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Outfest Los Angeles · 2022

Outfest Los Angeles 2022

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3 films · 3 reviews

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Far From Heaven

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Moore's performance is heart-stoppingly wonderful.

Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
Sexuality and stigma in 1950s America.

(Country: US; Year: 2002; Director: Todd Haynes; Writer: Todd Haynes; Stars: Julianne Moore, Dennis Quaid, Dennis Haysbert, Patricia Clarkson, Viola Davis, James Rebhorn, Bette Henritze)

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Mama Bears

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Kyi has a sharp eye for the little details of people’s homes and unconscious behaviours which enrich our understanding of who they are.

Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
A documentary about two conservative, Christian mothers who have become fierce advocates for LGBTQ+ people—and a young lesbian whose struggle for self-acceptance exemplifies why the mama bears are so important.

(Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Daresha Kyi)

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Unidentified Objects

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A quirky yet moving character piece full of absurdist comedy, with an optimistic streak which is rare in cinema today.

Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
A lonely dwarf and his unstable, alien-obsessed neighbour are thrown together on an impossible road trip that will alter their strange friendship (and their sense of reality) forever.

(Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Juan Felipe Zuleta; Writer: Leland Frankel, Juan Felipe Zuleta; Stars: Sarah Hay, Roberta Colindrez, Matthew Jeffers, Hamish Allan-Headly)

Full review See: Interview with Juan Felipe Zuleta, Matthew Jeffers and Sarah Hay about Unidentified Objects