Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesWe all need heroes and role models. Especially in the LGBTQ community. Most of the ones we have are very colorful and loud. However, there are some like Rik Weiland who are far from that. Yet this very quiet private man, who sadly took his own life in 2006, is probably the most important … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesAny fan of The Smiths, probably THE best British indie rock group in the 1980s’ will recognize that this movie title as being that of one of the band’s greatest hits. This film directed and co-written by Stephen Kijak is a celebration of how this post-punk foursome that never really had any mainstream success … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThe exceptionally talented queer artist David Wojanarowicz’s name may not easily trip off one’s tongue but at least now thanks to Chris McKim’s incisive documentary his place in the echelons of queer culture will finally be totally undisputed. Wojanarowicz died of AIDS in 1992 just 37 years old, but this new film makes us all … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesFrench queer filmmaker Olivier Lallart’s 35 min film is one of the most powerful dramas which homophobia we have seen for a long time Shot in 2019 in the Oise, the film starts from a love story between two young boys to describe the mechanism of homophobia fueled by rumor. After playing the … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesLupe, the debut feature from filmmakers André Phillips & Charles Vuolo is a beautifully nuanced tale of self-discovery. It’s the story of Rafael (non-binary actor Rafael Albarran) a young man who had left his native Cuba to come to NY to look for his sister who had suddenly disappeared when he was still a kid. … Continue reading
