Joy 

We have a long way to go with LGBT representation in film, especially when it comes to LGBT characters of color and trans characters.

The newest Pedro Almodóvar movie, Pain and Glory, focuses on an aging and debilitated filmmaker, Salvador Mallo (played by Antonio Banderas) reflecting on his life in his old age.

Michael Shanks’ Together is a queasy, hilarious, and surprisingly heartfelt body-horror trip that fuses love and terror in the most literal sense. Starring real-life couple Dave Franco and Alison Brie, this midnight gem twists Plato’s soulmate myth into a gory, darkly funny tale of codependency, cults, and chainsaws — equal parts romance and nightmare.

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

The relationship between the characters is what makes this film stand out, and it’s just all-around fun.

YouTube surpasses Netflix but there is more to the story.