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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…
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Queerguru’s Andrew Hebden ‘was getting so excited’ reviewing GINGER ALL THE WAY at Soho Theatre, London
GINGER ALL THE WAY ⚝⚝⚝⚝ SOHO THEATRE, LONDON Drag Race UK Season 5 winner Ginger Johnson (Donald Marshall) is living the dream. Self-described as a ‘helium balloon in the shape of a woman’ Ginger has landed disgracefully at the Soho Theatre to share their own happily melancholic version of seasonal mischief. The fiery…
