Tribeca 2019: I Think She Likes You

I Think She Likes You has us thinking that it is one type of comedy but the reality is that there’s something hiding just beneath the surface. A night at the bar takes a quick turn into something else for Jake (Josh Fadem) when he meets Julia (Teresa Lee).  Julia spots Justine (Christine Medrano) across the way and thinks she likes Jake.  The next thing we know, Jake finds himself in a threesome with both…

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Tribeca 2019: Hook Up 2.0

Hook Up 2.0 re-imagines what the late night hook up would be if a Rotten Tomatoes type program was used for potential mates. A sorority girl (Veronica Dunne) is a finalist for a program that she invented.  To see if it works, she needs to try it out on someone (Billy Meade).  When he requires her to consent as to how far she’s willing to go, she takes things up a notch.  Not only does…

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Tribeca 2019: 40 Minutes Over Maui

40 Minutes Over Maui revisits January 13, 2018–best known for being the day in which Hawaii was faced with the threat of extinction. Anyone who was in Hawaii on that morning received an alert with the following message: BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND TO HAWAII. SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER. THIS IS NOT A DRILL. I don’t know about you but I would be in an absolute panic knowing that I only have minutes left on the planet. …

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Tribeca 2019: Black Hat

Directed by Sarah Smith and written by Phillip Guttmann, Black Hat takes us into the life of a Chasidic Jew hiding a very big secret from his community. After starting in the sanctuary of a shul, Shmuel (Adam Silver) heads to work where he manages a dry cleaner.  He has a look of worry in his eyes when he sees two men walking hand in hand.  What eventually follows is a restless night for Shmuel. …

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Avengers: Endgame – The Gay Moment And More

While Avengers: Endgame should be commended for having a character be openly gay, the way in which it was done was so poorly executed. The spoiler ban lifts on Monday per the Russo brothers but I cannot contain this any longer. We get a character during a support group who talks about the things that have changed over the previous five years.  When you pay close attention, you learn that this man–played by director Joe…

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2019 Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film Festival Lineup

The Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film Festival has announced their lineup for the 2019 installment, running May 23-June 2, 2019. TORONTO, ON (May 3, 2019) – The 29th annual Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film Festival (Inside Out), championing innovative LGBTQ filmmakers from across the globe, revealed its full feature and short film lineup. The announcement was made today by Inside Out’s Executive Director Andria Wilson and the festival’s Director of Programming Andrew Murphy. Inside Out, which…

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Hillary Pierce talks The River and The Wall

Producer Hillary Pierce joined Solzy at the Movies during the 2019 SXSW Film Festival to discuss the award-winning documentary, The River and The Wall. What was so important about making The River and The Wall? Hillary Pierce:  We felt like it was really important to give a voice to the river and everyone that lives along it including the wildlife.  In this national conversation, there’s just a lot of talk from a lot of people…

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Tell it to the Bees: A Different Love Story

Tell it to the Bees certainly means well but the reality is that 1950s British love story could very well be something that transpires today. Based on Fiona Shaw’s novel, the film tells the story of how Lydia Weekes (Holliday Grainger) and son Charlie Weekes (Gregor Selkirk) came to be involved with Dr. Jean Markham (Anna Paquin).  Dr. Markham hadn’t lived in the small British town since leaving as a teenager.  She’s town returned to take…

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At the Heart of Gold is A Must-Watch Documentary

At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal will be one of the year’s most important and essential documentaries to watch. Trigger Warning: Sexual Abuse. For over twenty years, Larry Nassar was the trainer for the USA Gymnastics Women’s National Team in addition to Michigan State.  Nobody could ever predict what we was doing behind closed doors.  It only came to light as a result of the #MeToo movement.  The resulting trial didn’t just…

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Ask Dr. Ruth profiles legendary sex therapist

Holocaust survivor and legendary sex therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer gets introduced to new audiences by way of Ask. Dr. Ruth. Before becoming a legendary sex therapist, Ruth Westheimer barely escaped the Holocaust.  She would eventually relocate to Israel before making her way to New York.  The rest as we know is history.  Everything would change in 1980.  This is when Westheimer would start her radio show, Sexually Speaking.  While the radio show would come to…

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