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Film Review

Thoughtful film analysis focused on emotional fallout, cultural context, and the scenes you can’t stop replaying.


Weapons, Queer Intimacy, and the Horror of Being Made the Weapon

Weapons, Queer Intimacy, and the Horror of Being Made the Weapon

On possession, proximity, and when love is turned into the site of violence

Feb 3, 2026

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6 min read

The Quiet Gravity of Pillion

The Quiet Gravity of Pillion

On restraint, desire, and what happens when a film trusts the body more than words

Jan 19, 2026

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4 min read

F Marry Kill: I Wanted Camp, They Gave Me Confusion

F Marry Kill: I Wanted Camp, They Gave Me Confusion

Lucy Hale worked hard. The movie did not. That’s the review.

Dec 1, 2025

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6 min read

Dylan O’Brien Has No Right Being This Good (Or This Hot)

Dylan O’Brien Has No Right Being This Good (Or This Hot)

Twinless hits hard, Dylan O’Brien hits harder, and I am not taking questions at this time.

Nov 22, 2025

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6 min read

High Camp, Low Stakes, Zero Heterosexual Energy: A Batman Sequel for the Girls and the Gays

High Camp, Low Stakes, Zero Heterosexual Energy: A Batman Sequel for the Girls and the Gays

Or How Batman & Robin Gave Us a Queer Identity Crisis in 125 Minutes

Sep 14, 2025

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3 min read

Toni Collette Was F**king Robbed: How the Oscars Failed Hereditary (and Horror Itself)

Toni Collette Was F**king Robbed: How the Oscars Failed Hereditary (and Horror Itself)

One of the most haunting, harrowing, and fully possessed performances of the century—and the Academy couldn’t even give her a nomination.

Aug 13, 2025

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4 min read

A Fantastic Reset: Marvel’s Kindest Team Returns

A Fantastic Reset: Marvel’s Kindest Team Returns

Or Four Heroes, Zero Cynicism, All Heart

Aug 7, 2025

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5 min read

Hope, Capes, and One Very Good Boy: Superman (2025) Gave Me the Feelings I Didn’t Know I Needed

Hope, Capes, and One Very Good Boy: Superman (2025) Gave Me the Feelings I Didn’t Know I Needed

This is not your gritty reboot. This is the Superman we’ve been waiting for.

Jul 24, 2025

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4 min read

Raised by Witches: How Practical Magic Became An Emotional Blueprint

Raised by Witches: How Practical Magic Became An Emotional Blueprint

Or queer longing, intergenerational trauma and midnight margaritas because sometimes magic is just another word for coping

Jun 25, 2025

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4 min read

In Defence of the First Twilight Movie (And the Soundtrack That Had Me in a Chokehold)

In Defence of the First Twilight Movie (And the Soundtrack That Had Me in a Chokehold)

Or before the glitter jokes and TikTok rewatches, there was a soundtrack that went harder than it had any right to

May 18, 2025

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4 min read

We Got Brokeback Mountain. But We Also Got Another Dead Gay Love Story.

We Got Brokeback Mountain. But We Also Got Another Dead Gay Love Story.

Or how monumental it was — and how it quietly broke us anyway.

May 7, 2025

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5 min read

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Where queer millennial nostalgia settles in. Part diary, part TV debrief, part late night spiral about the scenes that shaped us. A place for the characters we held close, the crushes we could not shake, and the moments that linger long after the credits fade, usually turning up again when we least expect it.

ABOUT THE WRITER

Nathan writes about TV as memory, queer adolescence as folklore, and the tiny moments that shaped who we became. He lives in Naarm with his cat, Captain.

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Always in support of queer rights, trans lives, and a free Palestine.

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I acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the lands and waters across Australia and pay my respects to First Nations peoples, past and present. Their stories, knowledge and care for Country continue to shape this place, and I’m grateful to be writing on lands where storytelling has always mattered.

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