Characters with HIV are disappearing from screens, though their presence is crucial. Oliver Hampton is charting a lonely path. Not…
It’s not often that we see 20 years go by between the release of an iconic film and its sequel.…
In Departure, Elliot, a homosexual English teenager, is staying with his mum in the French countryside as they prepare their…
Beauty and the Beast may be Disney’s most enchanting animated feature. The 1991 film introduced a new generation of more-empowered…
It seems like — ever since Steel Magnolias — Shirley MacLaine has practically cornered one role: playing rude old ladies…
In the calm after the cruel storm of the first World War, a mysterious Frenchman visits a German town to…
The films of Pedro Almodovar tend toward either drama or camp — though even the dramatic ones possess a kiss…
When relationships dissolve, there is often friction between perspectives: Which partner crossed the line? Add a murder and a woman…
When relationships dissolve, there is often friction between perspectives: Which partner crossed the line? (more…)
When HBO’s Girls debuted with its main character Hannah — created and played by Lena Dunham — promising that she…