Liebe am Fjord - Sommersturm 

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

This film is a splendid mix of mediums, but its strength lies in its simplicity and beautiful message of closeness.

Christopher Nolan transforms Homer's ancient epic into one of the most breathtaking cinematic spectacles of his career. While its nonlinear storytelling and exposition occasionally hold it back, The Odyssey is a visually stunning, emotionally resonant blockbuster that demands to be seen on the biggest screen possible.

Perhaps the most amazing and groundbreaking quality about The Birdcage is how removed it is from both illness and insensitivity. Whereas films preceding it were often somber stories about the tribulations of being gay in a conservatively straight world, Nichols and screenwriter Elaine May expose the fallacies of conservatism as traditional values are thrown into a more open-minded space. They don’t care how far the community has fallen so much as how high they can rebuild themselves.

It is not hard to make a musical biopic that pleases audiences and draws a profit.  Michael is no exception. 

Korean culture shines in this Canadian export.