There’s a veritable pile-up of film festivals at the moment, and queer movies took centre stage at the recent BFI London Film...
This month Jack Cline reviews new films Sócrates and Monsoon. Sócrates There’s a reason why this Brazilian teen drama feels so strikingly...
Moffie Gifted South African filmmaker Oliver Hermanus (Beauty) is back with another powerfully involving, intensely thought-provoking drama that mixes cultural attitudes to...
Exploring teen sexuality in a complex, involving way, the Canadian drama Giant Little Ones is thoughtful and engaging. It centres on 17-year-old...
Yes, 2020 will be yet another year full of sequels, prequels, spinoffs and remakes, only a few of which we’re actually looking...
The acclaimed documentary Jonathan Agassi Saved My Life is generating pointed discussion about the drug-fuelled life of the iconic pornstar, which is...
From Hong Kong, this is a deliberate mix of arthouse drama and porn, as filmmaker Scud (real name Danny Cheng Wan-cheung) takes...
The RVT’s festive panto is of course a twisted, queer delight, with a tightly written script so packed with jokes that multiple...
The iconic Israeli gay porn star allows filmmaker Tomer Heymann to follow him with his camera for eight years, creating one of...
Jamie Patterson is a busy filmmaker. His new drag queen drama Tucked hits UK cinemas next week, following its UK premiere at...
This artful gay romance has almost no dialogue, consisting of gorgeous footage of two often naked men on isolated beaches. There’s a...
The 33rd edition of the British Film Institute’s Flare: London LGBTQ+ Film Festival is coming to BFI Southbank 21 – 31 March....
2018 has seen many films of interest to Boyz readers released, many with a strong LGBTQ connection. Boyz film critic Jack Cline...
From Argentina, My Best Friend (Mi Mejor Amigo) is a remarkably sensitive coming-of-age drama that keeps its LGBTQ themes gurgling in the...
From France, this darkly sexy drama explores a young gay man’s life through a parallel exploration of his teen years. Filmmaker Christophe...
A provocative exploration of the relationship between two gay brothers, this Chilean film plays out in a way that’s both dreamlike and...
A stripped-back British drama set in Berlin, this film traces an encounter between two strangers that has the potential to develop into...
Argentine-born French filmmaker Gaspar Noe is known for his uncompromising storytelling (see also Irreversible, Into the Void and of course that 3D...
When Love, Simon opened in cinemas last spring, it was the first wide release for a teen romance featuring a gay lead...
Another year of Flare The 32nd edition of BFI Flare: London LGBTQ+ Film Festival has just wrapped up on the Southbank after...
From Finland, this engaging gay drama is shot in a sun-drenched, earthy style that makes the most of filmmaker Nils-Erik Ekblom’s obviously...
A staggeringly powerful gay dramatic epic, this film was unjustly robbed of an Oscar nomination this year (it’s eligible for Bafta next year)....