Erik and Erika is the dramatization of the extraordinary life story of Austrian World Skiing Champion Erika Schinegger who relinquished her title when she finally became Erik. Born in 1948 to a farmer’s wife, as the baby had no physical signs of any genitalia, the midwife declared that she was a girl, and the family … Continue reading
Ernesto the debut movie by Italian couple Alice De Luca and Giacomo Raffaelli makes too many demands on the viewer. This experimental wee film shakily shot on a handheld camera and that contains long sections of silence, and a muddled narrative, requires a great deal of patience to keep viewing until the final credits It’s … Continue reading
The only thing horrifying about Steven Vasquez’s new anthology of gay teen movies of the supernatural is some of the acting. But then again as these erotic tales are essentially a voyeuristic look at these boys naked, then its obvious to see that they have been cast for their other talents. Over the plot of … Continue reading
Escape from Planet Trash ☆☆☆☆ Pleasance Theater & Sink the Pink Panto season is in full swing and if you fancy something that harks to the traditions but also manages to incorporate a non binary, eco friendly, vegan message (it’s like carrot cake – way better than it sounds) then Escape from Planet Trash … Continue reading
The most interesting thing about this rather surreal and intensely weird black comedy is the fact that it was clandestinely filmed at a Disney Park without permission. It would never have been granted anyway if writer/director Randy Moore had bothered to ask, as he so obviously hates Disney and everything it stands for. According to … Continue reading