Manish looks at the quietly subversive style and themes of Todd Haynes’ romantic drama.
All in Reel Pride
Reel Pride: Something for Everyone (1970)
Looking at the dark comedy and how it handles the “duplicitous bisexual” trope.
Reel Pride: The Handmaiden (2016)
How the film, directed by a straight man, handles the sexual relationship at the heart of the queer thriller.
Reel Pride: The Wizard Of Oz (1939)
Manish examines a queer classic (THE WIZARD OF OZ) starring the beloved icon, Judy Garland!
Reel Pride: Pepi, Luci, Bom (1980)
Pedro Almodóvar has been a provocateur since the beginning, as his film debut proves.
Reel Pride: Pride (2014)
Manish highlights the 2014 true story film.
Reel Pride: Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
Interpreting the landmark James Dean film through a queer lens.
Reel Pride: Pariah (2011)
Clothes make the woman in Dee Rees’ mesmerizing coming-of-age drama.
Reel Pride: Funeral Parade of Roses (1969)
Breaking the narrative form, this experimental film takes a unique look at the queer lifestyle in late ‘60s Japan.
Reel Pride: BPM (Beats per Minute) (2017)
An angry and vital look at the fight against AIDS with an intensely human story at its center.
Reel Pride: Sylvia Scarlett (1935)
Katharine Hepburn stars in this gender-bending romantic comedy.
Reel Pride: Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga (2019)
On Reel Pride, Manish covers a film close to his heart, the first Bollywood film with a lesbian lead, EK LADKI KO DEKHA TOH AISA LAGA.
Reel Pride: All About Eve (1950)
A brand new column from Manish Mathur, Reel Pride, examining queer cinema starts with the seminal classic ALL ABOUT EVE.