Tag: transgender
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Riot Women, invisible no longer
Riot Women, written and directed by Sally Wainwright, tells the story of five menopausal women who have at least 50 problems each. They deal with life by forming a punk rock band. The series will air in weekly installments in the U.S. on BritBox beginning in January 2026. I’m keeping this review spoiler free in…
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National Anthem, a world hidden in plain sight
National Anthem plunks a New Mexico day laborer into a world he never knew existed when he gets a job on a ranch run by a large group of queer rodeo riders.
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In the Summers, three family summers with Dad
In the Summers is an insight into a family as two siblings grow to adulthood. We see only three summers of their lives as they grow and spend time with their highly imperfect father in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
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Close to You review: a story about going home
Close to You is a story about love and family. Elliot Page stars as Sam, a trans man going home for the first time in several years because it’s his father’s birthday. There’s a secondary plot about an old love from Sam’s high school days.
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Emilia Pérez review: beautiful, fascinating, dangerous
Emilia Pérez is surprising and different. It’s a musical with color saturated visuals. It’s a story about Mexican drug cartels and dirty money. It’s a story about being who you are and what that can cost. It’s a story about redemption. There are some spoilers ahead.
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L’immensità: Penélope Cruz mothers a trans child in 1970s Rome
L’immensità tells a tender, heartbreaking story about a mother’s love for her children, one of them trans, in this Italian drama starring Penélope Cruz. The setting is Rome in 1970, not a time and place where gender dysphoria was understood or accepted.
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Review: September Mornings (Manhãs de Setembro)
September Mornings (Manhãs de Setembro) is the story of a Brazilian trans woman at a crucial turning point in her life. It’s available on Prime Video.
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Review: Wentworth, season 8
Wentworth (in some locales Wentworth Prison), season 8, is available on Netflix US now. In this season, a rash of new characters entered the prison to create trouble and chaos. Seasons 8 and 9, already set, are supposed to be the final seasons for this long running Australian women’s prison series. The situation in Wentworth…
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Brain Dump: Better Things, Good Girls, and Crazy Rich Asians
Today’s quick takes on TV shows will include Better Things and Good Girls, as well as a few thoughts on the film Crazy Rich Asians.