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Love, lust and old age come together in this layered, emotionally charged queer comedy-drama. The film is an interesting blend of laughs and tragedy that outs a fun spin on what it is as being gay and old. The film embeds a character study within a real world setting that is given an extra tang of truth by the inclusion of the start of the Covid pandemic. We are introduced to an out and proud 70-something Vicente, who left both the closet and his old life behind for the more hedonistic charms of the gay-friendly Maspalomas resort on Gran Canaria. A split with his long-term partner has put him back on the market, and he is enjoying his life filled with with hooks up in the dunes or nightclubs, parties etc, until a mishap happens. He does this without a worry in the world, since an old friend is in charge of the financial support for both Vicente and his dog. A medical emergency brings him back to his old hometown, where his estranged daughter puts him in a retirement home till he recove...

Aah!! My obsession with these vertical dramas.. no end to it. I love the fact that I love to hare these micro dramas but secretly I continue to watch them, because guess what! They keep coming in. They all pretty much follow the same pattern which I have repeatedly mentioned with one mafia, a straight man repeating that he is not gay, an evil female vamp, some shooting, some drama and all is well that ends well. This is no different. A mafia boss Sable is being chased and gets shot. He is saved by a doctor Daymond, who, when he sees the ring on his fingers thinks that he is the same guy who likely killed his father in a cartel bust. The guy runs a gambling casino and it turns out that the doctor's younger brother has sufficient debt, which he is willing to forego if Daymond will become his personal doctor. Clearly Sable is completely smitten by him, and our doctor keeps making it clear that he is not into men. Daymond sees this as an opportunity to find out the truth about what hap...

Taking a break from regular run of the mill Thai BL dramas, we are back to a historical Thai BL. Like some of the previous ones that I have sen, this one also has charm and the whole nostalgia, village and royal setting makes it for an interesting watch. Sure, the core story is of course about love conquering all odds but it I score than that. The quiet longing, the tension between duty and desire, and the believable pull between two men caught between society’s rules and their own hearts. The series is 12 episodes with each one running about 45 minutes. Rati is a Thai origin orphan raised in France, who returns to Siam as an interpreter. While walking around the village in first few days he meets Thee, who he thinks as a common man. Only later he finds out that he is actually a nobleman in the Ministry of Education. The attraction between the two is undeniable. When the French delegate has back, Rati is asked to stay back so that he can teach Thai officials French language which would...

This is a psychological horror about an obsessive girl who wouldn't leave this gay man alone. What initially feels like a quiet grief-driven drama steadily mutates into a claustrophobic character study, with the threat coming not from the supernatural, but from proximity, memory, and unresolved emotional trauma. Sadly this film was too boring to watch. I feel like the acting was good but there was just no thrill in watching it and I was yawning half the time. Rowan's fiancee Tucker recently passed away and he is trying to move on with his life. He works at a barista and is a wanna musician. One day out of nowhere, an old schoolmate Mag appears out of nowhere. Turns out that Rown dated the girl briefly in high school. She comes across as just a woman looking to reconnect. But when she rents Rowan’s spare bedroom in his apartment, things quickly shift on their axis. She literally forces herself into renting that other room and starts to control Rowan's life without him actual...

Every year we see at least a couple, of not more, holiday gay films; so imagine my surprise when I was wondering how come I did not see anything for 2025. I started doing research and it turns out that no TV channel came up with an exclusive gay theme holiday movie. The only film which had a prominent gay character and storyline was this one, which in its usual style, Hallmark channel makes sure that it is for family viewing (concept of a happy straight family, I guess). I will give broad story but for the scope of my blow, will focus on the gay couple only). We are introduced to Keller family who are scheduled to leave for a Danube river cruise over Christmas. We are quickly introduced to their 3 children. Oldest son Cal isa football coach is disappointed that the woman he’s been crushing on is moving across the country. He was too late in confessing his feelings. Second son Dylan just proposed to his long term doctor boyfriend William but he neither accepted nor rejected, leaving him...

So I know I should be liking this series since it has been getting rave reviews everywhere, A historical with Chinese style fights, revenge, love, this one had everything going for it, but I just could not get into it. Honestly in the very first episode itself, there are so many characters introduced, kingdoms, servants, kings, prince etc that by the end of it I was totally confused. I watched 6 more episodes to see if I can making a sense of it all but the visual opulence somehow kept over powering the emotional core of story for me. I might be an exception here because every single person online is raving about it all. Anyway, the series is 12 episodes each of about 35-40 minutes. The story is about a long war between two kingdoms, the South and the North, and how it destroys two men who love each other. Xiao Shu He is the Sixth Prince of the South. He is kind, smart, and gentle, and he never wanted power. He dreams of a free life where he can travel, make music, and create art. Duan...

At the onset this series feels like a simple gay love story (which it is), but at its core, the show is more about the courage it takes to be honest about who you are, how to you continuously evolve love and how you bring families on this journey, reconcile with your and their beliefs. You wont get to see much intimate moments because this show focuses on more companionship. 12 episodes of about 25 minutes each, the show does have some good but also some very basic and dull moments, but I have to say. That the heart of the show is in the right place. The drama is about two childhood friends who reunite on a rainy day. Kanade and Mashiro were always friends and Kanade has string feelings for Mashiro but he could never confess because he was afraid. Unable to accept his own sexuality, after graduation, he left his hometown and stopped keeping in touch with Mashiro. On a rainy day When they have a chance meeting again, Mashiro recognizes him right away and lights up with excitement and th...

One more vertical drama and all I can say is that this was one of the silliest, bad and a story that just randomly ended. I dont even know what was the point of making it. It almost felt like a school project with caricatures, no proper storyline, no development and random snippets just joint together. A young thief Bunny is runny away from mafia when he meets Marcus. Turns out Bunny owes 100k to the mafia, which Marcus agrees to pay but in return he wants Bunny to become his slave. In the next scene we see Sebastian, who is torturing Bunny into finding out some of Marcus' secrets. Seb is supposedly Bunny's cousin. At the same time Sebastian is trying to get into some kind of business deal with Marcus. During this time, Marcus continues to use Bunny as his pet but is also starting to suddenly fall for him, even though Bunny makes it clear that he is not into men. The story continues with random twists and as expected towards the end Sebastian kidnaps Bunny, threatens his life a...

A comedy about a gay British-Pakistani man navigating commitment issues in a world that frequently lapses into the cartoonish colors of his imagination is back with the second season. Focusing yet again on its lead Mawaan Rizwan, as the fun-loving commitment-phobe Jamma, he channels the archetypal man-child vlogger from his real life personality. Puppyish and relatable, he wears his insecurities on his sleeve, and his attempts to conform to the expectations of adulthood. Total slapstick! Continuing from season 1, having been fed from his job and breaking up with therapist boyfriend Guy, Jamma is living with friend Winnie and working as a clown in a care home, who is also best friends with his brother Isaac, a budding artist. Jamma is more interested in sleeping around than patching things up with lovelorn Guy. But after their paths cross again, he becomes determined to win him back. In the second episode, which focuses on Guy's new home and Jamma needing to care of it, it is done a...

If you are a queer film lover, you have been likely hearing about this film for a while now, and I was also anxiously waiting to watch it. Having read some glorious reviews about this film, having seen the trailer, about this BDSM "Dom-com" gay romance, I was naturally quite excited abut it. However, I have to admit that overall I was a bit underwhelmed. I know critics all over are going ga ga over the film and to be fair, technically the film is brilliant. But for me, if I have no intention of rewatching this film ever, then was it really that good? More on that later. The one thing you have to keep in mind while watching this film is that you have to resist the urge to categorize desire as either healthy or harmful. The film is not interested in preaching, diagnosing, or condemning. Instead, it simply watches two people find something they didn’t know how to ask for, and asks us to do the same. Young man Colin works as a traffic enforcement officer. He is fragile, quiet, or...

This is an anthology of 8 short films, each of approximately 15 minutes. Most of them are too short to matter, but always end in a kiss (hence the title, I suppose), and you're usually left watching characters kiss before you even know who they are. Only a couple of the stories have potential and some genuine chemistry. Even though they are all so short already, you still feel there is a lot of fluff for no reason at all. 1. Raise Me? Since Seokmin is never home, he goes on an app and hires a freelancer named Jaeho for one specific job to look after 'Gamdong', his seven-year-old plant. Jaeho takes the gig even though he knows absolutely nothing about gardening. Before long, Seokmin starts getting annoyed because Jaeho won't stop blowing up his phone with endless questions and random updates about the plant's progress. The two leads don't know much about each other and they end up kissing which feels so not organic. 2. Folding? You! Woonhee is a university studen...

Unlike the other time travel shows, this series is different because it takes our protagonist back in time to fix things/events that could change his future after he dies. Its a BL so romance and drama are abundant and the main storyline is mostly towards the beginning and end, while mid is filled with growth of love and some problems arising here and there to keep the drama going. The show is 10 episodes, each almost an hour long, give or take.  Successful superstar Armin has just won major award is having a party, He finds out his longtime partner is cheating on him, gets into a fight with the rival, and dies during to the scuffle. But he is actually poisoned. Surprisingly Armin wakes up in the past, when he was still a single struggling nobody in his early 20s. In this confusion, he is about to be run over, when he is suddenly saved by mysterious handsome Tada, a secret fan of his form previous life, whom Armin never met and knew him only as TD. Armin is now suspicious of everyo...

Yet another enemies to lover story in the BL world, this series has some charm to it, thanks to its two main leads. The setting of a resort and a very grounded life-like romance between the two makes it a relatable yet swoon-worthy watch with realism and chemistry. The fact that it's only 6 episodes adds to the charm and the story doesn't stray into unnecessary sub plots. Each episode is about 35 minutes and the principal photography is very good to look at. The story is straight forward. In the setting of a resort that plans events for its clients, we see that the General Manager has decided to resign to focus on his health and in next three months, he needs to pick a new GM. Drew, who has been working with him for a while seems natural choice , but a new employee Shawn mixes things up. Shawn is nice and friendly but Drew sees him as a competition and trie to avoid him. Also given Drew has a family to support, this promotions is really critical for me. One day they both realiz...

This 6 episode, 50 minute each BL series has absolutely nothing new to offer. The plot is extremely basic, there is literally no drama element at all and each single episode just drags on forever. I mean there was no pint that the makers were trying to make, so my question is why even make a series? It felt like this show doesn't care about the plot, but about the cuteness of their relationship. Meen lives by himself and usually has a very dull life. One day he finds a stray dog in his backyard and he decides to adopt hi,. Meen’s peaceful life gets disrupted when his mother suddenly sends Tul, the son of her friend, to live with him in Chiang Mai. Being very protective of his dog, Meen doesn’t want anyone else living in the house, so he does everything he can to drive this new housemate away. But soon he realizes that Tul as much loves and cares for his dog as Meen does. His clingy, puppy-like charm starts to melt Meen’s heart, a heart that’s never beat faster for anyone before. Th...

This series was an actually quite disappointing. I fee like it had potential but the arguments, the enemies to friends to lover trope, the revenge plot; it all seemed nice but executed timidly. Worst of all, at no point was I able to connect to either of the two leads, who also did not share any chemistry at all. The saving grace is like most Japanese shows it was only 8 episodes of 25 minutes each. I think my biggest issue with the series was that it was just boring. In high school Hiro is this loner kid, who was always into flowers and plants. HIs timid nature made him an easy target for being bullied which left him with bad memories of high school. All grown up now, he has transformed himself into a stylish, professional hairstylist. Then we have Natsuo. He was in same high school, who never bullied Hiro, but his constant chatter and clumsy behavior irritated Hiro, who wanted to be left alone. One day he invites Hiro at rooftop to confess his love but suddenly other classmates arriv...

This is one of those BL series where story is c coherent mess, the characters behave irrationally most time, is a guilty pleasure to watch because clearly the focus was on skin, hot bodies and a lot of sex (with a little bit of story throw in). Combined with bad acting, it was entertaining here and there but overall was just bad and stretched for no reason at all. The series had 10 episodes of 50-60 minutes and I special episode and still the makers did not know how really they wanted to end the show. A young man Kyle returns to his hometown, heir to sardine family business after many years returning from Manila trying to take a break from financial scandal and his ex-boyfriend and former business partner. Estranged from his father and burdened by the past, Kyle tries to lay low by immersing himself in the company’s operations. He is sent to see to see how the operations are handled and there he mets hot and handsome Andre, a lowly labour who works on the board. He is a humble fisherma...

As you can likely guess by the poster itself, this film is over the top. But at the same time its very heartwarming family-comedy film that never overstays its welcome and makes its point across with sharp wit and humor. It perfectly blends heart and humor, offering audiences the kind of feel-good entertainment that leaves you smiling long after the credits roll. The title means "stepmother" Victor “Beki” Labrador finds out that his love of his life Enrique has passed away. He travels a long distance to make sure he attends his funeral. At his will reading, he is shocked to fund out that he has left him half estate and stake in family business with one condition that Beki must move in his mansion and live with his two sons and their stern grandmother as the stepmother. What follows is a heartfelt and funny journey as Beki confronts the past and tries to win over a family that wants nothing to do with him. Through flashbacks we learn that Beki met Enrique in school in country ...

This is a very ambitious series made on a very grand scale. You can imagine when you are to try and showcase palaces, royalties, games, elaborate stunning costumes, ornate jewelry, royal rivalries, and forbidden romances.etc; so in that way it succeeds in doing all that. There is deception, fights as well which I will talk about in a while and a few steamy sex scenes between our prince and his royal guard too. But overall there is much les romance here and more about the whole royal family story, which could be interesting for some while others may feel cheated with not as much of BL focus. The makers have tried to capture way too many subplots here. With a long run tome of over one hour every episode, this 14 episode series takes a lot of commitment to watch with the last episode going over 90 minutes in duration. We are introduced to a kingdom of Emmaly in Thailand. There are 4 big clans who take turns running the kingdom deepening on which family proves to be a worthy successor. We ...

I was wondering what happened to Alan Carr's series follow up season. I didn't realize that I was late to the party. Having just finished the Celebrity Traitors UK version, it reminded me ho wI enjoyed this series. Thankfully getting ny hands on season 3 turned out to be easy. I just did not know it was already out. Season 3 returns to Northampton in 1989 and to a 13-year-old Alan Carr navigating the awkward currents of adolescence. The series draws directly from the comedian’s youth while keeping its themes instantly readable. This season centers on Alan’s emerging sexuality and an intense crush on Jake, a handsome classmate. This season we witness Alan having a crush on his classmate Jake. When he sees him working in a local store and then later at swimming pool. Unlike other boys, Jake is not dismissive of Aland and is friendly and of course Alan sees this as a sign of friendship. While the underlying theme is that of Alan finally growing into a teenager, every episode conti...

This period drama set in the 80s in Chile battles bigotry with both vengeance and compassion. In the Chilean desert, eleven-year-old Lidia grows up in a loving queer family pushed on the edge of an unwelcoming dusty mining town. They are blamed for a mysterious illness that's starting to spread -- said to be passed through a single gaze. I guess it's a metaphor for AIDS pandemic but I am not sure tbh. There is a commune of transgender women who live in a Chilean desert. As a new plague begins taking hold, rumors run wild about how prolonged eye-contact or a loving gaze, shared with a gay man or transgender woman can lead to infection. Eleven-year-old girl Lidia is bullied about this by her male friends, since her mother Flamingo is a trans woman belonging to a close-knit community of “transvestites” and is sort of the beauty queen there. She herself is sick at this point. The girl take their revenge on the boys by beating them up. One night around cabaret performances, a man na...