Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideAlthough I no longer watch any TV programs at all, even I know that ‘The Killing’ has been a hit series on both sides of the Atlantic. Although naturally the US were not content with Danish original so they shot an American version. Into this they cast Joel Kinnaman as a sullen scruffy Detective, and … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideWith the Belgian film auteur Dardenne brothers latest movie ‘The Kid on The Bike’ opening in NY to near rave reviews, it seemed like a good time to hone up on some of their earlier successes that are playing in a Retrospective at the Miami Beach Cinematheque this month. With five films in their resume … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideThe opening scene of this gritty crime thriller movie shows Jay, a teenage boy, at home calmly watching ‘Deal or No Deal’ on the TV as his heroin addicted mother has just O.D. on the couch besides him. His grandmother, who has been estranged from her daughter for years, rushes over to pick him up … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideThis totally stunning series of films are from a quartet of novels that fictionalized a series of horrific crimes including those committed by the Yorkshire Ripper an infamous serial killer, and also unprecedented widespread police brutality and corruption that shook the UK in the late 1970’s /early 80s when it all came to light. Shot … Continue reading
