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FROM INDIE QUEER CINEMA TO THE HOLLYWOOD MAINSTREAM, THE PINK LENS PUTS THE DEPICTION OF LGBT+ PEOPLE IN CINEMA IN THE UK UNDER THE MICROSCOPE.
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Ben Turner
May 25, 20202 min read
Taiwan Equals Love ***
Director: Sophia Yen Country: Taiwan Last year, Taiwan became the first Asian nation to legalise same sex marriage. Now, one year later,...
Ben Turner
May 11, 20205 min read
BOYS ON FILM 20: HEAVEN CAN WAIT - Short Film Collection
Heaven Can Wait is the new collection of short films from Boys On Film, in collaboration with Peccadillo Pictures. In fact, it's their...
Ben Turner
May 2, 20202 min read
Siberia And Him ****
Starring: Ilya Shubochkin, Viatcheslav Kopturevskiy, Anastasia Voskresenskaya Director: Viatcheslav Koptureskiy Country: Russia Billed as...
Ben Turner
Apr 30, 20202 min read
A Secret Love ****
Director: Chris Bolan Country: USA Premiering on Netflix, A Secret Love is pretty damn special. A portrait of the seven decade...
Ben Turner
Apr 27, 20202 min read
Trade **
Starring: T. Ashanti Mozelle, Austin Miller, Tiffany Fallon, Rain Valdez, Marlynne Frierston Cooley Director: Trae Briers Country: USA...
Ben Turner
Apr 25, 20202 min read
Circus Of Books ****
Director: Rachel Mason Country: USA The story of the owners of LA gay porn store Circus Of Books has been doing the rounds online for a...
Ben Turner
Apr 20, 20203 min read
Moffie *****
Starring: Kai Luke Brummer, Ryan de Villiers, Matthew Vey, Stefan Vermaak, Hilton Pelser Director: Oliver Hermanus Country: South Africa...
Ben Turner
Apr 18, 20202 min read
Crisis Hotline **
Starring: Corey Jackson, Christian Gabriel, Pano Tsaklas, Christopher Fung, August Browning Director: Mark Schwab Country: USA A new...
Ben Turner
Apr 13, 20202 min read
Label Me ***
Starring: Nikolaus Benda, Renato Schuh Director: Kai Kreuser Country: Germany In this new German movie available on Dekkoo, Waseem...
Ben Turner
Apr 9, 20203 min read
NEW QUEER VISIONS: SEEING IS BELIEVING - Short Film Collection
Seeing Is Believing is the new collection of short films, out now from New Queer Visions. With six diverse films from across the world,...
Ben Turner
Apr 7, 20202 min read
Your Eyes On Me ***
Starring: Paul Stone, Jean-Philippe Boriau, Niamh Sullivan Starring: Sergei Alexander Country: UK As seasoned drag queen Gloria (Stone)...
Ben Turner
Apr 5, 20202 min read
From Zero To I Love You ***
Starring: Scott Bailey, Darryl Stephens, Keili Lefkovitz Director: Doug Spearman Country: USA Jack (Bailey) is a married man, but has...
Ben Turner
Apr 4, 20202 min read
Bittersweet Waters **
Starring: Jésus Canchola Sánchez, Ramón Varela, Denis Montes, Neyla Jaen Director: Jésus Canchola Sánchez Country: Mexico In a village in...
Ben Turner
Mar 31, 20201 min read
The Low End *
Starring: Michael Kunicki, Jesse Massaro, Sarah Joanou Director: Graham Schmidt Country: USA It’s not very often that you watch a film...
Ben Turner
Mar 25, 20202 min read
Darkroom **
Starring: Bozidar Kocevski, Heiner Bomhard, Katy Karrenbauer Director: Rosa van Praunheim Country: Germany The title Darkroom implies two...
Ben Turner
Mar 21, 20203 min read
The Death And Life Of John F. Donovan **
Starring: Kit Harrington, Natalie Portman, Jacob Tremblay, Susan Sarandon, Kathy Bates, Thandie Newton, Ben Schnetzer Director: Xavier...
Ben Turner
Mar 9, 20203 min read
And Then We Danced ****
Starring: Levan Gelbakhiani, Bachi Valishvili, Ana Javakishvili, Kakha Gogidze Director: Levan Akin Country: Georgia For a small-scale...
Ben Turner
Mar 8, 20202 min read
Top 3 ****
Starring: Eric Ernerstedt, Jonas Jonsson, Caroline Johansson Kuhmunen Director: Sofie Edvardsson Country: Sweden In this quirky animated...
Ben Turner
Mar 7, 20205 min read
BFI Flare Programme 2020
Tickets for the BFI Flare Festival 2020 are now on sale. In its 34th year, the UK’s biggest LGBT+ Film Festival includes more than 50...
Ben Turner
Mar 7, 20203 min read
I Am Jonas ****
Starring: Félix Maritaud, Nicolas Bauwens, Tommy Lee Baïk, Ilian Bergala Director: Christophe Charrier Country: France How many times...
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