Dare Me: Season 1 – Review/ Summary with Spoilers
“Dare Me,” as it explored the intimate relationships between a small town’s cheerleading squad, provides some of the best teen drama, not (originally) on FreeForm or Netflix.
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In the LGBT tag, you’ll find posts featuring productions with LGBTQIA+ storylines, or productions with prominent characters who identify under one of the acronyms.
Hightown: Season 1 Episode 1 “Love You Like A Sister” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review with Spoilers
“Hightown” aims to hit all your crime drama needs with drugs, sex, murder, gangs, and a lead seeking a path of redemption.
Betty: Season 1 Episode 1 “Key Party” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review with Spoilers
Fridays on HBO been their day to show something different from their Sunday night fare, and “Betty” is no different as it focuses on the daily life of skaters.
The Half Of It (2020) – Review/ Summary with Spoilers
“The Half of It” brings a positive spin on small-town America, while still pushing how getting out of your comfort zone is necessary to grow.
Hollywood: Season 1 Episode 1 “Hooray for Hollywood” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review with Spoilers
It’s been a long time since we really desired to binge something on Netflix, but “Hollywood” is bound to break the dry spell.
Straight Up (2019) – Review/ Summary with Spoilers
“Straight Up” explores the difficulty of fitting a sexuality label when the heart wants what it wants.
Trixie Mattel: Moving Parts (2019) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“Trixie Mattel: Moving Parts” will remind you of a time when documentaries gave you the behind the scenes look that social media snatched away.
Motherland: Fort Salem – Season 1 Episode 1 “Say The Words” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
In a slight change of pace, “Motherland: Fort Salem” may focus on witches and the supernatural, but with the general omittance of men, things appear far more severe.
Little Fires Everywhere: Season 1 Episode 1 “The Spark” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
In its series premiere, “Little Fires Everywhere” takes us back to 1997 and gives us a socio-economic tale with characters ready to burst at the seams.
The Thing About Harry (2020) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
“The Thing About Harry” brings us beyond gay couples dealing with trauma and the dramatics of the first time. It’s just about the awkwardness of love.
High Fidelity: Season 1 Episode 1 “Top Five Heartbreaks” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Zoey Kravitz’s “High Fidelity” may not have too much of a hook beyond herself and Da’Vine Joy Randolph, but that might be all it needs.
Everything’s Gonna Be Okay: Season 1 Episode 1 “Seven-Spotted Ladybug” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review
“Everything’s Gonna Be Okay” presents the idea FreeForm can still be groundbreaking without necessarily being political.
Tales of the City: Season 1, Episode 1 “Coming Home” [Series Premiere] – Recap, Review (with Spoilers)
Just in time for Pride, we get a large ensemble cast depicting nearly every bit of the rainbow from orientation, gender identity, and also ethnicity.
Leah on the Offbeat (Book) – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Leah on the Offbeat fills in a lot of the gaps and questions about Simon’s best friend Leah, as well as bring readers some bi-sexual representation.
A Kid Like Jake – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
A Kid Like Jake focuses less on the subject matter and more on the parents trying to navigate how to raise a kid like Jake.
Alex Strangelove – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Alex Strangelove is a frustrating movie for while you want to support the message and journey, then you think about the collateral damage.
Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Simon Vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda is worth putting on a pedestal for more than its gay lead, but how it handles the drama of his nearly perfect life.
Love, Simon – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Love, Simon completely wastes its nearly perfect cast with the kind of adaptation which makes you wish it completely disassociated itself from the book.
Saturday Church – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Saturday Church may have hit or miss musical elements, but Luka Kain and company present a film which sets a precedent for the upcoming Pose to follow.
Freak Show – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Freak Show moves past your usual coming-out story and focuses on how to gain tolerance or acceptance, thus presenting a more interesting narrative than often seen in LGBT-focused films.
Being 17 (Quand on a 17 ans) – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
For half of Being 17, it seems aimless and quite boring. Yet, in the 2nd half, just as it seems to be going somewhere, it ends before you can finally say “This is interesting.”
Blackbird (2015) – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview The saying “Laugh to keep from crying” has been used for generations to explain how people get through what they get through but, as one character says, eventually you run out of punchlines. Something Blackbird displays for it brings the rare focus on non-white LGBT teens who struggle, become triumphant, but don’t necessarily make…
Departure – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Overview In the midst of packing up the summer home his parents have sold, a boy meets the guy of his dreams.
