Just because a story is trans/queer doesn’t mean it’s good
If creators think a trans or queer character alone is enough to get money from our people, will they spend time crafting a meaningful story with transness and queerness, or will they just use it as set dressing and a marketing checkbox?
Review- Persona Combines Horror with Mundanity
What if you found an identical version of yourself somewhere in the outside world, and you stopped at nothing to find her?
Review: 'Gendertrash from Hell' Makes Trans History Feel Brand New
It's one thing to show idealized images of past figures; it's another to make them feel real
Review: A FAIRYTALE ABOUT GRIEF: THE FLOWERS I DESERVE BY Tamara Jerée
All in all, The Flowers I Deserve is an enthralling, sexy but simplistic fairytale, devoid of the edges and stakes missing from the author’s previous works.
Interview: Weird Questions with Director Louise Weard
The filmmaker speaks to The Needle about trans culture and trans cinema in a long-form interview. This is The Needle's latest culture coverage.
14 Weird Questions With Louise Weard, Part 7 of 7
The filmmaker speaks to The Needle about trans culture and trans cinema in a long-form interview. This is The Needle's latest culture coverage.
14 Weird Questions With Louise Weard, Part 6 of 7
The filmmaker speaks to The Needle about trans culture and trans cinema in a long-form interview. This is The Needle's latest culture coverage.
14 Weird Questions With Louise Weard, Part 5 of 7
The filmmaker speaks to The Needle about trans culture and trans cinema in a long-form interview. This is The Needle's latest culture coverage.