Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideWhen Jake’s grandfather Max dies, his parents Brian (Greg Kinnear) and Kathy (Jennifer Ehle) inherit his home in Brooklyn, and as the family are struggling financially, they chose to leave their apartment in Manhattan and move in. At the funeral 13 year old Jake (Theo Taplitz) encounters Tony (Michael Barbieri) who is the same age, and who is there … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideIn 2010 a young South Korean couple were charged with manslaughter after their malnourished 3-month-old baby starved to death after they had abandoned her to go play online games at a cyber cafe for 12 hour stints. The Judge had been persuaded that their gaming addiction was technically an illness and made them not culpable … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideWhen Linda Boreman’s father retired from the N.Y. Police Department the family moved to Davie, Florida to catch some sun. Three years later Linda also caught the wrath of her strict Catholic parents when she had a child out of wedlock which they had whisked away straight after birth and had adopted. Linda was still … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideThe renowned jazz musician Joe Albany was the only white pianist to have ever played bepop with the great Charlie Parker. It was height of the success that Albany achieved but something that is merely hinted at in this new sobering biopic that focuses more on the musician’s struggle with his addiction to alcohol and … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideHaving directed just three feature films in 16 years the twice Oscar nominated filmmaker Kenneth Lonergan can hardly be described as prolific, but when the work is as phenomenally wonderful as Manchester By The Sea, then the long wait is definitely worth it. A breakout hit at Sundance earlier this year, the movie was originally … Continue reading