Welcome to your weekend streaming recommendations, a.k.a. the Weekend Watch, a handy guide to the queerest film and TV content that’s just a click away!Did you see the TV glow?Jane Schoenbrun’s revelatory new horror film, I Saw The TV Glow, is about two teens whose obsession with a cult Buffy-esque show leads to a dark, reality-warping mystery after the show is canceled.
The disturbing but spellbinding film stars queer actors Justice Smith and Brigette Lundy-Paine as the two teens grappling with identity as their reality and the series they love appear to blend together.
Between the acclaimed film and their 2021 narrative feature debut We’re All Going To The World’s Fair, trans filmmaker Schoenbrun has distinguished themself as one of the next great horror auteurs.Subscribe to our newsletter for your front-row seat to all things entertainment with a sprinkle of everything else queer.Inspired by Schoebrun, this week’s streaming picks are horror films from LGBTQ+ directors.
Trigger warnings for scary stuff are officially in effect, so reader beware!Read on for queer-coded horror to stream this weekend.Iconic gay writer and director Clive Barker, known for his legendary Hellraiser series, directed this 1990 film based on his novella Cabal.