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
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