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Queerguru’s Jose Mayorga reviews MYSTERIOUS WAYS a rare queer NZ/Samoan love story
DO NOT MAKE UGLY SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL Reverend Petter Simmons is an Anglican Vicar advocating for change at St. John´s Church in a small town in New Zealand . He is a widower, has a teenage daughter but is now in love with Samoan Jason, who served 8 years in prison and is the actual…
Queerguru’s Jose Mayorga reviews THE BEAUTIFUL SUMMER (La bella estate) from Laura Luchetti
Set in Pre-war Turin with Benito Mussolini´s speeches as background, the film shows the journey into adulthood of a young woman from the countryside coming to the city with her brother, in a story held by pins. Ginia (Yile Yara Vianello) is a skillful and dedicated seamstress, dress and pattern maker working at a…
Sister Mary’s Playtime : a whole new hysterically funny religious experience this summer in Provincetown
Sister Mary’s Playtime. ★★★★★ The Red Room Provincetown In a town that has more drag performers per square mile than it has muscle men (and cannabis stores !) it seemed appropriate that this particular Sunday evening we forsake them all for a more religious experience. Sister Mary is from the UK …. in fact…
Queerguru reviews UNICORNS where a sexual awakening can blossom into a touching queer romance
This third feature film from Welsh/Egyptian filmmaker Sally El-Hosaini continues her concern with gender/sexual identity that she explored so beautifully in My Brother The Devil. She has also set UNICORNS in present day UK where the younger members of immigrant families feel stuck in the middle of two different cultures that are unsure…
Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews FRAGILE BEAUTY : Photographs from the Sir Elton John and David Furnish Collection
Fragile Beauty is the latest exhibition of works drawn from Sir Elton John and David Furnish’s vast collection of iconic photography, currently on at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum. Titled to reflect the vulnerability that often inspires creativity, the show highlights three hundred of the 7000+ pieces in the couple’s photography collection. The somewhat overwhelming…
