Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideAccording to most of the people featured in this new documentary the world of antiquarian bookselling is gently standing by watching its own demise. Everyone involved may have a different opinion on its potential survival, but they are all unanimous in who/what is to blame i.e. the internet. In New York from the 1890s to … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideThe totally surprising and extraordinary roller coast life of Ted Ngoy is the stuff of a good movie drama ….. except that this is a documentary of his almost unbelievable real life. A word of warning here, before you start to stream Alice Gu‘s wee film, go grab yourself a box of donuts, as … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideIt seems that Europeans have the edge when it comes to telling such elegant tales on the sensitive subject of dementia. Hard to forget the image of Jean-Louis Trintignant and Emmanuelle Riva as the devoted elderly couple in Micheal Hanke’s Amour in 2012. They stole all our hearts and won every award imaginable in … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideYou could be mistaken in thinking that naming this rather pedestrian drama about middle-aged rock star The High Note an act of irony, but sadly it isn’t . In her first movie starring role, Golden Globe Winner Tracee Ellis Ross (Blackish) plays Grace Davis and cuts a dashing figure in her expensive wardrobe as … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideThe British filmmaker Sally Potter’s films always attract a respectable following with arthouse audiences, but with the exception of ‘Orlando’, none of them have been commercially successful. Several of them, like this new movie, received mixed critical reviews mainly because they are too often considered indulgent and too personal. Like Leo (Javier Bardem) the … Continue reading