With ‘Sap,’ Canadian comedian Mae Martin makes their hour-long comedy special debut feel less like a grand spectacle and more like spending 70 minutes with a friend—in the best way possible.
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REVIEW: ‘High School’ Gives Viewers a Tender Glimpse Into Queer Canadian Adolescence
‘High School’ treats its characters with grace and understanding, even in their most vulnerable moments.
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“Do You Want to Mango With Me?” An Exploration of Female Pleasure in Alli Hapasalo’s ‘Girl Picture’ (2022)
Girl Picture, alternatively titled Girls Girls Girls, is a bold coming of age film centred around the lives of three girls navigating the treacherous landscapes of sex, commitment and self-exploration. Mimmi (Aamu Milonoff), prone to frequent outbursts of anger as a release of her overwhelming emotions, grapples with a sense of abandonment from her mother…
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REVIEW: ‘Stay on Board: The Leo Baker Story’ (2022) Is Intimate and Powerful All at Once
Caught between the pain of being celebrated under a persona that solely elicits pain and being terrified of what might transpire with honesty, Stay on Board: The Leo Baker Story ultimately illustrates how much richer the world is when people are free to be who they are.
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Pride 2022 – Flip Screen’s Recent LGBTQ+ Media Faves
From under-the-radar comedies to emotionally stirring period dramas, and everything in between, here’s what some of the Flip Screen team had to say about the recent shows and films with LGBTQ+ themes and characters that resonated with them.
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BFI FLARE REVIEW: ‘The End Of Wonderland’ (2021) is a Thoughtful And Complex Look at a Trans Sex Worker’s Life
An imperfect but thoughtful look at a the many facets of a trans sex worker’s life.
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BFI Flare Review: Short Films That Showcase A Diversity of Lives
These short films shown as part of BFI Flare provide a rich variety of storytelling, and try to use minimal time to their potential.
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REVIEW: ‘Found Family’ (2021) is a Sweet Addition to the Lesbian Bildungsroman
“‘Found Family’ (2021) is a sweet addition to the lesbian bildungsroman in film.”
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REVIEW: Queerness is Contemplative when ‘Boy Meets Boy’ (2021)
“Taken either as a lazy afternoon watch or a jumping-off point for discussion, ‘Boy Meets Boy’ has it within to satisfy a gay audience hungry for better films.”
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[Between the Lines] What Makes the ‘Pride’ (2014) Screenplay a Crowd-Pleasing Hit
LGBTQ+ audiences sometimes want more light-hearted stories — like 2014’s ‘Pride,’ written by Stephen Beresford.
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