Queer

Since retiring as James Bond, Daniel Craig has taken on increasingly varied roles, from Southern detective Benoit Blanc in Knives Out to William Lee in his new film Queer.

Based on William S. Burroughs’ semi-autobiographical novel of the same name, Queer follows the American expat as he wanders from bar to bar in 1940s Mexico City, drinking, taking drugs and hooking up with young men.

One day, he meets a discharged American Navy serviceman named Eugene Allerton (Drew Starkey) and becomes infatuated with him. But are his feelings reciprocated?

The film, which reunites Guadagnino with his Challengers writer Justin Kuritzkes, is split into three chapters plus an epilogue.

The first and second are the strongest because they are a traditional drama about Lee desperately trying to find love, connection and contact. Allerton keeps his feelings under wraps and Lee struggles to know where he stands, leading him to suggest a trip to...