Film
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Reel Affirmations Review: Pat Rocco Dared
'Pat Rocco Dared' largely succeeds as both an introduction and elegy for an incredible participant in and witness to history.
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Reel Affirmations Review: ‘Maybe Someday’
Michelle Ehlen's Maybe Someday is a deeply moving and frequently delightful meditation on rebuilding life after loss.
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Reel Affirmations Review: ‘Small Town Pride’
'Small Town Pride' is a satisfying, feel-good documentary, a reassuring reminder of the strength queer people can find in each other.
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Reel Affirmations Review: ‘Waking Up Dead’
'Waking Up Dead' goes all over the place, all the time, and refuses to pick a spot to land, feeling rushed and incoherent.
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A Complete Guide to Reel Affirmations 29
Started in 1991, Reel Affirmations has been under the umbrella of the DC Center since 2014. We offer a reviewer's guide to all 41 films.
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Reel Affirmations Review: Our Bodies Are Your Battlefields
'Our Bodies Are Your Battlefields' is an exceptional work of art that could just as easily take place in any major metro area in the...
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Reel Affirmations Review: ‘Hello World’
A Norwegian documentary about four 12-to-13 year-old LGBTQ teens going through the highs and lows of being openly queer in school.
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Reel Affirmations Review: ‘Nelly & Nadine’
The story of family and its strengths, as well as the ties that do not always bind and the truths that are not always named.
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Reel Affirmations Review: ‘All Man: The International Male Story’
The International Male catalog was beloved by gay men and straight men alike -- for very different reasons.
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‘Black Adam’ Review: Adam and Evil
'Black Adam' distills the superhero origin story down to the bare basics of WWE-style good guy vs. bad guy brawling.
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Reel Affirmations Review: ‘When Time Got Louder’
Despite heartfelt performances, 'When Time Got Louder' is a film severely short on realism and imagination.
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BROS star Guy Branum: “People Want to Erase Queer People from History.”
Guy Branum has been adding his special sauce to some of the year's most talked-about comedies, from 'Hacks' to 'Bros.'
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‘Tár’ Review: Conductor Unbecoming
Cate Blanchett makes thrilling music portraying a renowned conductor’s precipitous downfall in the arresting 'Tár.'
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Yes, Scooby-Doo’s Velma Is Into Girls (Finally)
According to viral video clips shared online from the latest Scooby Doo animated film, Velma falls for a woman.
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‘Bros’ Review: You’ve Got Male
Billy Eichner’s irreverently funny gay romantic comedy 'Bros' sneaks LGBTQ history lessons in between the bawdy sex scenes.
