A portrait of Jewish and queer intergenerationality proposes collective agency as a version of hope.
Ellie and Abbie (and Abbie’s Dead Aunt) review for Sight & Sound
Monica Zanetti’s lesbian romance makes homophobia a historical issue, summoning a ghost of the queer past for high school advice.
Martyr review for Sight & Sound
A waterfront in Beirut is a place for escape and langurous pleasure in Mazen Khaled’s sensual exploration of male corporeality, both in life and in death
Unorthodox review for Sight & Sound
The Netflix series about a young Hassidic woman who breaks with her community asks who and what human lives are for.
Tiger King vs Crip Camp: worlds apart
Two Netflix documentaries offer contrasting visions of worlds beyond the mainstream, set up by outsiders on their own terms. What can they teach us about life after the pandemic?
April 2020 update
Info about my recent and upcoming activity including responses to the coronavirus pandemic, Dr Duckie latest and coverage of BFI Flare’s Five Films for Freedom and Bourgeois & Maurice’s Insane Animals.
BFI Flare Five Films for Freedom 2020 round-up for Sight & Sound
A review of this year’s shorts selection – co-produced by BFI Flare and the British Council to be viewed online around the world – in the context of the festival’s cancellation because of coronavirus.
Review: Bourgeois & Maurice – Insane Animals at HOME Manchester
A review of the acclaimed cabaret duo’s debut musical, based on the Epic of Gilgamesh. Loosely.
March 2020 update
Info about my recent and upcoming activity including another Dr Duckie talk, articles about queer film and a contribution to an exhibition on reclaiming urban space.
Review of And Then We Danced for Sight & Sound
A review of And Then We Danced, Levan Akin’s intense, moving drama set in the world of Georgian traditional dance.
