Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesOpenly gay Argentinian filmmaker Marco Berger’s movies are always such a joy to watch and this new one that he premiered at the Berlinale early this year is no exception. As usual the story is steeped in sexual awakenings of his young characters, but for once the central couple are actually heterosexual, although there is … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideEven when this rather entertaining road-movie dripping with sentimentality from Israeli filmmaker Dani Menkin ends, you cannot help think that this would have all played out so much better if it had been filmed as a documentary. As we follow recently fired cinema projectionist 60-year-old Ronnie (Alon Aboutpoul) leave Tel Aviv to fly to NY … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThe title of this new (mostly) American dramedy from Spanish filmmaker J.C. Falcón is taken from FaceBook which frequently proffers up suggestions of new friends. In this instance it serves as means to tell Joe (Sean Mather) the protagonist, that he has been ‘catfished’ : the delightful term for someone who has been lured into a relationship by … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesForty-something-year-old Dan’s (James Roday) life seems to be at something of a crossroads. He is a long time AIDS survivor who has been HIV positive for some 22 years, a fact that he is still reluctant to admit too even though he lives in San Francisco. He is an author suffering from writer block so gets by … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesFraternal twins 20 year-old-somethings Donny and Krystal are a little too wrapped in each other’s life to the point of it being claustrophobic, and also more than a tad unhealthy. They live together in a small apartment with adjoining bedrooms from where they can share every single thought with each other. Krystal is still carrying … Continue reading
