Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideFor her sophomore directing gig Greta Gerwig took an enormous gamble by putting her spin on Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel LIttle Women that has been universally beloved for the past 150 years since it was first published. Happily this adaption/reinterpretation is a sheer delight that not only will Miss Alcott’s loyal fans love, … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideEdward Norton’s movie which he wrote, directed and starred in and was obviously a work of passion, is an impressive film noir. Very loosely adapted from the novel of the same name by Jonathan Lethem it’s a sprawling tale set in New York in the 1950’s which evokes more than a passing memory of … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideVeteran British Filmmaker the 7 time Academy Award Nominee Mike Leigh’s latest film takes a look back at a disgraceful part of English history that most people are totally unaware of. This epic length drama is from one of the most lauded auteurs in indie cinema whose work however never really enjoys mush commercial success,. … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideThe 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 … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideMatt Wolf’s take on the oddball story of Marion Stokes has you wavering between the feeling that she was either a chronic compulsive obsessive hoarder, or that maybe her actions were the result of her ability to see the enormous value of recording the present for the future. African/American Stokes who had been born … Continue reading