Faith, Desire, and Finding Oneself: A Review of 'La Petite Dernière' (dir. Hafsia Herzi)
When a cinematic adaptation stems from Fatima Daas’s acclaimed, autobiographical novel, the bar is set exceptionally high
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Faith, Desire, and Finding Oneself: A Review of 'La Petite Dernière' (dir. Hafsia Herzi)
When a cinematic adaptation stems from Fatima Daas’s acclaimed, autobiographical novel, the bar is set exceptionally high
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Flesh, Sin, and Australian Darkness: Why 'Leviticus' is One of the Year's Most Uncompromising Debuts
When a film's title directly invokes the Book of Leviticus—the biblical foundation for centuries of anti-queer dogma—you expect a confrontation. But in writer-director Adrian Chiarella’s feature debut Leviticus, religious guilt isn't just a theme; it manifests as a visceral, bleeding nightmare of Australian body horror.
Slasher as Desire: Review of Jane Schoenbrun’s "Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma"
Jane Schoenbrun’s third feature film (I Saw the TV Glow, We’re All Going to the World’s Fair) was awarded the Queer Palm at the Cannes Film Festival.
Nala (2017): Why This Indie Film Still Stings More Than Modern Mainstream Releases
Modern queer cinema often tries to appeal to mainstream audiences by serving sanitized, morally pure characters and safe plotlines. Nala (2017) takes the exact opposite route—unfiltered, unpolished, and making zero PR concessions.