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I’m lucky enough to have never been remotely close to a terrifying experience like gay conversion therapy. Yet, as a gay man born and...
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If the devil is in the details when it comes to great filmmaking, I Think We’re Alone Now proves once again that Reed Morano has...
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Back in 2013 whilst reviewing the 10th volume of Boys on Films, Peccadillo Pictures’ illustrious anthology of queer shorts from across the...
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Ever since its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival at the end of summer, First Man, Damien Chazelle’s fourth feature film, has...
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There are plenty of reasons why Thunder Road is an outstanding feature debut – from its virtuoso one-take opening sequence to its...
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What if you blend in real-life crime drama with the horror and fantasy elements of the supernatural and wrap it all up in an elegiac ode...
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