Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesGrowing up as a teenager In Northern Ireland in the 1990’s in the midst of ‘The Troubles’ was no picnic. In a country torn apart by an extreme religious-led political climate, day-to-day life was tough on all those trying just to survive in the middle of all the conflict. It was even rougher for … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesMadame is one of those intimate autobiographical movies that draws you in at the very first scene. In this case because we see the elegant elderly Caroline Della Beffa who is the grandmother of the filmmaker and the story of their relationship is the main crux of this delightful and enchanting documentary. Stephane Riethauser … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThis is the film that all Montgomery Clift fans have waited for since his death at the far too early age of 45, and also the one to introduce to millenials who have never had joy of knowing of his existence, This wonderful queer actor, one of the most handsome Hollywood stars ever, has … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesA sci-fi queer film is at best a rarity. Maybe filmmakers still think that there are enough earthly issues that the LGBTQ community are still connecting with before we take flight. Mankind, an immaculate and compelling short directed and co-written by Brit Layke Anderson, is about Will (Ricky Nixon) a restless young man who … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesTeenage Marcos (Walter Rodríguez) lives in a remote part of Argentina on his family’s dairy farm with his parents and his elder sibling. They barely eake out a living to support them all and whilst his mother Olga (Catalina Saavedra) toughened by their daily existence is insistence that Marcos becomes a farm laborer, his … Continue reading