Thanks to Nelson Mandela, South Africa has one of the best constitutions and legal rights frameworks for queer people globally. A nation’s queer human rights usually affects the tone of the film-making in that country. For example, queer film-making out of Muslim countries often contains far more angst-ridden themes than films from more … Continue reading
Ferzan Özpetek’s feature film Hamam aka [Steam: The Turkish Bath] in 1997 is one of those movie-making debuts that stick in your memory. In it, Özpetek takes a mesmerizing look at how special places and people can transform other people. This romantic drama film is a haunting joy Since then this Italian/Turkish queer … Continue reading
Award-winning filmmaker Todd Haynes …..he has won both the Queer Palm (‘Carol’) and The Teddy (‘Poison’) ….. is so busy spreading the gospel of Haynes On December 1st his latest movie the critically acclaimed MAY/DECEMBER will be streaming on Netflix. It’s an uncomfortable real-life melodrama about the scandal of a 36-year-old mother (Julianna Moore) … Continue reading
The late Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth is so lucky as she didn’t have to watch the highly-anticipated over-hyped final season of The Crown. As the new series starts with the death of Diana, the scriptwriter’s biggest problem is that the main players in this drama are dead and so much of what we … Continue reading
If you need an avenue to let out any unsupressed anger then you can do no better than watch Netflix’s latest expose documentary series Escaping Twin Flames. Like other cults that prey on people’s needs/desires to find a romantic/life partner this one actually is both more intuitive and harmful than most Twin Flames … Continue reading
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