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“Billy Preston: That’s The Way God Planned It," directed by Paris Barclay, opens Feb. 20 at Film Forum.

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‘Billy Preston: That’s The Way God Planned It’ charts the rise and fall of a troubled gay musician

By Steve Erickson

“Pillion," directed by Harry Lighton, opens Feb. 6th at the Angelika and AMC Lincoln Square.

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Dom and sub probe the limits of their feelings in ‘Pillion’

By Steve Erickson

Sophie Hyde's “Jimpa” opens Feb. 5th at the Quad.

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Generations clash and come together in ‘Jimpa’

By Steve Erickson

Ani Palmer, Beatrix Rain Wolfe and Sophia Kirkwood-Smith appear in "Big Girls Don't Cry."

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Sundance Film Festival offers LGBTQ features, documentaries, and shorts

By Gary M. Kramer

Hudson Williams poses on the red carpet at the 83rd Annual Golden Globes in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., January 11, 2026.

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Queer representation and trans rights on stage at the 83rd Golden Globe Awards

By Matt Tracy

Jodie Foster in “A Private Life”

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‘A Private Life’: Jodie Foster plays detective in Paris

By Steve Erickson

“Dead Man’s Wire," directed by Guns van Sant, pens January 9th at the Angelika.

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Gus van Sant makes respectable return in 1970s hostage thriller ‘Dead Man’s Wire’

By Steve Erickson

Udo Kier in "My Neighbor Adolf."

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The late Udo Kier commands the screen in ‘My Neighbor Adolf’

By Gary M. Kramer

"Sinners" is an instant classic.

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Top 10 movies of 2025: ‘Sinners,’ ‘Cloud,’ and more

By Steve Erickson

"Kill the Jockey,” directed by Luis Ortega, ran at Film Forum earlier this year.

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The year in queer cinema: The best LGBTQ films of 2025

By Gary M. Kramer

Everett Blunck, Kayo Martin, Caden Burris, and Lennox Espy in Charlie Polinger’s "The Plague."

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Fear takes control in adolescent psychological thriller ‘The Plague’

By Gary M. Kramer

Daniel Craig in "Wake Up Dead Man."

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‘Wake Up Dead Man’: Two steps forward, one step back

By Steve Erickson

James Harry Reyos in “Night in West Texas.”

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‘Night in West Texas’: Underwhelming story of a priest’s death and a wrongful conviction

By Gary M. Kramer

“Peaches Goes Bananas," directed by Marie Loisier, opened at Anthology Film Archives Dec. 3.

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‘Peaches Goes Bananas’ presents three-dimensional portrait of a queer rock star

By Steve Erickson

Jara Sofija Ostan as Lucia and Mina Svajger as Ana-Maria in a scene from Urška Djukić’s Little Trouble Girl.

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Choir trip sparks teen’s awakening in coming-of-age film ‘Little Trouble Girls’

By Gary M. Kramer

“100 Nights of Hero," directed by Julia Jackman, opens Dec. 3.

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‘100 Nights of Hero’: A lesbian fantasy set in a colorful alternate universe

By Steve Erickson

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