Robert Malcolm
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Queerguru’s Robert Malcolm reviews THE PRESIDENTS WIFE starring the legendary Catherine Deneuve
The President’s Wife, directed by Léa Domenach, co-written by Clémence Dargent and starring movie legend, Catherine Deneuve in its title rôle, is a gentle feminist satire, which pokes fun at the straight white men running France in the 1990s and celebrates Bernadette Chirac who wielded the real electoral power in her marriage to husband Jacques.…
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Queerguru’s Robert Malcolm reviews “Thom Browne: The Man Who Tailored Dreams” ( and made men wear shorts suits)
With his post-punk preppy aesthetic, and his admiration for classical tailoring, Thom Browne is the love child of Ralph Lauren and Alexander McQueen. Following his late-life arrival at the fashion carnival he has become America’s darling, dressing Michele Obama and numerous A list celebrities, whilst filling the gap left by the fading fashion stars of…
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Queerguru’s Robert Malcolm reviews JOHN CRANKO the brilliant queer dancer and choreographer who found fame in Stuttgart
John Cranko was a brilliant gay South African dancer and choreographer, working in London and Stuttgart during the fifties and sixties. Joachim A. Laing’s stylish German-language film of the same name, starring the captivating Sam Riley (Control, On The Road) in the lead, follows Cranko from his arrival at the Stuttgart Ballet in 1961 to…
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Queerguru’s Robert Malcolm reviews ‘ACCIDENTAL FRIENDS’ an Italian queer rom-com screening at OUTshine Miami’s Queer Film Fest
Accidental Friends (Amici Per Caso) directed by Max Nardari, is a gay Italian rom-com that feels like it should have been made thirty years ago but has been made today, perhaps only because same-sex civil partnerships, but not marriages, were made legal in Italy in 2016. Its comedy depends on worn-out stereotypes and clichés about…
