Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideThere is only one good reason (well, maybe two) to sit through the long drawn out and rather tedious biopic of the very short life of singer/songwriter Hank Williams, and that is because of its star Tim Hiddleston. He puts in a powerhouse of a performance and is nothing less than magnetic in this overly long … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideThere is more than a touch of irony that the heroine of David O Russell’s new movie is called Joy as we can see right from the off, that her rather miserable life is far from joyous. It is based on the true life story of Joy Mangano a divorced Long Island single mother who … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideWhen you can get beyond staring at all the effort the prosthetic team have made to transform Woody Harrelson into looking like the leathery Lyndon B Johnson, then you can enjoy the fun that Harrelson has with his hammy over-the-top performance that is actually quite a joy to watch. This new engrossing biopic on the … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideThe renowned jazz musician Joe Albany was the only white pianist to have ever played bepop with the great Charlie Parker. It was height of the success that Albany achieved but something that is merely hinted at in this new sobering biopic that focuses more on the musician’s struggle with his addiction to alcohol and … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideIn what is obviously a passion project for the Oscar nominated actor Don Cheadle in this his movie directorial debut, he chose to co-write and star in this feature based on the life on the jazz trumpeter Miles Davis who is widely considered to be one of the most influential and innovative musicians of the … Continue reading
