LOVE LOADED is the 2026 movie from Jan Miller Corran. Based on the press material (and the filmmaker), I was expecting a Sapphic Noir Thriller, but didn’t quite get that. It centers on people in a nightclub in 1958, but the sapphic element is small, and the “noir” part feels a little lost. Read our full Love Loaded movie review here!
LOVE LOADED is a movie that has been described in many ways over the past year or so. At first, I was surprised that most of the PR material seemed to feature a straight couple. This movie is written and directed by Jan Miller Corran, who usually makes movies about queer women.
Then a little while ago it changed. Now the focus was more on the two main female characters. Or one man and two women. Suddenly, it felt more gay, as I would’ve expected, and on my “Want to Watch” list it went. Unfortunately, I found the movie as confusing as the marketing trajectory I had witnessed over several months.
Continue reading our Love Loaded movie review below. Find it on digital from November 13, 2026.
Soapy drama in Club Figaro
Love Loaded is a movie I could easily describe as schizophrenic. Most of it plays out in Club Figaro, where singer Didi Scanlon (Monica Young) is the main reason people visit the joint. The owner of the club is her husband, Dr. Alex Scanlon (Adam Huss), and before long we’ll discover that someone wants to kill him.
He suspects a gangster, as he recently lost a patient on the table: The daughter of said gangster.
Before the movie is over, there will be other suspects. Why? I’m not entirely sure, nor do I ever really care. The man doesn’t die and also doesn’t appear to really be in any danger from this point on.
There is some amazing music, which does offer wonderful entertainment along the way, so I wanted to mention that. Give credit where it is deserved.
Where is the love?
So far, the focus is on this straight married couple. Or it would be if it weren’t for the redhead in the audience practically undressing Didi with her eyes. The redhead is April (Erin Chambers), and we will soon learn that Didi and April were lovers. Alex knows all about this, but he also knows that Didi ended up marrying him.
As a result, this turns into an odd kind of love triangle (though we only see desire between the two women), a gangster survival and “whodunnit” plot, and lots of other side stories that I could not care less about. The number of times I wanted to say “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn!” is staggering.
Having said that, I was very fond of especially Monica Young. Of course, she was also amazing in Concerto for Abigail, so I already knew she could deliver the proverbial goods.
Watch Love Loaded on VOD
Love Loaded comes from writer and director Jan Miller Corran, who has given us some amazing lesbian movies in the past. I never expected that I wouldn’t at least like this one as well, but it just did not work for me. Not at all. My guess is that she wanted to do a noir thriller set in the 1950s, and now she’s done that.
I truly hope she returns to making the wonderful and heartfelt movies. The previous movies from Jan Miller Corran (as director and/or writer) include Concerto for Abigail, Snapshots, and Along Came Wanda, to name just some of the best-known. For me, especially Snapshots really struck a wonderful nerve with its heart.
Love Loaded has played at many film festivals (not least the queer or diversity-focused kind, which confused me), and has even won several awards. I am happy for the cast and crew, but can’t say I understand why. Even the usually very horror-focused release date of the final Friday the 13th of 2026 adds to my confusion.
Womentainment recommendation: Watch this to support queer movies
I wish I could recommend that you watch Love Loaded because it’s a good movie. Hell, I would even be okay (well, sort of) with this not being a movie featuring gay ladies, if only it were good.
In my opinion, it is not a very well-made movie. The 1958 setting doesn’t feel authentic. Instead, it feels like most of the locations are a theater stage. Maybe this was a choice, but then they should have opted to release it in black and white to truly lean into this old-school noir vibe.
Having said all of the above (which isn’t very positive, I know), I do still want to recommend supporting queer movies and filmmakers. I do not feel this is particularly focused on its queer story, and I have no idea why, but it is there.
Love Loaded is out on TVOD from November 13, 2026.
Director: Jan Miller Corran
Writer: Jan Miller Corran
Cast: Adam Huss, Erin Chambers, Monica Young, Max Adler, Rich Ceraulo Ko, Emily Goss, Adam Bucci, Constance Brenneman, Bruce Clifford, Carly Zelner, Thomas Hobson, Tim Heurlin, Tom Katsis, Chase Bennett, Scott Thomas Reynolds
Official plot:
LOVE LOADED unfolds in the sultry atmosphere of Club Figaro, a late-night haven for musicians, dreamers, and drifters. At the center of the story is torch singer Didi Scanlon, whose velvet voice and magnetic presence draw admirers and enemies alike. When a shocking crime shatters the club’s carefully crafted illusion of elegance, a tangled web of suspects emerges—lovers, rivals, detectives, and desperate souls whose loyalties shift as quickly as the music changes.
