queertiques
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Queerguru reviews BIG BOYS a charming coming-of-age dramedy that opens WICKED QUEER Film Fest
It’s not surprising to learn that BIG BOYS, the debut feature film of Corey Sherman, is based on an incident in his own life, as it has such a convincing authenticity to it. In fact, the premise of his heartwarming tale of a confused teen coming to terms with his burgeoning sexuality is something…
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GOOD ENOUGH : A Modern Musical a gay sports coming -of age film now streaming on Amazon Prime
If you head over to Amazon Prime you can now rent or buy the debut film from queer musician Mike Spears. His award-winning movie GOOD ENOUGH : A MODERN MUSICAL adapted from his stage play of the same name follows the intermingling lives of college seniors Jamal (Jay Towns) and Trevor (Trey Mendlik), who…
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews Two Queer Cult Classics at BFI Flare
The British Film Institute looks after one of the largest archive collections of films in the world, with footage dating back to the first moving images in the 1890s. Within its vaults are countless classic queer films, a couple of which are included in the BFI Flare Festival each year. This year’s favourites include…
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Queerguru’s Andrew Hebden reviews DRIFTER ‘a tale of someone moving from being the outsider to the insider” at BFI Flare
The final film of the 2023 BFI Flare is Drifter and, it has to be said, it’s a delicious side-eyeing choice from the programmers to have the final film be one that leaves you thinking ‘where is this going?’ for the first 60 minutes of its 79-minute length. Moritz (Lorenz Hochhuth) moves to Berlin…
