To Each, Her Own (2018) Review: Immense Desire Between Jewish Tradition and Polyamory
In the forest of isolated identities, we often strive to define ourselves with a single word. Yet, because the human heart is not a taxidermied specimen, it sometimes steps beyond the lines drawn…
Late Bloomers (1996) Queer Film Review: Mid-life Awakening and the Solidarity of Late-Blooming Desire
Every flower has its own season for blooming. Some break through the late winter snow, while others reveal their true colors only under the scorching midsummer sun or in the cool air of…
Pluto — An Interpretation of Obsession and Redemption Blooming from an Isolated Orbit Between Lies and Truth
Love sometimes begins upon a foundation of the cruelest form of deception. Is the act of staying by someone’s side under another’s name an act of devotion, or is it an obsession born…
Starting From Now (2014) Analysis: The Realism of Queer Narrative Drawn by Deficient Desire
Just as we rely on each other’s warmth on an isolated island, we sometimes identify our own hollow spaces through others. The reality of countless relationships packaged under the name of “love” may,…
Supergirl: Alex Danvers’ Identity Awakening and Love—An Existential Interpretation of the Conclusion
The act of tearing down the walls of an isolated inner self and reaching out to another is not merely a plea for love; it is a desperate struggle to prove one’s own…
