Coming of age under the influence of 90's films
Once upon a time, in the late 90’s, a film that showed a middle-aged man coming out as gay, despite the numerous old jokes, was considered progressive. In the years since we’ve grown a little as a society so that something like this isn’t all […]
“Meaning is not in things, but in between them.” – Norman Brown One wouldn’t expect a film that is a closer-to-real-life-than-it probably-should-be examination of the 70’s glam rock scene to begin with an alien baby, who turns out to be Oscar Wilde, being dropped off […]
I missed this film the first time it came around in 1995 and I’m going to guess it’s because the title, The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls In Love, sounds like a progressive Nickelodeon show that they’d only air after 8pm. It’s a mouthful […]
They might have changed the world of sci-fi with The Matrix, given us the highly underrated live action cartoon with Speed Racer, and sadly put pointy ears on Channing Tatum, but before their big budget feasts for the eyes, the Wachowski’s gave us a perfect […]
I was late to the party on My Own Private Idaho. When it first came onto my radar River Phoenix had already tragically passed due to an overdose, Keanu Reeves was just about to introduce the world to The Matrix, and Gus Van Sant was […]
Step One: Admitting you’re a homosexual. And so begins But I’m a Cheerleader, one of the 90’s sharpest satires on what it means to be gay and how the LGBTQ+ is looked upon by a truly repressed society. The always wonderful Natasha Lyonne is Megan, […]
Have you seen John Waters’ Pecker? I’m certain that joke has been made a thousand times since this film was released, but I bet John Waters cackles to himself every time it’s made. And while the former enfant terrible of Baltimore has likely mellowed a […]
Chasing Amy was one of the very first screener cassettes I got while working at Front Row. Since it had only been in the local theater for approximately twenty three minutes, I was more than excited to be one of the earliest, out of the […]
Greg Araki is a tough filmmaker for some people to handle. To describe his movies as brash or in your face is likely an understatement, as he seems to have no issue with putting stuff on screen that gives the ratings board absolute fits. He […]
I grew up in a small Maine town during the 1980’s and if you’d asked me way back then I would’ve said there wasn’t a single LGBTQ+ person in town. Sure, many of us had relatives who lived with “roommates” or “friends,” but absolutely no […]