Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideNo matter how long you nurse a dying relative it is still completely unbearable when they eventually depart this earth, particular when they are one of your children. It has been a week since 25 year Ronnie their only son has died of cancer and his Israeli parents Eyal (Shai Avivi) and Vicky (Evgenia Dodina) and … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guidePerson to Person is an odd New York centric dramedy about a random group of locals whose lives in this one single day loosely overlap. They are small people whose real common thread is that they all make a great deal out of what boils down to being very little indeed. There is bearded Benny … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideThis latest starring role for veteran actor Robert De Niro of an aging stand-up comedian who is trying to resurrect his faded career, was evidently a passion project that he had been pursuing for years. It is a pity then that despite his unquestionable charm, and talent of course, that this new movie sadly ends … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideAfter Tangerine his quite remarkable sophomore film was the most talked-about and exciting premiere at Sundance two years, there was an enormous air of expectation to see how Sean Baker would fare with his follow-up movie. It turns out that there was no need to worry at all, and he ditched his Iphone 5’s and … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideA morbidly obese unemployed hairdresser in Eastern Berlin is sent by Social Services for a job interview in a Hair Salon in a Shopping Mall which she fails to get the job as she is not ‘asthetically pleasing’ ….. the Owners actually words were “what we sell is beauty, and you’re not beautiful, my dear”. Hard … Continue reading
