Queer

Daniel Craig stars in this achingly lush screen adaptation of William S. Burroughs’s novella. Set against the pastels of mid-century Mexico City, American expat William leads a solitary life amidst a small community of Americans. But when young student and drug user Eugene (Starkey) arrives in town, William must reckon with all that it means to establish transcendent human connection. In Queer, director Luca Guadagnino (Challengers, Call Me By Your Name) masterfully renders all of the sly mysticism, queer searching, and frenzied spirituality that defines Burroughs’s voice and the energies of the Beat Generation.