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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews ‘HEDDA’ a hedonistic reinvention of Ibsen’s classic tale.
Oh Hedda! What have you done now? Hedda Gabler has been causing trouble since 1891 when Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen’s namesake play was first performed. Since then, it’s had various reincarnations, its latest, Hedda, lavishly reimagined by director Nia DaCosta from a queer perspective, takes place in high society at a beautiful country estate in…
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews the fantastic, politically-relevant WICKED FOR GOOD
A screening of The Wizard of Oz is one of the UK’s most enduring festive traditions, as common a ritual as eating mince pies and drinking sherry. Director Jon M. Chu’s Wicked: For Good offers an alternative option for this year. Based on Act Two of the successful Broadway musical, the sequel to last year’s…
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For the Campiest Christmas Ever this year : watch ‘A VERY JONAS CHRISTMAS MOVIE’
Whilst we cannot promise/guarantee a White Christmas this year, we can, however, tell you how to have the CAMPIEST CHRISTMAS EVER. We are not sure what filmmaker Jessica Yu intended (she is, after all, an Academy Award Winner), but A VERY JONAS CHRISTMAS MOVIE is a self-indulgent piece of foolish nonsense that allows the band…
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews PILLION possibly the HOTTEST queer film of 2025
Storytelling in British film-making is at its best when an underdog punches above their weight, romantically or otherwise. It’s always a subtle journey, no fairy-tale Hollywood gloss or high-action required, just humour, restraint and emotional, sometimes sad, honesty. The journey is internal rather than physical. Think Shirley Valentine, Notting Hill, Educating Rita, Calendar Girls, Billy…
