Reviews by Linda

I'm the founder of Moviepie.com where I've written reviews for over two (!) decades. I'm a member of the Seattle Film Critics Society (SFCS) since 2022 and GALECA (the Society of LGBTQ+ Entertainment Critics Association) since 2025. I'm based in the Seattle area. My favorite films include Gone With the Wind, Purple Rain, and A Room With a View. I have a fondness for what I call "space stories" and movies with talking animals. I don't believe there is such a thing as a guilty pleasure movie. Own what you love!

(Untitled) (2009)

(Untitled) (2009)

Adam Goldberg plays Adrian, an Adam Goldberg-type… you know, he is scowly, moody, full of disdain for humanity in general, and explodes with rat-tat-tat verbosity about how he is obviously the smartest one in the room. In a word, he is a pretentious ultra-urban snob. This time he is...

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The curious case of Ben Stiller bustin’ out of his pants

It is common knowledge that actors and other celebrities are airbrushed for mass consumption. In print advertising, everyone is gorgeous, thinner, and has no pores. But one trend that I’ve noticed the last few years is not bigger breasts on the women (nothing new), but, well… how do you...

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To Catch a Thief (1955)

To Catch a Thief (1955)

To Catch a Thief is not remembered as being one of Hitchcock’s best… in fact the “mystery” is so obvious right from the start that the revelation at the end of the identity of the true cat burglar falls like a big, anticlimactic thud. But Cary Grant is sexy...

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A Jacksons reality TV show? Is it too soon?

How much is too much, too soon? You’d think that the rushed released of the Michael Jackson concert film This Is It seemed just short of a crass commercial move, yet it has proved to be a hit among fans AND critics. Now A&E is giving us the first...

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Paranormal Activity (2007)

Paranormal Activity (2007)

In this era of YouTube where anyone and everyone posts home videos of their cats, their kids, their musings on life, etc., it is surprisingly easy to accept a feature film that is disguised as a home movie. Yes, it has the Blair Witch conceit of being presented as...

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This Is It (2009)

This Is It (2009)

There is something ironic about a full-spectacle production with no audience – just a smattering of stage hands and dancers clapping enthusiastically from the empty stadium floor. Was that what it felt like for Michael Jackson the last years of his life in the US, when much of the...

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The Twilight Saga: New Moon cast tour dates announced!

SUMMIT ENTERTAINMENT OFFERS TWILIGHT FANS THE CHANCE TO MEET CAST MEMBERS OF THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON This November, Summit Entertainment invites Twilight fans to The Twilight Saga: New Moon cast tour, visiting 15 cities nationwide. The nationwide tour will kick off in Los Angeles, CA at the Hollywood...

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SLGFF 2009 #7: And the winners are…

2009 Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival Juried Awards BEST FEATURE FILM: The Man Who Loved Yngve Directed by Stian Kristiansen An unexpectedly delightful film, THE MAN WHO LOVED YNGVE tells a compelling and beautifully cinematic coming-of-age story which captures the cynicism and innocence of self-discovery. Amazing performances and...

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SLGFF 2009 #6: Sharon Gless finally makes a generation’s dreams come true

Getting Chris Cagney, I mean Sharon Gless, to star in a lesbian-themed film is a dream come true for a generation of female TV fans. When Sharon Gless showed up in the Cinerama for the screening of the Closing Night film Hannah Free (5/8) the audience erupted. I’m sure...

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SLGFF 2009 #5: Keep your daughters away from lesbians!

1. No drinking. 2. No drugs. 3. No lesbians. These were the guidelines that Pennsylvania State University’s famed and successful women’s basketball coach Rene Portland demanded of her student players. If Portland suspected a player of being gay, or even hanging out with women who were suspected of being...

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SLGFF 2009 #4: Drooling for the hustler boys

The documentary Looking for Romeo (5/8) was at turns fascinating and frustrating. This glimpse into the world of hustlers is a series of interviews with a handful of young, pretty men who make a living having sex with other men, and most, admittedly because their lives have offered them...

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SLGFF 2009 #3: Wait… aren’t ALL musicals gay?

The feature The Big Gay Musical (1/8) represents all that I find excruciating about modern gay cinema. Not that there’s anything wrong with gay cinema, but, well, when films like this get front and center attention at a gay film festival, it just shows that if this is the...

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