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.

As Freddy wakes up this morning, the day does not seem to go his way. His girlfriend cheats on him, his car breaks down and his boss threatens to fire him. In order to save his job, he embarks on a wild tour through the city with the slightly wacky and unpredictable Charlie.
Highlighting the many ways in which AFF 2023 illustrated that the queer experience is not a monolithic one.
"THANK YOU, Zach Creggar!" Back in 2022, this now established star in the horror film genre gave us the quirkily creepy, unexpectedly funny (at times!) cinematic gem that was "Barbarian". It felt like a cool breeze just washed over us as, for ONCE, the much traversed roads these films tend to go with got an upgrade of uniqueness without sacrificing the ambiance of uneasiness you desire.
In 'Little Boxes," an interracial family moves to an all-white town where they face the judgement of others who have never been exposed to people of color before.
I like discovering something new among the old and Tubi has an assortment of horror films from cinema's past for just such an occasion.
'Free Guy' combines classic Disney (a white heteronormative love story), exploration of popular video games and the culture around them, and Ryan Reynolds adult humor in the best way to make a super fun family flick.