I know that June 2020 doesn’t feel as Prideful as it usually does, but I think we are all due for some lighthearted content. I thought that I’d share my favorite LGBTQ movies. You’re welcome in advance. Brokeback Mountain (2005) – Available on Hulu Also known as the moment I fell in love with Jake…
Category: Movies
‘Bad Education’ Movie Review
The amount of times I gasped! I went into Bad Education with little knowledge of what the film was actually about but with a phenomenal cast leading the way I knew that I was in for a phenomenal ride. With Hugh Jackman leading the way; along with Allison Janney, Ray Romano and Rafael Casal right…
‘Brittany Runs A Marathon’ Movie Review
Brittany Runs A Marathon is body-positivity done right. We meet Brittany when she’s an overweight, hard-partying and care-free woman living in New York. A visit to the doctor’s office forces her to start making some life changes and those life changes lead her to make the decision to run a marathon. I mean, we’ve all…
‘Elisa y Marcela’ Movie Review
Based on a true story, Elisa y Marcela tells the story of the first same-sex marriage (on record) that occurred in Spain. On June 8, 1901 Elisa Sánchez Loriga pretended to be a man and married her girlfriend Marcela Gracia Ibeas. The film, currently streaming on Netflix, captures the love in this story wholeheartedly. Director,…
Day 9 of LATINX Heritage Month: Los Tigres Del Norte
I’ve never been much of a norteño music fan and I’m sure that my therapist will tell you that it’s because my father used to listen to it. However, I’ve recently found myself appreciating the genre a lot more. For Day 9 of my LATINX Heritage Month Series, I will like to discuss the norteño…
Jennifer Lopez Hustlin’ Her Way Into My Heart | ‘Hustlers’ Movie Review
When I heard that Jennifer Lopez, Constance Wu, Cardi B and Keke Palmer were about to be in a movie together, I knew that I would soon be in a movie theater having the time of my life. Hustlers is a movie based on a New York Magazine article about former-stripper and savvy entrepreneur, Rosie….
I Wasn’t Emotionally Prepared |’Tigers Are Not Afraid’ Movie Review
I have been trying to watch Tigers Are Not Afraid since it’s limited theater release a few weeks ago. Yet, the theater schedule and The Universe absolutely conspired against me and things kept impeding me from watching the film. So imagine my absolute delight when I discovered that I could enjoy the film on Shudder…
Emma Thompson In A Suit! | ‘Late Night’ Movie Review
I’m not quite sure why it took me until it was streaming on Amazon Prime to watch Late Night but I just spent the last two hours falling in love with the movie. Mindy Kaling has proved to be a force to be reckoned with in the world of comedies and her movie Late Night,…
The Perfect Coming of Age Film | ‘Real Women Have Curves’ Review
Feels almost criminal that it was yesterday, as a 29-year-old woman, that I watched Real Women Have Curves for the first time. I have no idea how I managed to avoid it for my entire adolescence, but alas the film has finally made it into my life. Maybe the film came at the perfect time,…
Crying In Public | ‘The Farewell’ Movie Review
Do you know how difficult it is to suppress a sob while sitting in a room full of strangers? I knew The Farewell would be special; the moment I ran into the trailer on Twitter, it was after my chest felt a bit tighter that I knew I would love it. Yet, I still found…