Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesWhatever did we homos watch on TV before Netflix discovered us? Granted not all of their LGBTQ+ programming is A+ material, and sometimes they get a black when they give us something truly original and groundbreaking like Ryan O’Connell’s Special which they then proceed to cancel prematurely. Netflix’s latest attempt at amusing us queers … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesFor those of you who haven’t yet realized that the Netherlands is a queer utopia, now may be the time to catch up with the rest of the world. A new award-winning documentary titled “Sex, Drugs & Bicycles” is an American view on the paid vacations, universal healthcare, LGBTQIA+ acceptance, and windmills of The … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesAny fan of The Smiths, probably THE best British indie rock group in the 1980s’ will recognize that this movie title as being that of one of the band’s greatest hits. This film directed and co-written by Stephen Kijak is a celebration of how this post-punk foursome that never really had any mainstream success … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesFor her sophomore feature film American writer/director Svetlana Cvetko has created an enchanting ménage à trois romance that makes for compelling viewing. Shot in black and white, it is all very reminiscent of a French New Wave flick, except this is very much a Californian/Italian affair. The three protagonists drift together in L.A. which … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThe queer French auteur François Ozon turns to a very English novel for the source of his latest bittersweet romance. Evidently, he read Aidan Chambers’s 1982 novel Dance on My Grave. when he was a teenager and this story of teen angst must have really resounded deeply with him that almost four decades later … Continue reading