Glow is an interesting documentary about legendary Swiss muse, Irene Staub. Part of Zurich’s underground scene in the 70s and 80s, Staub’s iconic looks, vivaciousness, and lust for life charmed everyone she associated with, from Fellini, Catherine Deneuve, Bowie to Jagger. Staub, also known as Lady Shiva, was variously a muse, model, punk singer … Continue reading
Golda is a tense new drama profiling Golda Meir, Israel’s only female prime minister, and her actions during the 19 days of the Yom Kippur War in 1973. Starring the brilliant Helen Mirren as Golda and Liev Schreiber as US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, we follow Meir as she navigates overwhelming odds, a … Continue reading
Los Agitadores (Horseplay) is the latest film from queer Argentinian director Marco Berger (The Blonde One, Taekwondo, Absent). A group of ten handsome, fit young male friends in their mid-20s share a smart villa in the Argentine countryside for a few days over Christmas and New Year. The men know each other well and … Continue reading
How to Save a Dead Friend is Marusya Syroechkovskaya’s compelling documentary about young love for a lost generation in Putin’s grim Russia. Filmed by herself and her partner Kimi over a twelve-year period, we follow the couple as they deal with the severe challenges affecting them and their network of friends which include suicide, … Continue reading
In Bed is an exciting psychological erotic thriller by director Nitzan Gilady. Handsome Guy (Israel Ogalbo) and his best friend Joy (Moran Rosenblatt) are having fun at Tel Aviv Pride when suddenly gunshot scatters the crowd and they have to flee for cover. They make it back to Guy’s apartment where they find a … Continue reading
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