A Queer Review of the Austin Film Festival (2023)
Highlighting the many ways in which AFF 2023 illustrated that the queer experience is not a monolithic one.

This megawatt show kicks off with a sizzling rendition of the National Anthem complete with flashy dance moves, numerous set changes, and music that will keep audiences both mesmerized and grooving. Usher performs songs from his multi-platinum CD, 8701, in addition to a treasure trove of hits and fan favorites. Special features include a Discography, biography, photo gallery, making of the production, web links, on tour film. The Evolution 8701 tour was one hot ticket. This concert video captures Usher live on the tour with an electrifying performance in Orlando, Florida. Performing hits like "My Way," "U Remind Me," "You Make Me Wanna" and many more, Usher and a tight band deliver sex appeal, pyrotechnics and some amazing choreography. The album "8701" was a multi-platinum smash, and this is the perfect companion to it.
Highlighting the many ways in which AFF 2023 illustrated that the queer experience is not a monolithic one.
"Hustlers" returns power to groups that are traditionally deprived of it: women, the working class, and sex workers.
Jordan Peele’s film is an intelligent and unflinching piece of work, firmly focused on the African American experience.
“To be universal, you have to get specific”: while the film does not attempt to provoke discussions about queerness or race, those watching closely may find something resonant in Sorrentino’s love letter to the Naples of his youth.
Hutch just wanted a family vacation, but chaos follows him everywhere. Nobody 2 is violent, stylish, and over-the-top in the best way possible.
The film does not add anything to its own conversation or genre, and falls flat once it’s about to end and must declare some sort of conclusion.