queertiques

  • The Year I Lost My Mind

    The Year I Lost My Mind

      Openly gay German filmmaker Tor Iben has followed his intriguing 2015 film ‘Where Are You Going Habibi‘ with this rather creepy psychological thriller which makes for compelling viewing.  Iben has developed something of a penchant for his take on unusual relationships.  With ‘Habibi’ it was the concept of a bromance which is based on love…

  • Indoor Boys

    Indoor Boys

      The joy of discovering an award-winning LGBT web series just as the second season is released is that you can binge-watch the whole thing and are not left with the dilemma of wondering whatever  happened next.  Almost  Indoor Boys is a wonderfully entertaining tale of a gay ‘Odd Couple’ : best friends & awkward…

  • McKellen: Playing The Part

    McKellen: Playing The Part

      The great veteran British actor and passionate LGBTQ activist Sir Ian McKellen has yet to write an autobiography about his very full and successful life, but maybe he won’t have to now after this intimate and affectionate documentary of his life.  For the film, made by Joe Stephenson, McKellen evidently sat in a comfortable…

  • Paper Boys

    Paper Boys

      The whole very gentle pace of filmmaker Kyle Cabral’s  entertaining new web series is determined by the fact that its the story of a group of 20 something-year-olds who all seem to be aimlessly drifting through life unfocused and undeterred. Cole, the main character played by Cabral, has turned up in San Francisco on…