The past decade has seen huge victories for LGBTQ+ representation on-screen, but how much progress has really been made? A whole new wave of independent cinema seems to have taken an interest in tackling more […]
The Straight Face of LGBT+ Cinema
Arts Editor, Mikhail Hanafi, explores the politics of LGBT+ representation in film. Which films are going to be cemented in LGBT+ film canon? If you ask the general public, you’d likely get answers like Brokeback […]
LIFF | Stranger by the Lake – An erotic thriller that's neither erotic nor thrilling
video: Les Films du Worso Stranger by the Lake has been leaving its mark on the festival circuit. Half thriller, half gay love story, it won the Cannes Best Director Award for Alain Guiraudi and […]
Film | Fifty shades of blue – Two views on Blue is the Warmest Colour
photo: Quat’sous Films 3/5 Stars For the first time ever this year, the Palme d’Or was awarded to the two leads of Blue is the Warmest Colour as well as the director, who is usually […]