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Queerguru’s Jose Mayorgas reviews LATIN BLOOD – THE BALLAD OF NEY MATOGROSSO (HOMEM COM M)
Another memorable Brazilian film from 2025. It portrays the life and tells the story of freedom and resistance of Ney de Souza Pereira (1941) aka Ney Matogrosso, from his childhood to the present. Scene stealer Jesuita Barbosa delivers an outstanding performance in this biopic and fictional drama, directed by Esmir Filho from a screenplay co-written…
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Hudson Williams shares the short movie he made before ‘HEATED RIVALRY’ made him such a big star
Before Heated Rivalry proved to be such a major breakthrough for its two stars this year, one of them Hudson Williams made (and produced) a short drama HOLD YOUR BACK. The film follows two men “going through a violent yet passionate breakup,” with Williams starring opposite Vancouver-based actor and filmmaker Zack Fonzovs, who also…
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Queerguru’s Robert Malcolm drew the lucky straw and got to review the (excellent) ‘THE HISTORY OF SOUND’
Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor, both familiar with portraying LGBTQ+ characters, deliver profoundly moving performances in writer Ben Shattuk’s tender love story The History of Sound. Often compared, somewhat lazily, to Brokeback Mountain, this film distinguishes itself by weaving the emotional magic of music into its narrative. It’s not love at first sight, but…
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Jose Mayorgas reviews ‘THE MASTERMIND’ the latest movie from Kelly Reichardt & starring Josh O’Connor
The latest film written and directed by Kelly Reichardt (First Cow, Certain Women) comes to the screen at the same time real museum heist after what happened last October at the Louvre in broad daylight. A fictional story based on true events is set in 1970 in a boring, quiet suburban town that shows museum…
