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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews Jacob Elodi in his 3rd starring role of 2023 in HE WENT THAT WAY
He Went That Way is the directorial debut by Jeffrey Darling, who sadly passed away just as he completed production on the film. Loosely based on a real-life event from Vietnam-era America in 1964, this dark and violent drama is a classic road movie in a long line of the genre. Zachary Quinto…
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews THE CRIME IS MINE a fab feminist screwball romp by French auteur François Ozon
The Crime is Mine (Mon Crime) is the latest film from prolific queer French director Francois Ozon (Swimming Pool, Summer of 85, 8 Women), one of France’s most modern film directors. Loosely based on the 1934 play Mon Crime, Ozon’s adaptation is an amusing feminist screwball romp, championing a sorority, set in mid-1930’s…
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Queerguru’s Janet Prolman is ‘forced’ to watch a Christmas lesbian rom-com LOOKING FOR HER and is shocked how much she likes it
Need a lesbian rom-com Christmas movie? Well, look no further. Streaming for free on Tubi, “Looking for Her,” from Violet Wave Productions, is just what Santa (or Mrs. Claus) ordered. Now, this reviewer never watches Christmas movies (except when I’m with family, where “A Christmas Story” plays all day), and romantic comedies are not…
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews BEYOND THE AGGRESSIVES : 25 YEARS LATER revisiting aspirations of a group of six fabulous aggressives, masculine presenting/identifying queer people of colour
Conversations around gender and sexual identities are hot topics these days. In the heat of the moment, however, it’s useful to look back at how such conversations were framed in previous eras, and how our thoughts have evolved over time. Daniel Peddle’s ground-breaking 2005 documentary, The Aggressives, documented the beliefs, lives, and aspirations…
