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Saturn in Opposition [Saturno Contro] **** (2007, Pierfrancesco Favino, Margherita Buy, Luca Argentero, Stefano Accorsi, Isabella Ferrari, Serra Yılmaz, Ambra Angiolini, Milena Vukotic) – Classic Movie Review 12,800

Director Ferzan Ozpetek’s bracing, challenging 2007 Italian-Turkish drama film Saturn in Opposition [Saturno Contro] focuses sharply on a group of very close friends living in Rome who have to cope with the sudden death of […]

Jan, 18

Since The Last Time We Met [Desde la última vez que nos vimos] *** (2023, Patricio Arellano, Esteban Recagno, Martin Stark) – Classic Movie Review 12,628

The bitter-sweet 2023 Argentina film Since The Last Time We Met is a success, as an agreeable, handsome and stylish romantic drama. It illustrates vividly what we all know: never look back, don’t try to […]

Aug, 28

Concerned Citizen [Ezrah Mudag] *** (2022, Shlomi Bertonov, Ariel Wolf, Lena Fraifeld) – Classic Movie Review 12,444

The thoughtful and intelligent 2022 Israeli drama film Concerned Citizen stars Shlomi Bertonov and Ariel Wolf as a South Tel Aviv gay couple, whose contented, comfortable lives are thrown into meltdown and chaos by one […]

Mar, 08

The Wedding Banquet [Xi yan] *** (1993, Winston Chao, Mitchell Lichtenstein, May Chin, Ah-Lei Gua, Sihung Lung) – Classic Movie Review 10,761

Co-writer/ director Ang Lee’s 1993 comedy drama The Wedding Banquet [Xi yan] is a funny, touching, carefully observed little film with strong performances. Ang based the first half of his movie on the true story […]

Jan, 06

Parting Glances **** (1986, John Bolger, Richard Ganoung, Steve Buscemi) – Classic Movie Review 8867

Writer-director Bill Sherwood’s 1986 Queer Cinema drama Parting Glances is a powerful bittersweet look at New York gay life in the Eighties, with funny, touching and heart-breakingly tragic moments. Writer-director Sherwood works little wonders with […]

Aug, 25

Nasty Baby **½ (2015, Kristen Wiig, Sebastián Silva, Tunde Adebimpe) – Movie Review

Kristen Wiig plays Polly, best friend to a nice, well-off gay couple Freddy and Mo (Sebastián Silva, Tunde Adebimpe), in writer-director Sebastián Silva’s intriguing indie satirical drama. The close-knit trio looks to create a life, while being […]

Apr, 07

The Case Against 8 **** (2014, Kris Perry, Sandy Stier, Jeff Zarrillo, Paul Katami) – Movie Review

Directors Ben Cotner and Ryan White’s epic documentary looks at the epic legal battle to overthrow California’s Proposition 8, which ended gay marriages there when a surprisingly large number of right-wing Californian bigots voted yes to a new provision to […]

Nov, 14

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