TIFF
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Queerguru’s David Allen reviews MASC the debut feature from London-based artist Bertil Nilsson @ TIFF
Most movies are a passive watch where we sit at home or in a movie theatre and the story unfolds before us. ‘MASC’ from writer/director/producer Bertil Nilsson makes you work. This is by no means a bad thing, but it doesn’t make for a straightforward movie to review, not least because I don’t want to…
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Former pro-hockey player Harrison Browne shares his transitioning journey in the excellent film’PINK LIGHT ‘
Almost every trans story that makes it to film and lands in Queerguru’s inbox is such a sheer joy. As the G part of LGBTQA+ I find that it’s the perfect way to learn (and appreciate) more the different journeys our trans brothers and sisters undertake to become their true selves One such excellent example…
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Jeremy Pope Stars in the Gay Marine Corps Drama : THE INSPECTION
Elegance Bratton’s feature directorial debut is a deeply moving film inspired by his own story, a young, gay Black man, rejected by his mother and with few options for his future, decides to join the Marines, doing whatever it takes to succeed in a system that would cast him aside. But even as he…
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Queer Cinema at its very best : Toronto International Film Fest
Right at the tail end of a very busy round of Virtual Queer Film Festivals this summer comes the mainstream Toronto International Film Fest an important milestone in the moviemakers annual calendar. One of the best things about TIFF is that its eclectic program mixes the best of the new blockbusters with some superb indie…
