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Queerguru’s Jose Mayorga reviews HIDDEN MASTER – The Legacy of George Platt Lynes

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  The story of a little boy from New Jersey that made magic with his camera and was a pioneer in homoerotic and racial portraiture. The name of George Platt Lynes is one not to be overlooked and it is a happy coincidence to learn about his life and art in this month of Pride … Continue reading



Queerguru’s Jose Mayorga reviews HIDDEN LETTERS the compelling tale of Chinese calligraphy that is secret code for women only

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  FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS, WOMEN IN CHINA WERE BORN TO OBEY THEIR FATHERS, HUSBANDS AND SONS. FORBIDDEN TO READ AND WRITE, THEIR VOICES WERE SILENCED. MOST LEFT NO RECORD OF THEIR LIVES. Nushu has many levels, is a secret that belongs to Chinese women, it is calligraphy made by women to preserve a secret … Continue reading



Queerguru’s Jose Mayorga reviews BEAUTIFUL BEINGS A tale of friendship and complicity among teenagers in Reykjavik

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  Baldur is fourteen years old, his mother is a drug addict, his sister drifts around and the stepfather is in jail. Balli (Áskell Einar Pálmason)  is constantly bullied by his classmates as presented in the first part of the film. Leader Konni, aka “the Animal” (Viktor Benóný Benediktsson)  and pals Addi (Birgir Dagur Bjarkason … Continue reading



Queerguru’s Jose Mayorga reviews PORNOMELANCHOLIA a documentary not for all tastes but which makes a statement on contemporary movie making. 

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\   Cinema, reality, and fiction combined in this extremely well-crafted film,  also photographed and written by Argentinian director Manuel Abramovich, with a screenplay in collaboration with Fernando Krapp and Pio Longo. Pornomelancholia is a compelling portrait of loneliness in the times of social media where there is no place for privacy.  It is a … Continue reading



Queerguru’s José Mayorga reviews HILMA the story of one of the Western world’s first abstract artists.

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  COLOR IS THE SOUL OF NATURE IN THE UNIVERSE, AND DUE TO COLORS, WE RECEIVED MESSAGES FROM THE SOUL… Hilma af Klint is a mystery that director Lasse Hallström spent several years trying to understand.  He made a biopic about her art and her quest for the truth regarding humanity and the universe at … Continue reading



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