Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesIt is plain to see why, on paper, Vita & Virginia was an easy choice to pick as the flagship opening movie for the 2019 British Film Institute Flare LGBT festival. It checks all the boxes. British costume drama? Literary heritage? Lesbians? Gays? Transexual narrative? Sex? Flawless period costumes? Sets like oil paintings? Check. … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiques17 year old Jakob (Simon Frühwirth ) has just graduated high school and as it is the summer break his single-parent rather subdued father fixes him up with a temporary job at the abattoir he word at in town. The pair of them live in a isolated house in the country with Jacob’s elderly … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesFilmmaker Terrence Crawford’s stunning documentary debut is an impressive eye-opening investigation of a resurgence of crystal meth addiction in New York’s gay community. His non-judgemental revelations depict a scene that appears to be alarming to us in the outside, but from his series of highly personal interviews with current and past addicts, the overwhelming … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesFor his feature writing/directing debut filmmaker Jonah Greenstein tells an intriguing tale about Joseph (Alexander Horner) a handsome homeless drifter who works out how to survive in New York. He looks up on Grindr with older men for sex and hustles them for money, food and a place to stay overnight. He always imbues … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesJon Cory aka Miss Rosewood the transgender performance artist whose outrageous act goes way beyond what most of us would find acceptable, has always claimed that her work can only meaningfully be experienced in person. It’s surprising then she agreed to allow the Danish cinematographer Helle Jensen to make her the subject of the … Continue reading
