Forgotten Roads : a brilliant new queer Chilean drama
Despite 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
Four
The four protagonists in Joshua Sanchez’s impressive debut feature all share the same problem of loneliness and a desperate need for a lover and friend. The story takes place in Hartford Connecticut on a sultry Fourth of July, and by the time the night is over, despite their attempts to reach out to someone, they … Continue reading
Four Days in France aka Jours De France
French writer/director Jérôme Reybaud’s feature debut that premiered at the Venice Film Festival during their Critics Week is an intriguing and extremely compelling love affair that stars France’s rather glorious countryside in this very unusual road movie. It is the story of two lovers, the younger one Pierre Thomas (a very convincing Pascal Cervo) who suddenly ups … Continue reading
Freddie Mercury : The Great Pretender
Freddie Mercury was an iconic rock superstar whose passion for music ….. and life …. is the central focus on this enchanting new documentary made for British TV by actor/director and devoted Queen ‘expert’ Rhys Thomas. It centers mainly on the latter part of Mercury’s career when he was dabbling with breaking away from Queen … Continue reading
Free Fall aka Freier Fall
Marc seems to have it all. Bettina his pregnant girlfriend adores him, he has a new house adjoining his parents and he is following in his father’s footsteps by training to be part of an elite Police Squad in his home town in Germany. The only wee problem is a that he is not a good … Continue reading