But who is she? Spike Lee made his directorial debut with 1986's She's Gotta Have It, and 30 years later, expands the character study into his first TV series, a rhythmic exploration of sex, Brooklyn, and Black life. Nola Darling is an artist, an activist, a Brooklynite, and a sex-positive polyamorous pansexual with three emotionally volatile boyfriends.
Campion's direction is dangerously erotic, while Benedict Cumberbatch gives one of his all-time great performances as a man so uncomfortable in his own skin he inflicts his pain upon others. He is similarly inclined to do that to her son, Peter (Kodi Smit-McPhee), who arrives at the ranch on summer holiday from college studies, but instead decides to take him under his wing, figuring he can mold him into the kind of man he thinks is worth being. He worships a rider named Bronco Henry and calls his softer brother George (Jesse Plemons) "fatso." When George marries a widowed innkeeper (Kirsten Dunst), Phil makes it his mission to mentally torture her. Benedict Cumberbatch plays Phil Burbank, a rancher who prides himself on the dirt under his fingernails and his ability to live with as few amenities as possible. But the arrival of new classmate Gabriel complicates matters when the two boys’ friendship deepens into something more.The Piano director Jane Campion's return to feature filmmaking after more than a decade away is an absolute triumph, a chilling exploration of a man driven to cruelty by the pursuit of a masculine ideal in the American West. The Way He Looks: “Overprotected by his mother and smitten best friend Giovana, blind teenager Leonardo dreams of being independent. The Seminarian: “Closeted Ryan questions his faith as he struggles with his relationship with a male student and his theological thesis on ‘The Divine Gift of Love.’” Rotten Tomatoes Score: 50% (audience score) Salvation Army: “Moroccan writer Abdellah Taïa directs this big-screen adaptation of his own largely autobiographical novel, telling the complex, coming-of-age story of a young, gay Arab man’s sexual awakening.” Rotten Tomatoes Score: 75%
Out to Kill: “When a gay PI moves into a loft complex, his first case-the corpse of a new neighbor-is dropped on his doorstep.” Rotten Tomatoes Score: 100% (audience score) Out in the Line-Up: “Two gay surfers embark on a global journey to uncover the taboo of homosexuality in surfing and discover an emerging like-minded community.” Rotten Tomatoes Score: 67% (audience score)
The Foxy Merkins: “In this lighthearted comedy, two lesbian hookers form an unexpected bond as they service everyone from Manhattan matrons to suburban soccer moms.” Rotten Tomatoes Score: 69% The Falls: “Buried feelings rise to the surface when two seemingly perfect teen Mormons are assigned to serve a mission together as part of their rite of passage.” Rotten Tomatoes Score: 50% (audience score) Anatomy of a Love Seen: “While filming a lesbian love scene, two actresses fall for each other and start a relationship that brings them love in all its painful, messy glory.” Rotten Tomatoes Score: 100% (audience score)īefore You Know It: “This compelling documentary follows three gay men over the course of a year as they navigate love, loneliness and life after 60.” Rotten Tomatoes Score: 79%īoys: “While training for an important sporting event, teen athletes Sieger and Marc strike up a friendship that soon develops into something more passionate.” Rotten Tomatoes Score: 93% (audience score)Ĭampaign of Hate: Russia and Gay Propaganda: “Filmmaker Michael Lucas examines Russia’s hardline anti-gay stance and the atmosphere it creates for the country’s gay citizens.” Rotten Tomatoes Score: 100% (audience review)