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Queerguru’s Scotland Contributing Editor Robert Malcolm reviews Richard Gadd’s new TV series ‘HALF MAN ‘
I have to admit that I approached Richard Gadd’s new BBC and HBO series, Half Man, with some reservations. The violent working-class Scotsman is a trope that is too familiar and reinforces a national stereotype that the country can well do without. I was also concerned that this tale is told by Gadd, a middle-class…
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews ‘TIP TOE’ another gem of a queer drama by the legend that is Russell T Davis : now in Channel 4 in the UK
; We can always count on Russell T Davis (Queer as Folk, Doctor Who, Torchwood, Cucumber, It’s A Sin) to serve up ground-breaking queer drama, even during his long tenure as the show runner/writer for Doctor Who. He has a knack for including eye-opening action and dialogue into scenes that quickly move on so that…
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Heated Rivalry the hit queer ice hockey TV show sweeps the Canadian Screen Awards
Congrats to the creators and stars of HEATED RIVALRY who swept the boards of the Canadian Screen Awards this weekend with a record-breaking 16 wins. The gay hockey romance, a major audience favorite, won every category it was nominated for across the two-night ceremony — including Best Drama Series, Direction, Writing, Lead Performer for…
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Queerguru reviews Elena Parasco’s ‘I’m Not Home’ a mesmerising short at Tribeca
When it comes to reviewing major indie Film Festivals such as Tribeca it’s often the shorts that make the most powerful punches and are what remain in your memory sometime after. I’m Not Home is one such film. You get immediately pulled into writer-director Elena Parasco‘s 12-minute touching drama, and it’s actually annoying to reach the…
