Queer is Quite a Letdown | Movie Review

[@JC-fq9pi]

You may want to read the book. Lee is neurotic, obsessive, lonely, and lacks human empathy. It's a disturbing but fantastic novel about the human condition. It's definitely not a gay romance.

[@vapsa56]

In my 61 years on this planet, I have known plenty of gay men like Lee. They are neurotic and narcissistic and lack human empathy. Very lonely is the operative word. They live desperate, lonely, miserable lives. I have had the misfortune to have known 2 of them. Through mutual friends. Oh, they are charming enough. But very manipulative. You can spot them when they talk about anything but the topic at hand. It usually involves themselves as a victim or the smartest people in the room. It is best to keep such persons at arms length.

[@wiinterflowers4277]

That's been Luca's MO for his last three films..

[@hyena2176]

This is the problem. Guadagnino's tried to turn a neurotic, obsessive, loney, disturbing and fantastic novel about the human condition into a surreal gay romance and it doesn't work. Too mainstream. Too culturally straight.

[@paulgrant666]

thats what i thought. this looked way to much like a romance film.

[@wiinterflowers4277]

@@paulgrant666 It's a movie about a 56-year-old loon stalking a twenty some year old and you call that "romance?!"

[@trainsurfer7593]

William S Burroughs' books are not for everyone, so I can't imagine that a screen adaptation of one of them would be either.

[@lilbatz]

Burroughs is an acquired taste. It’s not for everyone, and I’m not surprised this film is problematic.

[@iamsoverybored878]

If you know about him, then you shouldn't be shocked that this movie gets weird.

[@lilbatz]

@@iamsoverybored878lol about “insane nightmarish vision” is totally W. Burroughs. The review sold me on the movie enough to hunt it down if it comes here. Glad the movie isn’t watered down not to offend the mall moms and soccer dads. William would be happy.

[@Classical741]

Burroughs was heavy into drugs, including hallucinogens, and wrote some surreal books then.

[@brettsinger9565]

Sounds like a misfire. Pass that dutch.

[@TheFilmFatale]

As other people have mentioned, Burroughs’ (both the author and Queer) was dark and iconoclastic…not an emotional writer or novel but more experimental. You saying it is very David Lynch makes me super excited as I think the worst thing that could happen is for a director to lose the surreal-Beat vibe from the book. As a gay man that cut their teeth on alternative culture growing up, your reaction has sold it for me.

[@hyena2176]

I watched 'Queer' from the same place as you and still hated it. Not dark or iconoclastic enough, let alone experimental. Soppy magic realism at best.

[@LoweMotion-7780]

The reason way Queer feels uneven is because the original cut NOT the rough cut but the original cut was 200 minutes long and from what I hear Guadagnino seem to have rushed the re-edit as part of a request from A24 in order to appeal to a more wider audiences so something tells me we will get a Director’s Cut sometime next year. That’s probably why the picture is uneven and all over the place.

[@nekusakura6748]

Maybe Guadagnino should have done the Adaptation as a Miniseries (like he did with 'We Are Who We Are').

[@flmbyz]

Bones and All had a similar cut.

[@OldManMose92]

Suspiria was also cut and we have yet to get the directors cut.

[@clanofclams2720]

Having pre-baked expectations for a film and not having them met when the film would rather pursue a unique goal (i.e., NOT be a tender heartwarming love story) is not the fault of the filmmaker

[@singstreetcar5881]

Drew Starkey is the next Hollywood IT boy. He is hot, tall and young. The new Jacob elordi

[@ohreallyeliza]

You forgot white

[@richardpodnar5039]

"Queer" was originally published in the early 1950's when such literature as this and Burroughs's "Junkie" was considered avant garde. Such a position in literary history may not play well to a younger generation, though to us older readers, it is more illuminating, even riveting.😮😢❤

[@singstreetcar5881]

Andrien brody has his second best actor oscar in the bag.

[@theimpossiblemary]

I don't know, because Ralph Fiennes is long overdue.

[@mr29]

Not in the bag but looking good. There's A LOT of year left 😀

[@tthemonsterr]

Well..Sorta kinda !

[@TheCatIndeed]

@@mr29yeah, I kinda roll my eyes when people make predictions this confidently this early in the year

[@johnnolan5579]

@@TheCatIndeed i agree.

[@bliss66]

In the book, Lee and Allerton go to the jungle, Lee in search of "yage" (or, as it's also known, ayahuasca). They encounter Cotter, the doctor - male and completely different from the character Lesley Manville portrays here - and are informed it doesn't exist or at least not with the mind control properties that Lee had come to believe it possessed, which in the book, Lee is interested in for much larger purposes, like of a military-industrial nature, and nothing to do with investigating whether or not Allerton loves him. They do not take the drug, they never find it. Allerton leaves Lee in the jungle and returns to Mexico City. About two years later, I think, Lee returns to Mexico City but never finds Allerton, nobody knows where he is. So, what sounds like the entire third act of the film is invented/created by Guadagnino and his screenwriter, I guess inspired by Burroughs' Queer. They might've done better to depart from an adaptation altogether and just create a completely original story. The novel isn't romantic, it's clearly about withdrawal and replacing one kind of longing for another and, as Burroughs later said, more than anything it has to do with him trying to cope with the death of his wife, Joan, in a shooting accident for which he was responsible, and the sense of loss, grief and other trauma related to that event. Nothing as warm as a romance which is what makes Guadagnino's filim kind of confounding.

[@breensprout]

that doesn't sound that weird, honestly. i have a feeling that if the movie executed that narrative well, brian's review would have been different.

[@sandilobianco6734]

Sebastian, that sounds like a good book. Thanks for the gist of it.

[@ThreadBomb]

None of the South American stuff was in Queer. Presumably the screenwriter based that section on The Yage Letters, which is a compilation of Burroughs' letters to Alan Ginsberg.

[@bliss66]

@@ThreadBomb Yes it is. Lee and Eugene go and meet Dr. Cotter, etc. It's the last part of the book. Not as it's interpreted by Guadagnino but there's a section of the book devoted to their journey, the deal they make, etc.

[@SicKno-i5r]

"A shooting accident which he felt responsible for" 😂 The guy played William Tell on his wife with a loaded gun. He should have gone to jail for murder. He was just lucky that the cops over there just didn't give a crap that he killed his wife.

[@kristopher1799]

Colin Firth was robbed of the Oscar!!! He should've won for A Single Man.

[@theimpossiblemary]

He won next year. His win is for both A Single Man and The King's Speech. A situation similar to that of Judi Dench.

[@simonsmatthew]

Disappointing, because as you say it was one of those films for which you would have high expectations (although I was not overly impressed with Call me by your name). It will be interesting to see if this film divides audiences between those that love it or hate it, or whether it is universally condemned, or if people just leave the cinema indifferent.

[@jonhinson5701]

Now that i know Lesley Manville is in the movie, i will see it. She elevates every movie.

[@georgialerangis2123]

Kinda sad. Glad you got to see so many films. Thanks for so MANY STELLAR REVIEWS❤❤❤

[@MrFraserpoorman1]

Everything that you said about what was wrong with the movie is basically what the book is about. I feel the issue here is the “expectation” of thinking it was a tender love story by comparing it to a movie that has nothing to do with this (a single man). Calling it David Lynch is probably an accurate description to describe a William S. Burroughs novel turned film.

[@lilbatz]

I’m excited to see this now. Burroughs not sanitized is a rare treat.

[@donny1960]

I agree 100%. A movie not meeting prebaked conceptions, Is not the movie's fault. Try to see the movie that was made. Not the one you have running in your mind.

[@ThreadBomb]

It's weird seeing all these people defend the movie with "What else would you expect from WIlliam Burroughs?" It's obvious these people have never read the novel, which is very grounded and not at all surreal.

[@MrFraserpoorman1]

@@ThreadBomb I did

[@shadovao8704]

The marketing of this movie was leaning towards the gay romance so you can’t blame people expecting more of a gay love drama, not everybody knows about the book

[@nikolasheinz]

Please, please, please review "I'm Still Here", i really need to know if Brazil has any chance of receiving an Oscar nomination

[@VitoriaLopes-ts4pt]

I'm checking his channel every day hoping to see this review, I really need an international opinion about it

[@singstreetcar5881]

@@nikolasheinz fernanda torres may get a best lead actress nomination. Every year they always nominate 1 foreign actress.

[@106andie]

@@singstreetcar5881I think that slot is gonna go to Karla Sofia Gascon but hopefully there’s room for Fernanda, I think her mom should’ve won in 1999.

[@jgorgchav3553]

Can you imagine the Fernandas getting a nomination? Mother and daughter, I think this is going to be the first time that this happens in a Oscar ceremony ❤

[@christophejoarlette3793]

@@jgorgchav3553 already happened in 1992

[@user-friendly-b6q]

I think Brian is right. What we talk about and judge here is the film, not the book. He is speaking about his expectations and his experience watching the movie and the actors performances. It doesn't matter it is faithful to the book, if it doesn't work as a cinematic piece. Thank you Brian.

[@vins1979]

But why would you expect to see something similar to Call me by your name and A Single Man to begin with??? I think Brian just does not get some kind of movies...

[@MrFraserpoorman1]

@@user-friendly-b6q understood but I feel his critique leaned harder into his expectations rather than WHY certain aspects of the movie didn’t work. He does touch on a few aspects of it but these issues come from the source material being the book. Asking the characters to be something so that it molds to an expectation isn’t much of a sound critique.

[@Pinastoriasido]

What a bizarre proxy way of enjoying culture. You should at least wipe your mouth after fellating some random yt channel gay

[@VikingMatt879]

You said here exactly what is wrong with the Oscar: "A role that is getting a lot of awards buzz". I think it was Michael Caine who said that "Performances don't win Oscars, roles win Oscars".... So true.

[@brooke391]

I enjoy your reviews and respect your opinions. I love your honesty. I used to review movies and worked for the Chicago Film Critics. I am a huge cinefile. I was expecting this to have Brokeback Mountain vibes but now do not expect that. Ty for your reviews.

[@53snuckplum]

I definitely disagree; it was excellent.

[@BluePrada]

??? it hasnt even been released.

[@53snuckplum]

@@BluePrada It most definitely has been ! I saw it in Venice.

[@sanfordpress8943]

I think all us virgins need to read Burroughs!

[@vins1979]

I think that Brian (mis)judges movies just based on how they don't conform to his expectations. He didn't like Kinds of Kindness because he expected it to be similar to The Favourite or to Poor Things. Now he doesn't like Queer because he was expecting it to be similar to Call me by your name or to A single man. Sometimes I suspect he doesn't even know the filmography of the directors he says he likes. I mean, why would you expect Kinds of kindness to be like Poor Things, as if Lanthimos didn't direct extremely disturbing movies like Dogtooth or The sacrifice of a sacred deer? And apart from Call me by your name, is he aware that Guadagnino has directed Suspiria and Bones and all? Also, I am sorry, but a serious critic does not base his review only on his 'emotions' and 'feelings'...

[@louieb.726]

clock it

[@ThreadBomb]

I think you should look up the definition of "cinematography" and then correct your post, because you obviously don't know what the word means.

[@vins1979]

@@ThreadBomb I know the meaning of both 'cinematography' and 'filmography'. I wrote one word for the other: since English is my third language, these mistakes may happen. This does not mean that I "obviously don't know the meaning" of this or that word. Thank you for your unnecessary sarcasm and for a comment that really misses the point of the discussion. Goodbye.

[@lbougie]

Thanks for ruining it. Now I have to watch this movie as I respect this beautiful process. Drew, Omar, and Daniel will be by far the best, the beauty, the brave, and the bold. Be more mindful and thought for the future reviews next time.

[@RonnieCassol]

So Sean Connery would remain the only bond actor Whit AN oscar

[@samtan4729]

Why did you think Luca would make another Call me by your name, Brian? The auteur in him would always be taking chances. Maybe the film was overly edited and should have been closer to the original 3 hour mark.

[@gperez805]

Oh hush it was beautiful and i loved it

[@dariosanchez2557]

Mexico is surreal.

[@a23no]

Um, just throwing my two cents in, here. As a fan of William S. Burroughs and quite familiar with the novel upon which this film is based, I can only assume the "weirdness" of the second half has something to do with Lee's quest to experience the hallucinogenic drug "Yage" (ayahuasca). I haven't yet seen the film, but I expect the drug experience is represented here. Also, the book was published in the 80s, but written in the 50s. Just a minor detail I wanted to correct. Cheers!

[@vapalaca]

Lordy ok thank you for your feedback

[@bookdmb]

I love the book, which I think will help calibrate my expectations going in. Calling it “bestselling” might be misleading, transgressive is probably a better description.

I have not seen one film in the mainstream that deals with same sex relationships in a clearly positive light. Other films outside of the mainstream do, but they never get the attention of the critics. Homophobia works in very subtle ways, both from same sex viewers and straight people. And where are the ' out ' homosexuals in mainstream films ( I can only think of one at the moment ) who know from the inside how it feels to love another person of the same sex ? Despite open hostility in certain countries of the world we in more ' accepting ' societies still fail to see hidden homophobia both in the cultural world and in many of those who still see us as being negatively different.

[@jahiradrian2000]

I think it will have Oscar nominations because now with the Academy that now congratulates and nominates diversity in the nominations Queer is going to have an important role next year So I think it will be for best film, best actor and supporting actress and hopefully best supporting actor

[@stevecatanio8532]

Again. Im surprised you didn't like it. Seems these fall anticipated releases aren't what we thought. 🎉

[@txsailor82]

Will you be watching Demi Moore’s Substance ? That looks really intriguing.

[@andyroo9381]

I'm not a book reader. I have read some of the comments, below, and will still see the film. I might even purchase the book and read it. The comments about William S. Burroughs have me intrigued to find out more. I wonder if Brian (the YT host) read the book?

[@PursuitsHouseOfPost]

As stated by others, really gotta know Bill Burroughs work. Dying to see this due to how "W.S. Burroughs" you make it sound!

[@hippieprincess14]

I also had a really hard time with this film. I opened Letterboxd afterwards and it was all five and four star reviews so I'm glad there's at least one other person out there who didn't get it! 🤷

[@lso5013]

As much as I loved Challengers and think it’s the more interesting of the two Luca films this year, it may have come out too early for it to be considered for any Oscar nods… It’s not often that a film released before the summer and fall film festivals has a chance at nominations the following January - unless it leaves a stellar impression or somehow resurfaces in Oscar voters’ minds. Challengers was going to be at Venice last year, if I remember correctly, but the film strikes and everything getting pushed back may have hurt its chances. If only it had come out at this year’s TIFF instead… 😔

[@jeffreyoliver4370]

Thanks for the review. I think maybe knowing the source material would help you understand the narrative. The book is more or less as you describe so im excited. Burroughs isnt for everyone

[@rickyestevez4698]

I read Queer along with Junky and Naked Lunch when I came out in the mid 80's and all were, like most all of Burrough's earlier oeuvre, somewhat surrealistic and a bit on the depressing side. The source material is not for everyone so I suspect the film isn't, either. But, nevertheless, I'm looking forward to watching it because I am a Guadagnino and Burroughs fan. Thanks for the review.

[@ThreadBomb]

Of the three novels you have named, only Naked Lunch could be described as "surrealistic". Junky and Queer are very grounded, and based on Burroughs' real life.

[@maxwellpiercy680]

I think you’re sort of underestimating Queer. It’s not that I’m disagreeing with you but it’s the fact that it’s a decently weak year and last year Maestro a film with similar reviews got 7 nominations including Actor and Picture. I think Craig will for sure get in but I do see where you’re coming from

[@vinnyscaramuzzino8088]

This is a Boroughs novel and all of the pieces ive read drom him are not supposed to leave the individual ingesting the material inspired.

[@maurinovillegas8543]

I never thought I would be so bored at the cinema. I left the theatre halfway through the film. Daniel Craig's character was so unbearable. I couldn't stand it. I wanted so badly to like it. Very disappointed. 😢

[@hyenasridingbicycles]

Now I’m interested

[@mflibertine]

Thank you for this Brandon, I find your analyses generally very clear and informative BUT most of all, your charisma and humor are unparalleled, efortless and come very naturally. Thank you!

[@myasgur]

Great review! Couldn’t agree more. But funny story, I played this video in 1.5X speed and you sounded totally normal. Man do you naturally talk slow!! lol

[@CPWHUNTERGUY]

U could have taken 5 minutes to read the synopsis. Nope, U didn't🫶

[@piadox]

Sad that you didn't like it. It's proving to be one of the divisive would be contenders of the season. Cant wait to watch it, and hear your updates predictions after TIFF.

[@juanignaciomontoya8408]

I prefer a gay lynch than call me by your name any day of the week. Call me by your name is great, but gay lynch sounds like a perfect pitch

[@ianmcnulty799]

It's actually way more David Cronenberg than David Lynch. A lot like the 1992 movie, the Naked Lunch which is also based on a Burroughs novel.

[@kevincoade1992]

This looks like one of those gay movies made for an arty, straight , middle class audience.

[@vins1979]

way to judge a movie you haven't even watched.

[@kevincoade1992]

@@vins1979 To be fair, most gay movies are made for a middle class, straight audience. So it seems a relatively sensible prediction.

[@vins1979]

@@kevincoade1992 but why do you think that this is a "gay movie"? Just because there are men having sex with men? This is a movie about loneliness, despair and addiction, based on a novel from one of the key figures of the Beat Generation. Defining it as a "gay movie" is not only restrictive, but actually misleading. Would you call David Lynch's Mulholland Drive a "lesbian movie"?

[@kevincoade1992]

@@vins1979 When there are central gay characters and themes - yes I would define it as a gay movie. And i'm not sure why that is reductive? Cinema, and art generally, is full of genres and classifications.

[@vins1979]

@@kevincoade1992 ok, so you would define Mulholland Drive a "lesbian movie" because it has a "lesbian theme"... LOL

[@VitoriaLopes-ts4pt]

Are you going to watch "I'm still here"? It's a Brazilian movie that is in the festival, please review it, Brazilians are so excited about it, we are really hoping for an Oscar nomination for best international feature and best actress for Fernanda

[@monicamarraccini9591]

last year you loved Saltburn so much and I was very disappointed. I am curious how it is going to be this year. We might disagree, but I enjoy your videos very much. Thank you.

[@BobJenkins-ez1jl]

If you thought this movie based on William Burroughs was weird check out the peter weller movie from years ago naked lunch. I'm going to guess queer doesn't have alien monsters in it.

[@GillianRosheuvel]

The trailer made the second half look like Apocalypse Now.

[@Jasonfortuna101]

🤣LOL If you know Burroughs, then you won't be surprised by "Queer". I mean it is the sort of sequel to his book, "Junky." When you described the first part, it didn't sound like Burroughs at all, so going in thinking you were going to see a take on "A Simple Man" was a bit misguided. Watch Cronenberg's version of Burrough's novel "Naked Lunch" for a version of his life story. Don't freak out over the talking typewriter whose mouth is an anus. 😉

[@ThreadBomb]

It sounds like you have never read Queer, which is a very grounded book, with no surreal elements.

[@user-oc5mj5xy4b]

Sorry , it didn’t fit your expectations of what it should have been . But , perhaps you should realize that the world does not revolve around you .

[@tegernsee29]

This movie was not for me. I felt no emotional involvement in this movie at all. Mostly i found it boring.

[@ethanl1359]

Thank you. I nearly fell asleep in this movie. All vibes imo I just didn’t care what happened by the end. If it had been 3 hours, that would’ve been tough for me.

[@CionnFE]

That’s a shame. I really like Daniel Craig a lot in film. But sadly, Burroughs writing is at best, weird. Thanks for the honest review.

[@donny1960]

What is "honest" here? This was an opinion. But you now are thanking him for saving you from a perceived "weirdness" that might not really be there for you. I have heard many critics and reviewers that say it was a very good movie. Maybe they had the mental capacity to understand it's themes. Tastes also vary. One man's weird is another man's Art.

[@truthhurts-g3o]

William S Burroughs murdered his spouse. What a lovely chap!

[@marrmart7690]

Thank you brian❤💛❤ about review queer and about how you talk artistically about the film without any bias as a gay person

[@jaugustrichards]

Wow I’m very surprised… Thanks for your review!

[@michaelriccardi1940]

Yes, loved Challengers too. Maybe that can be elevated for awards consideration. True that Burroughs is difficult, I remember Cronenberg's Naked Lunch was a tough watch for many.

[@Rainbowxpride89]

Are you going to review On Swift Horses? Its an LGBTQ film starring Jacob Elordi, Will Poulter, Daisy Edgar-Jones & Diego Calva. Its playing at TIFF.

[@pureb7235]

Thank goodness you are not afraid to tell us what you really think of movies and not go with the (other reviewers) in crowd to save face. The trailer I've seen looks very artificial and Craigs performance looks very mannered. Cold, that's a good way of describing his performance. And I'd add detached. Like most of his performances. 5/10. Ouch. 😂

[@FrakkinToasterLuvva]

"More David Lynch than Call Me By Your Name" makes me want to see it more. But I realize that the movie may not be making all its aspects work as a coherent whole. Nevertheless, it will be interesting to see it. Some other reviewers have also said that the movie is too polarizing for most awards, but they really liked Craig's performance and think he has a strong chance of a nomination. I believe that Drew Starkey has a sizable fanbase thanks to the popular Netflix show Outer Banks (which I haven't seen), so his fans may have been hyping him up before the movie was even released.

[@ThreadBomb]

Queer, like Burrough's first novel Junky, is not at all surreal. It's a very grounded novel, basically autobiographical. It sounds like the screenwriter incorporated elements of The Yage Letters, which is a compilation of letters Burroughs wrote to Alan Ginsberg while he was in South America (one of the few Burroughs books I haven't read). I don't think Craig was a great choice for the role. I would have cast Ben Foster (who played Burroughs perfectly in Kill Your Darlings), or Ed Norton, or perhaps even Toby Maguire.

[@girliedog]

read the book

[@trixicenby999]

Getting a little tired of seing gay representation in films where the gay character in question is a middle aged man who has a relationship or feelings for someone much younger

[@JosephReviewsFilm]

Ooooh, I hope this can open the door for some Challengers love at the Oscars.

[@jacquelinedalamal]

The most heartbreaking gay love story is Fellow Travellers!❤

[@otsoko66]

you can't make a "gay love story" for straight people without it ending in tragedy. They only like it when the gays are punished in the end.

[@leonardotomaz372]

I love your channel . Leslie Manville in Mike Leighs movie :Another Year deliverys one the best acting in a Mike`s Leigh movies. What is a huge thing, I think she was snubbed that year. Mike Leigh`s style acting is the new The Method .

[@jocksnap]

Couldn’t you just put “Review” rather than giving it away on the thumbnail?

[@gabrielcastaneda9700]

I think Gabriel la belle could get in for Saturday night if Craigg misses

[@FrakkinToasterLuvva]

I thought that movie was more of an ensemble one? Does anyone have enough of a big role to be a contender for Best Lead Actor - where most of the contenders have a ton of screentime?

[@gabrielcastaneda9700]

@@FrakkinToasterLuvva I think labelle is the movies biggest actor contender maybe Sennett in supporting

[@anthonywatts2033]

This review is stereotypical US. And that's not a complement.

[@vins1979]

"I didn't understand it, so I didn't like it, so it's no good".

[@sssh561]

i'm glad you distinguish between gay and queer. queer fits the book in the meaning of strange and not the latter day political meaning and all the rubbish associated with that.

[@josephbsearch]

I wonder if all the Gay Male Actors were busy when Daniel Craig was called for the role. I like Daniel Craig. But come on...

[@vins1979]

Oh my god... Blah blah blah...

[@moog67]

Every other review I've seen has been a total rave.

[@FrakkinToasterLuvva]

Luke Heartfield's review was very similar to Brian's.

[@Kelzp23]

Nooooo that’s unfortunate, still very excited to see it though

[@Vino-bv5ic]

The trade reviews from Venice Fest sounded "rigged."

[@flmbyz]

I can’t help but feel a sense of Schaudenfraude to see Luca Guadagnino fail. Couldn’t have happened to a “nicer” man. Also, screw Bones and All.

[@vins1979]

who said he is failing?

[@flmbyz]

@@vins1979 He said Luca’s latest movie is a letdown.

[@vins1979]

@@flmbyz that's his opinion, right? Many people are saying that Luca Guadagnino's latest movie is very good. You know, people who write in newspapers and stuff?

[@flmbyz]

@@vins1979 That’s fine. Those people who write in newspapers can think whatever his PR department tell them to think.

[@vins1979]

@@flmbyz sure, it's all an editorial conspiracy. Random KZbinrs are much more qualified than movie critics, is of course.

[@blu48]

I hate when movies go too off the rails to really gel. I appreciate Brian's astute and detailed reviews without spoilers. So well done.

[@timcardona9962]

I would take “Off the rails” with a grain of salt. It usually just means a subversion of expectations, especially in this case where it’s an adaptation of an experimental author

[@RalphS223]

William S Burroughs is a post-modern writer known for having a very unconventional style compared to popular fiction. I haven't read Queer but I have read some of his other work and it is dense, strange and absurd.

[@MickeyFlipper]

Love WS Burroughs. Reading certain novels of his….. It’s kinda like watching tv in your head. And how the channels constantly change. It’s literally like that. It’s out there. Definitely unique and very Cyberpunk as well

[@ThreadBomb]

Queer is not surreal at all. Like Burroughs' first novel Junkie it is very grounded and based on his real life.

[@MickeyFlipper]

@@ThreadBomb You are correct. It very much is grounded compared to his other books. Loved his Cities of the Red Night trilogy

[@ArturoCinem]

Oh man, I was really looking forward to it :(

[@taetaelovee]

Hi! Please look forward to it! Everyone has their own opinions. Dont let your expectations/view of the film change just because someone didn’t like it. You might like it. I’m very excited to see it when it comes out 😆

[@martinpascoe5904]

David Lynch is off limits thankyou

[@AndrésCoria-u1n]

I guessed to read more about William Lee

[@pepperminttree]

Im a big Drew Starkey fan but i dont like Luca's work...

[@filmtoppings]

I agree, it bored me to death

[@joaquinvaleri7022]

I don't get it 😒

[@josephcollins6033]

OMG, "gays" should not review anything.

[@henriqueacabral]

I was looking for your review of this and of nightbtch, sad they are underwhelming

[@Milos-sj6ir]

Where the hell is your babygirl review?

[@nephtaliflores7852]

What are you doing at TIFF? You never review a single film with an original thought.

[@josephcollins6033]

Did you make any kind of outline before you began babbling?

[@1marcelo]

Luca Guadagnino is totally overrated

[@vins1979]

yeah, right...

[@1marcelo]

@@vins1979 He invests millions in PR campaigns so, he gets nominated everywhere but he never wins

[@vins1979]

@@1marcelo who said that he personally invests millions in PR campaigns? LOL. If he really wanted to get awards everywhere, he wouldn't have made a movie like Queer. Beside, you are aware that he got a Silven Lion at the Venice Film Festival as a best director a few years ago? That's one of the most important recognition in the whole world! (Unless you think that only the American Oscars matter, of course.)

[@1marcelo]

@@vins1979 I never said that he "personally" invests in PR. Obviously, the investments come from film producers. Good that you found the Venice award because that is the only significant award he has ever received. He is totally overrated.

[@vins1979]

@@1marcelo do you even know what it means to get a Silver Lion as a best director at the International Venice Film Festival? Lol, sounds like you have no clue, or else you are 17.

[@im1ru122]

I haven't seen 'Challengers' but I've seen at least 3 other movies by that director - sorry to say... pretty much unwatchable garbage... so...

[@myphonyaccount]

What a stupid and dreadfully tedious interminable cliche gay angst movie. hated it after the first 10 minutes. only here because a friend wanted to see it. I thought it was about psychedelics. It's not. It wants to be 2001 space odyssey, it's not. Trog was better.

[@seanledden4397]

Sorry to hear that the movie is very "David Lynch." That would be appropriate for Borrough's novel "Cities in the Red Night." (I'm still scarred from reading that whole damn hallucinogenic thing when in college in 1980.) But "Queer," which I read after it was finally published in 1985, is not surreal. It's set in the real world, and is a masterpiece of heartbreak. It has a lot in common with Madame Bovary - in that every word used is the right one. And it is no longer than it needs to be. Perhaps the filmmakers were intimidated, so fell back on surrealism as a kind of crutch.

[@55555gino]

Challlengers best movie of 2024? Oh boy. This year must be terrible or you don't have good taste lol

[@marcuss.9302]

Challengers is a fire movie, though

[@jamespader]

Challengers is great maybe your taste is terrible

[@elduderino7507]

I think challengers is a good film, but I was a bit disappointed. I wasn't enough to be great. It was as deep as melrose place

[@LOL99756]

What a flop haha