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This four part miniseries came a few years back. A story of two best friends discovering love for one another, coming of age and how the whole family dynamics play out is shown quite nice in the whole thing. Every episode is about 75-85 minutes long, so its still a substantial time investment to see this show. Thankfully, its a good break for the usual Thai Bangkok university based BL shows; it takes a very sensitive approach to the complex yet nuanced relationship that our two leads share with its highs and lows. Nuer and Porsch are roommates and best friends in university. Nuer's family runs an elephant tourist farm. The two boys are always together but since Nuer has a girlfriend Jane, Porsch has never been able to confess his true feelings to Nuer. When a traumatic event happens with Porsch, Neur can no longer deny his feelings as well and he breaks up with Jane. After graduation, Porsch wants to spend sometime with Nuer, so he decides to join his family in countryside managing...

Are gay men born gay? It seems the evidence says they are, but if that’s the case, how could same-sex attraction, a trait that prevents reproduction, evolve into the human race and survive generations of history? This question boggles the mind of proudly gay filmmaker Bryce Sage, who sets out on a cross-country adventure to understand the science of homosexuality and uncover the truth. The film follows Bryce on a fabulous expedition across the globe, as he seeks answers from top scientists. He first goes to Chicago and gets into testing of his penile erection after watching few videos and similar test is done for his brain scan. Bryce's arousal pattern and MRI results are unsurprising in that he perfectly fits the homosexual profile. But The documentary wants to focus more on evolution. He  interviews a range of experts from zoologists to anthropologists, each with their own intriguing theories as to why homosexuality has survived natural selection. His quest takes him to a farm wh...

This film is a train wreck. I felt angry wasting my time while even reviewing this crap. You read the title and you think oh! Maybe there is gonna be something interesting, but surprise surprise, the film starts bad and it only keeps getting worse with each passing minute. Billy Lee Tucker is an awkward young farm boy whose private parts got severed in a freakish accident. He is a former porn star now reduced to being a fluffer. But when he develops addiction to pain killers and gets out of shape, his career is in the tank. After Billy accidentally injures an actor, he finds himself out of a job altogether -- just in time for his hometown newspaper to run a story commemorating the 20th Anniversary of his accident, which sends a handful of people he'd just as soon never see again on his trail. With the neighborhood pharmacist, Billy is trying to get his life back on track. In between all this, we meet one of his girlfriends, his younger brother an admirer who likes having sex with h...

A love story, with not a happy ending for the couple, but still a happy ending for them as individuals following their chosen path and living life on their own terms. This film is an intense chapter into deconstructing what's perceived notion of masculinity. Set in two different words of Brazilians, this intimate drama follows a disgraced cop in search of a virtual lover who ghosts him. Daniel is a cop/military guy who has some sort of case on hims right now for assaulting and beating a young recruit. He is home taking care of his ailing father occasionally taking help of his sister, who just comes out to her as possibly lesbian. Family is very very important to Daniel butte pressures around him are getting to much for him. His only solace is Sara, whom he met online, with whom he shares intimate chat conversations, but when Sara suddenly ghosts him, Daniel can't keep together. He has thinned to demystify Sara. He leaves home and drives cross country to the town he knows Sara l...

We all know that a mother will go to any extent to protect her kids from adversity. Here. To protect her son's future and blackmail video of him being gay, she will do things to protect her family, battings will go out of control. The film starts with Margaret visiting Darby, club owner, who is having an affair with her 17 year old son Beau, to warn him to stay away from her son. She finds this out because her son was in an accident earlier with a drunk Beau on his side. But evil Darby and Beau in his spell. He meets Beau near his place at night but ends up attacking him. When Beau is running away, Darby slips and dies unknown to Beau. The next morning Margaret finds the body and thinks her son did something, so she dumps the body in the cove in river. Unfortunately police finds the body. Around same time, a young man Alec visits Margaret and shows him a video of Darby and Beau having sex and demands 50k USD and gives her a day. He tries her level best, while keeping her family tog...

This third installment of international short films chronicles the pitfalls and pleasures of fluid sexuality in men exposing the complex, dynamic and at times volatile relationships and situations surrounding friendships and hidden attractions. Themes included in this selection explore the differences and similarities of shared experiences as societal expectations, stereotypes, and traditional values, are unexpectedly challenged as attitudes evolve. Quarters (USA, France) The night before his wedding, Paul celebrates the last hours as a bachelor with childhood friend Jeremy as they drink and play "Quarters". However, as both men raise the stakes, so do the confessions and dares. This is one night neither is soon to forget. Rubber Duckie (USA) In a seemingly post-apocalyptic world, consumed with boredom, Jesse and Daniel push their own limits and boundaries. But is it simple boredom or an insatiable innate appetite for more? They begin a journey that explores the unconscious p...

David Searching is a wanna witty comedy about a frustrated gay documentary film maker and also her female room mate who are navigating through the highs and lows of the New York City of search of love and life. The film is actually just a snapshot in an individuals life, his highs and lows, ups and down in the city. Its not really a set story. The basic plot is very thin actually. David, a young gay man and a wanna be documentary film maker is alone and looking for love. Its been a while since he has been with a guy. He gets hit on by plenty of men but somehow he is struggling to get into a hookup scene. He lives with his female roommate Gwen, who moved in with him after she separated from her husband. David keeps getting missed opportunities courtesy his agent but nothing materializes. One day a mystery man shows up at their apartment, who is apparently the guy who used to live there. Soon he and Gwen start dating. One night David sees a young man Michael at a club getting it on with ...

A collection of 9 short stories. But this time its the story about straight men who end up having sex with another men in this second installment of the series.  Tease  - A guy strips when no one is at work  Subconscious  - A bad break up leads a man to tap into his subconcious and the way he really feels.  Courtship at the Office  - Crossed wires lead to unexpected results when a business man confesses his affection to an associate.  Midnight Snack  - A shocking short film. A couple celebrating their anniversary meet a filmmaker at a bar. Soon the film producer will find out that there is more than meets the eye when he finds out the couple's hidden agenda.  Thirteen or so Minutes  - 2 guys wake up in the morning embarrassed by what happened last night since they are straight. They talk and end up confessing they loved it and would love to continue the relationship.  The House of Adam  - The original short describes the initia...

An internationally acclaimed collection of shorts that explore and expose the electric and sensual dynamite between gay men and straight men. Espacio 2 (Spain) [Space 2] Two men who cruise each other on a train that eventually takes them into the brush at which time one of them is pushed away. We have no explanation as to why this happened and the camera then focuses on the pusher. He goes home to a nice, takes off his clothes and jerks off and then his lover comes in. They together go for a party. Are they struggling in their relationship? Truth Or Dare (Brazil) A gay man returns home and revisits the love he left behind. After playing spin the bottle, two friends discover there might be more to their friendship than meets the eye. When their secret love is discovered by their families, their lives will change forever. Em Nome do Pai (Brazil) [In The Name Of The Father] What seems like a normal family hides secret perversions. Also reviewed here Uninhibited (USA) On elf the boys hides...

This German film came back in 1999. It follows the life story of Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld, a German Jew, who as a physician established the field of sexology, and fought militantly against German anti-sodomy laws in the late 19th century. In 1897, he founded the first gay political group in history. I am honestly not sure, how much of th film is based on true facts, but the film feels like a work of fiction showing us incidents and motivations of a man doing something that he was so passionate about. As a y young adult, Magnus is fascinated by sex and sexuality and through his growing years. His uncle and aunt help him pursue his education. His quest leads him navigating through various political issues and opening his dream Institute for Sexual Studies. We see how he meets a potential lover who is through thick and thin in this journey, but Hirschfeld worries that any love story of his own will jeopardize his research. The man after being patient can't take it anymore and leaves him....

What a beautiful dvd cover but contrastingly it is a massively confusing storyline and a simple concept stretched beyond 70 minutes for no reason. The audio quality of the version Is aw was so bad, that it was really hard to understand what the two leads were talking to each other. The eerie woods and their non stop walks, with some sex scenes in between, made absolutely no sense at all to me. This supposedly period drama, shows two lovers who have escaped navy and are on the run now, hiding in the woods near a huge mansion. They are trying to make a life on their own terms while just aimlessly navigating through woods and having sex. During all this time, one of the lads has dreams about a guy who he knew warning him about the devil and the need to get away as the evil place they’re in. Is he just losing his mind or is there really something to be scared of? This film is not a straightforward film and makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. Much of it is strange, rather creepy and it’s ...

A Canadian gay web series!! How exciting!! I am glad to see more and more countries are producing some quality queer web series exploring multiple subjects. Having said that, The subject of this series is not novel at all actually and is something we have seen plenty before, but somehow it is still very relevant in today's time also. Comprised of six episodes that range between twelve and eighteen minutes, the series forges outstanding emotional connections thanks to a primarily charming lead actor. Syd Stone is a popular film actor, whose popularity is slowly fading. He is in a town shooting for his next film and staying in a hotel. You can see he is struggling with his career and also probably with his sexuality. He is dodging his agent and his girlfriend and is somehow consuming himself in alcohol. One night he meets a charming lawyer Matt at the hotel bar and they get to talking. Sad finds it exciting that Matt has no idea who Syd is and soon enough a torrid affair starts. Even...

This film was apparently Dominican Republic's official entry for 2013 Academy Awards. The film wasn't bad actually. The screenplay was quite tout and the film moved at a god place without any unnecessary drama, but still I feel there was something missing. The motive behind the crime wasn't strong enough, at least in my opinion, for anyone to go through the lengths that the perpetrator does in this film. David is the well-known host of a popular fictional game show, “Jaque Mate” (Checkmate). The show has a segment in which he answers calls from audience members. One day he receives an anonymous call, telling him his son and his wife have been kidnapped. The kidnapper threatens him with killing them if he doesn't follow his instructions, making David play his game on live television to reveal some of his secrets. The cops show up at television station and at David's home too to control the station, but the kidnapper manages to broadcast live feed even from David'...

This French film is actually a filmed theatrical play and the shortcomings of this are very obvious when you watch it on your TV screen. Its a serious subject, but also a story that I have at least seen twice in other settings. But he treatment here is theatrical which makes a huge difference and not in a good way, especially when all you have is two actors mouthing heavy dialogues for 1.5 hours straight. A 50-something Anita is packing her bags before leaving her flat. A young, pale and jittery Dave has been following her for days before Anita finally allowing him to enter her home. He introduces himself as the guy who called the police informing him aboutAnita's son's brutal death. There is a cat and mouse game with lot of back and forth, with Anita admitting that her son was found dead in a gay causing park beaten to death in a homophobic attack. Initially struggling with his homosexuality, it comes out that Davey is actually her son's boyfriend and together the recount ...

I wasn't very excited by the title of the film, but it wasn't half as bad as I thought it could be. This film is kept together by some brilliant acting by its leads, both the younger and the older version of the same character. The film and dialogues are sharp and funny yet emotionally touching too. The story wasn't just focused on the gays as comfort gays but it also tell a story of a great friendship, being true to yourself and acceptance. "Comfort Women" were women who were forced into sexual slavery by Imperial Japanese army. Markova is an older flamboyant gay man who lives with other older gay men in a home. One day when he sees a documentary about comfort women, his past rushes back to him and he decides to tell his story. He manages to find a reporter his story, his family and friends. Growing up as Walter and one of the four siblings, his older brother used to bully him and beat him for him so flamboyantly gay. But Walter never understood why it was being ...