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Take My Breath Away, Top Gun Really IS That Homoerotic
Rebecca Radillo explores what exactly makes "Top Gun" — and its successor, "Maverick" — so incredible: the male-male relationships.

Rebecca Radillo
Jul 29, 20228 min read


"I wish I knew how to quit you": Finding Joy in Tragic Gays
Rebecca Radillo breaks down her love for tragic gay couples in film — in spite of the harmful effects of the "bury your gays" trope.

Rebecca Radillo
Jun 17, 20229 min read


Filmmaker Spot - Quint Scott
Lyvie Scott sits down with filmmaker Quint Scott to discuss Pride, diversity, and his future in film.

Lyvie Scott
Jun 3, 202215 min read


Inglourious Feminists: Tarantino and the Weight of Feminist Guilt
Rebecca Radillo weighs her relationship to feminism against the less-than-feminist films of Quentin Tarantino.

Rebecca Radillo
May 27, 20227 min read


can't you see it's me?
Logan-Ashley Kisner compares the struggle between masculinity and femininity to the world of the Swedish horror film "Girls Lost."

Logan-Ashley Kisner
May 20, 20227 min read


Momcore
Lyvie Scott teams up with her mother, Vanessa, to discuss the female-led films that left the biggest impressions on them growing up.

Lyvie Scott
May 13, 20229 min read


Filmmaker Spot - Mother's Day Edition
Lyvie Scott sits down to discuss film, femininity and action heroes with her mother, Vanessa Stewart.

Lyvie Scott
May 6, 20227 min read


Editors' Note - May 2022
Maddy Sutka and Lola Estok introduce May by talking about femininity, and all the confusing, weird, and great labels that come with it.

blossom mag
May 1, 20222 min read


Filmmaker Spot - Lei White
Lyvie Scott sits down with filmmaker Lei White to discuss the traditions that shaped his love of storytelling.

Lyvie Scott
Dec 11, 20219 min read


Finding Yourself at the End of the World
Lauryn Jackson explores Gregg Araki's "Apocalypse" trilogy, and how its themes can still resonate with the current Doom Generation.

Lauryn Jackson
Dec 4, 20217 min read


A Transformation
Lyvie Scott explores films in which a woman transforms, whether it be for good or otherwise.

Lyvie Scott
Nov 27, 20218 min read


a goddamn ugly broad.
Logan-Ashley Kisner explores the history of Men With Breasts in film as his own top surgery approaches.

Logan-Ashley Kisner
Nov 20, 20216 min read


Filmmaker Spot - Rachel M. Ussery
Lyvie Scott sits down with Savannah-based filmmaker Rachel M. Ussery to discuss how change relates to her art.

Lyvie Scott
Nov 6, 20218 min read


Under the Skin
Lyvie Scott explores films about melancholia, madness and mourning, all with people of color at the center.

Lyvie Scott
Oct 30, 20219 min read


From Us As We Once Could Be
Logan-Ashley Kisner finds a different understanding of love, and experiences catharsis, through trans characters in horror.

Logan-Ashley Kisner
Oct 23, 20216 min read


I'm a Slut: Thank You, Rocky Horror
Maddy Sutka gives tribute to the film that helped reframe her understanding of sex, pleasure, and camp: The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

Maddy Sutka
Oct 16, 20215 min read


Musings About Graduate School: An Analysis of Candyman (1992)
Rebecca Radillo parallels her journey through grad school with the plight of horror academic Helen Lyle.

Rebecca Radillo
Oct 9, 20216 min read


The Surprising Triumph of Black Women in Horror
Lyvie Scott parallels her journey to overcome her fear to the arcs of black women in classic horror films.

Lyvie Scott
Oct 2, 20215 min read


BIPOC Need Love, Too
Lyvie Scott lists her go-to selection of feel-good romantic films featuring people of color.

Lyvie Scott
Sep 25, 202112 min read


Broadcast News: Finally, My Answer to "What’s your favorite movie?"
Amanda Mazzillo dives into "Broadcast News" and answers why this classic rom-com is her favorite film.

Amanda Mazzillo
Sep 17, 20217 min read

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