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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews the poignant Anemone, Daniel Day-Lewis’ first film in eight years, directed by his son Ronan and co-starring Sean Bean and Samantha Morton.
Daniel Day-Lewis is back. The acting legend retired in 2017, saying that he felt ‘hollowed out’ by the acting process. Eight years later, he’s on screen again with Anemone, with son Ronan as his director. Co-written by father and son, with father and Brad Pitt as executive producers, and co-stars Sean Bean and Samantha Morton,…
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‘Queerguru’s Ris Fatah gets festive with The Liar, The Bitch and The Wardrobe’, a very adult pantomime, currently on at London’s cute Union Theatre.
The Liar, The Bitch and The Wardrobe. ★★★★ Union Theatre, London It’s pantomime season in the UK, the glorious theatrical tradition that has been on stages since the early 1700s. Originally developed from 16th-century Italian street theatre, it’s one of our finest Christmas rituals. So, it’s off to my favourite London theatre, the intimate Union…
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Justin David’s controversial review of PILLION the highly anticipated controversial BDSM film
I’ve had so many feelings about Pillion, but only a few have settled into rendered thoughts. A lot of my reaction was tied to my own history with the subject matter—anger, confusion, a sense of exclusion—rather than a critique of the film itself. It’s a fascinating film with impeccable and brave performances from all the…
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Queerguru reviews ‘NIGHT IN WEST TEXAS’ when an innocent gay man is wrongly imprisoned for 40 years
It’s been the best part of 10 years since we viewed Deborah S. Esquenazi‘s multi-award-winning Southwest of Salem: The Story of the San Antonio Four, and it was such a powerful piece of filmmaking that it’s been almost impossible to forget. So we came to her Night in West Texas with high expectations, and she…
