Lez Bomb is a 2018 indie comedy-drama that turns a Thanksgiving family gathering into a masterclass in awkward timing. Written, directed by, and starring Jenna Laurenzo, the film follows Lauren, a closeted woman whose plan to come out to her family goes sideways when her male roommate Austin shows up uninvited. The result is a … Read more
If you’ve ever sat at a family holiday table wondering whether today is the day you finally say the thing you’ve been holding inside, then Lez Bomb was made for you. Released in , writer-director Jenna Laurenzo’s film takes one of cinema’s most familiar setups, the family holiday dinner, and puts a queer woman at … Read more
Some films wear their genre on their sleeve. Lez Bomb, writer-director Jenna Laurenzo’s 2018 feature debut, does exactly that with a title that doubles as a mission statement. It is a queer holiday comedy built on a foundation that audiences have recognized for centuries. But understanding how Lez Bomb uses the coming-out comedy formula means … Read more
For years I rolled my eyes at the familiar whisper in online fan spaces: don’t get too attached to her, she’s queer. That quiet warning captured everything wrong with how lesbian, bisexual, and queer women characters get treated on screen. Dead Lesbian Syndrome (also widely called the Bury Your Gays trope) describes a stubborn pattern … Read more