A Queer Review of the Austin Film Festival (2023)
Highlighting the many ways in which AFF 2023 illustrated that the queer experience is not a monolithic one.

After being disinherited by their wealthy father for their wild and irresponsible ways, two brothers embark on vastly different paths. One turns to crime and the other follows the straight and narrow falling in love along the way. When their paths cross again both find their lives in danger and only one will emerge safely.
Highlighting the many ways in which AFF 2023 illustrated that the queer experience is not a monolithic one.
"Marriage Story" is a narrow-minded and heavy-handed attempt to examine the complexity of human relationships.
Rather than following in the footsteps of poorly made horror flicks, “The Quiet Place” follows original concept.
Disney has long since had a reputation for creating underwhelming sequels. Is Zootopia 2 any different?
Films staring black transgender actresses/actors are few and far between, it’s refreshing to see a demographic represented in film that hardly gets any attention. This is especially important as the Black trans community has been shown in studies to face the highest level of discrimination amongst general trans and non-binary groups. That is why it’s so crucial that we amplify their voices through any way we can, storytelling being a great medium to do so.
'Barbarian' is horror infused with something ridiculous that makes the whole thing entertaining.