What makes Sauna sharpest, and what I find most unique, is how it unhesitatingly tears away the warm, fuzzy veil often draped over the queer community in film, exposing the subdivisions within the group.
https://medium.com/prismnpen/a-danish-films-sobering-take-on-safe-spaces-transphobia-and-first-love-87a9adc788da?sk=4075e6350e6d7859f0bca9733a7f9c12

#LGBTQ #QueerFilm #ForeignFilm #SaunaFilm #Gay #Transgender

A Danish Film’s Sobering Take on Safe Spaces, Transphobia, and First Love

‘Sauna’: When a cis gay man falls for a trans guy.

Medium

‘Holy Night: Demon Hunters’ Review — A Punchier Version Of ‘Constantine’ https://bit.ly/DmnHntrs

Holy Night: Demon Hunters had a brief theatrical release on May 2nd and may still be playing in select areas. As a big Ma Dong-seok/Don Lee fan, it's sad to say that this one is a big letdown. #HolyNightDemonHunters #moviereview #horror #action #MaDongseok #DonLee #movies #foreignfilm #SouthKorea #CapelightPictures

'Holy Night: Demon Hunters' Review -- A Punchier Version Of 'Constantine'

Written and directed by first-time filmmaker Lim Dae-hee, Holy Night: Demon Hunters follows three underground demon hunters who operate like private investigators who are too unorthodox to be cops and too accepting of the occult to be associated with the church.

Bounding Into Comics

Breathe in the beauty of cinema.
Watch the mesmerizing trailer for "Respiro" – a poetic Italian gem that will stay with you long after the credits roll.
Feel something real.

▶️ Watch now: https://youtu.be/kZmd9A3X5Lo
#Respiro #ItalianCinema #IndieFilm #CinemaLovers #ForeignFilm

Respiro-trailer

YouTube

Should a gender-nonconforming shepherdess be burnt at the stake for having a torrid, yet romantic affair with an ungroomed gent in her village?
https://medium.com/prismnpen/a-review-nuns-dildos-the-inquisition-a-trans-femme-saint-0de62ea0814a?sk=6fcda2ca9bc0cdd6f733b4ecfd3e546e

#LGBTQ #Film #QueerFilm #ForeignFilm #FilmReview #TwoTimesJoãoLiberado

A Review: Nuns, Dildos, the Inquisition, & a Trans-Femme Saint

Should a gender-nonconforming shepherdess be burnt at the stake for having a torrid, yet romantic affair with an ungroomed gent in her village? “You’re darn tootin’!” you can hear Marjorie Taylor…

Prism & Pen
“April” Is an Unflinching Portrait of a Doctor’s Fight for Reproductive Justice

Justin Chang writes about Dea Kulumbegashvili’s new film, “April. ”

The New Yorker
‘The Prosecutor’ Review – Donnie Yen’s Best-Directed Film To Date https://bit.ly/Yenstigator The Prosecutor is still playing in theaters and it's pretty freaking great for action fans. #TheProsecutor #moviereview #action #thriller #DonnieYen #movies #foreignfilm #HongKong #WellGoUSA
'The Prosecutor' Review - Donnie Yen's Best-Directed Film To Date

In the Hong Kong action thriller The Prosecutor, a young man named Ma Ka-kit lives with his Uncle Ma in a low-income home.

Bounding Into Comics

The last time Li Ermao appeared in front of the camera, she was holding the breast implants that had been removed after her surgery.
https://buff.ly/4gOl9s2

#LGBTQ #Film #ForeignFilm #QueerFilm #Transgender #China

This Film Documents the Struggles and Resilience of a Chinese Trans Woman

The last time Li Ermao appeared in front of the camera, she was holding the breast implants that had been removed after her surgery. She remarked that the implants had been with her for many years…

Prism & Pen

Pat suddenly dies, Angie finds herself in a whirlwind of grief and an unexpected battle with Pat’s relatives over her partner’s inheritance. Even their shared home is at risk of being taken away.
https://buff.ly/4gkF0yQ

#LGBTQ #Lesbians #Film #QueerFilm #ForeignFilm #China

What Happens When Queer Love Has No Legal Protection?

All Shall Be Well, directed by Hong Kong filmmaker Ray Yeung, explores this question. The film won the Teddy Award for Best Feature at this year’s Berlin International Film Festival. (The Teddy…

Prism & Pen

‘When Martin Scorsese Went to War with the NY Times Over Cultural Diversity’
 
The legendary filmmaker's rebuttal of a spectacularly ignorant editorial published by the paper should be memorized by all art lovers.

#movies #film #cinema #foreignfilm #art #culture #MartinScorsese #FedericoFellini
 
https://colehaddon.substack.com/p/when-martin-scorsese-went-to-war

When Martin Scorsese Went to War with the NY Times Over Cultural Diversity

The legendary filmmaker's blistering rebuttal of a spectacularly ignorant editorial published by the paper should be memorized by all art lovers

5AM StoryTalk