This firecracker of a musical pops with energy and good old-fashioned melodrama. Watching a hyper-masculine Mexican drug lord - played by the regal Karla Sofia Gascón - transform into a self-assured trans woman is captivating.

Set in the Orkney Islands - visually stunning and emotionally resonant.  Saoirse Ronan portrays the depths of alcoholism and regret with subtly and grace.

Thelma and Louis meets Natural Born Killers meets amateur porn. This film is not for the faint of heart - it opens with the most brutal rape scene I've ever witnessed, and proceeds accordingly. Still, there's something sickly satisfying about watching these two abused women as they go on a vengeful killing rampage. Yikes, I say.

I saw this film during the Queertactics Festival in Vienna. It didn't feel all that queer to me - the protagonist's lesbian relationship only gets cursory attention - but the primary love story, beginning in 1960s Pakistan and spanning decades, is a joy to watch.

Despite all the hype around this movie, I didn't expect it to be so dang funny. Lots of violence played for laughs, which made me a little queasy at times. Still, Mikey Madison's performance is delectable, and Mark Eidelstein's portrayal of the spoiled offspring of Russian oligarchy is priceless.

This quiet picture-book of a movie portrays the lives - and deaths - of transgender women in rural Brazil. Moving and disturbing, its imagery is surreal in the most real of ways.  

This 1995 film is one of my all-time favorites.  Set in the Netherlands post WWII, it tells the tale of one matriarchal family as it transforms and expands over half a century. Gloriously feminist.

I saw this film once and HATED it. I saw it a second time and was spellbound. Far more challenging than the (relatively) accessible Poor Things, it is slow, ugly and raw. And 100% worth it.

A uniquely twisted, endearingly peculiar coming-of-age story. Emma Stone's precise and passionate portrayal of budding sexuality and developing maturity is set against a background of bonkers storytelling. Quite a ride.

If ghosts are real, this is what they look like. Heartbreaking and beautiful. The chemistry between Paul Mescal and Andrew Scott is profound. 

Violent as hell and super entertaining. Brad Pitt is at his best - endearingly self-depreciating even as he's bashing someone's face in. Priceless side characters, too - I'm anxiously awaiting the Tangerine & Lemon prequel!

I expected little from this picture, and was pleasantly surprised. I'm no expert, but this felt like a genuine glimpse into the lives of war photojournalists, despite the disaster-exploitation backdrop.

What can I say - Cumberbitch for life!