Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThe I in this LGBTQI movie doesn’t in fact stand for ‘intersex’ but for a taboo grouping that many people still find unacceptable. Filmmaker Joshua Lim tackles it sensitively and without melodrama and although the movie is unlikely to change people’s minds, it does offer a sympathetic view that is at least intriguing. This … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesGod’s Own Country a breakout hit at both Sundance and Berlinale Festivals (where it was nominated for a Teddy for Best Queer Feature) is a remarkable debut from openly gay Brit writer/director Frances Lee, and unquestionably one of best queer love stories for a very long time. Set in the wilds of Yorkshire (hence the … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesGolden Youth takes us back to the late 1970’s when Americans were desperately squeezing into Studio 54, and we Europeans were flocking to the more accessible but equally debauched Le Palace night club in Paris. It was home to extravagant theme parties and performances, that literally threw together rich and poor, gay and straight, … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesGoodbye Mother is one of those cases of don’t judge a Book (or in this case movie) but its cover. Having wrongly assumed that this was a straightforward story of a closeted gay man taking a boyfriend home to Vietnam for the first time, and being forced to choose between his conservative family, or … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThere is an uneasy space in cinema where homages to bad 70s movies sit. The cliches of stilted dialogue, dodgy camera angles, arthouse pretentiousness and grainy visuals can hardly be celebrated without employing them. And doing so feels like double dipping back into a garbage can we were all glad to empty. Todd Verow … Continue reading