queertiques
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Queerguru reviews LIGHT UP : a new doc on 5 people on the spectrum of cisgender queer men and transgender women in Atlanta
Ryan Ashley Lowery’s doc LIGHT UP is such a refreshing eye opener, even for this ‘older’ white cisgender gay male. It tells the stories of five people, those on the spectrum of cisgender queer men and transgender women in Atlanta, which so beautifully entertains but also educates us on life once on the downlow, and…
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On the horizon are TWO new docs on major music geniuses : DAVID BOWIE + ELVIS PRESLEY
On the horizon are TWO new docs on major music geniuses. The first is on DAVID BOWIE …. (and it’s still so hard to believe that he died 10 years ago…). David Bowie – The Final Act “his final chapter comes to light,” reads the trailer’s description in this doc directed by Jonathan Stiasny, in…
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Queerguru reviews James Sweeney’s TWINLESS an unmissable Sundance Award Winner
Filmmaker James Sweeney‘s very youthful look belies both his age and his experience. When Queerguru first met him back in 2020, his debut feature film Straight Up was such a hit at Sundance. He not only directed the film but he also wrote, produced, and took the starring role in this refreshing new take on…
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews the poignant Anemone, Daniel Day-Lewis’ first film in eight years, directed by his son Ronan and co-starring Sean Bean and Samantha Morton.
Daniel Day-Lewis is back. The acting legend retired in 2017, saying that he felt ‘hollowed out’ by the acting process. Eight years later, he’s on screen again with Anemone, with son Ronan as his director. Co-written by father and son, with father and Brad Pitt as executive producers, and co-stars Sean Bean and Samantha Morton,…
