Daddyhunt: The Series, Season 3
Who knew a web series based on a hookup app could be so entertaining? The modern-day, Queer as Folk-esque Daddyhunt follows the travails of a group of friends as, yes, they search for lust and love. Do you see yourself in any of the furry drama? Check out the third season trailer here and check out a (locker room!) clip here. The third season premieres next Wednesday and can be viewed on Facebook or on the Daddyhunt YouTube channel.
Good and Mad by Rebecca Traister
It's often said among liberals that if you're not outraged, you're not paying attention. It follows that if you don't know women are outraged -- and have plenty to be outraged about -- you're not paying attention either. But outraged women have created powerful change, as author-activist Rebecca Traister details in Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women's Anger. She doesn't just deal with the usual suspects but tells an intersectional tale. For instance, she points out that Rosa Parks, in addition to being an advocate for African-Americans' civil rights, was active in the anti-sexual assault movement, and that women were an integral part of the Stonewall riots. "Traister effectively conveys that women's anger has shaped America, and also that much of it is mischaracterized or ignored in popular accounts of history," says NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben. Traister's book gives this anger its due. Order here or visit your local bookstore.
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
The life of the late Lee Israel -- a lesbian biographer who infamously committed forgery by faking literary letters by prominent writers -- is coming to the big screen in Can You Ever Forgive Me?, which was based on Israel's memoir. Melissa McCarthy embodies the cat-loving scammer, who worked with gay co-conspirator Jack Hock (Richard E. Grant) to dupe collectors with phony missives from the likes of Dorothy Parker and Fanny Brice. The film is set against the backdrop of the grimy, HIV-devastated New York of 1990, and includes the famed gay bar Julius' as one of its central settings. See the film in select theaters this weekend, and don't miss our interview with Grant about this unlikely friendship.
Her Throwdown
Have you ever wanted to experience watching Netflix's GLOW in real life? Then October 28 is your lucky day. Sponsored by women's dating app Her and Muse lubricants, Her Throwdown, to be held in Los Angeles, is a lubed-up wrestling extravaganza, complete with a taco bar, celebrating the beauty of being sapphic. Get your tickets here.
The Hate U Give
Based on the 2017 novel by Angie Thomas, The Hate U Give focuses on Starr Carter (played by nonbinary actor Amandla Stenberg), a young woman who feels stuck between two worlds. Her world changes forever when her childhood friend Khalil dies at the hands of a police officer and Starr can no longer stay silent. Grab a box or two of Kleenex and head to the nearest theater to see this beautiful, tearjerking film, out now.
NewFest: The 30th Annual New York LGBT Film Festival
Don't miss NewFest's 30th annual LGBTQ film festival in New York City. Wednesday is opening night and includes a screening of the acclaimed AIDS drama 1985, a Q&A with its director and cast, and a party. The festival runs through October 30, and its centerpiece films include Boy Erased, Rafiki, and Mapplethorpe. Making Montgomery Clift, a documentary on the Hollywood icon, closes the festival. Learn more at NewFest.org. See a trailer for the event below.
Halloween
The beloved horror classic returns to slash the decades of mediocre sequels from our memories. Rather than relying on mythology that no one cares about anymore, the film puts queer darling Jamie Lee Curtis front and center. The film, which is "certified fresh" on Rotten Tomatoes, deals with fascinating themes like how do characters faced with gore cope with the PTSD and grief that come after the credits roll? Halloween is now in theaters everywhere.
