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Juan Barquin

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Biography:

Juan Barquin is a queer writer whose work has appeared in Miami New Times, Miami Herald, and Hyperallergic, among other publications. They are the co-creator of the queer film series Flaming Classics, co-editor of Dim the House Lights, and co-host of the For A Good Time podcast.

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In the Lost Lands (2025) 24% 4/10 “It’s not just a barely comprehensible failure on its own, but an adaptation that takes a character-based drama and turns it into an ugly action flick. ” – IGN Movies Mar 5, 2025 Full Review Wicked (2024) 87% “On screen, when directed by a man with no vision other than empty showmanship, it becomes harder to ignore just how shallow a work Wicked is. ” – Miami New Times Nov 19, 2024 Full Review Emilia Pérez (2024) 72% 1/5 “Even if it wasn’t a regressive picture masquerading as progressive, or completely out-of-touch with the sociopolitical reality of Mexico, Emilia Pérez would simply be a boring one and that’s just as much a crime.” – Little White Lies Oct 23, 2024 Full Review Will & Harper (2024) 99% 3/5 “A charming but impersonal film about a deeply personal journey.” – Little White Lies Sep 11, 2024 Full Review Jackpot! (2024) 31% 6/10 “Capable leads John Cena and Awkwafina are more than game, but endlessly outshined by the film’s bit players, like the one and only Ayden Mayeri, whose vapid, villainous ways are sorely missed whenever they’re off screen.” – IGN Movies Aug 15, 2024 Full Review Trap (2024) 57% “Trap repeats itself over and over, introducing new obstacles for Cooper and allowing him to wriggle out of them. It’s a formula that is riveting for the grand majority of the film.” – Reverse Shot Aug 13, 2024 Full Review The People's Joker (2022) 96% 8/10 “The People’s Joker is perhaps the ultimate fan film, a beautiful testament to how we can filter and shape our own identities and narratives through the works we have spent a lifetime adoring.” – IGN Movies Apr 5, 2024 Full Review Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001) 92% “In Hedwig, transition is less about gender and more about how these myriad identities are all part of a whole.” – Reverse Shot Apr 5, 2024 Full Review Barbie (2023) 88% “Beneath all the laughs at the expense of men and women is the sad truth that this brand of essentialism itself, of separating Barbies from Kens, of emphasizing their differences, is the thing that damages us the most.” – Autostraddle Apr 5, 2024 Full Review The Stroll (2023) 95% “Drucker & Lovell haven’t just succinctly told a dense history of one street in New York, its inhabitants, and the way they impacted so much of what exists beyond them, but crafted a truly essential piece of trans cinema” – INTO Jan 26, 2023 Full Review Peter von Kant (2022) 76% 2/5 “Moments that shine through, but feels too much like an intellectual experiment.” – Little White Lies Dec 28, 2022 Full Review The Whale (2022) 64% “It is a work that positions itself as about meaning and connection, of finding the beauty in the minutiae of life (like an essay written by a child that offers comfort), but it has no interest in the humans it features.” – Reverse Shot Dec 8, 2022 Full Review INU-OH (2021) 91% “Masaaki Yuasa’s latest anime feature embodies a revolutionary spirit in its tale of outcasts breaking ground in medieval Japan.” – Hyperallergic Nov 14, 2022 Full Review Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy (2021) 99% “Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy splits itself into three short stories, each one a tight exploration of a unique relationship. ” – them. Nov 2, 2022 Full Review Summer of 85 (2020) 81% “French director François Ozon has been delivering nothing but gems for decades now...” – them. Nov 2, 2022 Full Review North by Current (2021) 92% “Maybe the most unique and personal queer film of the year is Angelo Madsen Minax’s North by Current, which lands somewhere between being an experimental essay and a documentary about a family navigating grief.” – them. Nov 2, 2022 Full Review Titane (2021) 90% “A beautiful piece of queer cinema...” – them. Nov 2, 2022 Full Review Benedetta (2021) 84% “The trio of actresses at the film's core (Virginie Efira, Charlotte Rampling, and Daphne Patakia) all deliver riveting performances, attuned to the sacrifice that comes with being a woman in the Catholic church.” – them. Nov 2, 2022 Full Review Days (2020) 96% “Tsai Ming-Liang’s latest feature is a quiet treasure. By completely eschewing subtitles for any of the conversations between its characters, Days requires the viewer to pay attention to the nuances of body language.” – them. Nov 2, 2022 Full Review No Ordinary Man (2020) 94% “Where other documentaries glance across the surface of what representation means for trans audiences and how its history has impacted the present, No Ordinary Man takes a narrower and more in-depth approach.” – them. Nov 2, 2022 Full Review The Power of the Dog (2021) 94% “What’s so invigorating about this dynamic is that it avoids the easy theory that the homophobe is just gay himself. Instead, The Power of the Dog casually observes that anyone can be both a monster and a victim.” – them. Nov 2, 2022 Full Review Decision to Leave (2022) 94% “[Seo-rae and Hae-jun's] collision, their romance, and the tragedy that surrounds them no matter how much they try to escape it, makes for the kind of enrapturing storytelling worth obsessing over.” – Reverse Shot Oct 28, 2022 Full Review Nightbreed (1990) 55% “There’s something beautiful to be found in the way Nightbreed plays out, however messy it might look from a distance.” – them. Oct 27, 2022 Full Review Cat People (1942) 92% “It’s a film that prioritizes what exists in the shadows, both visually and metaphorically, with queerness that is never explicitly stated but flat-out obvious to any viewer who understands what it’s like to resist (and then give into) your true desires.” – them. Oct 26, 2022 Full Review Bros (2022) 89% “Bros is a film that is content to be up its own ass and a leading man (and co-creator) who will continue to spend every waking hour reminding us how important he and his film are.” – INTO Oct 6, 2022 Full Review
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