Pride month may be over but that’s no reason to stop digging through the treasure trove of underground queer cinema, even if this Natasha Lyonne starring gem aspires (and succeeds) to be more of a mainstream rom-com, featuring one of the most surprisingly emotional ending you could find in a goofy ‘90s flick.
In 1999, before blowing up in the realm of TV with the likes of Orange is the New Black, Russian Doll, and this year’s Poker Face, Lyonne played Megan Bloomfield, the lead role in Jamie Babbit’s But I’m a Cheerleader, a film about a high school cheerleading superstar who’s sent away to a conversion therapy camp to cure her suspected lesbianism.
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