"This year was spent feeling like the world was seconds from implosion, our rights as LGBTQ+ people were moments from being yanked out of our hands, and our safety was getting more precarious by the second. What a joy then to be able pop into the cinema, shut your evil phone off, and stare at a 50 foot screen watching Cynthia Erivo in green paint for 120 minutes."
"What follows is a touching story about emotional connection and platonic relationships that throws away ideas that sex is needed for a story to be about intimacy. Instead the film is more focused on the main character's self development, and while there are queer moments of attraction and intimacy, it's far from the priority. A refreshing film that premiered at BFI Flare earlier this year, A Night Like This encourages audiences to put down the screens and connect with humans on a fundamental level."
2025 offered a rich slate of LGBTQ+-inclusive films that provided both escapist blockbuster thrills and intimate, nuanced indie storytelling. Big-screen spectacles like Wicked For Good offered communal joy and cinematic release. Provocative contemporary films included After the Hunt, featuring high-tension psychological drama and charged performances, and Honey Don't, a lesbian detective caper starring Aubrey Plaza and Margaret Qualley. Debut features such as A Night Like This foregrounded platonic intimacy and character development over sexual narratives. Many films prioritized representation, emotional connection, and varied genres from thriller to comedy to holiday drama.
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