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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews ‘DEPARTURES’ takes a deep, brutal dive into the causes and effects of a toxic queer romantic relationship
Toxic relationships seem to be on the rise, whether romantic, friendship or employer relationships, or maybe we are just better at identifying toxicity these days. Departures, a fantastic new UK indie comedy-drama based in Manchester, takes a deep, brutal dive into the causes and effects of a toxic queer romantic relationship between charity worker Benji…
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Queerguru’s Robert Malcolm reviews ‘PEACHES GOES BANANAS’ the story of an electro-clash rocker, feminist and queer icon
Peaches is the stage name of Canadian electro-clash rocker, feminist and queer icon, Merrill Nisker. She took the name from a Nina Simone song, Four Women, which ends in a scream “My name is Peaches!” Her most famous song Fuck the Pain Away was used in Sofia Coppola’s 2003 movie Lost in Translation as well…
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews “Some Nights I Feel Like Walking” , a queer indie road movie by Filipino director Petersen Vargas
The Philippines are in the news at the moment with the arrest by the International Criminal Court of former leader Rodrigo Duterte, for alleged ‘crimes against humanity’ committed during his leadership from 2016 – 2022. During this time, at least 6,000 (up to 30,000 by some estimates) people considered to be drug dealers and other…
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Queerguru reviews VIET AND NAM an achingly beautiful queer romance from Vietnam
Coming straight from Un Certain Regard Section at Cannes Film Festival comes this extraordinary… and quite beautiful Vietnamese movie VIET AND NAM that surrounds the most gentle queer love story that has already been banned in Vietnam. Surprisingly not because of the romance between these two young men, but reportedly for its portrayal of…
