Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThere are two very different excellent coming-of-age movies on our radar right now that are heading for movie theatres very soon and you shouldn’t miss either of them The first one is Cannes Grand Prix Winner CLOSE : a remarkably tender coming-of-age story from Belgium filmmaker Lukas Dhont. When Queerguru’s Contributing Editor Andrew Hebden … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesOn February 12th 2008 in E.O High School in Oxnard, a sleepy Californian beach town, one very troubled teenager took his anger out on one of his classmates and shot him in the back of the head twice at point blank. It was the middle of the day and the class were all together in … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesWe quickly learn from this intriguing new movie from Chucho E. Quintero a very young Mexican filmmaker, that two very important events are possibly about to happen. First gay teenager Alex wants to have sex with his straight best friend Diego before the day is out, and secondly the world is about to end. Literally. … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesChaz Young is the eldest son in a wealthy Chinese/American family living in a rather palatial house in Los Angeles. He’s a handsome and popular athletic high school student and is considered quite perfect by more than a few people, especially his younger brother Nick who idolizes him. When Chaz is killed by a drunk … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesMarco Berger, the most celebrated and prolific queer Argentinian filmmaker is back with his 8th feature film. His second film Absent (Ausente) in 2011 that won the prestigious Teddy Award at the Berlinale is considered his breakthrough, but we have to admit that his very first film Plan B still remains one of our favorites. All Berger’s … Continue reading