queertiques
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Queerguru’s Jose Mayorgas reviews OUT OF THE WOODS a film by Sal Bardo
A crush on a life that could have been… A cold, snowy winter landscape introduces a story of a close relationship interrupted. We watch time pass, letting things happen: differences settle, and revelations emerge in an intimate tale that may linger in our minds for a while. The protagonists are Max (Frances Fisher), married to Charlie…
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Frank and Percy starring Brit acting royalty led by Ian McKellen and Roger Allam in an unmissable quintessential queer rom-com
Premiering at the BFI London Film Festival this week is one of the most wonderful quintessential British romantic comedies with a creme-de-la-creme cast that shows queer UK cinema at its very best. Frank and Percy is a British comedy-drama adapted from the critically acclaimed West End play of the same name. Its cast is an…
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Queerguru’s Peter Herbert reviews the highly anticipated ELSINORE that exceeds all expectations
The 70th London Film Festival opened on 7/10/26 with the gala premiere of Elsinore, a sensitive film starring actor Andrew Scott. The film tells a little-known story about the final years of Scottish actor Ian Charleson as he confronted his mortality during a production of Shakespeare’s Hamlet at the National Theatre. The film is an engaging triumph for…
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BROKEN ENGLISH ; a very loving tribute to the exceptionally talented MARRIANE FAITHFULL
One annoying aspect of arguing is the constant boast that things were better ‘way back when’. In most cases, that simply isn’t true, and our fading memories are too often misleading, bathed in technicolor. However, in this one case, we can categorically say the ‘original’ was the very best. We are talking about Marianne Faithfull,…
