The Bad Old Days for LGBT Characters in Goofy Films Still Worth a Look
With the recent box office failure and critical thrashing of Stonewall (now available on DVD), which has strong potential to become a camp classic due to its hilariously overwrought performances and stupefyingly inept execution on every other level, and with the media celebrating the 20th anniversary of Showgirls as a cultural milestone, it’s as perfect a time as any to look back at other bad movies with queer aesthetics we love. You know, films that aimed really high but landed with a giant, earth-shattering thud. To disregard these movies as mere disasters is to be ungrateful for the wonders (misconceived casting, misguided performances, the garish art […]