‘Nothing Compares’
Being ahead of one’s time can be a dual-edged sword. On the plus side, it can get you noticed. And, ...
‘It is in Us All’
Upon completing my watch of this indecipherable, preposterous cinematic mess, I couldn’t help but come away from it asking myself, ...
‘Chrissy Judy’
Are BFFs really forever? We might like to think so, but, given the inevitability of change, such permanence might be ...
‘The First Fallen’ (‘Os Primeiros Soldados’)
It can be terrifying to know that something is wrong but not know what it is. So it was for ...
‘Shall I Compare You to a Summer’s Day?’ (‘Bashtaalak sa’at’)
I’ll say it up front – writer-director Mohammad Skawky Hassan’s debut feature is definitely not everyone’s cup of tea, but ...
‘Elephant’ (‘Słoń’)
Is it possible to establish a loving, open, intimate same-sex relationship in an atmosphere of intolerance? That’s the question raised ...
‘Homebody’
When a nine-year-old boy obsessed with his babysitter employs a special meditation technique to insert his consciousness into her and ...
‘Manscaping’
As men have become more conscious of their appearance, that trend has extended beyond clothing to their grooming rituals, especially ...
‘El Houb’ ‘(The Love)’
What happens when enough is enough? For a closeted gay Moroccan man living in Amsterdam, spending his life constantly looking ...
