In this exceptionally wonderful feature film debut from Peruvian writer/director Melina León the stunningly grim setting is a bleak as the story line itself. The film is set in 1988 when Peru is in totally turmoil and as the economy spirals out of control, poverty gets even worse, and there is little hope for … Continue reading
Sophie Duker’s Venus ☆☆☆☆ Soho Theatre , London Sophie Duker knows her audience. Tonight’s one hour one woman show at the Soho Theatre is a hilarious double dutch of playing with expectations. Duker knows she is the triple threat of black, female and queer whilst acknowledging that anyone in her audience is probably going … Continue reading
Following hot on the heels of BPM Beats Per Minute the powerful seminal French Aids movie that swept up every major César Award and at Cannes too last year, comes a new film from queer French auteur Christophe Honoré that tells a heartbreaking story from that same period. His movie is set in 1993 before the introduction … Continue reading
For those cinephiles who worried that Ken Loach’s Palme D’Or Winner ‘I Daniel Blake’ may have been the last film from the veteran British director then his new one “Sorry We Missed You” is a welcome addition to his resume. Typical for this very socialist-committed man who always wears his heart on his sleeve, … Continue reading
queerguru never stops being impressed by the guys who run Dalston Superstore a diverse and eclectic LGBT venue, cafe, gallery and performance space in London’s East End : it literally is a queer paradise. It’s not just the fact that every night is some sort of extraordinary event, but also that have the most … Continue reading