‘Luca’ Is Just ‘Call Me By Your Name’ Without the Peach

6 reasons these two dreamy coming-of-age movies about love and self-acceptance are a match made in Italy.

Assorted FlavorsCarrie JarosinskiJuly 24, 2024Summer, Animation, Luca, Call Me By Your Name, Pride

The Miracle of Robin Williams

He had a gift unlike anything the world had seen. And in reflecting on his death 10 years later, I realized how that gift changed, guided, and affirmed me—and his young co-stars—in more ways than one.

The ScoopKevin PrchalJune 27, 2024Comedy, Pride

‘It’s a Sports Movie’ and Other Takeaways from ‘Theater Camp’

First impressions of Theater Camp, a musical mockumentary out in theaters July 14!

Sugar HighCinema SugarJuly 14, 2023Summer, Theater Camp, High School, Coming of Age, Musicals, Pride

We Are Family: The Universal Experience of Watching ‘The Birdcage’

There were a lot of really special things about this film that are no less special today as it creeps toward its 30th anniversary.

The ScoopVicki RakowskiJune 26, 2023Pride, The Birdcage, Comedy, Love

Erica Rose & Olivia Levine on ‘Lost and Delirious’

The team behind the Tribeca-selected film Let Liv sweet-talk 2001’s Lost and Delirious.

Sweet Talkin'Cinema SugarJune 20, 2023Pride, Coming of Age, High School, Lost and Delirious

Catching Up with Our Queer Movie Blindspots

We watch a lot of movies, but we haven’t seen everything. This month we’re tackling our personal LGBTQ+ movie blindspots!

BlindspottingCinema SugarJune 19, 2023Pride, The Handmaiden, But I'm A Cheerleader, The Birdcage

The Staggering Empathy of Michael Stuhlbarg’s Monologue in ‘Call Me By Your Name’

When I rewatch Luca Guadagnino’s masterful 2017 film, my heart is widened by the extraordinary display of love, support, and affection by Elio’s father Sami.

The ScoopKevin PrchalJune 17, 2023Pride, Call Me By Your Name, Coming of Age, Love, Summer

‘But I’m A Cheerleader’ Puts the Camp in Conversion Camp

Jamie Babbit’s 1999 comedy works to preserve its goofy tenor amidst bleak themes.

Junk Food CinemaNatalie BauerJune 15, 2023Pride, But I'm A Cheerleader

Interview: Author Kyle Turner on Queer Cinema, New York City, and Casting James Bond

12+1 questions with the author of The Queer Film Guide on his hot take on casting the next James Bond, underrated John Waters movies, his perfect New York day, and more.

Maker's DozenCinema SugarJune 12, 2023Pride, Pink Flamingos, Seed of Chucky

Top 10 Pride Movies

From Best Picture winners to beloved obscurities, our Top 10 Pride Movies spotlights our favorite and most affecting portrayals of the LGBTQ+ experience on film.

It’s Here, It’s Pride Month, Get Used to It

Cinema SugarJune 1, 2023Pride, intro

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