Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesAt one point in this movie the lead character, Nicholas Van der Swar (Kai Luke Brummer) is warned “Try to stay invisible” but there is nowhere to hide as director Oliver Hermanus slowly and powerfully strips individuality and intimacy away from him. Conscripted at sixteen into the white supremacist army defending the apartheid of … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesSince 1996 when East Palace, West Palace was the first Mainland Chinese movie with an explicitly homosexual theme was released, there have been very few films to follow its lead. Like with MONEYBOYS it is deemed too unsafe to make Chinese queer film actually in situ, so filmmakers such as Taiwan/Austrian C.B. Yi use … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesMo is the sensitive and intelligent 14 year old son of Egyptian immigrants who live in the working class (blue collar) area of Hackney in London’s East End. He idolises his older brother Rashid who is a real tough guy and amateur boxer who avoids getting a regular job by being member of a street … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesOne of the great things about NETFLIX programming it refuses to be insular like major TV channels and it schedules such a wonderful selection of shows and series from around the globe. Especially when it comes to LGBTQ+ programming. There is Elite, a show from Spain that follows the antics of a wealthy group … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesNetflix’s new winning queer TV series Heartstopper is another confirmation that the network has become such an important source of LGBTQ programming. They are one of the very few that grasp the sheer importance of creating content in which our community feels understood, acknowledged, and respected unlike the sheer number of corporations that … Continue reading
