Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesQueer actress Beanie Feldstein, the younger sibling of actor Jonah Hill, had a recent stint appearing in Hello Dolly on Broadway in the shadows of Bette Midler, but after her stunning breakthrough performance in Booksmart she is bound to always be upfront and center from now on. A star is really born. Feldstein plays … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesWe’re not sure if young American filmmaker Yony Leyser based in Berlin is aiming to be a modern day Christopher Isherwood with his first feature that sets out to show a slice of the contemporary edgy queer scene in Berlin, but he obviously used the great man of letters as his inspiration. Leyser’s improvised story … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesEverybody will really be talking about Jaime the moment they see this feel-good queer coming-of-age movie that is such an excellent adaption of the hit West End Musical. It’s an exuberant gay fairy tale of a 16-year-old teenager from a blue-collar northern British town who overcomes prejudice, beats the bullies, and steps out of … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesWhatever did we homos watch on TV before Netflix discovered us? Granted not all of their LGBTQ+ programming is A+ material, and sometimes they get a black when they give us something truly original and groundbreaking like Ryan O’Connell’s Special which they then proceed to cancel prematurely. Netflix’s latest attempt at amusing us queers … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThe exceptionally talented queer artist David Wojanarowicz’s name may not easily trip off one’s tongue but at least now thanks to Chris McKim’s incisive documentary his place in the echelons of queer culture will finally be totally undisputed. Wojanarowicz died of AIDS in 1992 just 37 years old, but this new film makes us all … Continue reading
