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News, Reviews & Commentary on Lesbian and Bisexual women in Entertainment and the Media

Movie Reviews

"Whip It" delivers the goods
, Oct 2, 2009
The Drew Barrymore-directed film about roller derby has a great soundtrack, a heartwarming story and only a few missteps.
Review of "Claiming the Title: Gay Olympics on Trial"
, Oct 1, 2009
An excellent short documentary about the fight over the Gay Games’ right to use the word “Olympics.”
A review of "Amreeka"
, Sep 25, 2009
Out director Cherien Dabis' film about a Palestinian family who faces racism in post-9/11 America is both sad and smart.
The truth about "Lying"
, Sep 14, 2009
How can a movie starring Chloë Sevigny, Jena Malone and Leelee Sobieski be so bad?
Review of "Ghosted"
, Aug 27, 2009
A German woman is torn between her dead girlfriend, and the journalist investigating her death.
Review of "And Then Came Lola"
, Aug 24, 2009
Groundhog’s Day meets Run Lola Run in this funny, chaotic lesbian romantic comedy.
Review of "The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club"
, Jul 29, 2009
A documentary about the remarkable Pancho Barnes — aviation pioneer, businesswoman, and owner of the infamous "Happy Bottom Riding Club"
Review of "Society"
, Jul 21, 2009
This absorbing mini-series about four friends in South Africa — including a lesbian teacher — has been re-cut as a film.
"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" gets magic and romance right
, Jul 16, 2009
The sixth film doesn't only include the kind of magic you learn at Hogwarts. Also, new spells and additions to the cast make for more excitement.
Review of "Out of the Blue" ("La Surprise")
, Jul 15, 2009
A heartfelt new French film about the complications and joys of finding love in unexpected places.
Review of "Lady Trojans"
, Jul 8, 2009
An interesting and uncomfortably realistic new documentary about the relationships on a high school girls basketball team in the early '90s.
Review of "Mississippi Damned"
, Jul 2, 2009
This excellent new indie drama about two African American families in 1980s Mississippi includes a butch lesbian struggling with heartbreak.
Retro Reviewing: "Show Me Love"
, Jun 23, 2009
The vloggers take on the angst-ridden 1990s Swedish lesbian teen film.
Review of “Running On Empty Dreams”
, Jun 18, 2009
This new-on-DVD movie features an appealing lesbian romance, but is undone by strange plot points.
Retro Reviewing: "Lost and Delirious"
, May 9, 2009
The vloggers weigh on in the depressing film starring Piper Perabo as a young lesbian in boarding school.
Review of "The Panda Candy"
, Apr 6, 2009
An unconventional, breezy and rather confusing portrait of young lesbian hipsters in modern China.
Retro Reviewing: "The Incredibly True Adventures of 2 Girls in Love"
, Apr 6, 2009
The vloggers enjoy the humor of the 1995 film starring Laurel Holloman as a teen butch lesbian.
The "Watchmen" are here (but not so queer)
, Mar 6, 2009
The film opens in theaters today, and the promised lesbian action from Silhouette is seriously lacking.
Retro Reviewing: "Nina's Heavenly Delights"
, Feb 21, 2009
The reviewers agree on the romantic comedy, and eat some delights of their own.
“Dead Like Me” DVD is released at last
, Feb 19, 2009
The movie based on the television show is only partly fulfilling. The rest leaves a lot to be desired.
“New in Town" has the same old stereotypes
, Feb 2, 2009
Renée Zellweger plays a big city girl who moves to Minnesota in her new film with Harry Connick Jr.
Retro Reviewing: "The Children's Hour"
, Jan 24, 2009
The reviewers discuss the 1961 film starring Audrey Hepburn and Shirley MacLaine.
Retro Reviewing: "Notes on a Scandal"
, Jan 10, 2009
The reviewers disagree about the film starring Dame Judi Dench as Cate Blanchett's stalker.
Retro Reviewing: "When Night is Falling"
, Dec 20, 2008
The reviewers appreciate the cinematography of the 1995 lesbian film.
Review of She Likes Girls 3
, Dec 2, 2008
A high quality, eclectic collection of the year’s best lesbian short films.