Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guide‘Schastye Moe’ is the original name for this ultra-bleak Russian movie and somehow something got lost in the translation, as no way can it be called My Joy (or anyone else’s joy for that matter). Tough to fathom out, its actually a series of single scenarios, some that have a linking thread, and others that … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideIt may be the present day in Albania where even the rural teenagers text each other on cellphones every day, but some of the customs that still dictate how families must conduct themselves date back centuries. The older generation accepts this willingly but it’s tougher on young people who are full of life and energy … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideWith the Belgian film auteur Dardenne brothers latest movie ‘The Kid on The Bike’ opening in NY to near rave reviews, it seemed like a good time to hone up on some of their earlier successes that are playing in a Retrospective at the Miami Beach Cinematheque this month. With five films in their resume … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guide‘Love Crime’ opens with two immaculately dressed women in a chic Parisian drawing room at night and it’s really unclear what is going on here. Christine, the older of the two appears to be dictating notes to the Isabelle the younger one sitting with a laptop but at the same time she is also making … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideMikael Blomkvist is a middle-aged investigative journalist who has 6 months of freedom before a beginning a prison sentence for libel against a Swedish tycoon. He is hired by an elderly billionaire named Henrik Vanger who inhabits a stark mansion on a remote island and broods about the loss of his beloved niece Harriet. She … Continue reading
