Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesYou don’t have to be Jewish to enjoy the thoroughly entertaining award-winning Israeli award winning series The New Black , but it does help. Set in an upscale Yeshiva in Jerusalem, the story is about four young ‘shababnicks’. This we soon learn is a term for a young ultra-Orthodox person who leaves his or … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesBonding, the delightfully funny new Netflix series about a Dominatrix and her BDSM work is the type of program that will give apoplexy to the sanctimonious who will rush to publicly condemn a lifestyle in which they probably actually make up most of the clientele in real life. As Tiff (Zoe Levin) is at college … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesEpisode One of Gentleman Jack treads a fine line. Is it to be a tale about a deliciously butch Prince(ss) Charming who is brave enough to ignore social conventions and seek out true love? Or is it a less attractive story of a pushy and privileged land-owning heir who gets to do most of … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesAfter the commercial success of LOVE SIMON in 2018 ( it grossed $66 million worldwide) Disney’s ears pricked up thinking that the world was ready for their take on a gay teen romance /drama. This feel-good crowd-pleaser of a movie was directed by (openly gay) GREG BERLANTI (BROKEN HEARTS CLUB) from a script based on … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesPatrick Gale’s brilliant two-part story loosely based on his own parent’s marriage of compromise is by far the best part of the BBC TV’s excellent Queer Britannia series that screened in the UK earlier this year. The Man in The Orange Shirt are beautiful tales of love across two interconnected films highlighting the very … Continue reading
