
Heightened Scrutiny (2025)
by Sara Michelle Fetters - July 25th, 2025 - Film Festivals Movie ReviewsHeightened Scrutiny is a call to action worth heeding, because if we don’t, the next stop could be an Orwellian nightmare we might not be allowed to awaken from.
Heightened Scrutiny is a call to action worth heeding, because if we don’t, the next stop could be an Orwellian nightmare we might not be allowed to awaken from.

Lady Like (2024)
by Sara Michelle Fetters - January 3rd, 2025 - Movie ReviewsThe underdog documentary Lady Like makes several interesting creative choices throughout its brief 87-minute running time.
The underdog documentary Lady Like makes several interesting creative choices throughout its brief 87-minute running time.

“Sweetheart Deal” – Interview with Elisa Levine
by Sara Michelle Fetters - September 27th, 2024 - Features Film Festivals Interviews“There’s something magical about watching [Sweetheart Deal] in a theater, surrounded by people who are fully engaged with the story — it’s a communal experience that amplifies the emotional impact of the film in a way that’s hard to replicate elsewhere.”
– Director Elisa Levine
“There’s something magical about watching [Sweetheart Deal] in a theater, surrounded by people who are fully engaged with the story — it’s a communal experience that amplifies the emotional impact of the film in a way that’s hard to replicate elsewhere.”
– Director Elisa Levine

Lover of Men: The Untold History of Abraham Lincoln (2024)
by Sara Michelle Fetters - September 6th, 2024 - Movie ReviewsWas Abraham Lincoln Gay? I have no idea. But Lover of Men does a fine job of pondering this question as best it can.
Was Abraham Lincoln Gay? I have no idea. But Lover of Men does a fine job of pondering this question as best it can.

Every Body (2023)
by Sara Michelle Fetters - July 14th, 2023 - Movie ReviewsJoy. That’s what I felt while watching Every Body. Joy.
Joy. That’s what I felt while watching Every Body. Joy.

Cow (2021)
by Sara Michelle Fetters - April 8th, 2022 - Movie ReviewsCow is extraordinary.
Cow is extraordinary.

Jackass Forever (2022)
by Sara Michelle Fetters - February 3rd, 2022 - Movie ReviewsIs this a great motion picture? No. Of course not. Did watching it make me happy? Yes, to an almost impossible to describe degree.
Is this a great motion picture? No. Of course not. Did watching it make me happy? Yes, to an almost impossible to describe degree.

Queer Japan (2019)
by Sara Michelle Fetters - December 11th, 2020 - Movie ReviewsQueer Japan a Colorfully Fascinating LGBTQ Travelogue Flipping vicariously between Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and Okinawa and chronicling several noteworthy subjects, Queer Japan is a leisurely paced documentary travelogue into Japanese LGBTQ culture. Weaving something like 100 interviews into the narrative, director Graham Kolbeins paints with broad strokes, revealing a portrait of identity, labels and culture […]
Queer Japan a Colorfully Fascinating LGBTQ Travelogue Flipping vicariously between Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and Okinawa and chronicling several noteworthy subjects, Queer Japan is a leisurely paced documentary travelogue into Japanese LGBTQ culture. Weaving something like 100 interviews into the narrative, director Graham Kolbeins paints with broad strokes, revealing a portrait of identity, labels and culture […]

You Don’t Nomi (2019) (Blu-ray)
by Sara Michelle Fetters - July 21st, 2020 - Blu-ray and DVDYou Don’t Nomi is fast-paced and never takes itself too seriously, it’s 90-plus minutes flying by so quickly I was almost a little shocked when the doc came to an end.
You Don’t Nomi is fast-paced and never takes itself too seriously, it’s 90-plus minutes flying by so quickly I was almost a little shocked when the doc came to an end.