REVIEWS

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Jayden Cheung in Jun Li's 'Queerpanorama'.
Intimacy and Isolation in Cosmopolitan Translation: 'Queerpanorama' (2025) by Jun Li
BERLINALE 2025: A young man traverses a series of corporeal gay encounters in Hong Kong in this self-described panoramic overview of loneliness and fleeting connection in today’s world.
Still from Zhou Hao's short film, 'Correct Me If I'm Wrong'
The Demonic Weight of Community: 'Correct Me If I'm Wrong' (2025) by Hao Zhou
ROTTERDAM 2025: The Nanchuan-born filmmaker signs a highly personal short documentary on their family's attempts to rid them of their non-heteronormative desire, driven by the belief in demonic possession.
Chen Xuanyu and Lilly Hu in Hu's '1 Girl Infinite'.
Navigating Girlhood in the Chaos: '1 Girl Infinite' (2025) by Lilly Hu
ROTTERDAM 2025: In a bustling southern Chinese city, two codependent teen girls navigate the dueling loneliness and desire of these all-engulfing fateful years as one falls for the other.
Left to right: Ariel Lin and Wu Ke-xi in Julian Chou's 'Blind Love'.
Sapphic Love in a Changing Taiwan: 'Blind Love' (2025) by Julian Chou
ROTTERDAM 2025: Julian Chou's sophomore feature presents a meandering look at the state of queer acceptance in Taiwan through the conceit of an unexpected love triangle.
Still from 'Rains Over Babel' by Gala del Sol
Queering the Divine Comedy: 'Rains Over Babel' (2025) by Gala del Sol
SUNDANCE/ROTTERDAM 2025: It’s colourful, it’s counterhegemonic, it’s the coolest club inspired by those in Cali, Colombia—it’s Babel, where you can gamble with Death and order drinks from the Devil.
Left to right: Dylan O'Brien and James Sweeney in 'Twinless'
What is Obsession, If Not Grief Persevering?: 'Twinless' (2025) by James Sweeney
SUNDANCE 2025: The Alaska-born writer-director’s sophomore feature is just as playful as it is devastating, also featuring a very versatile Dylan O’Brien.
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