Sciamma Swings Big While Playing Small After ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’
“I think the fact that it’s a small film is really immodest in a way. Because, it really wants a strong impact,” the filmmaker told IndieWire.
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