Horrorfest ’21 begins with this classic haunted house story that steadfastly refuses to show us any ghosts or really tell us what’s going on.
Category Archives: LGBT themes
PORTRAIT OF JASON (1967)
A very influential documentary that was far ahead of its time in both its talking head approach and its LGBT themes, though for few films am I more confident saying “your mileage may vary.”
CAR WASH (1976)
A small but really interesting comedy about the workers on one long day at a car wash, with an ultra-famous disco track for a title song.
TONGUES UNTIED (1989)
A documentary featuring the voices of Black gay men, which in 1989 was enough almost to turn Washington upside down.
MY BEAUTIFUL LAUNDRETTE (1985)
Daniel Day-Lewis had his first starring role in this low-key 1980s British LGBT romance.
MIDNIGHT COWBOY (1969)
It earned an X-rating for its “homosexual frame of reference,” but I mostly found unrelentingly depressing.
REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE (1955)
James Dean’s most famous role, in the movie that kind of invented being a teenager.
DEATH BECOMES HER (1992)
A breakthrough in special effects is used in service of a story that… what is this?
THE WATERMELON WOMAN (1996)
Considered the first feature from an African-American lesbian, I found it enjoyable and interesting. Not everyone agreed at the time.
SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959)
I had, um, some issues with this comedy about cross-dressing and/or dudes that want to sleep with Marilyn Monroe.
