Paul Mescal
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Queerguru’s Robert Malcolm drew the lucky straw and got to review the (excellent) ‘THE HISTORY OF SOUND’
Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor, both familiar with portraying LGBTQ+ characters, deliver profoundly moving performances in writer Ben Shattuk’s tender love story The History of Sound. Often compared, somewhat lazily, to Brokeback Mountain, this film distinguishes itself by weaving the emotional magic of music into its narrative. It’s not love at first sight, but…
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The Irish Are Coming (Again) queer hearthrob Paul Mescal & Jessie Buckley star in HAMNETT this Thanksgiving
As the news of Paul Mescal‘s latest highly anticipated movie lands in Queerguru’s intray its yet another reminder how much we love this current crop of Irish actors who are swooping up awards and stealing all our hearts. Even though some are not members of the LGBTQ community, we can still appreciate them on…
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Queerguru previews Paul Mescal and Josh OConnor in THE HISTORY OF SOUND possibly the best queer romance of 2025
On paper, at least, we would always prefer gay actors playing gay roles for several reasons, but there are wonderful exceptions, such as Irish Paul Mescal and British Josh O’Connor in The History of Sound. O’Connor’s breakthrough role was playing a closeted gay farmer in God’s Own Country, whilst Mescal made us all fall in…
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah raves about Andrew Haigh’s ALL OF US STRANGERS “A moving, must-see work of genius.”
Coming-of-age films tend to have a protagonist in their late teens, but what happens if your life at that age is too fraught and difficult to come of age properly? That was the case for most queer people in 1980s Britain. A very homophobic press and media, reflecting national opinions, combined with an…
