Lady Like (2024)

by Sara Michelle Fetters - January 3rd, 2025 - Movie Reviews

The 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 Reviews

Was 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 Reviews

Joy. 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 Reviews

Cow is extraordinary.

Cow is extraordinary.

Jackass Forever (2022)

by Sara Michelle Fetters - February 3rd, 2022 - Movie Reviews

Is 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 Reviews

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 […]

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 DVD

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.

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.

John Lewis: Good Trouble (2020)

by Sara Michelle Fetters - July 3rd, 2020 - Movie Reviews

I didn’t realize just how much I needed director Dawn Porter’s latest documentary John Lewis; Good Trouble until it was over.

I didn’t realize just how much I needed director Dawn Porter’s latest documentary John Lewis; Good Trouble until it was over.

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