José Mayorgas
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Jose Mayorgas reviews ‘THE MASTERMIND’ the latest movie from Kelly Reichardt & starring Josh O’Connor
The latest film written and directed by Kelly Reichardt (First Cow, Certain Women) comes to the screen at the same time real museum heist after what happened last October at the Louvre in broad daylight. A fictional story based on true events is set in 1970 in a boring, quiet suburban town that shows museum…
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Queerguru’s Jose Mayorgas reviews “THE PLAGUE ” the award-winning debut from Charlie Poliger
This is the debut feature film of writer-director Charlie Polinger, with the perfect casting of Rebecca Dealy, and the collaboration of cinematographer Steven Breckon, sound designer Damien Volpe and composer Johan Lenox, which makes this feature film on boyhood at a water polo camp in the Summer of 2003 an enthralling experience to watch. 12-13…
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Queerguru’s Jose Mayorgas’ reviews ‘BRAVE THE DARK’ a coming of age drama by Damian Harris
Set in 1986 at a High School, we are introduced to the protagonist Nathaniel Williams (Nicholas Hamilton). Nate or Nathan loves to run; in fact, he has been running since he was a child, and his mother told him to do so, for a different reason, though. What shows is that he studies, is an…
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Queerguru’s Jose Mayorgas reviews ‘BECAUSE OF YOU’ an archival doc that traces the history of Kilawin Kolektibo, a pioneering collective of queer Filipnxs
This experimental documentary Because of You: A History of Kilawin Kolektibo tells the story of queer Filipinx who, in the 1990s, against a racist, lesbophobic backdrop, came together for the first time in NYC to create a safe and loving community. It has been directed, written, and edited by Barbara Malaran & Desireena Almoradie Through…
