There are so many variables that contribute towards a film earning such status: ice skating sequences, vengeful cheerleaders, outrageous costumes, characters being adjacent to Bette Midler, melodrama, camp…
Whether or not it was the intention of the filmmakers, there are some titles which are, simply put, gay. Our new monthly movie club presents underrated classics that have captured the hearts of queer audiences for decades, even if they don’t appear on movie publications’ ‘quintessential queer cinema’ lists. When I think of classic gay cinema, it strikes me that the films I adore the most are not always explicitly LGBTQ+ themed.
