Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesQueerguru had two Contributing Editors camping out at Southbank all this week to review as many films at 39th BFI Flare London’s LGBTQ+ Film Fest as they could. One of them, Ris Fatah. took a particular shine to all the Short Film Programs, so much so we asked him to compile a second … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesTischa Thomas, female bodybuilder, webcam model, and dominatrix is extraordinary. And that’s a problem. Extraordinary results really only come from extraordinary effort. The documentary ‘I am the Tigress’ shows that often people’s fascination with her results doesn’t equate to respecting the efforts that she made to get there, some of which are heartbreaking. … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesIt is obvious that the Icelandic director (Hannes Halldórsson) and the two main stars (Egill Einarsson, Auðunn Blöndal) who also were co-writers, are huge fans of the action movie genre. The biggest source of fun in the satire Cop Secret is to play action movie Bingo as all of the tropes of Hollywood’s biggest … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesLondon’s BFI Flare 2022 queer film festival has an excellent program of international short films. Here are a few of my favorites from this year’s selection – covering Palestine, Egypt, South Korea, Libya, Pakistan, Lebanon, and India. The fact that queer film-making is spreading so globally is very encouraging. Borekas is … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesLondon’s excellent BFI Flare Film Festival is in full swing now with a great selection of films for all queer tastes. Tickets are still available for many screenings over the next week and I highly recommend a visit to the BFI site down on London’s Southbank. There’s a warm, friendly atmosphere and the lively … Continue reading
