Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesLie WIth Me, based on the novel by Philippe Besson, has a wistful charm that sits with you long after the film is over. It’s a tale about nostalgia, love and heartbreaking loss that begs you to feel nothing but kindness to all its characters. Stephane Belcourt (Guillame de Tonquedec) is reluctantly visiting his small … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesAs the British Film Institute Flare Festival heads into its final few days it’s nice to discover one of those quirky sub genres that makes these events special. Ladies, Gentlemen and Everybody let me introduce a new favourite, the Jolly Germanic Lesbian Romcom. It’s not often we get to put those three words … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesTischa Thomas, female bodybuilder, webcam model, and dominatrix is extraordinary. And that’s a problem. Extraordinary results really only come from extraordinary effort. The documentary ‘I am the Tigress’ shows that often people’s fascination with her results doesn’t equate to respecting the efforts that she made to get there, some of which are heartbreaking. … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesBright and sunny Greece, summertime and Demosthenes, a good-looking man that captures the eye from beginning to end of the film, an educational one (instructions included) on how to write a script, develop characters, and write about fiction based on facts. A comedy that embraces us, viewers into a platonic friendship. We follow … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThe annual BFI Flare: London’s LGBTIQ+ Film Festival, is the biggest LGBTIQ+ film festival in Europe …… and we think the best too. This, the 36th Edition, will take place in person, and also offer a selection of titles available on BFI Player to UK-wide audiences, and to international audiences via Five Films … Continue reading