Rom com
Queerguru’s Janet Prolman reviews ANAIS IN LOVE a delightful new queer French rom-com
“Anais in Love” is a delightful new French rom-com, written and directed by a woman (Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet), which premiered at Cannes in 2021. The film does take a bit of patience. Not because its pace is slow (au contraire), but because its pace is fast. Anais (Anaïs Demoustier) is a 30-year-old who literally does…
Three Months : a very entertaining queer rom/com that is also a next-generation AIDS drama
Three Months, writer/director Jared Frieder’s debut feature is a rather wonderful queer teen rom/com that includes an AIDS scenario that is both contemporary and positive and for once doesn’t end in death. It’s a finely nuanced tale that is both entertaining and informative that reminds us that the spread of HIV may have declined,…
Dakota Johnson Brings it in Tig Notaro’s “Am I OK?” by Queerguru’s Janet Prolman @Sundance
I’ve just returned from Park City, Utah, and my first Sundance experience (virtual, of course), and I have good news to share. Tig Notaro and her wife, Stephanie Allynne, have co-directed a female buddy “rom-com” for our times. They have elicited strong performances, most notably from Dakota Johnson as the lead character, Lucy, a…
With Love: a new Latinx/queer holiday rom-com from Amazon Prime
The Holiday Season is the time when too many TV Networks want to get us all feeling romantic. We have nothing against that …… in principle …… but the films/series they make do tend to opt for sentimentality over substance. It’s really hit and miss whether you end up giving up or throwing up,…
