By Gary Kramer– As 2019 comes to a close, here are ten highlights—and one lowlight—from this year’s cinematic output along with a look at four films opening in early 2020.…
By Gary Kramer– Out gay writer/director Jayro Bustamante’s Temblores (Tremors), opening December 6 at the Landmark Opera Plaza, is an exquisite—and exquisitely made—drama from Guatemala. Pablo (Juan Pablo Olyslager) is…
By Gary Kramer– In Cousins, out on DVD and VOD December 3, lonely Lucas (Paulo Sousa) first meets his cousin Mario (co-writer/director Thiago Cazado) when the latter comes to stay…
By Gary Kramer– Written and directed by out gay filmmaker Wash Westmoreland, Earthquake Bird is a twisty and absorbing adaptation of Susanna Jones’ celebrated novel. The juicy drama, available on…
By Gary Kramer– By the Grace of God, opening November 1 in the Bay Area, is out gay director François Ozon’s riveting drama about the church’s recent child abuse scandal…
By Gary Kramer– History shows how evil Roy Cohn really was. Described as “flamboyant” and “ruthless,” Cohn was a lawyer who helped to send Julius and Ethel Rosenberg to their…
By Gary Kramer– Pain and Glory is out gay filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar’s elegiac autofiction, a tribute to both his filmmaking career and to his star, Antonio Banderas. This tender drama,…
By Gary Kramer– End of the Century, opening September 27 at the Opera Plaza and Shattuck cinemas, is writer/director Lucio Castro’s absolutely hypnotic romance. Ocho (Juan Barberini) hooks up with…
By Gary Kramer– The indie film Bathroom Stalls & Parking Lots, out September 10 on DVD and VOD, and screening September 20 at the Roxie Theater as part of the SF…
By Gary Kramer– The handsome romantic drama Vita & Virginia, opening September 6 in the Bay Area, artfully, if emptily, depicts the true-life relationship between writers Vita Sackville-West (Gemma Arterton)…
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