Queers and surrealism, for some reason, are not often bedfellows. I’m not sure why, as surrealism removes any boundaries to the imagination, perfect for the creative mind. Add in slapstick comedy, a queer love story and hunky Russell Tovey (Looking, The History Boys), and you have Juice, a unique hit BBC comedy series by … Continue reading
It’s the beginning of summer, and fifteen-year-old super-bright Pakistani immigrant Mahmoud (Ahmed Mohammed) is sitting on the grass outside his family’s high-rise apartment in a poor area of Oslo, and considering his options with his best friend, one-eyed Arif (Imram Abdi Kedir). Their choices are limited given their ages, lack of money and … Continue reading
1989, small-town New Mexico, USA. Too many people with too much time on their hands and not enough money. The perfect receipe for things to go wrong. And they sure do in director Rose Glass’ fabulously intense, lesbian romance, bodybuilding, shock horror flick, Love Lies Bleeding; surely destined to become a queer cult classic. … Continue reading
French restaurant critic blogger Sacha (Hugo Andre) moves into handsome Irish stockbroker Dan’s (Will Masheter) West London house as a lodger. Bumbling tee-total Sacha lives a fairly solitary existence and suffers from OCD, or neurodivergence. Dan is dynamic and successful, although has split up from his wife and drinks too much. On the face … Continue reading
Once A Year On Blackpool Sands is a gritty queer comedy-drama, set in the North of England in the early 1950’s. Based on a true story, director Karlton Parris’s heart-warming film echoes the tradition of ‘kitchen sink’ dramas from that period. This film is based on his play of the same title which … Continue reading
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