A long-standing friendship put to the test: Andrea honors Luca, his friend who committed suicide, with a gesture of defiance and madness during his wake.
Treated like a granter of wishes for those earning out of retelling the same tragedy, Marilyn looks like she's caged in different stages of trauma for us to stare at, instead of someone we’ve finally allowed to rest in peace.
Celebrate Pride with these movies and TV shows available on popular streaming services. (Good news: a lot of them are available for free.)
Ultimately, Wicked is a story about the cost of being othered, the pain of being misnamed, and the quiet revolution of standing in your truth.
From its visually stunning opening credits, which show women dancing through a forest to musical rhythms that sound almost primal, to its quiet, heartbreaking final frame, Mona Fastvold’s historical rendering of the Shaker religious movement is an experience that will stay with me for a long time.
Gay representation is out there, but to portray a character who's gay as a big, happy brute is a rare treat.
For a young girl who wishes to keep her current traditions, this holiday will end up with a surprise twist.
