Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiques” It’s impossible to believe that the very first performance of Tchaikovsky‘s most famous ballet in 1892 was a flop. The poor ballerina who was dancing as the Sugar Plum Fairy was criticised for being “corpulent” and “podgy”. We not sure if that critic was alive now and saw Vanessa White’s new production what … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesA brief encounter in a gay bar in Virginia one night results in small-town boy Anthony packing up and traveling to the West Coast where his one night stand has returned home too. Stephen is older and reasonably wealthier and offers his new boyfriend everything …. but it comes at a steep price. When Stephen’s … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesUnderstanding the rites of passage for other cultures other than one’s own is often tough, but this new movie, the debut feature from white South African filmmaker John Trengove, focuses on an African tribal ritual that seems positively unbearable, and nigh on impossible to understand. Shot in a remote part of his country, it is the story … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesQueer Mexican filmmaker Churcho E. Quintero follows up his intriguing sleeper hit Velociraptor with this new tale of group of adolescents who use a weekend away in the countryside to explore their sexuality and test their relationships. It’s just after High School Graduation and Isobel (Sofia Sylwin) wants to take a trip was from … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesUnrequited love is tough, especially when you are still in your early 20’s and you have been silently wrestling with it for the past 15 years. Charlie thinks he has it all worked out and that if he hangs on in their long enough then maybe his best friend Sebastian, who he is inseparable … Continue reading