Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews RUNS IN THE FAMILY a queer comedy from South Africa by Ian Gabriel and his trans son Gabe
Thanks to Nelson Mandela, South Africa has one of the best constitutions and legal rights frameworks for queer people globally. A nation’s queer human rights usually affects the tone of the film-making in that country. For example, queer film-making out of Muslim countries often contains far more angst-ridden themes than films from more … Continue reading
Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews RUSTIN a biopic about the gay black activist who was the chief architect of 1963 Civil Rights March
It’s Oscars season, and amongst a fairly predictable line-up of nominees is the nomination of Colman Domingo for his role as Bayard Rustin in the Netflix biopic Rustin. Rustin was a gay black activist who was the chief architect of the 1963 Civil Rights March on Washington which led to the creation of … Continue reading
Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews SALTBURN with its amazing cast for a twisted account of indulgence that makes for such compulsive viewing
Oxford University, 2006. A fresh intake of young students nervously begin their new lives at university. Oliver Quick (Barry Keoghan), an intelligent, but socially awkward young man from Merseyside, is more out of sorts and lost than most. He’s working class, on a scholarship and doesn’t have the existing social networks that … Continue reading
Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews SCRAPPER a fine piece of British social realism with rising star Harris Dickinson
Scrapper is a gentle new British film debut written and directed by Charlotte Regan. Twelve-year-old Georgie (bright newcomer Lola Campbell) has recently been orphaned by the death of her single mother. To avoid going into care, she convinces social services and her school that a fake uncle, ‘Winston Churchill’, is looking after her. She … Continue reading
Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews Sebastian Silva’s brilliantly funny + no holds barred ‘ROTTING IN THE SUN’
Rotting in the Sun is a dark comedy-drama, co-written and directed by Sebastian Silva (The Maid, Magic Magic, Crystal Fairy and the Magical Cactus), featuring himself and hot gay comedian/influencer Jordan Firstman, both of whom play themselves. It’s in part a queer version of a Larry David Curb Your Enthusiasm episode and in other … Continue reading