Heather Hogan
Tomatometer-approved critic
Red, White & Royal Blue (2023)
75%
“Red, White & Royal Blue told me a narrative I already knew, but in a way I’d never heard, and the comfort of that healed me in the way only stories can do.” –
Autostraddle
Aug 11, 2023
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Nimona (2023)
92%
“Just as Stevenson somehow magicked Netflix into green-lighting She-Ra and the Princesses of Power's unmatched all-ages queer storytelling, he bamboozled them with Nimona too. This baby is gay.” –
Autostraddle
Jul 5, 2023
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Erin's Guide to Kissing Girls (2022)
100%
“The best part about Erin’s Guide to Kissing Girls is that you can enjoy the familiar beats, but just when you think the story is going to zig, it zags! ” –
Autostraddle
Feb 10, 2023
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Tár (2022)
91%
“It wants to splash around in the #MeToo conversation without committing to getting wet... Field views identity politics as a zero-sum game that seeks to destroy true art.” –
Autostraddle
Nov 2, 2022
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Monster High: The Movie (2022)
83%
“Between all the magic and mayhem and singing and dancing and general spooky revelry in Monster High, there’s all kinds of good lessons about accepting ourselves and each other, exactly as we are. ” –
Autostraddle
Oct 10, 2022
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Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo! (2022)
“A very funny movie for people who grew up on Scooby-Doo.” –
Autostraddle
Oct 5, 2022
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The Only (2022)
“The Only treats Scurry’s traumatic brain injury with the gravitas it deserves, without ever sensationalizing it or leaning into ableist storytelling tropes.” –
Autostraddle
Jul 26, 2022
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1UP (2022)
“The script reads like an early draft of an Ernst Cline novel, with mile-a-minute nerd references that are meant to cover the thin ready-bake stereotypes that make up the 8-Bits. ” –
Autostraddle
Jul 19, 2022
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Anne+: The Film (2021)
“If you’re looking for a movie that feels like the experience of hanging out at A-Camp, Anne+ is for you. ” –
Autostraddle
Apr 14, 2022
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Arlo the Alligator Boy (2021)
85%
“The music is pop-heavy, so not what we’ve heard from her lately, but her voice fits the style of the movie beautifully. It’s perfect casting. Plus there’s absolutely no jokes at the expense of Bertie’s size.” –
Autostraddle
Apr 13, 2022
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Under the Christmas Tree (2021)
“This movie is freaking adorable! And that simple adorableness is actually what makes it subversive.” –
Autostraddle
Dec 22, 2021
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Christmas Is Canceled (2021)
“Christmas Is Canceled has rocketed up my Favorite Holigay Movies list for the year.” –
Autostraddle
Dec 20, 2021
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Christmas at the Ranch (2021)
100%
“A welcome horse girl holigay rom-com that feels like fan fiction in the way all the best Hallmark Christmas movies do.” –
Autostraddle
Dec 13, 2021
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Birds of Paradise (2021)
65%
“Birds of Paradise is a fine little lesbian diversion for a moody day. Worst case, you'll remember how good Diana Silvers is in Booksmart and watch that again.” –
Autostraddle
Nov 2, 2021
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Steven Universe: The Movie (2019)
100%
“When I started watching this series, I never would have dreamed of comparing it to Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but here we are.” –
Autostraddle
Oct 29, 2021
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Ready Player One (2018)
71%
“A heckin fun movie, full of stunning action sequences and laughs and winks at the kids who grew up watching Back to the Future and Jurassic Park and E.T. and Indiana Jones.” –
Autostraddle
Aug 27, 2021
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Suicide Kale (2015)
“Yes, it's a movie about a suicide note, but it's really a movie about what it means to be alive.” –
Autostraddle
Aug 17, 2021
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Tig Notaro: Drawn (2021)
100%
“Drawn's animation actually elevates Notaro's comedy, which has always been known for its meandering narrative style.” –
Autostraddle
Jul 28, 2021
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Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar (2021)
81%
“It's like spending 90 minutes inside a fever dream a Kristin Wiig '80s sketch character might have if she got high inside some kind of Mars Cheese Castle/Dylan's Candy Bar co-op. And I loved it.” –
Autostraddle
Mar 6, 2021
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Two of Us (2019)
98%
“Meneghetti's debut is always visceral and sometimes shocking. It's familiar and it's rare. It's not a movie I'll probably watch again, but it's also not one I'll soon forget.” –
Autostraddle
Feb 8, 2021
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Happiest Season (2020)
82%
“Clea DuVall manages a real Christmas miracle in Happiest Season by capturing the distinctly queer and quietly heart-wrenching experience of not being able to share your real self with the people you love most.” –
Autostraddle
Nov 20, 2020
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Desert Hearts (1985)
90%
“It was the tenderness of Desert Hearts that got me, the hope, and the idea that a woman didn't need to have it all nailed down by the time she hit 30, that a woman could give in to what she wanted and just figure it out as she went along” –
Autostraddle
Oct 30, 2020
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A Family Is A Family Is A Family: A Rosie O'Donnell Celebration (2010)
“The 45-minute narrative plays a little like an after school special - but in America's current political and social climate, I have to wonder who needs the message more: children or their parents.” –
AfterEllen.com
Aug 18, 2020
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Fortune Feimster: Sweet & Salty (2020)
“There is a kindness and an elegance to the way Feimster tells jokes.” –
Autostraddle
Jan 29, 2020
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Bombshell (2019)
68%
“It's fun to watch powerful men get destroyed. What's not fun is watching bad people take down worse people for self-serving reasons and get treated as heroes for doing it.” –
Autostraddle
Dec 30, 2019
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