One of our favourite queer Instagram accounts @askanybuddy delights in the rich history of how gay porn movies of the golden age of the 70s and 80s were advertised in print; the promotional stills, screening listings and cover stars. So our interest was aroused when we learnt that the curator of these treasures, Evan Purchell,... Continue Reading →
I Am Jonas begins with a father and son driving into a gas station. The street is deserted, car headlights dulled by an eerie haze. The son, Jonas, is a typical adolescent: grouchy, eyes glued to a Gameboy. He is left alone in the car, his father paying for gas. The Gameboy dies. Jonas shifts... Continue Reading →
Writer and director Carlo Mirabella-Davis’ haunting debut narrative feature Swallow is a taunt, unnerving psychological thriller with horror elements that’s definitely not for the squeamish. And you may want to save those snacks for another movie. Hunter (Haley Bennett) has just married into the stifling, privileged patriarchy of the Conrad family. She's moved into a... Continue Reading →
We have had our share of horrible boss movies over the years. Think Swimming With Sharks, The Devil Wears Prada, and yes, Horrible Bosses, all of which featured electrifying performances by the actors who got to push their underlings around. Well now, in the age of Time's Up and the #MeToo movements, the put-upon support... Continue Reading →
In 1996, Douglas McGrath’s adaptation of Jane Austen’s Emma made a star out of Gwyneth Paltrow, and a year prior, Clueless, a teen comedy inspired by Austen’s novel, catapulted Alicia Silverstone to icon status as well. Now, music video director Autumn de Wilde, making her feature debut and acclaimed novelist turned screenwriter Eleanor Catton (The... Continue Reading →
Back in 2015, director Mike Mosallam’s short film Breaking Fast played a number of respected film festivals, including Cannes. He has now adapted the short into a full-length feature, also titled Breaking Fast, which premieres at Cinequest 2020 and OutFest Fusion this weekend. The feature film is a warm, heartfelt romantic comedy about two seemingly... Continue Reading →
Kristen Stewart Brings Icon Jean Seberg to Vibrant Life in Seberg A marvellous Kristen Stewart glides (impeccably dressed in costume designer Michael Wilkinson's Paris couture recreations) through this tense, heartbreaking chronicle of the last ten years in the life of Jean Seberg. With remarkable turns in Clouds of Sils Maria, Still Alice, Café Society, Personal... Continue Reading →
So many film remakes have offered nothing new from the original, ultimately resembling a quick cash grab more than anything else. Successful ones, however, seem to have absorbed the times in which they’re made such as the Red Scare subtext of the 1956 Invasion Of The Body Snatchers outdone by the post-Watergate paranoia in the... Continue Reading →
I’ve always preferred a measuredly paced horror movie over ones with a reliance on frenetic action. Such titles as The Shining, The Strangers and The Exorcist took great care to build towards a sense of dread. While nowhere close to their quality, The Lodge, from directors Severin Fiala and Veronica Franz (Goodnight Mommy), blends together... Continue Reading →
