Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThe wonderful opening sequence of 6 year old Pim dressing up in his mother’s old beauty pageant sash and tiara and posing in front of the mirror sets the scene for a delightful coming-of-age story that combines all the angst with a great deal of humor and charm. Set in a tiny Belgium coastal … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThis is a drama set in Belgium about a teenage boy who keeps failing his examinations and therefore cannot graduate from high school. He desperately wants to be a tennis pro, but sadly flunks at this too. The alternative future of being forced into going to a training school fills him with such dread he … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThis is a cute latino coming-of-age story. Set in L.A.’s predominately immigrant Huntington Park area it tells of two Mexican teenage girls who become neighbors. One of them Yolanda, who’s nickname is Mosquita, is a ‘good’ girl who lives in a nice home with hard-working pushy parents who are proud of their daughter who gets … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesA brilliant coming-of-age story of a butch black highly intelligent teenage girl who struggles to reconcile being gay within the confines of her conservative middle-class home. Her meddlesome bible-thumping mother is in denial of both her husband’s infidelity and her daughter’s sexuality thus creating more angst. A thought-provoking film enlivened with some neat touches … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThe thing I really loved the most about this movie was the title, which is actually a wonderful sentiment that I never really wanted to believe in, but now I am in my dotage I’ll admit has more than a smidgen of truth to it. James is the teenager who is at the receiving end … Continue reading
