PinnedBrandon JudellGender Fluidity, Turkish Delights, and Richard E. Grant Has a “Lesson” for You: Tribeca 2023Have you ever wondered why you and your compatriots worldwide are so obsessed with entertainment big and small? Pauline Kael in “Trash…·6 min read·Jun 24, 2023--1--1
Brandon JudellinAn Injustice!“Blue Like Jazz”: Beer vs. ChristGet ready for a new cinematic trope: Boy loses religion. Boy goes to weirdo college, sleeps beside a lesbian, and starts drinking beer·4 min read·8 hours ago----
Brandon JudellinAn Injustice!Rendez-Vous-ing with French Cinema at Lincoln Center: Egon Shiele, “My Mom’s an Animal!”I could never fathom why some folks in the past didn’t take to the French. I for one was already a Francophile by my late teens. Locale…·9 min read·Apr 1, 2024----
Brandon JudellinAn Injustice!A “Norwegian [Queer] Dream” Gets Fishy in Yet Another Coming-Out TaleAs the closing credits of Norwegian Dream roll up the screen, Girl in Red sings forth in a gently loving voice:·3 min read·Mar 6, 2024----
Brandon JudellinAn Injustice!“Disco Boy”: A ReviewWhy I Joined the French Foreign Legion in Search of Bordeaux4 min read·Feb 10, 2024--1--1
Brandon JudellinAn Injustice!Gene Wilder, “Challah If You Knead Me,” and “Love Isn’t a Potato”: The 33rd New York Jewish Film…The 33rd New York Jewish Film Festival began January 10th and runs until the 24th. It will present a total of 28 features, documentaries…8 min read·Jan 19, 2024--1--1
Brandon JudellinAn Injustice!Traveling Back to “Gun Hill Road”: A Trans Teen’s “Survival” Guide(Last week I screened Gun Hill Road for my Queer Film and Theatre course, the rare offering back in 2011 featuring a lead character who was…·4 min read·Nov 13, 2023----
Brandon Judell“Bottoms,” Princes, Queens, and I Married a Dead Homosexual: The Splendid Overabundance of LGBTQI…A few weeks back, I was chatting with my well-off, ardently Republican, impenetrably heterosexual nephew in his souped-up Land Rover…7 min read·Sep 11, 2023----
Brandon JudellSweatshop Dolls, an Egoist, and a Cat-fished Trans: The New York Asian Film Festival Returns…Fortunately, once again, in fact for the 22nd time, NYAFF is supplying a solid, cultural one-two punch to the jaw of rampant bigotry…·6 min read·Jul 26, 2023----
Brandon JudellinThe ShadowTurtles, Roaches, Hummingbirds, Saints, and a Marxist Oscar Wilde: New Italian Cinema Is Alive at…This past week was the 22nd year that Cinecittà and Film at Lincoln Center showcased the descendants of Fellini, Pasolini, and Antonioni…·8 min read·Jun 8, 2023--1--1