From sexy to heartbreaking to funny, LGBTQ lives showed up on 2023’s big screen GREGG SHAPIRO | Screen Queen GreggShapiro@aol.com When it comes to looking back at LGBTQ movies (and characters) in 2023, it’s reassuring to know that representation still matters, and we are, in fact, everywhere onscreen.
Here is a list of some of the best LGBTQ films of the year. Passages (Mubi): Gay filmmakers Ira Sachs and co-screenwriters Mauricio Zacharias and Arlette Langmann have crafted a very emotional story, and one that is also quintessentially French.
It’s as sexy as it is sorrowful. The three leads, especially Whishaw and Rogowski, are all more than up to the task at hand. All of Us Strangers (Searchlight): Few gay filmmakers are as consistently brilliant as Andrew Haigh, and All of Us Strangers continues his winning streak.
Out actor Andrew Scott plays Adam, who revisits his childhood for inspiration and also finds stimulation in a potential relationship with hot neighbor Harry (Paul Mescal).