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Watch-list: A Skin So Soft

Gareth
November 6, 2021

A Skin So Soft is a documentary by filmmaker Denis Côté – a gentle, observational meditation on the world of bodybuilding. I caught up with Denis Côté for a behind-the-scenes look at the film. What drew you to the subject...

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Watch-list: Cop Secret

Gareth
October 7, 2021

There’s a lot that will feel familiar about Cop Secret – it’s a film that embraces all the traditions of low-budget Hollywood cop movies. But there’s a couple of twists that make this film worth checking out – firstly, all...

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Watch-List: The Man With The Answers

Gareth
June 24, 2021

The latest film from writer/director Stelios Kammitsis is The Man With The Answers. The film gives us the story of Viktoras (Vasilis Magouliotis). Viktoras used to be a champion diver, but he’s been treading water on the Greek coast, looking...

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Watch-List: The Dutch Boys

Gareth
May 28, 2021

If you’re looking to add some queer films to your entertainment options, The Dutch Boys is a collection of five short films from the Netherlands. The films BRICK (Steen), directed by Viktor van der Valk Jeffrey lives in a small...

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Watch-List: Charlatan – the intriguing story of Jan Mikolášek

Gareth
May 24, 2021

Filmmaker Agnieszka Holland’s latest production is Charlatan – based on the true story of Czech healer Jan Mikolášek. Mikolášek is an important but complicated figure in Czech history. He was a famous healer, known for diagnosing ailments by studying their...

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Watch-List: Truman & Tennessee – An Intimate Conversation Between Queer Literary Giants

Gareth
May 20, 2021

Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation is a documentary from filmmaker Lisa Immordino Vreeland. Using the duelling voices of the two iconic writers, Vreeland compares and contrasts their careers and trajectories. Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams both catapulted to fame...

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Watch-List: Aviva – choreographed storytelling that explores love, sexuality, and gender

Gareth
April 30, 2021

The latest project from filmmaker Boaz Yakin is Aviva. The synopsis sounds simple – after meeting online, transatlantic lovers Aviva and Eden embark on a tumultuous courtship, love affair and marriage. The couple struggles, separates, and tries to get back...

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Watch-List: The Swedish Boys

Gareth
April 16, 2021

Add some queer content to your watch-list with The Swedish Boys – a collection of short films that explore male sexuality in all of its glorious messiness. There are seven short films included in this collection. COMING OUT – directed...

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Watch-List: Sequin in a Blue Room – a young guy explores the power of his sexuality

Gareth
April 6, 2021

For his first feature-length production, filmmaker Samuel Van Grinsven gives us Sequin in a Blue Room. Reading the synopsis, it sounds a bit trashy and exploitative, but it’s much better than that. Van Grinsven gives us an intelligently crafted film...

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Watch-List: Firebird – A Cold War Love-Triangle In The Soviet Air Force

Gareth
March 29, 2021

Firebird is the first feature film from writer/director Peeter Rebane. Rebane is from Estonia, and that’s where much of the action of Firebird is set – on a Soviet Air Force base. Tom Prior also has writing credits on the...

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Watch-list: A Skin So Soft

Watch-list: Cop Secret

Watch-List: The Man With The Answers

Watch-List: The Dutch Boys

Watch-List: Charlatan – the intriguing story of Jan Mikolášek

Watch-List: Truman & Tennessee – An Intimate Conversation Between Queer Literary Giants

Watch-List: Aviva – choreographed storytelling that explores love, sexuality, and gender

Watch-List: The Swedish Boys

Watch-List: Sequin in a Blue Room – a young guy explores the power of his sexuality

Watch-List: Firebird – A Cold War Love-Triangle In The Soviet Air Force

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