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Pose :: Love is the message

July 9, 2018Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Love may be the message, but that message is often heartbreak… continue reading

Pose, Television, TV Commentary another cable network, Bianca Castro, LGBT+, Love is the Message, Sandra Bernhard

Pose :: Honor Thy Mother

July 2, 2018Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Elektra and Blanca face life-changing events… continue reading

Pose, Television, TV Commentary another cable network, LGBT+, Mother's Day

Pose :: Serving body

June 25, 2018Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

It’s all about body this week, inside and out… continue reading

Pose, Television, TV Commentary another cable network, LGBT+, The Fever

Pose :: A Christmas story

June 18, 2018Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Christmas is not the most wonderful time of the year… continue reading

Pose, Television, TV Commentary another cable network, Giving and Receiving, LGBT+

Pose :: The birds and the bees

June 11, 2018Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Houses clash and love gets complicated… continue reading

Pose, Television, TV Commentary Access, another cable network, LGBT+

Pose scores tens across the board

June 4, 2018Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

The new Ryan Murphy series is addictive, gripping, funny and deep… continue reading

Pose, Television, TV Commentary Angel Bismark Curiel, Angelica Ross, another cable network, Billy Porter, Charlayne Woodard, Dominique Jackson, Dyllón Burnside, Evan Peters, Hailie Sahar, Indya Moore, James Van Der Beek, Kate Mara, LGBT+, Mj Rodriguez, Pilot, Ryan Jamaal Swain

Ideal Home :: Trailer

May 8, 2018Trailerbot Leave a Comment

Check out the new trailer for ‘Ideal Home’ starring Paul Rudd, Steve Coogan & Jack Gore… continue reading

Movies Alison Pill, Brainstorm Media, Ideal Home, Jack Gore, Jake McDorman, LGBT+, Paul Rudd, Steve Coogan

Disobedience is elevated by strong performances & a keen eye for detail

May 4, 2018Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘Disobedience’ takes a mildly fetishistic story and becomes a better version of itself… continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Alessandro Nivola, Allan Corduner, Anton Lesser, Bernice Stegers, Bleecker Street, Caroline Gruber, Clara Francis, Disobedience, Drama, LGBT, LGBT+, Liza Sadovy, Mark Stobbart, Nicholas Woodeson, Rachel McAdams, Rachel Weisz, Romance

Love, Simon is sweet & hopeful

March 16, 2018Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

It may verge on sappy, but ‘Love, Simon’ is still a delight… continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Alexandra Shipp, Comedy, Jennifer Garner, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Josh Duhamel, Katherine Langford, Keiynan Lonsdale, LGBT+, Logan Miller, Love Simon, Miles Heizer, Nick Robinson, Romance, Tony Hale, Twentieth Century Fox

Tom of Finland Blu-ray Review :: Tom of Finland reveals the man behind the art

February 11, 2018Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

The biopic reveals the life of the artist but it’s not without its problems… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Biography, Drama, Helsinki Filmi, Jakob Oftebro, Jan Böhme, Jessica Grabowsky, Kari Hietalahti, Kino Lorber, Lauri Tilkanen, LGBT, LGBT+, Niklas Hogner, Pekka Strang, Seumas Sargent, Taisto Oksanen, Tom of Finland

Call Me By Your Name is a slow burn of longing and desire

December 22, 2017Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Terrific performances and gorgeous scenery fill every frame of the film… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Amira Casar, Armie Hammer, Call Me By Your Name, Drama, Esther Garrel, LGBT, LGBT+, Michael Stuhlbarg, Romance, Sony Pictures Classics, Timothée Chalamet

Battle of the Sexes brings back the 1970s in style

October 1, 2017Chuck Duncan 2 Comments

‘Battle of the Sexes’ shows that even as times change, some things stay the same… continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Alan Cumming, Andrea Riseborough, Austin Stowell, Battle of the Sexes, Bill Pullman, Biography, Elizabeth Shue, Emma Stone, Fox Searchlight, Jessica McNamee, LGBT, LGBT+, Sarah Silverman, Sport, Steve Carrell

Atomic Blonde packs an atomic punch!

July 27, 2017Justin Moore Leave a Comment

This action-packed thrill ride is sure to please all action fans… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Atomic Blonde, Charlize Theron, Focus Features, James McAvoy, John Goodman, LGBT, LGBT+, Mystery, Sofia Boutella, Thriller, Tobey Jones

Best Picture winner Moonlight comes to home video

February 28, 2017Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Best Picture winner Moonlight out on digital… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing A24 Films, Alex Hibbert, André Holland, Ashton Sanders, Drama, Jaden Piner, Janelle Monáe, Jharrel Jerome, LGBT, LGBT+, Lionsgate, Mahershala Ali, Moonlight, Naomie Harris, Trevante Rhodes

Moonlight earns its well-deserved praise

January 3, 2017Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘Moonlight’ is a well-made prestige movie that explores a perspective rarely seen in film… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies A24 Films, Alex Hibbert, André Holland, Ashton Sanders, Drama, Jaden Piner, Janelle Monáe, Jharrel Jerome, LGBT, LGBT+, Mahershala Ali, Moonlight, Naomie Harris, Trevante Rhodes

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    MICKEY 17   ★★★
    WOLF MAN   ★✩✩
    NOSFERATU   ★★✩
    WICKED   ★★★
    JOKER: FOLIE À DEUX   ★★★
    BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE   ★★✩
    ALIEN: ROMULUS   ★★★
    DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE   ★★★
    BAD BOYS: RIDE OR DIE   ★★★
    FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA   ★★✩
    THE FALL GUY   ★★★
    ABIGAIL   ★★★
    DUNE: PART TWO   ★★✩
    THE BEEKEEPER   ★★✩
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    NOT MY FAMILY: MONIQUE SMITH STORY ★★★
    THERE'S NO WAY OUT  ★★✩
    GIVE ME BACK MY DAUGHTER ★★★
    JOSH'S THIRD SERVING  ★★★
    SHARI'S SECOND ACT  ★★✩
    WIFE STALKER  ★★★
    JENNA'S FIRST LOVE  ★★✩
    TRAPPED IN HER DORM ROOM  ★★✩
    PLAYING WITH FIRE  ★✩✩
    ROYAL-ISH  ★★✩
    TAKEN AT A BASKETBALL GAME  ★★★
    WHAT WOULD YOU KILL FOR?  ★✩✩
    THE LAST WOMAN WHO LIVED HERE  ★★✩
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