Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideI was attracted to this movie primarily because I have been wary of Christians all my life. From the do-gooder Methodists who ran the Orphanage I grew up in like a Stalag, to the Fundamental Evangelists who drive the extreme Political Far Right in this country intent on ensuring that all gay men are 2nd … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideOver the years I have come across countless instances of questionably, immoral and downright dangerous practices that were justified by the perpetrators with four simple words : I am a Christian. But this it is the first time I have ever heard it to justify the actions of a organised gambling syndicate. Actually they themselves never … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideIt’s hard to decide exactly what period this new cinematic masterpiece from Polish filmmaker Pawel Pawlikowski is set in with its austere dramatic settings that look like they have remained unchanged for centuries. This unforgiving bleak countryside that seems to have escaped any attempt at modernisation is in fact 1962 but you have this sinking feeling that … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideThe film opens in 1969 and we see a young priest precariously careering through heavy traffic the streets of Paris as he is late for a meeting with his Bishop. Instead of receiving news about his expected move to Jerusalem he is told instead that the Pope has appointed him Bishop of Orleans. Totally … Continue reading