Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesFor his feature film debut Nick Corporon chose to co-write and direct a road movie with a difference. True having a lonely middle-aged gay man pay for the services of a young hustler to accompany him is hardly new, but the journey they undertake together makes this intriguing resourceful wee drama a very suspenseful edgy thriller. When Jonathan … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesManuel is playing hard to get with Julio when he meets him in an online chat room because of his reluctance to send him s photograph. Eventually Julio charms him into changing his mind, and they agree to meet up on a street corner. There is an immediate physical attraction between these two very handsome … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesOpening with a quote from Nietzsche ‘there is also some madness in love, but there is is some reason in madness’ this timely narrative about how extreme homophobia is in Russia is a saddening tale about the price of being gay (and in love) in that country. Anton and his boyfriend Vlad are driving … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesSet over 48 hours in London, SURGE is a raw, anxiety-filled thriller starring the brilliant Ben Whishaw. Joseph, so compellingly played by Ben Whishaw, is an airport security guard, repeating the same simple mundane tasks at work day in and day out, slowly becoming more and more anxious and demoralized. His is a numb … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesKeegan Dark has hyperthymesia which means he has visions of his extremely detailed autobiographical memory. The trouble is that both the visions and his memory are more than a tad fuzzy so it takes us some time to work out what they all can possibly mean. In fact its a good 30 minutes into this … Continue reading