Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideWhen Nora (Julianne Nicholson) out of the blue took her 8 year daughter Cathleen to church one Sunday, she told the inquiring Catholic Priest, it was simply because she wanted Cathleen to be able to make her up mind up on religion when she was old enough. However when the shy studious girl turns … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideHot on the heels of the award-winning documentary RBG from filmmakers Julie Cohen, and Betsy West comes this second attempt to capture the extraordinary life of the legendary Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on film.. This dramatised fictionalised movie was scripted by Ginsburg’s nephew newbie writer Daniel Stiepleman and hones in on an early part of her life … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideTom (Liam Neeson) and Joan (Lesley Manville) lead an such an ordinary life now that they are retired and as they keep themselves to themselves they are almost invisible to the outside world. That is all about to change when the lump Joan discovers in her breast when she is showering and that turns out … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideVeteran indie filmmaker Henry Jaglom‘s latest movie is a decidedly old-fashioned backstage the-show-must-go-on drama. It is also very much a family affair with his considerably younger wife Tanna Frederick as the star, and his two children Simon Jaglom and Sabrina Jaglom in the supporting cast too. The story is based on the week of a life of two plays that are been … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideLeena Yadav‘s contemporary tale of village life in rural India told from the perspective of four women : three close friends in their mid 30’s and one new bride, starts off by being sufficiently harrowing to shock western audiences and then it gradually tapers to end on a more rosier note less we should think … Continue reading
