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A favourite with audiences and a milestone in Taiwanese LGBTQ+ cinema, this coming-of-age drama explores the odd-couple relationship that develops between high school students Meng (Lun-Mei Gwei) and Zhang (Bo-Lin Chen). The carefree Zhang is preoccupied with winning a swimming championship when Meng strikes up a friendship with him. Her goal is to set him […]

Oct 2020 – Jan 2021

As his directorial debut, H. P Mendoza wrote, directed, and composed the soundtrack for the 2009 film Fruit Fly.

Pop reviews and in-depth analyses of current and classic films from around the world.

Netflix has produced an impressive slate of original movies, but as with all titles on the streaming giant, the quality varies. These are...

Warning: this film deals with youth suicide and might be distressing to some viewers, and unsuitable for younger viewers.In Buey Arriba, a rural community in Cuba, a 12-year-old boy has committed suicide. For his grieving family, he is the latest in a string of suicides. What’s more, his death seems to be part of an epidemic: his is just one of many suicides in the municipality. In her short documentary A Paradise, the UK director Jayisha Patel treats this deeply sensitive subject with care and respect, bearing witness as the family and community try to understand why so many people, young ...

Armond White identified 12 movies that helped outwit Hollywood’s sexual panic.

An ingenious gay homage to Brief Encounter.