romance
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Queerguru’s David Allen falls in love with Wales (again) reviewing ‘ON THE SEA’ at BFI Flare
With the outstanding ‘Lost Boys and Fairies’ being the only other queer drama I can think to be set in my Welsh homeland, it’s a pleasure to see more from there in writer/director Helen Walsh’s ‘On the Sea’. Set near the Menai Straits in North Wales, this is a different environment to that of ‘Lost…
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Filmmaker JOHN SHEEDY talks about NEVER NEVER NEVER his wee romantic gem screening at BFI Flare Film Fest in London
It took me a few days to work out when to call Melbourne, Australia, as they are 15 hours ahead of our time zone, but I was determined to talk with film director JOHN SHEEDY about his movie NEVER NEVER NEVER, one of the most delightful queer romances I have seen for some time. It…
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Queerguru reviews Noam Ash’s life after a painful breakup in “BOOKENDS “
When it comes to movies, timing is everything. In the midst of all the mayhem caused by the current (temporary) tenant of the White House, which sets so many of us here in the US into another round of depression, this is the perfect time to watch a wee, joyous movie like Bookends. Written by…
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Queerguru’s Robert Malcolm drew the lucky straw and got to review the (excellent) ‘THE HISTORY OF SOUND’
Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor, both familiar with portraying LGBTQ+ characters, deliver profoundly moving performances in writer Ben Shattuk’s tender love story The History of Sound. Often compared, somewhat lazily, to Brokeback Mountain, this film distinguishes itself by weaving the emotional magic of music into its narrative. It’s not love at first sight, but…
