drama
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Queerguru’s Jose Mayorgas reviews THE ACTIVIST :a rare Lithuanian queer film
Lithuanian drama/thriller/noir directed by Romas Zabarauskas, in his own words: THE ACTIVIST is a hopeful celebration of civic society, let´s add with its intricacies. LGBT+ rights in Lithuania have evolved slowly over the years since its independence from the Soviet Union in 1993, although same sex sexual activity among consenting adults is not criminalized, people…
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QUEERGURU reviews SURFACING the debut feature film by Canadian actor CHRISTIAN SMITH
In his native Canada, actor, writer, sketch Comedian and Improviser CHRISTIAN SMITH is known as the co-Creator of the CBC Digital Comedy, Soul Decision Comedy and one half of YouTube darlings Christian & Nat, so its odd to us that for his feature film directing debut, he would choose SURFACING. It’s a story about dysfunctional families and…
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Queerguru’s Justin David reviews DAVID BENSON’s star turn in ‘MY LIFE WITH KENNETH WILLIAMS’
Circle & Star Theatre, Hampstead David Benson returns with his legendary portrait of the outrageous comedy star in My Life with Kenneth Williams When I was a child, Kenneth Williams was one of the characters I most looked forward to on television. He was a household name, a national treasure. Yes, immortalised by the…
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews 3670, a thought-provoking tale of a shy North Korean gay defector’s assimilation into Seoul’s vibrant queer life.
South Korea has a vibrant queer scene, particularly in buzzing Seoul. The mainstream society remains fairly conservative, though, and many queer people remain in the closet there. 3670, a new drama by director Joonho Park, explores this from the perspective of Kim Cheol-jun (You-hyun Cho), a handsome North Korean defector who escaped to South Korea…
