Queer Cambodian/Chinese filmmaker Hong Khaou’s sophomore movie that draws heavily from his own past unfolds at the slowest of paces in a very similar style as his debut film Lilting. This time the story is about a British/Vietnamese man going back to his birthplace for the first time since he was 6 years old … Continue reading
Technically Edinburgh is the Capital city of Scotland, but when it comes to having fun, then Glasgow is unquestionably the center of the country. None of the reserved airs of the ever-so-polite burghers of Edinburgh here , Glasgow is full of earthy honest humor often fueled by a pint or two, followed by a … Continue reading
The legendary 86-year-old Puerto Rican astrologer Walter Mercado hadn’t appeared on camera for a decade when filmmakers Kareem Tabsch and Cristina Costantini turned up on his doorstep with their crew. This world mega-star’s daily TV show had once beamed into over 150 million homes daily and although this fascinating documentary covers his sudden absence … Continue reading
For his sophomore feature film Brazilian writer turned director Rafael Gomes has adapted his own novel ‘Music To Cut the Wrists By’. Don’t be alarmed by the title as this engaging romantic comedy may have its melodrama, but his trio of lovelorn protagonists would still never resort to taking such action. We reviewed Gomez’s … Continue reading
London based TV Producer/Presenter Simon Atkins seemed to have put the Catholicism of his childhood in Ireland on the back boiler when he met his boyfriend Matthew . Two years into their relationship Atkins starts to get more interested in Matthew’s Jewish faith, and although the two of them are not at a marrying … Continue reading