More stories by Gary M. Coming of age is always fraught with anxiety, but two queer films about teenagers, “Closet Monster” and “Girls Lost,” that had their World Premieres at the Toronto Film ...

When Chris isn’t working on a new article or exploring the best nature spots nearby, he's gotten into making TikTok edits. While he works on other personal projects, he has turned his attention to ...

Dysfunctional parents, a pining girlfriend, falling for a straight guy — if you've seen one gay coming-out movie, you've seen them all. In fact, the genre has become so overcrowded that it's spilled ...

Closet Monster had its world premiere earlier this week at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), where Dunn was previously awarded the Best Live Action Film in the student showcase (for Life ...

Strand Releasing has acquired all U.S. rights to “Closet Monster,” directed by newcomer Stephen Dunn. The film premiered at TIFF 2015, where it won the Best Canadian Feature Film Award. “Closet ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The teenage coming-out dramedy is by now such a subgenre unto itself, so familiar in its usual beats, that it takes a while to ...

Strand Releasing has acquired all U.S. rights to Stephen Dunn’s “Closet Monster,” starring Connor Jessup (“Falling Skies”) and featuring the voice of Isabella Rossellini. Producers are Fraser Ash and ...

There’s much to admire about Canadian filmmaker Stephen Dunn’s “Closet Monster,” his debut feature about a high school boy dealing with his sexuality amid a broken home. It’s ambitious, and has a ...

“Closet Monster,” one of several memorable teen movies that screened at last spring’s Seattle International Film Festival, is a surprisingly tense and entertaining homoerotic fever dream from Canada.

Writer/director Stephen Dunn’s feature debut Closet Monster cares little about convention to tell the story of Oscar Madly (Connor Jessup) growing up with a psychological revulsion to his sexual urges ...