Against Pornography: Andrea Dworkin (1991)

It is not hard to make a musical biopic that pleases audiences and draws a profit.  Michael is no exception. 

Greta Garbo, a queer actress playing a real-life queer Queen is the best of both worlds.

Omaha reminds us of what it can feel like to look at old family photographs.  You sit with the bittersweetness, allowing it to wash over you; not drowning in it, but certainly affected by it. 

The plot could’ve really been interesting if the elements of lycanthropy was integrated with perhaps the struggle of identity of being LGBTQ+. It's an experience for so many that as they’re starting to realizing their true selves, they feel like a monster, especially if they come from unsupportive homes or communities. Instead, the horror and transformation elements seem thrown in without contemplation of how this could deepen the narrative.

Despite the film’s efforts to reframe its heroine with modern complexity, a certain emotional distance lingers.

Highlighting the many ways in which AFF 2023 illustrated that the queer experience is not a monolithic one.