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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
Oct 26, 20232 min read
Strange Way Of Life *****
Starring: Pedro Pascal, Ethan Hawke, Manu Rios, Jason Fernandez Director: Pedro Almodovar Country: Spain The world’s greatest director of...
Ben Turner
Oct 25, 20232 min read
Golden Delicious ***
Starring: Cardi Wong, Chris Carson, Parmiss Sehat, Ryan Mah Director: Jason Karman Country: Canada Jake (Wong) is seventeen, has a...
Ben Turner
Oct 23, 20232 min read
20,000 Species Of Bees ***
Starring: Sofía Otero, Patricia López Arnaiz, Ane Gabarain Director: Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren Country: Spain Though some films do...
Ben Turner
Oct 20, 20234 min read
Trans Children & The Bees
20,000 Species Of Bees is the new film by Spanish director Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren. The story of an eight-year old trans child whose...
Ben Turner
Oct 16, 20233 min read
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed ****
Director: Stephen Kijak Country: USA I’ve been waiting for a Rock Hudson biopic my whole life. The story of the secretly gay All-American...
Ben Turner
Oct 7, 20233 min read
The Queen Of Dreaming
The Queen Of My Dreams is the remarkable new film by Canadian director Fawzia Mirza. The story of two generations of one family, both...
Ben Turner
Oct 6, 20231 min read
Love In Country **
Starring: David Garber, Michael Southworth, Vincent van Hinte, Elijah Olachea Directors: Kurt Braun, Richard Gayton Country: USA In...
Ben Turner
Oct 1, 20233 min read
Rotting In The Sun *****
Starring: Jordan Firstman, Sebastián Silva, Catalina Saavedra Director: Sebastián Silva Country: Mexico The New Queer Cinema Movement of...
Ben Turner
Oct 1, 20232 min read
The Latent Image ***
Starring: Joshua Tonks, Jay Clift, Wiliam Tippery Director: Alexander McGregor Birrell Country: UK Ben (Tonks) is a writer staying in a...
Ben Turner
Sep 28, 20232 min read
Elephant **
Starring: Jan Hrynkiewicz, Pawel Tomaszewski, Ewa Swibinska Director: Kamil Krawczycki Country: Poland Bartek (Hrynkiewicz) owns a horse...
Ben Turner
Sep 17, 20232 min read
Eldorado: Everything The Nazis Hate ****
Directors: Benjamin Cantu, Matt Lambert Country: USA Since Steven Spielberg broke the Hollywood taboo about exploring the Final Solution...
Ben Turner
Sep 9, 20232 min read
Loud & Longing **
Starring: Isabel Ellison, Sam Encarnación, Franco González, David J. Cork, Max Carpenter Directors: Isabel Ellison, Ryan Guiterman...
Ben Turner
Sep 3, 20231 min read
The Winner Takes It All **
Starring: Maxi Shield, Manuel Kornisiuk, Jessica Marchi, Jack Stratton-Smith Director: James Demitri Country: Australia In this camp...
Ben Turner
Sep 3, 20232 min read
Red, White & Royal Blue ***
Starring: Taylor Zakhar Perez, Nicholas Galitzine, Uma Thurman, Stephen Fry Director: Matthew López Country: USA Casey McQuiston’s debut...
Ben Turner
Aug 10, 20232 min read
Lie With Me ****
Starring: Guillaume de Tonguédec, Victor Belmondo, Jérémy Gillet, Julien de Saint Jean Director: Olivier Peyon Country: France When famed...
Ben Turner
Jul 31, 20231 min read
Kokomo City ****
Director: D. Smith Country: USA Following a successful career in the music industry, first-time director D. Smith found herself penniless...
Ben Turner
Jul 24, 20235 min read
BOYS ON FILM 23: DANGEROUS TO KNOW - Short Film Collection
Dangerous To Know is the twenty-third instalment in Peccadillo Puctures’ legendary short film collection Boys On Film, continuing their...
Ben Turner
Jul 13, 20232 min read
Wham! ****
Director: Chris Smith Country: UK Back in the 1980s, boyband Wham! were one of the UK’s hottest musical exports. With chart success...
Ben Turner
Jul 10, 20232 min read
Easy Tiger *
Starring: Mickaël Pelissier, Giada Castioni, Casper Wubbolts, Evgenia Brendes Director: Karel Tuytschaefer Country: Belgium A...
Ben Turner
Jul 3, 20232 min read
The Damned Don’t Cry ****
Starring: Abdellah El Hajjouji, Aicha Tebbae, Antoine Reinartz Director: Fyzal Boullifa Country: Morocco In this bold film from sophomore...
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