Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideIts been a long six years since he directed his last movie Le Havre, but the wait was well worth it as Aki Kaurismäki has just released The Other Side of Hope another truly wonderful piece of escapism that is peppered with a more than the usual dose of realism to. The Finnish auteur … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideIf there was any real justice in the world then Mildred Hayes would find her daughter’s killer, and also Frances McDormand who portrays the angry mother in this movie about her, will be a shoo-in for a nomination for a Best Actress Academy Award when they are announced. This new enthralling black comedy from … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideAfter Tangerine his quite remarkable sophomore film was the most talked-about and exciting premiere at Sundance two years, there was an enormous air of expectation to see how Sean Baker would fare with his follow-up movie. It turns out that there was no need to worry at all, and he ditched his Iphone 5’s and … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideFilmmaker Noah Baumbach has very definitely adopted Woody Allen’s mantle in this new ensemble NY dramedy that rambles through the dynamics of of a very disorderly family resulting in what will probably end up being one of his more populist films. The family patriarch Harold (an extraordinarily dry and funny Dustin Hoffman) is a retired … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideFrom the very first glimpse of a rather grand Beatrice (Valerie Bruni Tedeschi) swooping through the grounds of the Villa Biondi clutching her parasol and dispensing instructions without a care in the world to everyone working away, you can sense that this is going to be a performance that should not be missed. However … Continue reading
