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Midnight Express (1978) Queer Film. Movie Fiction. C-

Posted by Patrick Browne | Apr 1, 2026 | 70s, Amazon, Apple TV+, C-, Film Music, Film Music | LA Music Scene, Film Reviews, Queer Film, Queer Film/TV, Ratings: Movies and Television, Streaming, YouTube

The movie “Midnight Express” is primarily based on fact, but the finished product is mostly a work of fiction.

Nighthawks (1978) Queer Film (B)

Posted by Patrick Browne | Apr 1, 2026 | 70s, B, BFI Classics, Film Reviews, Queer Film, Queer Film/TV, YouTube

Influenced by the films of Nicholas Ray, particularly Rebel Without a Cause, Peck uses a relaxed cinema verité style with innovative use of hand-held camera and superb use of close-ups.

The Warriors (1979) Queer Film B+

Posted by Patrick Browne | Dec 25, 2025 | 70s, Amazon, Apple TV+, B+, Film Reviews, Queer Film, Queer Film/TV, Ratings: Movies and Television, Streaming, YouTube

Screenplay by David Schaber and Walter Hill based on the novel of the same name by Sol Yurick, which, in turn, was based on Anabasis – the journey of the Ten Thousand from Greece to Persia in 401BCE – by Greek soldier Xenophon. Directed with great style by Walter Hill. Cinematography by Andrew Laszlo.

La Cage aux Folles (1979) Queer Film C+

Posted by Patrick Browne | Apr 1, 2026 | 70s, Apple TV+, C+, Film Reviews, Queer Film, Queer Film/TV, Ratings: Movies and Television, Streaming, YouTube

“La Cage aux Folles”: What may have seemed like a scream fifty years ago now seems jaded, with just the occasional laugh. Still better than the US remake.

Manhattan (1979) Queer Film A+

Posted by Patrick Browne | Apr 1, 2026 | 70s, A+, Amazon, Apple TV+, Film Reviews, Queer Film, Queer Film/TV, Ratings: Movies and Television, Streaming, YouTube

However, from a queer persecutive, the standout, among all of the gifts that Woody gives us in this movie, is Meryl Streep’s blistering low-key, no nonsense turn as Isaac’s (Allen) second ex-wife Jill. When they married she was bisexual. When they broke-up she was a confirmed lesbian.

All That Jazz (1979) Queer Film A+

Posted by Patrick Browne | Apr 1, 2026 | 70s, A+, Amazon, Apple TV+, Film Music, Film Music | LA Music Scene, Film Reviews, Queer Film, Queer Film/TV, Ratings: Movies and Television, Streaming, YouTube

Joe Gideon (superbly played by Roy Scheider, in an Oscar‑nominated role) is a Broadway director and choreographer, clearly modeled on Bob Fosse himself. Gideon is simultaneously staging a new Broadway musical (NY/LA) and editing a film (The Stand‑Up), mirroring Fosse’s real‑life juggling of Chicago and Lenny.

Cruising (1980) Queer Film (F)

Posted by Patrick Browne | Apr 1, 2026 | 80s, Amazon, Apple TV+, F, Film Reviews, Queer Film, Queer Film/TV, Ratings: Movies and Television, YouTube

Gay men in New York protested the making of this movie, and they were right. It boasts not a single redeeming feature. Exploitation, anyone?

Windows (1980) Queer Film (F)

Posted by Patrick Browne | Apr 1, 2026 | 80s, Amazon, Apple TV+, F, Film Reviews, Queer Film, Queer Film/TV, Ratings: Movies and Television, Streaming, YouTube

Virulently homophobic movie, it was the only outing as director by legendary cameraman Gordon Willis. He and his two leading ladies should have known better.

Can’t Stop the Music (1980) Queer Film (F)

Posted by Patrick Browne | Oct 26, 2025 | 80s, Amazon, Apple TV+, F, Film Reviews, Queer Film, Queer Film/TV, Ratings: Movies and Television, Streaming, YouTube

Viewer beware! There is no camp here. Just Boredom. Utter boredom. I will never have this time back again.

Fame (1980) Queer Film B-

Posted by Patrick Browne | Apr 1, 2026 | 80s, Amazon, Apple TV+, B-, Film Music, Film Music | LA Music Scene, Film Reviews, Queer Film, Queer Film/TV, Streaming, YouTube

Actor Paul McCrane’s token gay character, Montgomery, stood out as an honest and moving portrayal of a shy, talented young man.

American Gigolo (1980) Queer Film (A)

Posted by Patrick Browne | Apr 1, 2026 | 80s, A, Amazon, Apple TV+, Film Music, Film Music | LA Music Scene, Film Reviews, Queer Film, Queer Film/TV, Ratings: Movies and Television, Streaming, YouTube

Watching American Gigolo, you knew that Courtesy of Giorgio and Nando, two gay Italian men, glamor and fashion had returned to the world, not just Hollywood but the entire world.

Times Square (1980) Queer Film (B)

Posted by Patrick Browne | Apr 1, 2026 | 80s, Amazon, Apple TV+, B, Film Music, Film Music | LA Music Scene, Film Reviews, Queer Film, Queer Film/TV, Ratings: Movies and Television, Streaming, YouTube

Sweet coming-of-age lesbian movie. Director Allan Moyle’s Times Square is a gritty, punk‑infused coming‑of‑age drama set in pre‑Disneyfied Manhattan, where the city’s chaos becomes a refuge for two teenage girls who don’t fit anywhere else.

Dressed to Kill (1980) Queer Film A-

Posted by Patrick Browne | Apr 1, 2026 | 80s, A-, Amazon, Apple TV+, Film Music, Film Music | LA Music Scene, Film Reviews, Queer Film, Queer Film/TV, Ratings: Movies and Television, Streaming, YouTube

Thanks to Ralph D. Bode’s cinematography and Pino Donaggio’s haunting score, it is both a visual and an aural feast.

Nijinsky (1980) Queer Film C-

Posted by Patrick Browne | Apr 1, 2026 | 80s, Apple TV+, C, Cinematographers, Film Reviews, Queer Film, Queer Film/TV, Ratings: Movies and Television, Streaming, YouTube

“Nijinsky” asks the question: Why does a great artist go crazy? Ross and Wheeler, however, take a reductive approach and blame the woman.

Paul’s Case (1980) Queer Film (A)

Posted by Patrick Browne | Mar 14, 2026 | 80s, A, Amazon, Film Reviews, Queer Film, Queer Film/TV, Queer TV, Streaming

Beautifully realized by director Lamont Johnson, the film preserves Cather’s delicate psychological shading and queer-coded subtext. Eric Roberts’ performance is luminous—romantic, brittle, and heartbreaking. A star is born.

Taxi zum Klo (1980) Queer Film A-

Posted by Patrick Browne | Apr 1, 2026 | 80s, A, Film Reviews, Queer Film, Queer Film/TV, Ratings: Movies and Television, Streaming, TUBI, YouTube

Groundbreaking semi-autobiographical German film that candidly explores the dual life of a gay man in West Berlin at the dawn of the 1980s.

Bono: Stories of Surrender (2025) A-

Posted by Patrick Browne | Apr 1, 2026 | A-, Apple TV+, Documentary, Film Music | LA Music Scene, LA Music Scene, Ratings: Movies and Television, Streaming

The man, on stage, in Naples, without the rest of his U2 bandmates, is in a great voice and equally fine storytelling form.

Beyond Utopia (2023) is one of the Best Documentaries of Recent Years A+

Posted by Patrick Browne | Apr 1, 2026 | A+, Amazon, Apple TV+, Documentary, Ratings: Movies and Television, Streaming, YouTube

Director/Editor Madeleine Gavin masterfully combines these two storylines with some astonishing insights into what it’s like to live in North Korea

Last Call (2023): A Serial Killer Preys on Gay Men in New York A+

Posted by Patrick Browne | Apr 1, 2026 | A+, Amazon, Apple TV+, Documentary, HBOMAX, Queer Film/TV, Queer TV, Ratings: Movies and Television, Streaming

Caronna gives these five men back their dignity, something they were stripped of when they became victims of a horrific crime.

Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis) (2023) (A)

Posted by Patrick Browne | Apr 1, 2026 | A, Amazon, Apple TV+, Documentary, Ratings: Movies and Television, Streaming, YouTube

Photographer/filmmaker Anton Corbijn has directed a hugely enjoyable documentary about Hipgnosis, the duo who revolutionized the album cover as an art form.

BS High (2023). Greed and Exploitation in American High School Football B+

Posted by Patrick Browne | Apr 1, 2026 | Amazon, Apple TV+, B+, Documentary, HBOMAX, Ratings: Movies and Television, Streaming

American high school/college football is one big exploitation racket that massively exploits the young men on whose backs the whole system rests.

Donyale Luna: Supermodel (2023) B+

Posted by Patrick Browne | Apr 1, 2026 | Amazon, Apple TV+, B+, Documentary, HBOMAX, Ratings: Movies and Television, Streaming

Known “the first Black supermodel”, she was the first African-American model to grace the cover of Vogue – shot by photographer David Bailey – in March 1966.

What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael (2018) B-

Posted by Patrick Browne | Apr 1, 2026 | Amazon, Apple TV+, B-, Documentary, Ratings: Movies and Television, Streaming, YouTube

The greatest movie critic of her generation. Pauline wrote the most incisive and respectful response. It was a gorgeous review of “Blade Runner”…

The Curse (2023) is Making Me Feel Very Uncomfortable! A+

Posted by Patrick Browne | Apr 1, 2026 | A+, Amazon, Apple TV+, Paramount+, Ratings: Movies and Television, Streaming, Television

Nathan Fielder and Benny Safdie’s brilliant “The Curse” brings out the masochist in me. Thanks to the genius of Emma Stone, it’s essential viewing

Beef (2023) Queer TV. Yeun and Wong Astound Us. (A)

Posted by Patrick Browne | Apr 1, 2026 | A, Netflix, Queer Film/TV, Queer TV, Ratings: Movies and Television, Television

Created by Lee Sung Jin, the series boasts a wonderful script and spectacular turns by Steven Yeun and Ali Wong as the central characters.

Love and Death (2023) A-

Posted by Patrick Browne | Apr 1, 2026 | A-, HBOMAX, Ratings: Movies and Television, Streaming, Television

This is the superior version thanks to a spectacularly good Elizabeth Olsen as Montgomery, a housewife who has everything on the Baby Boom checklist.

Fellow Travelers (2023) Queer TV B+

Posted by Patrick Browne | Apr 1, 2026 | B+, Paramount+, Queer Film/TV, Queer TV, Ratings: Movies and Television, Streaming, Television

“Fellow Travelers” is “The Way We Were,” with Jewish being replaced by Queer, Redford by Bomer and Barbra by Bailey. It’s compulsively watchable, just not a classic.