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Journey’s End

A screen adaptation of a classic play by the same name, Saul Dibb’s Journey’s End is fairly true…

By Catherine Sedgwick
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Darling

The movie industry doesn’t touch upon ballet very often, and one wonders why. The dance form lends itself…

By Euan Franklin
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Manifesto

If this were a one-word piece, “different” would suffice. Is Manifesto a piece of art, a movement, or…

By Guy Lambert
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Angel at Arcola Theatre 

"The rapist with his nine-year-old sex slave? Death. The homesick boy who made a terrible mistake? Death." Angel,…

By Laura Foulger
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The Wound

About masculinity, sexuality and identity in South Africa, John Trengove’s The Wound portrays coming-of-age rituals and conventions as…

By Catherine Sedgwick
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Beach Rats

Being gay within a strong, masculine environment must be tough. The pressure to conform to "straightness" would be a…

By Euan Franklin
LFF

Saturday Church

By writer-director Damon Cardasis, Saturday Church is a soulful exploration of teenage gay and transgender identity presented as…

By Catherine Sedgwick
LFF

Ingrid Goes West

How many hours did you spend on Instagram before arriving here? How many pictures did you Like? How…

By Euan Franklin