thriller
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Death in Buenos Aires : a quirky queer Argentinian thriller
Death in Buenos Aires is an unexpected delight : a queer thriller with a rather odd plot and quirky nature but one has a total charm that entertains you to the final credits. Set in Argentina in 1989 its the story of shabbily dressed tough guy Police Inspector Chávez (Demián Bichir) who whilst investigating…
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Queen & Slim : a black ‘Bonnie & Clyde’
The jump from directing Beyonce’s music videos to helming her 2 1/2 hour first feature film seemed to overwhelm Melina Matsoukas resulting in an intriguing but uneven film. Hyped everywhere as a ‘black Bonnie & Clyde” which was kind of a spoiler as to how this thriller would end, but saying that this, and…
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Darkroom : Drops of Death : the story of a gay serial killer
The veteran filmmaker Rosa von Praunheim who is also Germany’s most famous gay activist and has made over 150 short and feature films to date. His latest movie, currently playing the Film Festival circuit, is a thriller loosely adapted on one of the most notorious gay serial killers whose story played out in the…
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KNIFE + HEART
Avant garde queer French filmmaker Yann Gonzalez sophomore feature maybe more accessible than his debut “Les rencontres d’après minuit” (remembered mainly for footballer Eric Cantona’s impressive prosthetic organ) but this campy gay slash horror flick is still definitely a very acquired taste. Set in 1970’s someone is killing the cast and crew of a…
