Ghosts of Rome 

It’s 2021 and what few LGBTQ+ films that are produced by major film studios continue to star cisgender heterosexual actors, rather than actual LGBTQ+ people.

Considering the runtime, I expected each scene to hit harder as opposed to a series of montages and vignettes. 

Self expression among teenagers is explored in the live adaptation of Jerry Spinelli's novel of the same name.

With The Father, writer-director Florian Zeller- who wrote and developed the play upon which the film is based- pulls no punches as he confidently makes every effort to put the audience in the mind of someone whose grip on reality has all but vanished. It’s a dazzling testament to Zeller’s abilities as a director as he makes his first transition from stage to film appear as if he’s been working behind a camera his entire career. The dialogue he fashions with co-writer Christopher Hampton, along with the work of production designers Peter Francis and Cathy Featherstone, collectively makes the downward spiral of dementia startlingly tangible, doing so in a way that can be comprehended by everyone except the person it directly affects.

Billy Eichner provides a hearty dose of good old fashioned romance with a lot of laughs

Although not canonically aromantic or asexual. the stories and personalities of these Disney princesses resonate with members of the aroace community.