Pasolini : on his last days
After premiering at the Venice and Toronto Film Festivals back in 2014 Abel Ferrara’s movie ‘Pasolini’ has for some unknown reason has been stuck on a shelf somewhere until now. However now Kino Lorber the distributor of indie and art house movies has released the film to select US movie theaters. It’s the story … Continue reading
People Like Us
This new LGBT webseries about four different men looking for love, lust and all things in between set in Singapore, shows that asides from a few odd phrases there is in fact very little difference from these mens searches to other gay men seeking the same around the globe. It all starts on a Friday night … Continue reading
Play The Devil
This psychological thriller is set in the Trinidad where, with its patriarchal society, homosexuality is still closeted and is very much stigmatized. Therefore this story about James an older very successful businessman (Gareth Jenkins) who befriends Gregory an 18 year old dirt-poor student (Petrice Jones) and eventually seduces him, plays out as much of a melodrama than … Continue reading
Queens aka Reinas
Looking for a perfect antidote for a cold (ish) Thanksgiving day before the madness kicks I opted to re-visit this delightfully silly farce from 2005, which starred not one but five of Spain’s actress divas. Not one of whom is on the right side of 50 (or 60 even!) but are all them are vamping … Continue reading
Queerguru @BFI Flare : THE DOSE a deliberately joyless movie
Bear with us for a moment. When we tell you that Martin Kraut’s The Dose (La Dosis) is a depressing movie we might immediately lose you. It is important to add quickly that its depressing nature is its effect rather than its defect. This film is not out to affirm life but to remind you … Continue reading