Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesNetflix are now increasingly becoming our fav queer TV channel . We’ve only just dotted the last T in our review of (the excellent) OUTSTANDING : A COMEDY REVOLUTION heading to are screens soon, then we learn about a potential queer must-see. Right of the heals of Danni Minoques totally compelling I KISSED A … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesSet amongst the bustling crowds and underground karaoke clubs of Tokyo, WEST NORTH WEST explores themes of gender, sexuality, nationality, and religious identity through the complex desires of three women. The film is now featuring on PeccadilloPOD, a new On-Demand platform for LGBTQ+ cinema. Beautiful Kei (Hanae Kan) works at a cocktail bar, … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterIn London this week and at a loose end? Our tip for trying something new would be to take the bus to Walthamstow for a Sashiko+Boro – Japanese Mending Workshop. Well, it may be new to you but Boro is the age-old Japanese art of mending textiles and is literally translated as rags or scraps … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterJapanese writer Haruki Murakami enjoys a cult status among the readers of the 21st century. Director Ryusuke Hamaguchi undertook the mammoth task of adapting his short story ‘Drive My Car’ into an eponymous film. The result is soul-feeding and visually breathtaking. The film has an unmistakable life force in it that is contagious. … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesToka (Honoka Matsumoto) is an unhappy young career woman in Tokyo who meets her estranged husband once a week even though they seem to have very little common. They only married three years ago and she is too ashamed to share the news of its failure with family. As it is the 3rd year … Continue reading
