Queerguru reviews SALVATORE : Shoemaker of Dreams
Way before fashionable (and wealthy) women were clamoring for the somewhat outrageous shoes by Manolo Blahnik, Jimmy Choo, and Christian Louboutin there was just one single shoe designer who had laid the way for them. From 1913 onwards Salvatore Ferragamo created shoes first in Holywood, and then later back in Florence Italy, and was the … Continue reading
Queerguru review’s Sarah Kambe Holland’s EGGHEAD & TWINKLE : a delightful coming of age story
American/Japanese newbie filmmaker Sarah Kambe Holland got the opportunity that many others dream of i.e. parlaying her debut 9-minute short into a full-length feature. Egghead and Twinkle is a delightful coming-of-age story that obviously benefits from the fresh energy and talent that Holland has lovingly poured into a project that is so obviously dear to … Continue reading
Queerguru reviews Scouts Honor: The Secret Files of the Boy Scouts of America : an horrific and sadly true tale
Within the first 4 minutes of this film, we are hit hard with the unshakeable reality of this story. : This is history’s largest case of sexual abuse connected to one organization, larger than any other youth-serving organization, larger than the Catholic Church, larger than the Southern Baptist Church. It’s a grossly disturbing story … Continue reading
Queerguru reviews SILVER HAZE a gritty queer piece of British realism by Sacha Polak
This sophomore feature film from the British filmmaker Sacha Polak SILVER HAZE sees her back working with actress Vicky Knight after their award-winning Dirty God in 2019. For that role, Knight was chosen from auditions of burn survivors, and now once again she is starring in the role of a survivor…….. this time … Continue reading
Queerguru reviews SPOILER ALERT the queer heartbreaking movie of the year that you SHOULD NOT MISS
In 1981 the CDC published its first article marking the first official report of what would later become known as the AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) epidemic, and by 1985 it was a full-blown global pandemic. That was also the year that Buddies the first American film to dramatize the subject of AIDS was released. … Continue reading