movies

Musicals

God forbid we watch a musical

Movie-musicals are tricking audiences into thinking their films aren’t musicals by forcing random cameos and omitting the entire soundtrack.

Make the Yuletide gay with these Christmas movies

Christmas movies are getting gayer and gayer every year, so here are six LGBTQ+ movies you need to watch this season.
Rebel Moon

Scorcese to Snyder, the most exciting movies slated for the next year

Who could have expected that the biggest releases would be based on a toy and a video game respectively?
Barbie

The most anticipated movies of the summer

From Barbie to Oppenheimer, this summer’s movie roster is sure to have something for everyone The sun’s out, it’s warm, and you can finally step outside without an umbrella. So…
Movies about university

Iconic movie scenes that never happened

Whether it was crazy frat parties or romantic serenades in libraries, movies about university set up some seriously unrealistic expectations.
The Lion King (2019), screenshot via IMDb.

Live action remakes? Disney needs to “let it go”

Instead of creating new and original films with new characters and storylines, Disney has recently chosen to play it safe by either recreating its own classic stories or producing unnecessary…

Catch three Oscar-nominated films at Cinecenta before awards night

If you’re tired of streaming on your laptop or TV, head to Cincenta , where you can see three of this year’s Oscar nominees before the ceremony: Triangle of Sadness,…
asexuality

Erasing A: Why are no ACE/ARO characters in film and TV?

2SLGBTQIA+ representation is rising, but the media still has a huge blind spot for those identifying as asexual   Statistics released by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD)…
Netflix's First Kill, screenshot via IMDb.

A Zillennial’s guide to the lesbian world in media

I’m a Zillennial. On the Millennial and Generation Z cusp, this means I remember when the Jonas Brothers all wore matching purity rings, and when Miley Cyrus's song “Can’t Be…

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