Tag: José Mayorga
Queerguru’s José Mayorga reviews ‘A DICE WITH FIVE SIDES’ : the outcome of a 1st date is determined by the roll of a dice
FOLLOW THE BEAT OF YOUR HEART OR DANCE FOREVER TO THE MUSIC OF FATE A tale of two lovers, Marcello (Alexander Ananasso) an intergalactic seducer, and Herman (Jake Garvey) an aerospace engineer. After a sex date, both men engage in occasional encounters for a long period of time, which stretches some years during which they…
Queerguru’s José Mayorga reviews Cate Blanchett’s electrifying performance in Tár
THE NARCISSISM OF SMALL DIFFERENCES LEADS TO THE MOST BORING KIND OF CONFORMITY : Lydia Tar It is fair to say that this hypnotic movie belongs to its writer-director Todd Field and its actress Cate Blanchett. Meticulously made, Tár has many layers, it is a complex conversation piece set in the world of classical…
Queerguru’s José Mayorga reviews EISMAYER a compelling military queer love story based on real life
The film begins with a lament, it is winter in Central Europe, and the camera moves out from a ruined landscape to a forest, this sadly beautiful shot repeats for a while and it is interesting to wonder how it refers to the story we are about to view. Indoors at a military center,…
Queerguru’s José Mayorga reviews ‘WANDERING HEART (Errante corazón) the story of a gay single dad searching for a new future
It is summertime in Buenos Aires, and excerpts from Verdi´s La Traviata and homoerotic sequences provide the mood. Handsome and lonely gay single dad Santiago (Leonardo Sbaraglia) is in his forties, lives in an apartment with his teenage dancer daughter Laila (Miranda de la Serna), owns a restaurant, and looks for company in meeting…
Queerguru’s José Mayorga reviews THE FIRST FALLEN a Brazilian drama about the first wave of AIDS crisis in the early 1980s
The story takes us to Vitoria, Espírito Santo a state in southeast Brazil, in one year period time beginning on December 31st, 1982. We are introduced to biologist Suzano (Johnny Massaro), his sister nurse Maura (Clara Choreaux), nephew Muriel (Alex Bonini), and his circle of friends. Suzano is back from France where his “rich…
