Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideA beautiful young girl dying of cancer falls in love with a young man who she coaxes back to the world of the living after both his parents die, sounds like a tear-jerker sappy story that I would run from BUT add filmmaker extraordinaire Gus Van Sant into the mix, and you know this will … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideMeek’s Cutoff story is as bleak as the vast wasteland of Oregon that is played out in. Its 1845 and three pioneer families have hired a guide, Stephen Meek, to lead them through the Cascade Mountains, but it soon becomes obvious that he doesn’t really know where he is taking them. Running out of food, … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideWarwick Wilson seems like the perfect host as he carefully sets his immaculate dining table in his chic Hollywood apartment and everything seems in its right place. The doorbell rings and a stranger pretends to have just met Warwick’s closest friend in Australia and as the airline has lost his luggage, he’s been mugged and … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideIt’s tough making a comedy about a young man (Adam) who discovers he has a rare form of cancer with only a 50% chance of survival. This heartfelt attempt is derived from the true story of David Reiser, who wrote the screenplay and based it on his real-life friendship with comic actor Seth Rogan … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideThis coming-of-age story tells of two teenage girls, who are best friends, dealing with all the restrictions of growing up in Iran today. The girls are exploring their emerging sexuality as they become part of Tehran’s underground party scene. When an older brother straight out of drug rehab becomes a religious zealot and even joins … Continue reading
