“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.

Spaceship Earth (2020)

by Sara Michelle Fetters - May 8th, 2020 - Movie Reviews

Spaceship Earth adds an intriguing dimension to ideas of self-isolation and the ways humans respond to confinement in the face of ecological disaster, pondering questions like these feeling fairly appropriate when considering current events.

Spaceship Earth adds an intriguing dimension to ideas of self-isolation and the ways humans respond to confinement in the face of ecological disaster, pondering questions like these feeling fairly appropriate when considering current events.

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