Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesExactly who the people that need to be freed in this mildly amusing comic farce is never really made clear. Could it be Jews, or the Homosexuals, or the French or even the Finnish? There are a multitude of stereotypes in this rather convoluted comedy written by Christophe Honore who I am now beginning to realize is a … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesIf I were Norman I would have never answered the intercom when my father turned up unexpectedly on my door step at 7 am, especially if my boyfriend was still tucked up in bed. Even more so when letting father in meant pushing boyfriend out. But these were very different times, and Norman let his … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThis rather harrowing narrative about an extended black family in the 8os’ & 90’s in semi rural Mississippi was an inspired choice for the opening movie of ‘O’ Cinema, Miami’s newest edgy Art House Theater. A deeply disturbing debut film from writer/director Tina Mabry, which is even more disturbing on reflection when I discovered after … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThe opening scene of this gritty crime thriller movie shows Jay, a teenage boy, at home calmly watching ‘Deal or No Deal’ on the TV as his heroin addicted mother has just O.D. on the couch besides him. His grandmother, who has been estranged from her daughter for years, rushes over to pick … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesTen years on and Eyton Fox’s brilliant ‘Yossi & Jaeger’ about two Israeli soldiers who fall in love is fondly regarded as a ‘classic gay movie’, and now he follows it with this rather wonderful sequel. Yossi is still mourning the loss of his lover Jagger who died in his arms at the Front and he is … Continue reading
