Why "The Watermelon Woman" is Just as Powerful 30 Years Later
This movie will always resonate with queer people, for as long as queer people exist.

Three judges argue to find the best film, but in the debate, there is a love story that has not.
This movie will always resonate with queer people, for as long as queer people exist.
Billy Eichner provides a hearty dose of good old fashioned romance with a lot of laughs
“I’m always interested in exploring female fantasy, and the sexy witch is a loaded archetype that is simultaneously about men’s fears and fantasies about women, and women’s feelings of empowerment and agency. So whereas we are used to seeing the sexy witch or the femme fatale from the outside, I wanted to explore her from the inside.” - Anna Biller, on why she made The Love Witch
Even with its straightforward premise, “Richard Jewell” is ramped up by exceptional drama. In all honesty, the performances are out of this world. As Jewell, Paul Walter Hauser becomes a walking representation of gullibility. His bumbling antics create the perfect hero, and very quickly, we feel the societal heat that surrounds our protagonists.
Emily Henry’s adaptation reaches romance movie standards, but not romance reader standards.
A decade since it aired, Shameless (U.S.) has always stuck to its guns (and baseball bats) about character diversity.