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His sixth feature, aka Teorema, casts a mercurial Terence Stamp as an ethereal visitor who descends on a bourgeoise Milanese family only to seduce them one by one. Hitting it off, she introduced him to many unique characters working the local strip, including the equally transfixing Kitana Kiki Rodriguez. One of the students is a troublemaking little b*tch who starts a rumor that they're in a lesbian relationship, and all hell breaks loose.

(And speaking of comments: yes, we know that But I’m a Cheerleader is missing — we love it too!

Synopsis: In India Donaldson's insightful, piercing debut, 17-year-old Sam (Lily Collias) embarks on a three-day backpacking trip in the Catskills with [More]

Starring: Lily Collias, James Le Gros, Danny McCarthy, Sumaya Bouhbal

Directed By: India Donaldson

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Critics Consensus: Almodovar weaves together a magnificent tapestry of femininity with an affectionate wink to classics of theater and cinema in this poignant story of love, loss and compassion.

Rodriguez (as Sin-Dee) and Taylor (as Alexandra) bring bucket loads of comic sass to this tale of a sex worker scorned who will make the pimp who broke her heart pay.

59. Femme (2023)

Directors: Ng Choon Ping and Sam H Freeman

Cast: Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, George MacKay

Making it Hitchcockian, but with extra ‘slay’, co-directors Ng Choon Ping and Sam H Freeman’s debut feature casts a towering Nathan Stewart-Jarrett (Candyman) as Jules, a drag queen in an east London nightclub.

Synopsis: With help from an orphaned pickpocket (Kim Tae-ri), a Korean con man (Ha Jung-woo) devises an elaborate plot to seduce [More]

Starring: Kim Min-hee, Kim Tae-ri, Ha Jung-woo, Cho Jin-woong

Directed By: Park Chan-wook

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Critics Consensus: A ruefully funny calling card for debuting director Emma Seligman, Shiva Baby transcends its sitcom setup with strong performances and satisfying insights.

But his career peaked, for many, with his delicate adaptation of Scott Heim’s 1995 novel that starred Joseph Gordon-Levitt and The Brutalist director Brady Corbet as young men dealing with the fall-out of childhood abuse.

Synopsis: Once a powerful Hollywood director best known for Frankenstein and The Bride of Frankenstein, James Whale (Ian McKellen) is long [More]

Starring: Ian McKellen, Brendan Fraser, Lynn Redgrave, Lolita Davidovich

Directed By: Bill Condon

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Critics Consensus: Led by a Maddie Ziegler performance that's as funny as it is fearless, Fitting In takes a boldly provocative look at the assumptions and expectations surrounding modern femininity.

The film never puts a pin on Joe’s own sexuality, but the gay undertow is clear in his gradually tender friendship with scuzzy street hustler Ratso Rizzo — immortally played by Dustin Hoffman.

55. Gods and Monsters (1998)

Director: Bill Condon

Cast: Ian McKellen, Brendan Fraser

The inimitable Ian McKellen depicts out-and-proud Hollywood icon James Whale as a lonely, increasingly bitter old man brought low in his final days.

The Vatican was apoplectic, and Pasolini was tried in court on a charge of obscenity. The supporting performances are stunning, especially Miriam Hopkins as MacLaine's voracious aunt, and it's lovely (and, even in 2015, unusual) to see a movie so dominated by women, with Garner the only guy who gets more than a line or two.

Tom HuddlestonArts and culture journalist

57. I Saw the TV Glow (2024)

Director: Jane Schoenbrun

Cast: Justice Smith, Danielle Deadwyler, Brigette Lundy-Paine,

Jane Schoenbrun’s Zoom-bound debut feature, We’re All Going to the World’s Fair, caused a stir with its very online brand of horror.

In fact, generally describing it as a ‘ghost story’ feels like a short change – even though that’s sort of what it is – given how in touch it is with the innate human need to be loved, seen and understood. Sublime. It's centered around the confirmation of a nominee for Secretary of State, who just so happens to be a married US senator who's being blackmailed for secretly having past relations with a man.

15.And finally, The Haunting (1963) is a revolutionary horror movie that features one of the only lesbian characters of its time to be feminine and not predatory.

Latching onto cancelled fantasy show The Pink Opaque – giving Buffy – via a stack of VHS, a shared obsession that appears to open a rift in reality.
Synopsis: From Director Rose Glass comes an electric new love story; reclusive gym manager Lou falls hard for Jackie, an ambitious [More]
Starring: Kristen Stewart, Katy O'Brian, Ed Harris, Dave Franco
Directed By: Rose Glass

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Critics Consensus: Brought to life by a tremendously talented cast, the breezily entertaining Fire Island proves there are still fresh ways to update Austen.

The Gavaskars are [More]

Starring: Karan Soni, Jonathan Groff, Sunita Mani, Zarna Garg

Directed By: Roshan Sethi

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Critics Consensus:All of Us Strangers examines profound grief and love through a fantastical lens that is always grounded on human emotion.

Andrew Haigh brings his signature naturalistic touch to this adaptation of the 1987 Japanese novel Strangers, about a lonely screenwriter (Scott) who begins a relationship with a mysterious neighbour (Mescal) right around the time he starts seeing (and interacting with) visions of his long-deceased parents.