ShakedownDirector: Leilah WeinraubWriter: Leilah WeinraubSeen on: 30.11.2025 Content Note: (critical treatment of) racism "Plot":Shakedown was a lesbian underground club in LA in the early aughts. This documentary chronicles its history, the people involved and the Black lesbian scene and culture itself. Shakedown is a well-researched and well-told documentary that gives us an interesting look at a very particular slice of lesbian culture.

Wicked: For GoodDirector: Jon M. ChuWriter: Winnie Holzman, Dana FoxBased on: Holzman’s and Stephen Schwartz‘s musical which is based on Gregory Maguire’s novel which is based on The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum respectively the movie The Wizard of OzSequel to: Wicked: Part ICast: Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande…

Dong gong xi gongDirector: Yuan ZhangWriter: Xiaobo Wang, Yuan ZhangCast: Si Han, Jun Hu, Jing Ye, Wei ZhaoSeen on: 29.11.2025 Content Note: (critical treatment of) homomisia Plot:A Lan (Si Han) is gay and cruises in his local park. After a police control, he meets police officer Xiao Shi (Jun Hu) and feels an instant attraction.

Simone Barbès ou la vertuDirector: Marie-Claude TreilhouWriter: Marie-Claude Treilhou, Michel DelahayeCast: Ingrid Bourgoin, Martine Simonet, Sonia Saviange, Max Amyl, Noël Simsolo, Pascal Bonitzer, Michel DelahayeSeen on: 29.11.2025 Plot:Simone (Ingrid Bourgoin) and Martine (Martine Simonet) work as ushers in a porno cinema. As Simone is ending her shift and Martine is beginning hers, the two chat before Simone moves on to a lesbian bar where her girlfriend works.

Huntress is a novel by Malinda Lo. It is set in the same world as Ash. Finished on: 28.11.2025 Plot:Times are tough as winter lasts longer and longer, and the sun barely shines anymore. Something is out of balance – and it is just then that the Fairy Queen sends an invitatio nto the human King. A group is put together to follow that invitation to the city of Taninli – and this group includes Kaede and Taisin who are both students at the same school, but otherwise have little in common.

Die My LoveDirector: Lynne RamsayWriter: Enda Walsh, Lynne Ramsay, Alice BirchBased on: Ariana Harwicz' novel Die, My LoveCast: Jennifer Lawrence, Robert Pattinson, Sissy Spacek, Nick Nolte, LaKeith StanfieldSeen on: 28.11.2025 Content Note: suicide Plot:Grace (Jennifer Lawrence) and Jackson (Robert Pattinson) are happy. They are moving into the house that Jackson inherited from his uncle in the countryside, but more importantly: they are expecting a baby.

The Running ManDirector: Edgar WrightWriter: Michael Bacall, Edgar WrightBased on: Stephen King's novel (that he wrote as Richard Bachman)Cast: Glen Powell, Josh Brolin, Lee Pace, Colman Domingo, Jayme Lawson, Karl Glusman, Emilia Jones, Katy O'Brian, Martin Herlihy, Daniel Ezra, William H. Macy, Michael Cera…

For the past eight years Jolene Van Alstine has suffered from a rare form of parathyroid disease, normocalcemic primary hyperparathryroidism (nPHPT). It causes extreme bone pain.

Chameleon StreetDirector: Wendell B. Harris Jr.Writer: Wendell B. Harris Jr.Cast: Wendell B. Harris Jr., Angela Leslie, Amina Fakir, Paula McGee, Anthony Ennis, Davon Kiley, Anita Gordon, Floyd Mackin, Margaret Branch, Christopher Williams, Alfred Bruce Bradley, Lynn Barbee, Jennifer TurnerSeen on: 26.11.2025 Content Note: misogyny, fatmisia…

BlutsaugerDirector: Julian RadlmaierMovie: Julian RadlmaierCast: Aleksandre Koberidze, Lilith Stangenberg, Alexander Herbst, Corinna Harfouch, Daniel HoeslSeen on: 25.11.2025 Plot:Ljowushka (Aleksandre Koberidze) is a Soviet actor who had to flee the Soviet Union due to the political situation. He has no money, but a fancy suit and thus draws the eye of Octavia (Lilith Stangenberg), heir to a factory.

UngentleDirector: Onyeka Igwe, Huw LemmeyWriter: Huw LemmeyCast: Ben WhishawSeen on: 24.11.2025 Plot:The narrator (Ben Whishaw) tells us about his life as a gay man and a British spy in the early to mid-20th century. The politics of sex and relationship as well as questions of national loyalty intertwine, illuminating the fraught position of the narrator who needs to navigate them.

Rogue Protocol is the third novella in the Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells.Finished on: 18.11.2025[Here are my reviews of the other novellas in the series.] Plot:Following the news about its own disappearance, Murderbot realizes that Dr. Mensah is in trouble as people question why she doesn't know where "her" sec unit is. Murderbot decides that a new story is needed to take off heat of Dr.

Morte e Vida MadalenaDirector: Guto ParenteWriter: Guto ParenteCast: Noá Bonoba, Nataly Rocha, Tavinho Teixeira, Marcus Curvelo, David Santos, Honório Felix, Linga Acácio, Jenniffer Joingley, Rodrigo Fernandes, Souma, Tavares NetoPart of: QueertacticsSeen on: 14.11.2025 Plot:After Madalena's (Noá Bonoba) father passed away, she decides to make the movie that he wrote but never got around to making himself.

L'esquisseDirector: Tomas CaliWriter: Tomas CaliCast: Linda DeMorrir, Tomas CaliPart of: QueertacticsSeen on: 14.11.2025 Plot: Tomas and Linda meet when Tomas takes an art class where Linda is the model. Bonding over the fact that they are both trans and both immigrants in Paris, they also find a joint artistic language. L'esquisse mixes animation and staged footage to recount a true story and to capture the lonely feeling of being an outsider, as well as the power that lies in finding somebody "like you".

SofiaDirector: Camila De IlhéusWriter: Camila De IlhéusCast: Camilla Damião, DDm, Emmy Harrington, Mecca Verdell, Eileen O'Donnell, Marcus Romain, Shamire CassellePart of: QueertacticsSeen on: 14.11.2025 Plot:Sofia (Camilla Damião) is looking for love. She makes a great connection with a woman on a dating app - right before her waxing appointment. Somewhat distracted, a miscommunication between Sofia and her waxer turns uncomfortable.

Jane Austen a gâché ma vieDirector: Laura PianiWriter: Laura PianiBased on: very loosely, Jane Austen's Pride and PrejudiceCast: Camille Rutherford, Pablo Pauly, Charlie Anson, Annabelle Lengronne, Liz Crowther, Alan Fairbairn, Lola Peploe, Frederick WisemanSeen on: 14.11.2025 Plot:Agathe (Camille Rutherford) works at an English bookstore in Paris, is a hopeless romantic and dreams of becoming a writer.

WerewolfDirector: Ashley McKenzieWriter: Ashley McKenzieCast: Andrew Gillis, Bhreagh MacNeil, Cindy DiDieuSeen on: 11./12.11.2025 Content Note: drug addiction, suicide Plot:Blaise (Andrew Gillis) and Nessa (Bhreagh MacNeil) are in the methadone program of their small town. They are outcasts and have a hard time getting by, but at least they have each other. They try to make some money by offering lawn mowing services.

Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the JediDirector: Richard MarquandWriter: Lawrence Kasdan, George LucasSequel to: Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes BackCast: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew…

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes BackDirector: Irvin KershnerWriter: Leigh Brackett, Lawrence KasdanSequel to: Star WarsCast: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew, David Prowse, Frank Oz, Alec Guinness, James Earl JonesSeen on: 7./8.11.2025…

Flawless is the second novel in the Pretty Little Liars series by Sara Shepard.Finished on: 8.11.2025[Here’s my review of the first novel.] Content Note: sexualized violence Plot:Alison DiLaurentis‘ body was found and buried, but Spencer Hastings, Hanna Marin, Aria Montgomery, and Emily Fields are still receiving text messages from somebody who knows all of Alison’s secrets – and theirs, threatening to expose them.

Star Wars (aka: Star Wars: A New Hope aka Episode IV)Director: George LucasWriter: George LucasCast: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Peter Cushing, Alec Guinness, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew, David ProwseSeen on: 4./5.11.2025 Plot: As the galactic empire is en route to stamp out the last of the resistance against it, Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) receives a message for help from Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) by chance.

Wicked is a novel by Gregory Maguire, re-telling L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.Gave up on: 4.11.2025[Here are my reviews of movie adaptation and musical.] Plot: In a small town in the middle of nowhere, a minister's wife gives birth under pretty much the worst circumstances. The child that she has, Elphaba, is green.

Unraveled is the third novel in the Turner series by Courtney Milan.Finished on: 1.11.2025[Here are my reviews of the other books in the series.] Content Note: child abuse, stalking (not the main couple) Plot: Miranda Darling is trying her best to keep her nose clean, but as a single, poor woman this is hard to achieve.