Most LGBTQ peeps have one time or another have been touched by the scenario when a gay relationship ends suddenly with the death of one of the partners. Instead of being allowed to grief properly the survivor is immediately set upon by relatives of the deceased, most of whom have never been seen for … Continue reading
This documentary was shot in 2010 but because the setting is the rather deprived Cape Flats area of Cape Town in South Africa, it has a very distinctly old fashioned feel to it. The area is populated by ‘Coloureds‘ a multi-racial ethnic group, and time has definitely stood still for the local populace, especially … Continue reading
Americans are heading to the Polls today for the Midterm Elections and extreme Republicans are already disputing the results without even casting a single vote. It seems therefore an appropriate occasion to sit down and watch “God Forbid’ a new documentary about how a sex scandal that sharply demonstrates how low US politics … Continue reading
If you head over to Amazon Prime you can now rent or buy the debut film from queer musician Mike Spears. His award-winning movie GOOD ENOUGH : A MODERN MUSICAL adapted from his stage play of the same name follows the intermingling lives of college seniors Jamal (Jay Towns) and Trevor (Trey Mendlik), who … Continue reading
Goodbye 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