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Avsar (Hindi) [Opportunity]

By Golu
This Hindi movie is a pretty straightforward slice-of-life story that tries to give a modern look at what it's like to be a single, professional gay man. It dives into how he understands who he is, the chances he missed out on, and the personal choices he’s made along the way. The director used three parallel timelines to tell the story, which honestly didn't make much sense to me. While the core idea was actually pretty interesting, I really feel like this would have worked way better as a short film considering the point it was trying to make. Still, it wasn't a bad watch. The plot centers on Rachit, a city professional, and his friend Shikhar as they hang out for an evening. Rachit is a polished, urban guy, while Shikhar has more of a "small-town" rustic vibe, and you can really see the contrast between them when they talk. As the night goes on, Rachit starts thinking back to some old memories from a long time ago. He remembers being an intern after college in ...
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Queer Duck: The Movie

By Golu
I recently saw the Queer Duck series, with its zany short episodic format was a decent time pass watch. The film follow the same adult animated format using the same cast members Queer Duck, Openly Gator, Bipolar bear, Oscar Wildcat and a whole lot of new members. This 72 minute non stop gagfest is full of gags, puns, caricatured celebrities and just overall time pass pop humor.

After a night of full on parting , Queer Duck sees a show with a reverend turning gay to straight. And when the gay day at amusement park gets cancelled, he begins wondering the point of being gay when everyone is against it. Around same time he meets once popular Broadway actor Lola and they become great friends. Queer Duck convinces her to go back on stage for a one woman show. She does and wins Tony and proposes marriage to Queer Duck stating most of her ex-husbands were gay. He asks his friends who reluctantly agree including the heartbroken Openly Gator who is in love with Queer Duck. When Lola does she leaves all her money to Queer Duck who buys the theme park to celebrate being gay. During a confrontation there, Openly Gator saves Queer Duck's life and then they both kiss and make up.

Several past characters such as Queer Duck's family return for the film and just like the original series, several celebrities were parodied and voiced by imitators. The plot is kept simple which allows room for gags, pop culture bashing and allusions and some dry humour. The Broadway star love interest and the whole situation there added an interesting twist to the whole plot but never once does the film leave or forget to entertain. Of course, the film is full of song/dance numbers on show tunes, including when Lola takes Queer Duck home and her silverware and plates come to life singing and dancing. Of course, none of the thing in the film is to be taken seriously. This has been made for pure entertainment with loads of campy humor. If thats not your thing, you should stay away. I liked it in bits and parts because of the pop references were not known to me. Overall, if you liked the series, you would enjoy this one too. For me, this was strictly average but an interesting addition to the list of LGBT friendly films, which can provide a good entertainment if gay friends were hanging out and wanted something light to watch. (5/10)
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