review
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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…
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews Move Ya Body: The Birth of House, a compelling journey back to queer black 1980s Chicago.
Move Ya Body: The Birth of House traces the evolution of House music through the eyes of one of its creators, Chicago native Vince Lawrence, founder of Trax Records and creator of the first house track launched, Z Factor’s 1984 Fantasy. Director Elegance Bratton has created a gem of a music documentary. Part social history…
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews Love Me Tender, a beautiful, poignant French drama. Unmissable.
The raw brutality of a vicious child custody battle is laid bare in Love Me Tender, director Anna Cazenave Cambert’s adaptation of Constance Debre’s 2020 novel. Premiering at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, Love Me Tender is based on Debre’s real-life experiences of being a French lawyer turned bohemian author who loses custody of her…
