Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesFor a closeted gay man with little experience of any sexual relationships Ryan does a great deal of theorising about ‘love’. As a final year seminarian he’s even chosen it as a topic for his thesis to gain entry into an Ivy League College : ‘The Divine Gift of Love’. He has an online … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesDespite all the problems in the world, 2020 has seen a remarkable crop of such excellent queer debut feature films from first time directors/writers. Forgotten Roads from Chilean filmmaker Nicol Ruiz Benavides is right up there amongst them. Kudos for both his script and his visual interpretation but especially for the sublimely nuanced performance … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesFrench writer/director Jérôme Reybaud’s feature debut that premiered at the Venice Film Festival during their Critics Week is an intriguing and extremely compelling love affair that stars France’s rather glorious countryside in this very unusual road movie. It is the story of two lovers, the younger one Pierre Thomas (a very convincing Pascal Cervo) who suddenly ups … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThe first trailer for Dicks: The Musical — formerly known as Fucking Identical Twins — just dropped on Thursday, and it’s even more magnificent than we could have imagined. The film stars Aaron Jackson and Josh Sharp (The Opposition with Jordan Klepper), who created the original off-Broadway show at the Upright Citizens Brigade in 2014, alongside musical … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThis enchanting debut feature from Mexican writer/director Sergio Tovar Velarde is essentially 4 stories about love and heartbreak from 4 different generations of men and they all share a common theme of self-acceptance. The youngest and most tenderest of the group is a shy 11 year old called Maurizio who develops a crush on Oliver his … Continue reading