Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesEven as queer cinema continues to keep evolving it is still something of a surprise to discover yet another new barrier has been broken with the first movie from an unexpected provenance. Writer/director Adam Garnet Jones has done just that by setting and actually making his feature film, a very tender coming-of-age drama, in a First Nation reservation … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesAfter escaping from Iran where he was persecuted for being gay, Ramin (Arash Marandi) mistakenly takes the wrong freighter out of the port and ends up stranded in Vera Cruz Mexico. It is hardly the vibrant city that it once was and is now decaying and demoralised like so many of people who seem … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesFull credit to the Australian TV Channel ABC ME for both their insight and judgement for producing this excellent children’s TV mini series FIRST DAY about a transgender girl’s first year of high school. Originally an award winning short film, it stars transgender actor Evie Macdonald as Hannah, who must face the challenges that … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesIrish actor (don’t say openly gay) Andrew Scott who we fear will be unfairly overlooked by the Academy Award Nominating Committee for his stunning performance in All of Us Strangers is nevertheless about to stun us again. Netflix has just dropped this trailer for their new adaption of Patricia Highsmith’s Ripley novels. Set in … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesAxun’s ex son-in-law Mikel is rushed to hospital after a tragic car accident and as he is completely alone, she feels obliged to visit him. Whilst there she meets Maite who’s visiting her brother, also in a coma, and realizes that this is her best friend from high school. In fact the two of … Continue reading