PinnedPublished inBouncin’ and Behavin’ BlogsWhat Is It to Be A Jew? A Bushel and a Peck of Answers (New York Jewish Film Festival)“It’s hard being a Jew nowadays” began my 2023 coverage of this annual fest. Well, it’s still not a breeze, but not just for the Jews.Feb 51Feb 51
PinnedPublished inAn Injustice!Is “The Binding” One of the Most Daring Israeli Gay Films Ever Made?Yes, indeedy! At least that’s what The Tel Aviv International LGBTQ+ Film Festival is swearing, and who are we to disagree? The Fest also…Jan 3Jan 3
PinnedPublished inAn Injustice!Does “Schindler’s List” Meet “Pink Flamingos” in “Solvent”? Not Exactly.As the end credits roll by for Solvent, an awe-inspiring pseudo-documentary, you’ll be relieved to learn that “no mice, dicks, or feelings…Dec 3, 2024Dec 3, 2024
PinnedPublished inCounter ArtsSnuffed-Out TV Lesbians & Erotic Vegan Baking at the Vancouver Queer Film FestivalTwo highs from the 36th VQFFOct 6, 20242Oct 6, 20242
Pinned“Daddio” or Cabbing with Sean Penn and Dakota Johnson at the Tribeca Film FestThere are few cinema offerings nowadays I can personally hold forth on the veracity of. No chasing of tornados (Twisters), no imaginary…Aug 4, 2024Aug 4, 2024
Published inCounter ArtsI Just Love This ‘Snow White’: Please Don’t Tell Anyone!Marc Webb’s new adaptation brings joy despite its harsh critical reception6d ago36d ago3
Stephen King’s “The Monkey” Gets All Wound UpPublicists are a scarily imaginative bunch, both the fictional and the real-life ones. I guess they have to be.Feb 23Feb 23
Tough Guys Do Dance: Norman Mailer on Homosexuality and Too Strong Women (1987)Going to prison and getting out without being raped is equal to someone else today getting a Magna in Harvard on his thesis. It’s not easy.Feb 22Feb 22
“I Am Love” or Mama Sleeps with the ChefOperatic in scope, Luca Guadagnino’s mesmerizing I Am Love chronicles the carryings-on of an aristocratic Italian family from one grand…Dec 8, 2024Dec 8, 2024
“Madrid, 1987”: There’s a Girl in My TubI imagine being locked in a bathroom with a horny, septuagenarian columnist and a young female journalism student in her early twenties…Dec 3, 2024Dec 3, 2024