A jewel of architecture, Villa Levidis hosted dozens of iconic film shootings in Athens from the 60s to the 80s. Some decades later, on a sunny day, a daydreamer rests on its ruins while fantasizing about cruising with a stranger in the now-destroyed mansion. Queer lust meets the golden era of Greek mainstream cinema in a dialogue around gender roles and social norms.
After the 2018 surprising hit "A Quiet Place" brought something fresh to the horror genre, the announcement of a sequel may have been disappointing to some. A lot of the time, a sequel to an already successful movie is no where near as good as the original. Yet, John Krasinski once again shows that he's much more than Jim from The Office.
With such a raw look at the 15th century, it seems that Disney was really trying to step outside of its element with this motion picture.
Of the 28 total films I watched, just six of them were queer or featured queer characters in some way.
The 2020 remake of 'The Invisible Man' explores the hidden nature of domestic violence with a classic sci-fi character.
Shortly after season two of Fleabag dropped on Amazon Prime in 2019, Barack Obama put it on his list as one of his favorite television series of the year.
Overall, Matthias & Maxime doesn't reinvent this romantic concept. But it also doesn't need to. Dolan weaves a story of love, friendship, and life that is both realistic and bittersweet. The film is nuanced and sensual in a way we don't get to see often with LGBTQ characters. It's a film that we can celebrate.
