Its rare that a Hollywood blockbuster touches on anything remotely LGBTQ, but Universal Pictures is about release Monkey Man a thriller about a fight club and the desire for retribution, but it’s also about the trans community in India. The movie is the directing debut of Dev Patel (Slumdog Millionaire) who is also the co-writer … Continue reading
1989, small-town New Mexico, USA. Too many people with too much time on their hands and not enough money. The perfect receipe for things to go wrong. And they sure do in director Rose Glass’ fabulously intense, lesbian romance, bodybuilding, shock horror flick, Love Lies Bleeding; surely destined to become a queer cult classic. … Continue reading
Prime Video has just released the first trailer of an intriguing-looking sic-part queer comedy thriller. Dead Hot is set in Liverpool UK (it has an officially recognized Gay Quarter) and it explores themes of “family, class, love, trauma, and identity”. It tells the story of two twentysomethings Elliot and Jess, best friends united … Continue reading
When Queerguru interviewed out and proud queer Iraqi drag queen/activist/writer/actor/journalist Amrou Al-Kahdi in 2017 it was obvious to us that our paths would cross again. Based in London at the time they were known as Glamrou and the founder and star of Denim the drag superstar group, and managed to make short films … Continue reading
He Went That Way is the directorial debut by Jeffrey Darling, who sadly passed away just as he completed production on the film. Loosely based on a real-life event from Vietnam-era America in 1964, this dark and violent drama is a classic road movie in a long line of the genre. Zachary Quinto … Continue reading
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