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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews PET SHOP DAYS the directorial debut feature from Olmo Schnabel
New York’s life at night has attracted film-makers for ever, the endless opportunity for adventure in the Big Apple after dark makes for interesting story-telling. Pet Shop Days, the directorial debut feature from Olmo Schnabel, son of artist/film-maker Julian Schnabel, makes full use of this, a sexy, fast-paced queer urban escapade. Alejandro (Dario…
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews Luca Guadagnino’s highly anticipated new movie QUEER
In an alignment of the stars, director Luca Guadagnino (Call Me By Your Name, A Bigger Splash, Challengers) and Bond actor Daniel Craig have come together with Queer, the film adaptation of William Burroughs’ 1985 semi-autobiographical classic, Queer. Burroughs is widely considered one of the primary figures of the Beat Generation and a major…
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews GAY PRIDE AND NO PREJUDICE a queer take on Jane Austin’s classic novel by David Kerby-Kendall
⭐︎⭐︎⭐︎⭐︎ Pride and prejudice are two feelings very close to most queer people. Jane’s Austen’s 1813 classic novel of the same title explores the potential for relationships to evolve once these core feelings are set aside. This is obviously a very relatable concept as the book is one of the most successful ever, having sold…
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Queerguru’s Robert Malcolm reviews THIS IS BALLROOM : a documentary on Brazil’s vibrant ballroom scene
This feature length documentary is both a live record of a small staged Ball held in 2022 in Niteroi, just outside Rio de Janeiro, and a history of the Ballroom movement in Brazil, including interviews with the main personalities in some of the Brazilian Houses. For the uninitiated, central to the Ballroom…
