Queerguru’s Jose Mayorga reviews COMING AROUND a new queer documentary by Sandra Itäinen

  SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO COME OUT TO THE SAME PERSON, OVER AND OVER… This is a documentary on Eman Abdelhadi, a queer Muslim woman born in Palestine and living in New York, who was raised as a free spirit by her mother.  Eman likes to drive on empty highways, she needs space for processing … Continue reading

Queerguru’s José Mayorga reviews CUT! (aka ¡Corten! )  a very campy parody of terror/horror movie

ACTING IS LYING, AND EVERYONE ACTS IN THEIR DAILY LIFE…   Marcos Marcos is a low-budget film director who lives in Barcelona who is despised because of his films. He is immersed in the shooting of his new project, a queer reinterpretation of the Italian  Gaillo  and metacinema, and although he has a cooperative  team, … Continue reading

Queerguru’s Jose Mayorga reviews DAYS OF HAPPINESS (Les jours heureux) a lesbian romance that has to compete with a toxic paternal relationship

  This Canadian relationship drama by director Chloé Robichaud follows the emotional journey of Emma (Sophie Desmarais) from the first scene: on a sunny day she jumps to rest on a floater at the pond, closes her eyes for a while and when she opens them again realizes she is far from the shore and … Continue reading

Queerguru’s Jose Mayorga reviews DISCO BOY with yet another stunning performance by Franz Rogowski.

  A fascinating tale that intertwines personal struggles with cultural legacies from Africa, where rituals and music are full of meaning,  and Europe, as a colonizer and also as the promised land for immigrants moving from East to West, and South to North. Outstand from the cast  Jomo (Morr Ndiaye), his sister Udoka (Laetitia Ky) … Continue reading

Queerguru’s Jose Mayorga reviews EGGHEAD AND TWINKIE a queer rom-com with a happy ending

  A romcom with dashes of animation and a happy ending.  Tells the story of Vivian  – Twinkie (Sabrina Jie – A- Fa)  and her quest for identity and love in the times of Smart Phones and social media.  Twinkie shares the road (literally and figuratively) with her loyal friend Egghead (Louis Tomeo), a convenient … Continue reading

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