Lesbian, WLW & Sapphic Movie Reviews

『Love and Longing, a Drama Entwined by Motherhood』 🎥 Movie Overview 🎬 Title: Echo Valley (2025) 🌍 Country: 🇺🇸 USA 🎞️ Genre: Thriller / Drama / Crime ⏳ Runtime: 103 minutes 📢 Director: Michael Pearce 🖋️ Screenplay: Brad Ingelsby 📺 Platform: Apple TV+ 👩‍💼 Cast: Julianne Moore – Kate Garrett Kristina Valada-Viars – Patty 🧩 Story Deep Dive (Spoilers) 🐴 Intersection of Motherhood and Noir Setting: Set in the remote farm 'Echo Valley' in southern Pennsylvania, a beautiful yet isolated location visualizing protagonist Kate's emotional isolation . Kate: Works as a horse trainer and is grieving the recent loss of her wife Patty in a riding accident. The farm is struggling financially, and even the $9,000 needed for roof repairs is beyond reach, forcing her to request support from ex-husband Richard . Daughter Claire: A troublesome daughter cycling in and out of rehab for drug addiction. The story begins as Claire's relationsh...

『Rediscovering Love and Life in Midlife: A Warm Queer Romantic Comedy Filled with Hope and Humor』 🎥 Film Overview 🎬 Title: What a Feeling (2024) 🌍 Country: 🇦🇹 Austria 🎞️ Genre: Queer / Romantic Comedy / Drama 🗓️ Production and Release: Independent production, 2024, Feature film ⏳ Running Time: Approximately 110 minutes 📢 Director: Kat Rohrer 🖋️ Screenplay: Kat Rohrer 👩‍💼 Cast: Caroline Peters – Marie Theres Proschat Madani – Fa 🧩 Story Deep Dive (Spoilers) 🌪 Clashing Crises and the Meeting of Delayed Selves In 《What a Feeling》 , the relationship between Marie and Fa goes beyond a simple romance between middle-aged women—it is a healing and liberating connection through which they discover their true selves amid unexpected life crises . Though they appear to live opposite lives, they share a common sense of emptiness and suppressed desire , becoming mirrors and catalysts for each other’s growth . 🚨 Crisis, Chance, and the Pull of Liberati...

『A Tender Love Blossoming Within Blurred Boundaries』 🎥 Film Overview 🎬 Title: Situationship (2025) 🌍 Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🎞️ Genre: Independent Drama / Romance / Queer 🗓️ Production and Release: Jade Winters Productions, 2025, Feature Film ⏳ Runtime: 98 min 📢 Director: Jade Winters 🖋️ Screenwriter: Jade Winters 📺 Platform: Vimeo, Amazon Prime Video (selected regions) 👩‍💼 Cast: Helen Laurens – as Nikki Sapphire Brewer-Marchant – as Jae 🧩 Deep Story Exploration (Spoilers Included) 🏠 The Common Ground of Loss and Avoidance Both Nikki and Jae carry their own burdens of past loss and emotional wounds . Nikki: Moving into her sister’s home for a fresh start, she finds herself in an emotionally vulnerable state . For her, Jae becomes an unexpected source of ‘comfort’—a new focus that helps her escape the weight of her painful past. Jae: A woman guarding a ‘broken heart,’ Jae harbors a deep fear of commitment . She tries to confine her...

  『She Loved, and Tried to Bear It All』 🎥 Movie Overview 🎬 Title: Lost and Delirious (2001) – Lost Era 🌍 Country: 🇨🇦 Canada 🎞️ Genre: Drama / Romance / Teen 🗓️ Production & Release: - ⏳ Runtime: 102 minutes 📢 Director: Léa Pool 📚 Source Material: Susan Swan,  The Wives of Bath 👩‍💼 Cast: Piper Perabo – Paulie Oster Jessica Paré – Victoria “Tori” Moller Mischa Barton – Mary “Mouse” Bedford 🧩 In-Depth Story Exploration (Spoilers) 🌿 "A Dreamlike Beginning, Innocent First Love" Mary enters a new boarding school and, through her roommates Paulie and Tori, witnesses for the first time the emotions, secrets, and fragile love outside her sheltered world. Paulie and Tori are lovers. They whisper under the night sky on the rooftop and share intimacy beside sleeping Mary. Yet society does not allow their love to exist openly. When Tori’s younger sibling discovers their relationship, Tori distances herself from Paulie to protect their secret. 💬 “The Only Person I Loved W...

『The Courage and Solidarity of Women in the 1920s, Embracing Different Identities and Loves』 🎥 Series Overview 🎬 Title: Las chicas del cable (Cable Girls, 2017-2020) 🌍 Country: 🇪🇸 Spain 🎞️ Genre: Period Drama / Romance / Drama 🗓️ Production & Release: Netflix, 5 Seasons, 42 Episodes ⏳ Runtime: Approx. 50 minutes per episode 📢 Director: José Luis Moreno (and others) 📺 Platform: Netflix 👩‍💼 Cast: Ana Fernández García – Carlota Senillosa Ana Polvorosa – Sara Millán / Óscar Ruiz 🧩 In-Depth Story Exploration (Spoilers) 💖 Carlota and Sara: A Journey of Progress and Acceptance In Las chicas del cable , the relationship between Carlota and Sara stands out as one of the most progressive and important narratives, exploring women’s liberation, sexual identity, and devoted love within the oppressive society of 1920s Spain. Their bond is not just part of the melodrama, but embodies the message that “love and identity know no boundaries” , representing...

『Past Love and Professional Power Intersect, Revealing Subtle Cracks』 🎥 Movie Overview 🎬 Title: Irma Vep (2022) 🌍 Country: 🇺🇸🇫🇷 USA · France 🎞️ Genre: Comedy / Meta-Film 🗓️ Production & Release: A24·Vortex Sutra, etc. / HBO (USA), 1 Season · 8 Episodes ⏳ Runtime: Approx. 46–58 minutes per episode 📢 Director: Olivier Assayas 🖋️ Writer: Olivier Assayas 📖 Based on: 1996 film of the same name 📺 Platform: HBO / HBO Max, etc. 👩‍💼 Cast: Alicia Vikander – Mira Harberg Adria Arjona – Laurie Jeanne Balibar – Zoé Kristen Stewart – Special Appearance 🧩 Deep Story Exploration (Spoilers) 👻 Meta-Cinema and Ghosts “Irma Vep” follows the production process of a TV series remake of the 1915 French silent film serial Les Vampires . Plot: Hollywood A-list actress Mira Harberg becomes disillusioned with her career after starring in a superhero film ("Doomsday") and travels to Paris to take on the lead role of the villain Irma Vep in t...