queertiques
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The Lady & The Dale : the remarkable story of pioneer transwoman Elizabeth Carmichael
The Duplass Brothers started out originally producing low-budget mumblecore films, before progressing on to some really good comedies such as Safety Not Guaranteed and The Skeleton Twins. Now in what is seemingly like another 180 turn they have produced a four-part bio-doc on trans pioneer Elizabeth Carmichael for HBO. Mind you there are a…
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Falling : Viggo Mortensen’s finely nuanced directing/writing debut
Watching a third movie that deals with dementia in as many weeks is kind of a tough call (especially for a critic edging on in years). First Sir Anthony Hopkins played a cantankerous old man who never let up on his sainted daughter Olivia Colman in The Father. Then competing with them for Best…
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Supernova : one of the best ever sublime queer love stories
There are still far too few ‘mainstream’ LGBT movies being made even nowadays. This year only Uncle Frank by Academy Award Winner Alan Ball has surfaced so far. As good as it was, it still leaves a very big gap. Whilst indie queer cinema that fill the LGBTQ Film Festival circuit is live and…
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Haymaker ! It was probably a good idea on paper
It’s a brave man who steps out from behind the camera and takes control of his own movie. That’s exactly what visual effects artist Nick Sasso did when he decided to write, direct, edit and also star in Haymaker his very first feature. Sasso needs to be applauded for both his effort and determination…
