Tag: lesbian
Fortune Feimster : Sweet & Salty queer comic who should not be missed
We are all kicking ourselves in the QUEERGURU Office that none of us have ever seen the hilariously funny FORTUNE FEIMSTER until now. When NETFLIX sent us a sneak preview her first hour-long Netflix original comedy special, Fortune Feimster: Sweet & Salty we immediately became totally hooked, The Southern-born comedian, actress, writer is now based…
BOOKSMART : a superb coming-of-age tale with rising star Beanie Feldstein
Queer actress Beanie Feldstein, the younger sibling of actor Jonah Hill, had a recent stint appearing in Hello Dolly on Broadway in the shadows of Bette Midler, but after her stunning breakthrough performance in Booksmart she is bound to always be upfront and center from now on. A star is really born. Feldstein plays …
Portrait of a Lady on Fire : one of the best queer movies of the Year
Céline Sciammawho has already given us Water Lillies, Tomboy, Girlhood and Being 17. confirms her position as one of the leading queer filmmakers with this her latest, and finest film to date. Portrait of A Lady on Fire is an historical drama set in the 19th Century that tells of a forbidden affair between…
Carmen & Lola : the tale of two gypsy girls and forbidden love
Spanish filmmaker Arantxa Echevarría feature directing debut Carmen and Lola was the first Spanish film selected to play in the Directors’ Fortnight of the Cannes Festival . It was a great start for this tale of forbidden teenage love which would go on to pick up several awards on the Film Festival circuit. This…
Saint Maud : a skin clawing creeper
For the very first time Andrew Hebden one of QUEERGURU’s London team has literally moved into London’s South Bank for the next 2 weeks to cover the prestigious BFI London Film Festival . He’ll be reviewing not just all the excellent queer films screening there but movies he thinks will appeal to the whole…
