Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesRe-watching Yen Tan’s ‘Pit Stop’ ….. undoubtably one of the best gay movies this year …. prompted me to take another of the movies that he helmed in 2008 as that too has a remarkably touching romance that also, for very different reasons, is not destined to last for long ‘Ciao’ starts with Jeff coping … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideLucas is slowly getting his life together after a messy divorce with a traumatic custody battle, and also losing his teaching job as a result of the recession. Now in this small Danish country town he is working helping out at a kindergarten in the day and hanging out having fun with his male friends at … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideDidier and Elise may look like a good fit when they fall in love at first sight and start a life together on his rundown farm, but appearances can be deceiving. This lanky bearded bluegrass banjo playing man is a romantic atheist whereas Elise, a beautiful blond hippy tattoo artist who maps her life out … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThe four protagonists in Joshua Sanchez’s impressive debut feature all share the same problem of loneliness and a desperate need for a lover and friend. The story takes place in Hartford Connecticut on a sultry Fourth of July, and by the time the night is over, despite their attempts to reach out to someone, they … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesDirector Patrick McGuinn’s new movie has the most misleading title for a gay drama as the ‘leather’ referred to is not some raunchy bar lifestyle as one might expect but it’s about a backwoodsman who actually crafts handmade sensible sandals as a living. Birch is a hunky hairy man who’s been sharing a … Continue reading
