{"id":8447,"date":"2022-06-05T09:43:39","date_gmt":"2022-06-05T09:43:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/?p=8447"},"modified":"2022-06-05T14:58:34","modified_gmt":"2022-06-05T14:58:34","slug":"18-lgbtq-films-to-watch-in-june-and-beyond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/18-lgbtq-films-to-watch-in-june-and-beyond\/","title":{"rendered":"22 LGBTQ+ Films to Watch in June and Beyond"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-header-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">22 LGBTQ+ Films to Watch in June and Beyond<\/h3>\n<font size=\"2\" color=\"grey\"><span style=\"border:1px solid ;-webkit-border-radius:50%;-moz-border-radius:50%;border-radius:50%;-moz-box-shadow: 0 0 3px rgba(0,0,0,.3);-webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 3px rgba(0,0,0,.3);box-shadow: 0 0 3px rgba(0,0,0,.3);margin-right:25px;float:left;\" class=\"fusion-imageframe imageframe-glow imageframe-1 hover-type-none author-image\"><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"http:\/\/performerstuff.com\" target=\"_self\"> <img src=\"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Tiffany.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"img-responsive\" style=\"-webkit-border-radius:50%;-moz-border-radius:50%;border-radius:50%;\"\/><\/a><\/span><p>Written by\u00a0Tiffany Wilkie<\/p>\n<p>June 5, 2022<\/p>\n<\/font><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Performer Stuff honors the LGBTQ+ artists who bring their stories to the screen. For this article, we selected\u00a0twenty-two films from across the globe that feature characters coping with acceptance, love, family issues, coming out, and life.<\/p>\n<h3><em>M\u00e4edchen in Uniform<\/em>\u00a0<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>Leontine Sagan, 1931\u00a0Germany<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"gtx-anchor\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; left: 165.953px; top: 67.4375px; width: 51.3906px; height: 19px;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"jfk-bubble gtx-bubble\" style=\"visibility: visible; left: 176px; top: -58px; opacity: 1;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mBrAsTARANY?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><br><p><em>&#8220;After the death of her mother, teenage Manuela (Hertha Thiele) is sent off to a boarding school run by the autocratic Fr\u00e4ulein von Nordeck (Emilia Unda). Initially withdrawn from the other girls due to her grief and anger at being sent away, Manuela is drawn out of her shell by the beautiful and sympathetic young teacher Elizabeth von Bernburg (Dorothea Wieck). But when Manuela&#8217;s fondness for her teacher turns into a romantic attachment, it becomes a school-wide scandal.&#8221; &#8211; RT<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/madchen-in-uniform-girls-in-uniform-maidens-in-uniform\" target=\"_blank\">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a><\/strong><\/span> Score 100%<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h3><em><strong>Portrait of a Lady on Fire<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<p><em><strong> Portrait de la jeune fille en feu<\/strong><\/em><strong><em> (Original title<\/em>)<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>C\u00e9line Sciamma, 2019 France<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R-fQPTwma9o?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><br><p><em>&#8220;France, 1760. Marianne is commissioned to paint the wedding portrait of H\u00e9lo\u00efse (Ad\u00e8le Haenel), a young woman who has just left the convent. Because she is a reluctant bride-to-be, Marianne (No\u00e9mie Merlant) arrives under the guise of companionship, observing H\u00e9lo\u00efse by day and secretly painting her by firelight at night. As the two women orbit one another, intimacy and attraction grow as they share H\u00e9lo\u00efse&#8217;s first moments of freedom. H\u00e9lo\u00efse&#8217;s portrait soon becomes a collaborative act of and testament to their love.&#8221; &#8211; RT<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/portrait_of_a_lady_on_fire\" target=\"_blank\">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a><\/strong><\/span> Score 98%<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h3><em><strong>Shiva Baby<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<p><strong><em>Emma Seligman, 2020\u00a0Canada\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8uT1M9WfqYA?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><br><p><em>&#8220;While at a Jewish funeral service with her parents, a college student has an awkward encounter with her sugar daddy and her ex-girlfriend.&#8221; &#8211; RT<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/shiva_baby\" target=\"_blank\">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a><\/strong><\/span> Score 98%<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h3><em><strong>Disclosure<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<p><strong><em>Sam Feder, 2020\u00a0USA\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ysbX6JUlaEc?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><br><p><em>&#8220;An in-depth look at Hollywood&#8217;s depiction of transgender people and the impact of those stories on transgender lives and American culture.&#8221; &#8211; RT<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/shiva_baby\" target=\"_blank\">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a><\/strong><\/span> Score 98%<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h3><em><strong>Paris is Burning<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<p><em>Jennie Livingston, USA 1991<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o47CwiJLpes?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><br><p><em>&#8220;Jennie Livingston&#8217;s documentary offers a behind-the-scene glimpse at the golden age of New York &#8220;Drag Balls&#8221; where rival fashion houses come together to celebrate, vogue and compete for bragging rights. Shot between 1985 and 1989, the narrative inter-cuts between individual stories that chronicle the experiences of the African-American and Latino, gay and transgender subculture in a time when the city was consumed by the ideals of wealth and glamour.&#8221; &#8211; RT<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/paris_is_burning\" target=\"_blank\">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a><\/strong><\/span> Score 98%<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h3><strong><em>Moonlight<\/em><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>Barry Jenkins (III), USA 2016 <\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/q1CRTX8Kdag?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><br><p><em>&#8220;The tender, heartbreaking story of a young man&#8217;s struggle to find himself, told across three defining chapters in his life as he experiences the ecstasy, pain, and beauty of falling in love while grappling with his own sexuality&#8221; &#8211; RT<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/moonlight_2016\" target=\"_blank\">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a><\/strong><\/span> Score 98%<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h3><strong><em>God&#8217;s Own Country<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>\u00a0Francis Lee, New Zealand 2017<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5C9B_FL3EG4?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><br><p><em>&#8220;Johnny Saxby (Josh O&#8217;Connor) works long hours in brutal isolation on his family&#8217;s remote farm in the north of England. He numbs the daily frustration of his lonely existence with nightly binge-drinking at the local pub and casual sex. When a handsome Romanian migrant worker (Alec Secareanu) arrives to take up temporary work on the family farm, Johnny suddenly finds himself having to deal with emotions he has never felt before. An intense relationship forms between the two which could change Johnny&#8217;s life forever.&#8221; &#8211; RT<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/gods_own_country_2017\" target=\"_blank\">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a><\/strong><\/span> Score 98%<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h3><strong><em>BPM (Beats Per Minute)<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong><em>120 battements par minute<\/em><\/strong><span class=\"description\"><strong> (original title)<\/strong><em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nRobin Campillo,\u00a0 France 2017<\/em><\/span><strong><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xrjoEWj6gLg?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><br><p><em>&#8220;In Paris in the early 1990s, a group of activists goes to battle for those stricken with HIV\/AIDS, taking on sluggish government agencies and major pharmaceutical companies in bold, invasive actions. The organization is ACT UP, and its members, many of them gay and HIV-positive, embrace their mission with a literal life-or-death urgency. Amid rallies, protests, fierce debates, and ecstatic dance parties, the newcomer Nathan (Arnaud Valois) falls in love with Sean (Nahuel P\u00e9rez Biscayart), the group&#8217;s radical firebrand, and their passion sparks against the shadow of mortality as the activists fight for a breakthrough.&#8221; -RT<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/bpm\" target=\"_blank\">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a><\/strong><\/span> Score 98%<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h3><strong><em>Booksmart<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Olivia Wilde, 2019 USA<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QlQXlIOdZdE?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><br><p><em>&#8220;On the eve of their high school graduation, two academic superstars and best friends realize they should have worked less and played more. Determined not to fall short of their peers, the girls try to cram four years of fun into one night.&#8221; &#8211; IMDB<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/booksmart\" target=\"_blank\">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a><\/strong><\/span> Score 97%<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h3><em><strong>Tangerine<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<p>Sean Baker, 2015 USA<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/u3IIlJhASCY?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><br><p><em>\u00a0&#8220;A working girl tears through Tinseltown on Christmas Eve searching for the pimp who broke her heart.&#8221; &#8211; RT<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/tangerine_2015\" target=\"_blank\">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a><\/strong><\/span> Score 96%<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h3><strong><em>Tomboy<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>C\u00e9line Sciamma, 2011 France<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6y-x6-E2Yjg?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><br><p><em>&#8220;A French family with two daughters, 10-year-old Laure and 6-year-old Jeanne, moves to a new neighborhood during the summer holidays. With her Jean Seberg haircut and tomboy ways, Laure is immediately mistaken for a boy by the local kids and passes herself off as Michael. Filmmaker C\u00e9line Sciamma brings a light and charming touch to this drama of childhood gender confusion. Zoe Heran as Laure\/Michael and Malonn Levanna as Jeanne are nothing less than brilliant. This is a relationship movie: relationships between children, and the even more complicated one between one&#8217;s heart and body.&#8221; -RT<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/tomboy_2011\" target=\"_blank\">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a><\/strong><\/span> Score 96%<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h3><strong><em>The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>David France, 2017 USA<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pADsuuPd79E?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><br><p><em>&#8220;Who killed Marsha P. Johnson? When the beloved, self-described &#8220;street queen&#8221; of NY&#8217;s gay ghetto was found floating in the Hudson River in 1992, the NYPD chalked it up as a suicide and refused to investigate. However, as shown in Academy Award (R) nominated director and journalist David France&#8217;s (How to Survive A Plague) new film, it&#8217;s a decision many questioned. Having played a pivotal role in the previous year&#8217;s Stonewall Riots, in 1970, Johnson and fellow trans icon Sylvia Rivera formed the world&#8217;s first trans-rights organization, STAR (Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries). And despite their many challenges over the years-homelessness, illness, alcoholism-Marsha and Sylvia ignited a powerful and lasting civil rights movement for gender-nonconforming people. Now, a quarter-century later, at a time of unprecedented visibility and escalating violence in the transgender community, Marsha&#8217;s old friend and fellow activist Victoria Cruz has taken it upon herself to reexamine what happened to Marsha. Dipping deep into jaw-dropping archival footage of another era of New York City life, The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson follows as this champion pursues leads, mobilizes officials, and works to tell the story of Marsha&#8217;s life and get to the bottom of Marsha&#8217;s death.&#8221; &#8211; RT<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/the_death_and_life_of_marsha_p_johnson\" target=\"_blank\">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a><\/strong><\/span> Score 96%<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h3><strong><em>The World to Come<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>Mona Fastvold, 2021 USA<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RhQu4tcHLeU?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><br><p><em>In this powerful 19th century romance set in the American Northeast, Abigail (Katherine Waterston), a farmer&#8217;s wife, and her new neighbor Tallie (Vanessa Kirby) find themselves irrevocably drawn to each other. A grieving Abigail tends to her withdrawn husband Dyer (Casey Affleck) as free-spirit Tallie bristles at the jealous control of her husband Finney (Christopher Abbott), when together their intimacy begins to fill a void in each other&#8217;s lives they never knew existed. Directed by Mona Fastvold and scripted by Jim Shepard and Ron Hansen, THE WORLD TO COME explores how isolation is overcome by the intensity of human connection.&#8221; -RT<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/the_world_to_come\" target=\"_blank\">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a><\/strong><\/span> Score 75%<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h3><em><strong>The Handmaiden (Ah-ga-ssi)<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<p><em>\u00a0Chan-wook Park, South Korea 2016<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/whldChqCsYk?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><br><p><em>&#8220;From PARK Chan-wook, the celebrated director of OLDBOY, LADY VENGEANCE, THIRST and STOKER, comes a ravishing new crime drama inspired by the novel &#8216;FINGERSMITH&#8217; by British author Sarah Waters. Having transposed the story to 1930s-era colonial Korea and Japan, Park presents a gripping and sensual tale of a young Japanese Lady living on a secluded estate, and a Korean woman who is hired to serve as her new handmaiden, but who is secretly involved in a conman&#8217;s plot to defraud her of her large inheritance. Powered by remarkable performances from KIM Min-hee (RIGHT NOW, WRONG THEN) as Lady Hideko, HA Jung-woo (THE CHASER) as the conman who calls himself the Count and sensational debut actress KIM Tae-ri as the maid Sookee, THE HANDMAIDEN borrows the most dynamic elements of its source material and combines it with PARK Chan-wook&#8217;s singular vision and energy to create an unforgettable viewing experience.&#8221; &#8211; RT<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/the_handmaiden\" target=\"_blank\">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a><\/strong><\/span> Score 95%<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h3><strong><em>Pariah<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Dee Rees, 2011 USA<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rbBiTlGhrPY?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><br><p><em>&#8220;Adepero Oduye portrays Alike (pronounced ah-lee-kay), a 17-year-old African-American woman who lives with her parents Audrey and Arthur (Kim Wayans and Charles Parnell) and younger sister Sharonda (Sahra Mellesse) in Brooklyn&#8217;s Fort Greene neighborhood. Alike is quietly but firmly embracing her identity as a lesbian. With the sometimes boisterous support of her best friend, out lesbian Laura (Pernell Walker), Alike is especially eager to find a girlfriend. At home, her parents&#8217; marriage is strained and there is further tension in the household whenever Alike&#8217;s development becomes a topic of discussion. Pressed by her mother into making the acquaintance of a colleague&#8217;s daughter, Bina (Aasha Davis), Alike finds Bina to be unexpectedly refreshing to socialize with. Wondering how much she can confide in her family, Alike strives to get through adolescence with grace, humor, and tenacity &#8211; sometimes succeeding, sometimes not, but always moving forward.&#8221; &#8211; RT<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/pariah_2011\" target=\"_blank\">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a><\/strong><\/span> Score 95%<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h3><strong><em>A Fantastic Woman <\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong><em>Una mujer fant\u00e1stica (original titile)<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong>Sebasti\u00e1n Lelio, 2017 Chile<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M6_KSXyEZ1o?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><br><p><em>&#8220;Marina (Daniela Vega), a transgender nightclub singer, comes under suspicion when her much older lover Orlando (Francisco Reyes) dies suddenly. After being harassed and threatened by her late boyfriend&#8217;s vengeful relatives and the police, she must defend her rights as both Orlando&#8217;s partner and as a human being.&#8221; -RT<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/a_fantastic_woman\" target=\"_blank\">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a><\/strong><\/span> Score 94%<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h3><strong><em>Carol<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>\u00a0Todd Haynes, 2015 USA<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EH3zcuRQXNo?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><br><p><em>&#8220;In this adaptation of the novel &#8220;The Price of Salt&#8221; by Patricia Highsmith, Therese (Rooney Mara), a young department-store clerk in 1950s Manhattan, meets Carol (Cate Blanchett), a beautiful older woman stuck in a depressing marriage of convenience. As their bond deepens and they become romantically involved, Carol finds the strength to leave her husband (Kyle Chandler). Unfortunately, her spouse starts to raise questions about her fitness as a mother when he realizes that Carol&#8217;s relationships with her best friend Abby (Sarah Paulson) and Therese are more than just friendships.&#8221; &#8211; RT<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/carol\" target=\"_blank\">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a><\/strong><\/span> Score 94%<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h3><strong><em>Rafiki<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Wanuri Kahiu, 2018 Kenya<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GGAWuMuumDQ?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><br><p><em>\u00a0&#8220;&#8216;Good Kenyan girls become good Kenyan wives,'&#8221; but Kena and Ziki long for something more. Despite the political rivalry between their families, the girls resist and remain close friends, supporting each other to pursue their dreams in a conservative society. When love blossoms between them, the two girls will be forced to choose between happiness and safety.&#8221; -RT<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/rafiki_2019\" target=\"_blank\">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a><\/strong><\/span> Score 94%<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h3><strong><em>We the Animals<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Jeremiah Zagar, 2018 USA<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BSJEczBmJMI?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><br><p><em>&#8220;Us three. Us brothers. Us kings, inseparable. Three boys tear through their childhood, in the midst of their young parents&#8217; volatile love that makes and unmakes the family many times over. While Manny and Joel grow into versions of their loving and unpredictable father, Ma seeks to shelter her youngest, Jonah, in the cocoon of home. More sensitive and conscious than his older siblings, Jonah increasingly embraces an imagined world all his own.&#8221; &#8211; RT<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/we_the_animals\" target=\"_blank\">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a><\/strong><\/span> Score 93%<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h3><strong><em>Everything Everywhere All At Once<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"gtx-trans\" style=\"position: absolute; left: 46px; top: -6.28125px;\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"gtx-trans\" style=\"position: absolute; left: 46px; top: -6.28125px;\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"gtx-trans\" style=\"position: absolute; left: 46px; top: -6.28125px;\"><\/div>\n<p><em>Dan Kwan,\u00a0Daniel Scheinertt, USA 2022<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wxN1T1uxQ2g?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><br><p><em>&#8220;<\/em>When an interdimensional rupture unravels reality, an unlikely hero must channel her newfound powers to fight bizarre and bewildering dangers from the multiverse as the fate of the world hangs in the balance.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8221; -RT<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/everything_everywhere_all_at_once\" target=\"_blank\">Rotten <\/a>Tomatoes<\/strong><\/span> Score 95%<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h3><strong><em><em>My Life in Pink <\/em><\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong><em><em>Original titile: Ma Vie en Rose<\/em><\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"meta-value\" data-qa=\"movie-info-item-value\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"gtx-trans\" style=\"position: absolute; left: 209px; top: 134.156px;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"meta-value\" data-qa=\"movie-info-item-value\">Alain Berliner, French-Canadisn, 1997<\/div>\n<p><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8EfW77w9i9c?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><br><p><em>&#8220;Seven-year-old Ludovic (Georges Du Fresne) announces to his startled parents, Pierre (Jean-Philippe \u00c9coffey) and Hanna (Mich\u00e8le Laroque), that he is in fact a girl. His parents first view his newfound taste for girls&#8217; clothes and toys as a harmless phase, but as other neighborhood parents grow concerned &#8212; particularly Albert (Daniel Hanssens), Pierre&#8217;s prudish boss and the father of Jerome (Julien Rivi\u00e8re), the boy Ludovic has decided he wants to marry &#8212; they take steps to &#8220;cure&#8221; him.&#8221; -RT<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/ma_vie_en_rose\" target=\"_blank\">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a><\/strong><\/span> Score 93%<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes section-body-post\" style=\"margin-top:;margin-bottom:;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h3><strong><em>Love, Simon<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>\u00a0Greg Berlanti, USA 2018<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:350px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E0cbWdlQg_8?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><br><p><em>&#8220;Everyone deserves a great love story. 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Directed by Greg Berlanti (Riverdale, The Flash, Supergirl), written by Isaac Aptaker &amp; Elizabeth Berger (This is Us), and based on Becky Albertalli&#8217;s acclaimed novel, LOVE, SIMON is a funny and heartfelt coming-of-age story about the thrilling ride of finding yourself and falling in love.&#8221; -RT<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ba9bc9;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ba9bc9; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/love_simon\" target=\"_blank\">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a><\/strong><\/span> Score 91%<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><h3 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"s1\">Interested in reading more? 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