A multi-award winning handsome, accomplished Turkish production about the clash of tradition and culture in modern Turkey. Continue reading →

Winner of the 2011 Berlinale Teddy Award, this second feature by Sciamma (Water Lilies, selected for Un certain regard, Cannes 2007) is a charming portrait of mistaken identity, and the freedoms and terrors that mistake brings. Continue reading →

The camera reveals so much more of the choreography and power of Matthew Bourne’s re-worked version of Swan Lake. One small change… turn Odette, the swan princess, into a man and the sexual and gender dynamics of the original are turned on their head. It’s been the longest running ballet in the West End and on Broadway, now in glorious 3D. Continue reading →

Psychologist Corey may help others with insights to their situation, but is blind to his own. Devastated when the BF runs off with a woman, his self-pity obscures his lesbian sister’s troubles and his view of the perfect man standing in front of him. A sweet comedy of errors. Continue reading →

Sanchez’ intelligent and gripping début, negotiating the illicit, the transgressive and the controversial issues of sex across age, gender and race, is based on award-winning Christopher Shinn’s play. Neil LaBute, the maker of such fearless, insightful features as In the Company of Men and Your Friends and Neighbours, is the Executive Producer. Continue reading →

Lambert’s accomplished début, which he also scripted, was rightly selected for the Cannes 2012 Critic’s Week. Funny and dramatic, with well-drawn characters we can genuinely care for, it’s about the blossoming of a love affair and the shifting power in a relationship. Continue reading →

Set in CT, this is a charming, well-made film with a lekker local music track… James suddenly falls in love with his BF, and is pushed in the right direction by his other LezBF. Continue reading →

You’re driving your manager mad! You’re soon to be famous, but the contract explicitly tells you not to admit that you’re queer. Very funny.
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At 30, handsome Parisian hustler Vassilli is past it. Is this what leads him to kill? Can the beautiful Angelo save him? There are superb performances from Stéfane Rideau (Wild Reeds) and Béatrice Dalle (Betty Blue), intriguing scenarios and great cinematography, but no answers. Continue reading →

“I’m Ibrahim, I’m Turkish. I’m Bram, I’m Belgian. I am a Muslim, and I’m gay.” Handsome Bram tries to negotiate the contradictions of his situation – betrothed to his cousin, and now flirting with the gorgeous, available Kevin. A satisfying, sexy romance that never belittles the dilemmas facing the unwilling hero of the piece. Continue reading →

Margarita’s life is mostly comfortable, she’s a live-in nanny and is hotly romancing with student lawyer Jane. But then she’s fired and a series of mishaps leads to deportation. The solution is marriage, but to whom? Glorious swaying latina rhythms warm up snowy Toronto. Continue reading →

Who would have thought that lesbians would behave this way? It’s Paris in the 60s and Gigola is a woman for hire to older, rich women. Beautifully shot and with stylish performances of larger than life figures, it’s pulpy, racy, delightfully camp and captures all the seediness of the Parisian underworld. Continue reading →

Is re-igniting an old flame ever a good idea? Troy returns to LA from Barcelona and looks up old flame Jonathan, who meantime has taken up with Raul. Issues of infidelity, trust, honesty and the foundations of love play out against the backdrop of LA’s gay village and beaches. Thought-provoking, contemporary – and very good looking. Continue reading →

The Grim Reaper comes calling for Mrs Nkosi. Very odd, very funny, very MTV-meets David Lynch. Continue reading →

What’s worse for Oom Gert and Tannie Maria, a black son-in-law or a son who’s a … ? Continue reading →

Josh turns 18 and finds out he’s super human and positive. Continue reading →

Polk, director of Noah’s Arc, delivers another dish of beautiful men, spiced with sex and issues. Good-looking fun with a point! Continue reading →

Powerful, compelling and grown up, Sachs’ film tracks the lives of two New Yorkers as they battle to make their relationship work in a world of temptation and addiction. It’s first-rate award-winning queer cinema. Continue reading →

Oscar winners Winner Olympia Dukakis and Brenda Fricker sparkle with chemistry as the old dykes on the run. Uproariously good entertainment. Continue reading →

The London-Jamaican dancehall scene and the fast-talking rappers drive this intelligent drama about hate and forgiveness. Continue reading →