queertiques
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Queerguru’s José Mayorga reviews Cate Blanchett’s electrifying performance in Tár
THE NARCISSISM OF SMALL DIFFERENCES LEADS TO THE MOST BORING KIND OF CONFORMITY : Lydia Tar It is fair to say that this hypnotic movie belongs to its writer-director Todd Field and its actress Cate Blanchett. Meticulously made, Tár has many layers, it is a complex conversation piece set in the world of classical…
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews CONCERNED CITIZEN about a liberal gay couple getting a reality check moving into ‘up and coming’ district in Tel Aviv
Concerned Citizen (Ezrah Mudag) is an intense, award-winning, Israeli drama. Ben (Shlomi Betonov) and his partner Raz (Ariel Wolf) move into a beautiful light-filled apartment in an up-and-coming area in South Tel Aviv. The area is vibrant and multicultural but has its fair share of social issues. Ben and Raz are optimistic about their…
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Queerguru goes back Down Under to review ‘THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL’ at Queer Screen: Mardi Gras Film Festival
I think the point of realizing that I was laughing at all the wrong places in this misguided camp comedy was when Hunter found his wife lifeless on their apartment and covered with blood and he still feels obliged to ask the corpse “Are you dead?” It seems that the photographer-turned-writer/director James Dimitri helming…
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Queerguru’s José Mayorga reviews EISMAYER a compelling military queer love story based on real life
The film begins with a lament, it is winter in Central Europe, and the camera moves out from a ruined landscape to a forest, this sadly beautiful shot repeats for a while and it is interesting to wonder how it refers to the story we are about to view. Indoors at a military center,…
