Shortbus

Oct 42006

What can one say about Shortbus without painting oneself into a corner? Shortbus and its performers are brave, talented, self-involved (explained later) and worthy of attention. This is a movie that would be weird to watch with a family member, a lover, or alone. [For the record, I opted for alone.] […]

Eternal

Aug 262005

If you have ever heard of Charles Busch’s Vampire Lesbians of Sodom, this film is its artistic alter ego. So many movies involving vampires these days go in one of two directions (both far away from Bram Stoker’s original re-invention of the legend) - either goth-rock toughies or embarrassingly cheesey suavesters. Eternal is […]