By David Pountain Filmed over a six year period, Colin Rothbart’s inspiring big screen debut, Dressed as a Girl, is a humorous, affectionate tribute to the alternative drag scene of East London that acknowledges the […]
LGBT films
By David Pountain Directed by Fiona Cunningham-Reid “This is her story – well…one version at least,†the voiceover narration coyly announces in the opening minutes of Croc A Dyke Dundee, the cheeky yet touching new […]
By Francesco Cerniglia It’s a shame that Match, one of the highlights at last spring’s BFI Flare, London LGBT Film Festival, has received only a home entertainment release here in the UK where it’s finally available […]
By David Pountain Directed by William Fairman and Max Gogarty London Film Festival review Not even the distressing subject matter of Chemsex, the nightmarish documentary from William Fairman and Max Gogarty, will likely prepare most viewers […]
By David  Pountain Directed by Frederick Wiseman London Film Festival review Maybe it’s because he’s been cranking out features since the late ‘60s but there is quite possibly no documentarian working today with more confidence in […]
By David Pountain Directed by Daniel di Grado Sitges Film Festival review Anyone who remembers Kimberly Peirce’s 2013 Carrie remake (and I wouldn’t blame you if you didn’t) will be wary of how easily female-centric […]