Tangles

Really something special. Made me cry quite a few times, made me laugh maybe 3x more. The Poly joke slayed with my audience

James (Schaffrillas)

I am not a big crier in the movies but from about 35 minutes in through until the end, this thing sent me to outer space. Tender, personal, warm, careful. So, so, so full of love. I can think of so many different entry points to this and all the deeply precious…

Ella Kemp

85 Chicago International Film Festival #8 Accurate and true to life - not just in the broader details of Alzheimer's but also in the specificities that arise out of such a devastating diagnosis. All the family in-fighting, the late night baths, knives tossed in the…

SilentDawn

Fell totally in love with this. The art style takes a different route than Sarah Leavitt’s original work, but still feels so authentic to the story that is being shared, maybe especially during the surreal moments. Has the sort of 90s-grunge, San Francisco dyke aesthetics…

claira curtis

A devastating call-your-mom cryer. People are going to connect with this very personally and deeply. Even though it puts you through the wringer, it balances that with a sweet queer love story and grounded sense of humor. There are some abstract animated sequences here that…

Brother Bro

As soon as I heard that Veruca Salt needle drop within the first five minutes, I immediately thought to myself, “This is going to be my favorite animated film of the year, isn’t it?” My prediction ended up being correct. The only mistake I made was not wearing waterproof…

Lexi Amoriello

I think I found a movie that I would much rather win the Queer Palm at Cannes instead of Camp Miasma. Truly, the queer isn't even the greater focus in here, but it plays such an integral part in our protagonist's character that it's just utterly beautiful and touching to…

Anastasia ✄

Probably my favorite watch out of the entire list of films I watched at the festival. Made me tear up so many times. A definite must watch! #SGIFF26

Acelainea

sweet and sad and all that, but also playing it much safer than it would need to. every great idea (the airplane!) is countered with a decision hedging its bets. the humor is a good example for that: if you got folks like Louis-Dreyfus, Rogen, Adlon & Silverman roaming…

shookone