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Queerguru’s Jose Mayorga reviews CHUCK CHUCK BABY : is love better the second time around?

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  There is no reason why my beign shy shoul keep us apart… In a land not so far away, we learn about generosity, female relationships and queer romance. A white fluffy Dandelion´s seed pods flies around and gets into  a room with pink walls where Helen´s hands receive it.  Helen (Louise Brealey)  lives with … Continue reading



Queerguru’s Jose Mayorga reviews ANY OTHER WAY:  THE JACKIE SHANE STORY one of music’s pioneering Black trans performers.

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  In the 1960s Jackie Shane was a groundbreaking R&B star on the rise, she dared to say the things other people didn’t say, at a time when she knew she couldnt be who she really was. Under those premises, and throughout the film, animated sequences that resemble watercolor paintings, illustrate about Jackie´s doings, concerns, … Continue reading



Queerguru’s Jose Mayorga reviews YOUNG HEARTS a tender story of young queer love that premiered at Berlinale

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FIRST LOVE LIGHTS THE FIRE IN YOUR HEART, SWEET LIKE HONEY, SENDS YOU SPINNING AROUND… This fictional story begins with a man singing those lyrics, and they introduce us to the young hearts of the protagonists. Fourteen-year-old Eli as (Lou Goossens) is growing up in a nice European family and has the loving care of … Continue reading



Queerguru’s Jose Mayorga reviews The Summer With Carmen : two friends on a beach plan a movie about their lives

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    Bright and sunny Greece,  summertime and Demosthenes, a good-looking man that captures the eye from beginning to end of the film, an educational one (instructions included) on how to write a script, develop characters, and write about fiction based on facts.  A comedy that embraces us, viewers into a platonic friendship. We follow … Continue reading



Queerguru’s Jose Mayorga reviews FRIDA the story of the great Mexican artist that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival

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  A documentary feature with animations of her paintings for new generations. In a linear narrative dated from 1910 to 1954 and based on rich archival material, Frida Kahlo´s life, full of expectations and pain, is made acquainted for those who do not know of her omnipresence since decades ago.  The Director shows  Frida from … Continue reading



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