Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesHe Went That Way is the directorial debut by Jeffrey Darling, who sadly passed away just as he completed production on the film. Loosely based on a real-life event from Vietnam-era America in 1964, this dark and violent drama is a classic road movie in a long line of the genre. Zachary Quinto … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesIn an alignment of the stars, director Luca Guadagnino (Call Me By Your Name, A Bigger Splash, Challengers) and Bond actor Daniel Craig have come together with Queer, the film adaptation of William Burroughs’ 1985 semi-autobiographical classic, Queer. Burroughs is widely considered one of the primary figures of the Beat Generation and a major … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesLe Bleu du Caftan (The Blue Caftan) is director Maryam Touzani’s (previous film Adam) beautifully poetic drama about the relationship between a closeted Moroccan tailor, Halim, (Saleh Bakri), his dying wife Mina (Lubna Azabal), and their gay male apprentice Youssef (Ayoub Missioui). Premiering at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, Touzani takes her time in … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesMascarpone: The Rainbow Cake (Maschile Plural) is the sequel to 2021’s award-winning debut Mascarpone. (see our review HERE) In the first film, handsome thirty-year old Italian, Antonio (Giancarlo Commare), splits up with his husband and moves in with a sex worker, Denis. Denis fixes him up with a job as an apprentice baker with … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesIf you’ve ever wondered why the sisterhood of women isn’t, well, more sisterly to its members, then take a look at Medusa, a Brazilian fantasy horror movie written and directed by Anita Rocha da Silveira, which takes a deep, memorable dive into how women are controlled and manipulated. Mariana (Mariana Olivera) and Michele (Lara … Continue reading
