Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThree Months, writer/director Jared Frieder’s debut feature is a rather wonderful queer teen rom/com that includes an AIDS scenario that is both contemporary and positive and for once doesn’t end in death. It’s a finely nuanced tale that is both entertaining and informative that reminds us that the spread of HIV may have declined, … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesI’ve just returned from Park City, Utah, and my first Sundance experience (virtual, of course), and I have good news to share. Tig Notaro and her wife, Stephanie Allynne, have co-directed a female buddy “rom-com” for our times. They have elicited strong performances, most notably from Dakota Johnson as the lead character, Lucy, a … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThe Holiday Season is the time when too many TV Networks want to get us all feeling romantic. We have nothing against that …… in principle …… but the films/series they make do tend to opt for sentimentality over substance. It’s really hit and miss whether you end up giving up or throwing up, … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesNetflix has finally joined all the cable TV companies that now love to make happy-ever-after gay Christmas rom-coms to make us feel all sentimental over the holiday period. From where we are looking it seems that are taking it all seriously with such a first-class cast and crew. Helmed by openly gay Tony Award-Winning … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesIsraeli filmmaker Shirel Peleg debut feature is full of good intentions but cannot avoid tripping over itself with its overabundance of cliches that tests one’s patience far too much before the final credits roll. What starts out as a lesbian rom-com between an unlikely pair of women turns into a comic farce that … Continue reading
