Malila: The Farewell Flower Malila The Farewell Flower. He decides to run for homecoming queen at his conservative high school.īased on the acclaimed novel by James St. | Photo: suppliedĪlex Lawther, Bette Midler and Laverne Cox star in this rousing comedy about a gay, fashion-forward teen boy. | Photo: suppliedĪ chance restroom encounter with a recently divorced man leaves Thomas curious about exploring the taboo fetish of ‘race play’.Ħ. The film flashes back to 1997 when Jonas was in high school and met the boy of his dreams… and soon his nightmares.Ĥ. It’s a captivating and essential new doc.įelix Maritaud ( Beats Per Minute) stars as Jonas, a young gay man haunted by an incident from his past. Three exceptionally brave women come together to get answers surrounding the untimely death of Jennifer Laude, a Filipina transwoman who was brutally murdered by a United States Marine. Michael Chiklis, Virginia Madsen and Gotham star Cory Michael Smith headline this moving new period piece from director Yen Tan.Ģ. | Photo: suppliedĪ closeted young man goes home for the holidays and struggles to reveal his dire circumstances to his conservative family. With that in mind, TLA Video compiled a list of some of the best LGBTI movies that you should make sure you see. In fact, 2018 saw a record high number (8.8%) of LGBTI people in broadcast scripted primetime programs.īut more often than not, independent films are on the forefront of representation, pushing the boundaries and sharing authentic LGBTI stories. So the next time you're feeling powerless, unsafe, and unsure about this whole "new normal" thing, pop in one of 2020's best action movies.In recent years, Hollywood has made a concerted effort to be more inclusive and diverse. A lot of the best action movies that came out this year focus on badass women who are really good at their jobs.
Oh, and that tired stereotype that action movies are only for men? Yeah, definitely not the case. Whether you prefer the high-stakes world of assassins, butt-kicking superheroes, or nightmare-inducing deep-sea creatures, you'll find something on this list. Plus, when you're streaming at home, you can get up for as many bathroom breaks, popcorn snacks, and importantly, wine refills as you want. Sure, you barely saw any of them in theaters, but they make for solid couch viewing, too. Some good-ish news before you commit to sleeping until 2021: 2020 did deliver major heart-pumping energy in the form of action movies. It has been quite a year!! No wonder we need distraction from * gestures around wildly enough to fall off chair* all this.
And no, President Trump still hasn't conceded. We kicked off the year with Australia being on fire, then we heard about this new virus going around.which quickly became a certified pandemic, and, oh, then we lived through one of the most divisive presidential elections in our nation's history. There's no denying that 2020 was a bit of a hellscape-okay, yeah, agreed, a lot of a hellscape.