Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesEmmanuel is a man of very few words, a hustler and the live-in lover of Omar. They live in an apartment in a tower block in Gennevilliers a working class suburb of Paris. When Omar announces that he is going to New York for a week to work on a film project, an angry Emmanuel … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesBritish filmmaker Ricki Beadle Blair’s movies are never ever subtle, but this one made in 2010, insists on literally screaming about the cacophony of issues he crams into a rather manic 110 minutes. It tackles homophobia, hate crimes, racism, class, poverty, prison brutality, sexual identity, redemption plus there is the white star’s hangup for not being … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesSoon after middle-aged Octavio begins his romance with his young lover Hugo life gets complicated for both of them. Octavio is told he must give up boxing because he has a medical condition that could cause a brain hemorrhage, and Hugo gets fired from his job as he got the boss’s daughter pregnant. Determined to … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesHandsome Ray was once the hero of this small town in a remote part of Newfoundland. He was a promising hockey player pursuing a career in the NHL, but his time on the ice came to a grinding halt after he was caught transporting ‘pot’ across the border. Now on the verge of his 42nd … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideI’ve never been a fan of the supernatural but the buzz around this movie back in 2010 intrigued me sufficiently to want to see I would change my mind. The story from the best selling novel that almost won Kazuo Ishiguro the Booker Prize, is about children who are reared with the sole purpose in … Continue reading
