queertiques
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Queerguru’s TOP PICKS OF MUST SEE FILMS @ BFI Flare LGBTQA+ Film Festival in London. PART 2
London’s BFI Flare is one of the early queer film Festivals that kick off the new year, following on from Queer Screen in Sydney and The Berlinale. Now in its 39th year, it is still one of the oldest ones across the globe (we wonder like so many gay men, if it will publicly acknowledge its 40th birthday next…
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Queerguru reviews ‘THE WEDDING BANQUET’ a superb new rom-com from Andrew Ahn destined to be the queer hit film of the summer
In the past decade, the American queer filmmaker Andrew Ahn has helmed four compelling movies which have focused on both intergenerational relationships and also on how the impact of queer lives on others has developed. In each of these, there is such an authenticity that makes Ahn one of the best observers of contemporary gay…
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews ‘DEPARTURES’ takes a deep, brutal dive into the causes and effects of a toxic queer romantic relationship
Toxic relationships seem to be on the rise, whether romantic, friendship or employer relationships, or maybe we are just better at identifying toxicity these days. Departures, a fantastic new UK indie comedy-drama based in Manchester, takes a deep, brutal dive into the causes and effects of a toxic queer romantic relationship between charity worker Benji…
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Queerguru’s Robert Malcolm reviews ‘PEACHES GOES BANANAS’ the story of an electro-clash rocker, feminist and queer icon
Peaches is the stage name of Canadian electro-clash rocker, feminist and queer icon, Merrill Nisker. She took the name from a Nina Simone song, Four Women, which ends in a scream “My name is Peaches!” Her most famous song Fuck the Pain Away was used in Sofia Coppola’s 2003 movie Lost in Translation as well…
