Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiques“Bottoms” was the happy surprise of the Provincetown International Film Festival for this reviewer. The official synopsis said, “Two unpopular queer girls in their senior year start a fight club to try to impress and hook up with cheerleaders.” Of course, we try to approach every film with an open mind, but this old … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesBruno (Sebastian Rojano) is a melancholic teenager living in Mexico City with his mother Inés (Ximena Ayala). From his bedroom he uploads home videos, chats with his friend Ian (Ari López) and with Daniela (Natalia Quiroz) an online acquaintance in Durango that he doesn’t know in person yet. Pyromaniac Bruno likes to make little fires with … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesBaldur is fourteen years old, his mother is a drug addict, his sister drifts around and the stepfather is in jail. Balli (Áskell Einar Pálmason) is constantly bullied by his classmates as presented in the first part of the film. Leader Konni, aka “the Animal” (Viktor Benóný Benediktsson) and pals Addi (Birgir Dagur Bjarkason … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesA romcom with dashes of animation and a happy ending. Tells the story of Vivian – Twinkie (Sabrina Jie – A- Fa) and her quest for identity and love in the times of Smart Phones and social media. Twinkie shares the road (literally and figuratively) with her loyal friend Egghead (Louis Tomeo), a convenient … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesWriter and director Leyla Yilmaz in her second film Not Knowing (“Bilmemek”) gives a glance of Turkish society in general, and in particular, the portrait of a family of three, living in pre-pandemic Istambul. Sinan (Yurdaer Okur), the father, works with containers at the port for a big sea transportation corporation that has … Continue reading