True History illuminates the ways shared fiction gives form and mass to rebellion, and how cult mythology acts as the cornerstone to revolt.
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Loud but Not So Proud
With our identities out and “proud”, LGBTQ+ people instead had our qualities and our stories tainted by their own subtext that still made effort to put us in our place.
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‘Frankenstein’: One Big Queer Family
Someone who may not be an entirely obvious gay icon is a monstrous amalgamation of grave-robbed body parts. However, despite his odd origins, Frankenstein’s Monster is just that – an icon. Frankenstein has influenced queer art for decades, whether he’s starring in art installations or inspiring some of our favourite cult films like Rocky Horror…
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Flip Screen’s Guide to April (Quarantine Edition)
James Palmer and George Forster are here to give you 10 recommendations available online right now to help get you through these hard times.
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But Just How Gay is ‘The Lighthouse'(2019)?
God is the ultimate Daddy in the film noir horror, The Lighthouse.
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That’s So Gay… A Column Investigating LGBTQ+ Subtext in Film
For the LGBTQ+ society, subtext were the only morsels we got from fiction.
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Here’s the Punchline: A Queer Fan’s Hopes for the Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
You know what would be Kevin Smith’s biggest power move yet? He’s made a lot in his life and career. Like, a lot. But the biggest wouldn’t be going from a no-budget, no-big-name, no-studio-support indie movie to a huge, multimillion dollar franchise studded with more stars than a smog-free night sky (but wow, what a…
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The Male Gaze and Us Poor Gays: Navigating Female Sexualisation in Film as a Queer Feminist
The Romeo and Juliet of cinema: my love for boobs versus my hate of the male gaze. For any other queer feminists out there, you may be well versed in this problem. We all know that the constant sexual depiction of women in media is a problem – it’s insulting, demeaning, and reduces the complexity…
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CANNES REVIEW: ‘And Then We Danced’ (2019) is Visualised Through A Fluid, Graceful Lens
‘In the traditional world of Georgian dance, a young man is trying to find his footing.’ Writer and director, Levan Akin, provides an immersive romance nestled in the tradition of Georgian dance. Merab (Levan Gelbakhiani) is incredibly self-disciplined, rushing between home, dance rehearsals and his restaurant job to make ends meet. Merab’s world changes when…
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