Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesWriter/director John Butler’s enchanting coming-of-age movie about two very likable 16-year-old boys in an Irish Boarding School seems to sidestep some of the grittier aspects of homophobia to ensure that the end result is an engagingfeel-good movie that the LGBT community is bound to make it into one of the more popular hits of … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesWhen you are more than halfway through HARVEST you could be forgiven for thinking that you are actually watching an Infomercial on modern German farming methods rather than a coming-of-age tale about two teenage boys. This well-meaning debut feature film from writer/director Benjamin Cantu shot on the most minuscule of budgets using actual farm workers instead of actors … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesYou can actually count on one hand the number of LGBT movies that have been made in Iceland over the years, and this promising debut from newcomer Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson is a very welcome addition to the group. Set in a remote and somewhat barren part of the country with some very dramatic vistas, it’s the tale … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesNow that Netflix has discovered queer teen love, there is no stopping it. Coming next is HEARTSTOPPER a story of an unexpected romance that has been adapted from the very successful graphic novel series by Alice Oseman. It details the friendship between two boys – Charlie and Nick – at secondary school, which blossoms … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesIt looks like Henry is going to start his 17th birthday in heaven. Well, his idea of what it may be. He’s having a sleepover with his best friend Gabe and as they lie in bed together almost naked they start fantasizing about sex. Whilst Gabe talks about lusting after some girl, Henry is also … Continue reading
