review
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Queerguru’s Andrew Hebden goes to pantoland to see Dick Whittington: A New Dick In Town
Dick Whittington : A New Dick in Town ☆☆☆☆ Above The Stag Theatre London This Dick is just what London needed. Using an avalanche of entendres about the titular cast member the laughs come at a rapid pace in a, dare we say, full-throated ode to all the trials and tribulations of post-Covid London.…
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews Bo McGuire’s debut feature documentary SOCKS ON FIRE
Socks on Fire is poet Bo McGuire’s debut feature documentary about his family in rural Hokes Bluff, Alabama. The film won Best Documentary Feature at the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival. The main storyline is the feud between one of his aunts, the homophobic Sharon, and his Uncle John, a flamboyant drag queen, over the…
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A Royal Secret : the real-life story of when the King of Sweden fell in love with a man
You may have to keep pinching yourself that this very intriguing TV mini-series is based on a true story as there are times when it simply belies belief. It’s the stuff of fairy tales when a King falls in love with a commoner although it’s usually with a member of the opposite sex, unlike…
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Queerguru’s David Lagachu reviews The Male Gaze: Celluloid Dreams a collection of seven short queer films
The Male Gaze: Celluloid Dreams showcases a collection of seven short films from both the 20th and 21st centuries. The first film Just Out of Reach (Dir. Jonathan Wald) runs for a blink-and-a-miss four minutes but manages to convey more than the combination of lines uttered by the two actors in it. The story…
