Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideNo matter how much you may loathe remakes of classic movies, you know you will not be able to resist Steven Spielberg’s adaption of Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise’s West Side Story that won an unprecedented 10 Academy Awards back in 1961. As you would expect Spielberg has assembled a formidable team starting with … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesIf there is one thing we all need this summer it is an exhilarating feel-good movie to lift our spirits and take us out of our post-Covid doom. Lin Manuel-Miranda’s “In the Heights” is just that and so much more. Director Jon M Chu (Crazy Rich Asians) gives us this exuberant block party in … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesDusty Springfield is probably the most iconic and inspirational British female singer EVER. Since her first hit “I Only Want to Be with You” charted in 1963, Dusty amassed twenty top 40 hits in a career that spanned over thirty years. Hits such as “Son of a Preacher Man,” “Stay Awhile,” “Some of Your … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesShould a critic of ‘advanced age’ be able to see the joys of a frothy campy high school musical ? Well, this one did and for some reason or another, feels slightly embarrassed to admit it. It may not be headed for awards, or hold up to an in-depth critique but Divos! is simply … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThere used to be a time in the not too distant pass when a new movie from uber-gay producer Ryan Murphy was met with such unfettered excitement. Nowadays the announcement of yet another Netflix backed drama from one of the industry’s most prolific producers is greeted with more apprehension than actual enthusiasm. Particular in … Continue reading
