Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThis gritty cutting-edge drama is a part of a new genre from contemporary queer filmmakers that show another side of gay life. ‘Shank’ is no cozy affair; void of the cliché plot devices typical of a coming-of-age story, this is a film that is refreshingly shocking, very explicit, and painful at parts, but … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThis rather appealing romantic comedy follows the lives of three gay metrosexual couples in London. Harry hates being a TV producer and dreams of leaving his job to travel the world. He loves Alex, an aspiring actor who is struggling to create an identity for himself as a performer. Rugby player William’s nine-year-old daughter is … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideGinger is a deadly serious teenager coming of age in London in the 1960’s at the height of the Cold War. Up till now she has done everything together with her best friend Rosa but as Ginger starts becoming a budding activist and a impassioned poet the girls start to drift apart. Unlike Ginger, Rosa has … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideThere is nothing more annoying than a comedy that is flatly unfunny. To be fair this new humorless Brit pic was billed as a drama too, but that didn’t pan out too well either resulting in a real mish-mash of a movie who’s only real saving grace was some glorious scenery, and an ex Ballet … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideThis wee quintessential Brit social realist drama shows an agonizing slice of life in three households who live uncomfortably next door to each other in a suburban cul de sac. Archie, a mild-tempered lawyer, is a single dad bringing up his two teenage children Skunk and Jed with the aid of Kasia his Polish Au-Pair … Continue reading
