Knife and Heart is a truly unique, beautifully structured and gloriously queer mash up of genres and themes. With cutting humour, engaging performances and a killer design, this is a darkly delicious piece of fantasy/horror that wears its queer colours with pride.
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Despite an outstanding performance from Matt Smith, Mapplethorpe fails to capture the artistic drive and impulses of Robert Mapplethorpe, rushing from one scene to the next in a haphazard manner, never allowing the audience too close to the artist and his work.
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On the 23rd July, 1966 Montgomery Clift died of heart failure at his New York apartment aged 45. Leaving behind a legacy of world-class film and theatre that pushed the boundaries of masculinity on screen. In the years following Clift’s death, a picture was painted of a man struggling with his sexuality, drink and drugs; a tragic character who never …
High school coming out movies are a staple of LGBTQ cinema. Creating a challenge for new films in offering audiences themes and topics not already covered in a wide collection of films already within the genre. However, with ‘Giant Little Ones’ director Keith Behrman brings us a fresh twist on the genre while maintaining a high school movie aesthetic. Franky …
Papi Chulo is a perfectly formed film, tenderly delivering sublime character studies through humour, drama and spirit; wrapping you in the warmth of its story and performances from the first scene to the last.
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A deep and emotional core layered with humour and love, Tucked is destined to become a modern classic of British LGBT cinema.
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This review was originally posted in March 2019 but has since been updated to reflect the release of Socrates nationwide in September 2020. Alexandre Moratto’s debut feature Socrates is nothing short of stunning and compelling. A journey into grief and loss that dovetails with self-discovery and identity. The backdrop of emerging sexuality and survival in São Paulo defying the usual stereotypes of …
Gregor Schmidinger’s debut feature ‘Nevrland’ provides us with a complex and intoxicating mix of themes. Ranging from modern masculinity to mental health and sexuality. At the same time, taking us on a journey into adulthood, unlike anything else within the LGBTQ genre. In effect combining stark visual imagery and exceptional sound design in creating a film that wraps you in …
Winner of the Queer Lion as this years Venice Film Festival. Director Li Cheng brings us a modest and beautifully shot film focusing on hidden love, culture and family in Guatemala. Following José a 19 year old young man who supports his mother in a tough inner city environment, this is a film that offers a rare portrait of gay …
The Thriller and horror genre often finds itself sidelined in LGBTQ filmmaking, its voice limited to low budget, low quality porn/horror films. However i recent years this has began to change with the sublime Stranger by the Lake, providing a deep dive into sex and psychological horror. Alongside Knife and Heart reimagining 70s slasher horror for a new queer generation. …
