All Over Me
1997
Hell’s Kitchen
Alex Sichel
Queer Coming-of-Age Drama
What’s it all about: It’s New York in the 90s, so all girls are Chloe Sevigny. Alison Folland has a crush on cliché best friend Tara Subkoff, a wannabe drug addict riot grrrl with boy problems. Wilson Cruz, Leisha Hailey and Pat Briggs are the queers who try to steer her right.
First Encounter: first viewing
Prostitute Index: medium
Death By: bringing lip to a knife fight
Relics: affordable housing in Hell’s Kitchen
Hoops: casting Wilson Cruz as the go-to 90s gay best friend
Heartthrob: Alison Folland, Leisha Hailey
Pass/Fails the Test of Time: riot grrrl soundtrack
LoFi Magic: deep 90s home hair coloring
Makes me want to: eat a Patsy’s pizza
Candotti Take: “They look like CUNY student girls.”
Worth a watch/rewatch: No
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