queertiques
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Ryan Sampson stars in ‘Kevin’s Series of Unfortunate Events’ having its World Premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival
Ryan Sampson is one of those actors who never seem to be off Brit TV since he was 17 years old, but now at the ripe old age of 40, this queer talented performer is enjoying his moment in the sun. Earlier this year, he starred as Mr Collins in the period drama The Other…
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Queerguru’s Scotland Contributing Editor Robert Malcolm reviews Richard Gadd’s new TV series ‘HALF MAN ‘
I have to admit that I approached Richard Gadd’s new BBC and HBO series, Half Man, with some reservations. The violent working-class Scotsman is a trope that is too familiar and reinforces a national stereotype that the country can well do without. I was also concerned that this tale is told by Gadd, a middle-class…
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews ‘TIP TOE’ another gem of a queer drama by the legend that is Russell T Davies : now on Channel 4 in the UK
; We can always count on Russell T Davis (Queer as Folk, Doctor Who, Torchwood, Cucumber, It’s A Sin) to serve up ground-breaking queer drama, even during his long tenure as the show runner/writer for Doctor Who. He has a knack for including eye-opening action and dialogue into scenes that quickly move on so that…
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Queerguru reviews Elena Parasco’s ‘I’m Not Home’ a mesmerising short at Tribeca
When it comes to reviewing major indie Film Festivals such as Tribeca it’s often the shorts that make the most powerful punches and are what remain in your memory sometime after. I’m Not Home is one such film. You get immediately pulled into writer-director Elena Parasco‘s 12-minute touching drama, and it’s actually annoying to reach the…
