Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesVeteran French filmmaker André Téchiné may be the wrong side of 70 now but he shows in his latest movie that he still has a very firm grasp of the sensibilities of teenage boys coming of age. He is perfectly assisted by his co-writer Céline Sciamma the writer/director of quintessential adolescent gay movies such as Tomboy and Girlhood. This is the … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideWhen Jake’s grandfather Max dies, his parents Brian (Greg Kinnear) and Kathy (Jennifer Ehle) inherit his home in Brooklyn, and as the family are struggling financially, they chose to leave their apartment in Manhattan and move in. At the funeral 13 year old Jake (Theo Taplitz) encounters Tony (Michael Barbieri) who is the same age, and who is there … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesMiddle-aged Armando (Alfredo Castro) is a rather solitary dental technician who cruises the streets of one of Caracas rougher neighborhood looking to pick up teenage boys. He is more of a voyeur than a fornicator as he lures them back to his apartment with a thick wad of cash just to have them undress whilst he … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesJonathan (Jannis Niewöhner) is a broody blonde boy who has taken over the responsibility for running the family farm in a remote part of rural Germany which he balances with caring for Berghard his very sick father (André Hennicke) who is dying of cancer. The two have never been close and have an uneasy relationship and … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesCanadian filmmaker Stephen Dunn’s tale of a young gay man’s coming of age story is one of the most imaginative and insightful movies in that genre we have seen in quite a while. Set in his native Newfoundland it’s the story of Oscar (Jack Fulton) who at the start is a relatively happy 8 year old whose seemingly … Continue reading
