Many of the films on my Top Ten list broadcast their queer cred from the outset, some others approach it more obliquely. And many films that would have been instantly labeled “gay-interest” and assigned to the gay ghetto of video store back walls and arthouse are now considered mainstream. Looking back, there were a lot of stultifying gay romantic comedies in past decades that don’t hold up now. Gay films have a tortured history often, the (non-porn) films we embraced as a subculture spoke to us as LGBT folks, but maybe less so as cinema connoisseurs. A good movie is a good movie no matter what, but when you cover queer culture for a living, you tend to see symbols and excellence in places that others might not notice.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |