by Caillin McDaid | May 31, 2024 | List & Reviews
In some ways, public expectations made it impossible for Spencer to ever live up to what people want from a Diana film. It’s not helped that it was directly compared to The Crown, which was airing its seasons about the rifts between Diana and Charles at the same...
by Caillin McDaid | May 30, 2024 | Deep-dives, Representation
The queer and LGBTQ+ community has been often sidelined by cinema and television for decades. Be it casual homophobia or transphobia that permeates films to potentially more harmful examples like The Danish Girl (2015). One could argue that the intentions were in the...
by Ming Gana | May 30, 2024 | List & Reviews
I, Tonya charts the rise and fall of Olympian skater Tonya Harding (Margot Robbie), showing Harding’s determination and skill but highlighting the sad reality that complicated people like her are so often ‘doomed-to-fail’ before even starting. The film is presented as...
by Jesselyn Whiteside | May 30, 2024 | List & Reviews
Pride month is coming up and DirectHer has compiled a top-notch list of lesbian representation in film We’ve got a bit of everything here, with these films spanning a variety of decades, cultures and genres. Whether it’s a first watch or you’re returning to a beloved...
by Jesselyn Whiteside | May 29, 2024 | List & Reviews
Sweaty. Hot. Dangerous. Bloody. A small desert town in New Mexico, a grimy warehouse gym whose toilets regularly overflow brown, and a shooting range run by a bug-eating gangster. 80s shorts and mullets. Rose Glass went on a mission with Love Lies Bleeding...
