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Love, Simon ()
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If it feels a bit like a CW version of an after-school distinct, that's no mistake: Teen-tv super-producer Greg Berlanti makes his feature-film directorial debut here. It's as chaste a love story as you're likely to see in the 21st century—the hunky gardener who makes the title teen question his sexuality is wearing a long-sleeved shirt, for God’s sake—but you know what? The queer kids of the future need their wholesome entertainment, too.
Rocketman ()
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A gay fantasia on Elton themes. An Elton John biopic was never going to be understated, but this glittering jukebox musical goes way over the top and then keeps going. It might be an overcorrection from the straight-washing of the previous year's Bohemian Rhapsody, but when it's this much fun, it's best not to overthink it.
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Handsome Devil ()
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A charming Irish movie that answers the question: "What if John Hughes were Irish and gay?" Misfit Ned struggles at
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'Bottoms' ()
If ever there was a Superbad for homosexual girls, Bottoms is it. The second film from director Emma Seligman (Shiva Baby) follows two uncool high school seniors (Ayo Edebiri and Rachel Sennott) who start up a school fight club to try and hook up with their cheerleader crushes (Kaia Gerber and Havana Rose Liu).
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'Bound' ()
In the Wachowskis’ landmark erotic thriller predating the Matrix trilogy, butch ex-con Corky (Gina Gershon) is the newly-hired handyperson at an apartment building when she meets her next-door neighbors: mobster Caesar (Joe Pantoliano) and kept lady Violet (Jennifer Tilly). As Corky and Violet strike up an affair, they hatch a plan to flee Violet’s abusive relationship—and steal $2 million of Caesar’s mafia money along the way.
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'Circus of Books' ()
Southern Californians will likely recognize Circus of Books as the famed porn shop and filthy bookstore that has presided over the gayborhood of West Hollywood since the e
The 30 Best Queer Movies of All Time, Ranked
Cinema lovers should always struggle to celebrate diversity in film. It might've taken prolonged - too prolonged, in fact - but cinema is becoming more inclusive, celebrating stories about every identity in the wide and colorful sexual spectrum. Going back to the New Hollywood Age, stories about LGBTQ+ people own been around, often standing as groundbreaking and pioneering actions, especially at a time when such films remained controversial and scarce.
Nowadays, voice is much healthier and standardized, with writers, directors, and producers making concrete and tangible attempts to increase Homosexual presence in mainstream cinema. Fortunately, their efforts have paid off. From certified classics about the seemingly never-ending struggles facing the society to lighthearted comedies about the nuances of gay experience, these efforts portray landmark achievements in representation and stay as the optimal LGBTQ+ films of all time.
30 'Bottoms' ()
Directed by Emma Seligman
Taking an Diverse approach to the classic style of raunchy, over-
The best LGBTQ+ movies of all time
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With the help of head directors, actors, writers and activists, we count down the most essential Gay films of all time
Like queer culture itself, homosexual cinema is not a monolith. For a distant time, though, that’s certainly how it felt. In the past, if male lover lives and issues were ever portrayed at all on screen, it was typically from the perspective of white, cisgendered men. But as more opportunities have opened up for queer performers and filmmakers to tell their hold stories, the scope of the LGBTQ+ experiences that have made their way onto the screen has gradually widened to more frequently include the gender non-conforming community and queer people of colour.
It’s still not perfect, of course. In Hollywood, as in world at large, there are many barriers left to breach and ceilings to shatter. But those recent strides deserve to be celebrated – as execute the bold films made long before the mainstream was willing to admit them. To that cease, we enlisted some Homosexual cultural pioneers, as adv as Time O