Tag: Janet Prolman
Queerguru’s Janet Prolman reviews CORA BORA “Love is a Joke and It’ll Break Your Heart”
Cora Bora is an entertaining, highly watchable new film with a breakout starring role for Megan Stalter, who is primarily known for her hilarious portrayal of Kayla in Max’s “Hacks” series. While she kills it as Kayla, this film gives her a chance to show her range as an actress, and she…
Queerguru’s Janet Prolman reviews BOTTOMS a very punchy comedy
“Bottoms” was the happy surprise of the Provincetown International Film Festival for this reviewer. The official synopsis said, “Two unpopular queer girls in their senior year start a fight club to try to impress and hook up with cheerleaders.” Of course, we try to approach every film with an open mind, but this old…
Queerguru’s Janet Prolman reviews ‘IT’S ONLY LIFE AFTER ALL’ : Why the Indigo Girls Matter
It’s Only Life After All”: Why the Indigo Girls Matter Like any music-loving dyke of a certain age, I have some history with the Indigo Girls. When I lived in Durham, North Carolina, back in the 80s, they would come from Georgia a few times a year to play at Halby’s, a local delicatessen!…
Queerguru’s Janet Prolman reviews “The Janes” the documentary on women’s reproductive rights that we need right now.
Call this # and ask for Jane: “The Janes” is the documentary on women’s reproductive rights that we need right now. It tells the story of the underground network of women in Chicago who risked serious jail time in the early 70’s to help women obtain safe abortions when the procedure was illegal, and…
Queerguru’s Janet Prolman reviews MAMA BEARS : journeys of trans kids fighting for acceptance
If you have ever teared up at the PFLAG (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) contingent at a Pride march, bring out the handkerchiefs for this film. The Mama Bears are moms from a background of fundamentalist, conservative Christianity who face the dilemma of reconciling their profoundly anti-LGBT belief systems and communities with…
