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Featuring a solid ensemble that includes Roberta Colindrez, Raúl Castillo, and Bad Bunny himself, “Cassandro” is smart about examining the homophobia inherent in the wrestling world, but director Roger Ross Williams is careful to let the film feel joyous as well. — in Tampa, this docuseries follows a group of “friends,” many of them travel nurses, who think they run the Tampa lesbian scene.
Outside of the big hits like “Drag Race” and “Queer Eye,” there are surprisingly few LGBTQ reality shows, and far fewer about lesbians. Set — where else? As both Beverly and Elliot, the twin sister gynecologists with a deeply unhealthy bond, she’s terrific, imbuing the complex women with layers that make them fascinating and empathetic, even as both spiral out of control.
—WC
“A League of Their Own”
Co-created by Will Graham and star Abbi Jacobson, Prime’s “A League of Their Own” serialization is a bit of a curveball: the sort of offbeat IP recycling you don’t see making it over home plate until you’re on your feet and screaming in the stands.
All of these tensions come to the forefront when a series of murders targeting the men in town begin, forcing local police officer Dulcie (Kate Box) and outside detective Eddie (Madeline Sami) to team up and crack the case.
The best LGBTQ+ films on the platform stand head and shoulders above the others. A very funny cast — Skinner and especially Wally Baram as Benny’s beard/best friend Carmen are standouts — makes the jokes about “Drag Race,” poppers, and Grindr hit, while the great selection of queer pop classics from executive producer Charlie XCX (who makes a cameo) cements “Overcompensating” as a show that understands the gays — whether they’re millennials or Gen Z or whatever generation the characters belong in.
Films are listed before TV, and entries are sorted in alphabetical order.
[Editor’s note: This list was first published in May 2023 and has since been updated.]
With editorial contributions by Jude Dry and Alison Foreman.
“Bottoms”
A deliciously mean queer romp, “Bottoms” gleefully updates the “American Pie” era of high school comedy and applies it to a new generation.
Based on the book by John Preston and set throughout the 1960s and ‘70s, the limited series stars Hugh Grant as Jeremy Thorpe, a Liberal MP who will stop at nothing to hide his relationship with Norman Josiffe, played by the always-excellent Ben Whishaw. And Bernal, always solid, is at his most charismatic and lovable, making Cassandro a figure that you can’t help but root for.
Ayo Edebiri and Rachel Sennott kill as leads Josie and PJ, two untalented, unpopular gays who gain unexpected clout in their football-obsessed high school when rumors spread they spent the summer in juvie. The core of the series is Ash’s relationship with Japanese photographer assistant Eiji Okumura, and although their increasingly intense connection never fully crosses over into a full romance, it’s tinged with so much homoeroticism that you’d have to willfully ignore it to not clock “Banana Fish” as gay.
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The Best LGBTQ TV Shows and Movies on Amazon Prime
If one were to rank all the majorstreamingservices by queerness, Amazon Prime Video would be a pretty tough one to pin down.
On the one hand, you have to give credit where credit is due: One of the service’s very first stabs at original programming was “Transparent,” which in turn was one of the first shows to star a trans main character.
And if nothing else, Uma Thurman plays a Southern-accented president who instructs her bisexual son to go on Truvada, which is probably the gayest thing in any Prime Video movie. Then, said second season order was reversed, leaving the story of the Peaches unfinished permanently.
Other excellent queer-friendly shows like “The Wilds” similarly got their runs cut without a chance of a conclusion.
With two dueling power couples vying for top slot, and its very own Florida-style Snookie, it’s long on clique drama and light on hookups. —WC
“Tampa Baes”
Highbrow, it is not.
The titles below are sorted from the best LGBTQ+ films on Amazon Prime Video – those included with a subscription, not those you have to buy or rent for an additional cost – and ranked by adjusted Tomatometer score (which takes into account the number of reviewers weighing in, and the number of reviews per film for movies released in a given year).
Refreshingly, modern iterations on that classic formula have made room for queer women in the foursome, and Amazon’s “Harlem” goes as far as to make half of its ensemble gay. —JD
“Transparent”
While “Girls” and “Looking” are having their Gen-Z revival, it’s only a matter of time before younger audiences rediscover the muddled genius of “Transparent.” Certainly, the show needs to be re-evaluated in the context of Jeffrey Tambor’s casting and sexual assault allegations.
Their actions are horrible, and “Bottoms” never excuses them for it; part of the fun is seeing how gay girls can now lead demented dirtbag comedies too. A collaboration between Notaro and “Jennifer’s Body” screenwriter Diablo Cody, the dramedy stars the comedian as Tig Bavaro, a radio host who moves back to St.
Louis after her mother gets taken off life support.