Analysis Paralysis
Analysis Paralysis is a touching and thoroughly entertaining rom-com about two young gay men who just cannot keep their hands off each others despite the fact that one of them is constantly obsessed that he is destined never to be happy. Tyler (Jason T.Gaffney) suffers from an extreme anxiety disorder commonly called “Analysis Paralysis’ … Continue reading
Anchor and Hope
For his sophomore feature film Goya Award-winning director, Carlos Marques-Marcet chose to tackle a relatively new predicament that of a gay couple who are not on the same page about having a baby together. Salsa teacher Eva (Oona Chaplin ) and her Spanish girlfriend part-time bartender Kat (Natalia Tena) seem to have a rather idyllic life living … Continue reading
And Then We Danced : before falling in love
Swedish/Georgian filmmaker Levan Akin’s third film a heartbreaking coming-out-story is probably the first ever LGBT drama ever made in ultra-conservative Georgia. It quite rightly won over international audiences at the Cannes Film Festival early this year where it was nominated for a Queer Palm. This is the story of Merab (Levan Gelbakhiani) a student … Continue reading
Queerguru @ BFI Flare : I AM SAMUEL
Religion, homophobia, and a lack of resources loom over a touching account of one man reconciling his love for another man with the expectations of his family. The brave participants of this documentary avoid melodrama, histrionics and self pity. It’s a show and tell story that gives its subjects the decency of realism. Living … Continue reading
Andrew Hebden @ BFI Film Fest London reviews KAJILLIONAIRE
While we suspect the success of Bong Joon-ho’s satirical Parasite made this odd story of a family of grifters an easier sell to its Executive Producer Brad Pitt we are glad to report that Miranda July’s Kajillionaire quickly sets its own glorious course tearing apart the nuances of sentiment rather than the notions of … Continue reading