Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesFor her debut feature film Emma Seligman adapted her only brilliant funny short SHIVA BABY so successfully that she picked up the Best Screenplay Award at Outfest this year. We always knew that ‘jews’ and ‘gays’ usually make good ingredients for comedy especially ones that take aim at both communities, but rarely do they … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesWith movies timing is everything and it couldn’t be more perfect in the case of Signature Move a deeply moving story of three ‘outsiders’ trying to fit in today’s world. They are all women (there is hardly a man in sight in the whole movie) and not just from different cultures but also dealing with … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesSister Aimee is a bonky film about an even bonkier character Aimee Semple McPherson whose story is too ridiculous to be real. In fact filmmakers Samantha Buck and Marie Schlingmann make a point of telling us that only 5.5% of their film is true and the rest is pure (and slightly warped) imagination. They focus … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesSmall Talk is one of those compelling documentaries that demand patience from the viewer in the same manner that Hui-chen Huang the filmmaker had to exercise in getting her mother ……the subject of the film ….to open up about her life. Their share a home together in Taiwan, and although the presence Huang’s very young child … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThis is one of those hard-to-believe it’s true stories that never really grabbed the attention of the media so when you come to it ignorance and it unfolds on the screen and you hear the horrifying incredulous details, you cannot fail to be stunned into a combination of shock and anger. The latter particularly if you … Continue reading
