Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThis intriguing coming of age movie is set in Lanzenkirchen in Lower Austria, the home town of the writer/director Monja Art, so it is probably safe to say that some of the trials and tribulations of the teenagers involved in this story are drawn from her own life experiences. The problems that seem to vex this one … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThis gritty cutting-edge drama is a part of a new genre from contemporary queer filmmakers that show another side of gay life. ‘Shank’ is no cozy affair; void of the cliché plot devices typical of a coming-of-age story, this is a film that is refreshingly shocking, very explicit, and painful at parts, but … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThis is another first for Queerguru. We are publishing TWO reviews for one very exceptional production. Russell T Davies’ IT’S A SIN is nothing less than a queer masterpiece, so we asked Andrew Hebden one of London based Contributing Editors to give us his own take on it too. If at this stage of … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesLife is tough enough for Socrates (Christian Malheiros) and his single-parent mother as they struggled to eak out a living in their small shabby apartment in Baixada Santista one of the rougher ghettos of São Paulo. Then she suddenly dies and the 15 year old is left to fend for himself. Behind in the … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThe thing I really loved the most about this movie was the title, which is actually a wonderful sentiment that I never really wanted to believe in, but now I am in my dotage I’ll admit has more than a smidgen of truth to it. James is the teenager who is at the receiving end … Continue reading