22 Dec 2020
Ariana Grande: Excuse Me, I Love You review – concert movie is delightful fluff
A mix of behind-the-scenes buffoonery and live performances makes this a perfect Christmas treat for Arianators everywhere
Articles by Rahul Patel
Favourite films: Shrek 2, Call Me By Your Name, The Shining
Favourite actors: Julianne Moore, Anne Hathaway, Hugh Jackman
Favourite filmmakers: Bong Joon-Ho, Christopher Nolan, Ava DuVernay
07 Dec 2020
The Prince review – radical but outdated homoerotic prison drama
This 2019 Venice Film Festival Queer Lion winner, a fantasy set during Chile’s politically tumultuous 70s, never quite coheres
19 Oct 2020
Days review – a timely meditation on loneliness
The weight of isolation is balanced against the power of human connection in this poignant film from director Tsai Ming-liang
13 Oct 2020
I Am Samuel review – courageous but simple exploration of Kenyan gay love
Peter Murimi's documentary serves as an important statement on sexual freedom but fails to dig deeper into its most interesting ideas
02 Oct 2020
The Boys in the Band review – fun but unimaginative adaptation
Joe Mantello's new version of the landmark gay play features great performances but feels somewhat restrained by its period setting
01 Jul 2020
Welcome to Chechnya review – vital and harrowing LGBTQ+ persecution doc
David France’s latest film presents the unfiltered, distressing realities of LGBTQ+ Russians fleeing the torturous Chechen regime
03 Apr 2020
The Lawyer review – unique and hyper-focused character study
This landmark drama from Lithuanian filmmaker Romas Zabarauskas tells of a privileged gay man’s emotional reckoning
13 Mar 2020
And Then We Danced review – powerful marriage of desire and identity
Traditional culture and sexual expression are aligned in this sensitive coming-of-age drama from filmmaker Levan Akin
04 Mar 2020
Onward review – Pixar delivers another imaginative tear-jerker
Tom Holland and Chris Pratt play two incongruous elf brothers on an outlandish quest to reunite with their deceased father