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What an absolute bizarre film (or was it a documentary?). The version that I saw either had some really bad subtitles, or it had the kind of English that made absolute no sense to me. It was extremely poetic using words that just didn't make sense together. Given that the film is supposed to be a homoerotic journey through a modern day Caravaggio painting, I'd have to say the dialogues were meant to be artsy. Maybe they make more sense in local language, but in language I ket scratching my head on what really is this film trying to say. The plot as per online resources is this. Set in three geographically distinct chapters that take place in Naples, Utrecht, and Rome, this drama follows the wanderings of a middle-aged man as he mopes his way through the sex clubs, concert halls, bars, and streets of Europe. Voice-over reflections on love, art, and death are abundant.  In a cross between a diary and a baroque play the film reconstructs the fragments of a fateful journey against ...

Nr. 47 is a Swiss web series with four seasons. No. 47 refers to the address of an apartment block in Bern where several young adults live. The series shows her life and addresses the concerns and fears of young people in their early 20s. Over 3 seasons it takes one individual and tells the story from their point of view. There is a gay storyline in season 2 of the show which focuses on Dominic, a closeted gay rapper over 5 episodes. Someone posted the edited version of all scenes including Dominic and I am glad I got to see the high level love story of Dominic without having to sit through details of all 4 seasons. Dominic is closed, unapproachable and often follows his thoughts over texts. He is a rapper, part of a band and lives with his friend. He has not yet revealed to his friends and family that he is gay and he is also trying to keep this secret to himself. So far, this has also worked well. But things change when one day he meets Tim, a bartender at the place where Dominic goe...

I will be repeating myself for like the hundredth time saying that this is a series that could have been wrapped up sooner. In fact the show had a perfect story and a conclusion in Episode 7. The makers could have easily ended the show right there and it would have felt justified, but they go on stretching the sho w introducing complications, misunderstandings, time jump etc. I am not sure what the fascination to make shows of at least 12 plus episodes. This one was also 12, each of 45-55 minutes. Beside the mandatory main couple here, the show focuses on three more love stories there by making it slightly more watchable. Kim is the president of student council running an initiative against hazing with his 2 closest friends and is determined to make it a success. Then , we have Mek, a senior tin same university famous for making prank videos with two of his friends. Mek even pranks Kim, which doesn't go down too well and he threatens disciplinary action. In an attempt to sabotage h...

For some reason, this film felt more like watching a play than a movie. Right form the premise to the way the acting was done and the enunciations, it felt as if I was watching a play. Now there is nothing wrong with that, it's merely an observation. The story follows two best friends who find their world of detachment shattered after they fall in love with the same young man. Genevieve and Adrian, two young artists living in San Francisco, become disillusioned with romance after their respective relationships end. The friends undergo a change of lifestyle, and direct their attentions to the chic and superficial. Genevieve begins rehearsing for a play, and Adrian writes his first novel. They individually meet Max, a charming young man who brings color into their synthetic world. The friends begin dating Max, keeping their affairs a secret from one another. When Genevieve and Adrian discover they have been seduced by the same man, their friendship with one another as well as their r...

The formation of the Gay Black Group was a landmark in gay black history. Meeting at Gay's the Word, a bookshop in Bloomsbury, London, it provided a sounding board and support for gay and black communities of the 1980s. Sitting on the outside of both by virtue of their sexuality or ethnicity the group attempted to negotiate a path through the complexities of cultural and sexual identity. Through interviewing Black and Asian members of the Gay Black Group (GBG), the film forces viewers to reflect on the marginalisation of LGBT+ people of colour and the importance of intersectional safe spaces. The film begins with Ahmed who is from Hydrabad in Southern India. He talks about coming out to his family and how it was a disaster and explains that there is no word in Urdu that he could use to the family members who do not speak English. Paula then talks to a woman with Nigerian roots about her realisation that she was a lesbian. The next interviewee has Kenyan Hindu heritage who had to st...

Oh god! Another show that had an interesting premise and storyline and the execution falters big time. The show stretches a paper thin plot over 14 episodes each of about 15 isa minutes, but then the repetitive scenes keep going on forever and everything is eventually tied together in 12/13 episode. Three were so many places where I completely lost interest ins hat was going on since it was just not worth it. Khánh Dang lost his memory after a serious accident. He could only remember he had some sort of interaction with this girl named Tô Linh. When he asked her about it, Tô Linh would tell him that the two of them were actual lovers. Not having any recollection, Khánh Dang believes it to be the case, but somehow doesn't feel committed to this relationship, especially to Linh who is constantly harsh to him. Suffering from constant headaches, Khanh Dang begins to have dreams that he and a strange boy had loving gestures towards each other, which raises many questions for his psychia...

I am sure the title will catch on everyone's attention especially the gays. To be honest, this is not really a documentary that has anything to do with gay community but then its about big dicks and how can us gay men not be interested in a topic like this, despite the fact that men in this film are all supposedly straight. We met 5-6 guys in UK who have above average penis, we hear about their challenges and most importantly we also do get to see their schlongs on display. Honestly, I am shocked that such a documentary was allowed to be telecast on UK's Channel4 and it hasn't caused an uproar or anything, especially since it does have. A lot of nudity. We meet Joe, a skinny average height guy who is a shower with a massive 9.5 inch dick. He spends quite a  bit of money tying to find the right underwear to fit in but everywhere he goes he gets stared and has problem finding a job since everyone thinks he has got an erection. His dick is apparently thicker than most forearms...

Another one of those low budget, probably made with home video, but better than amateurish production, this time from Brazil. The story had decent potential, and to be honest the acting and all wasn't al that bad. But it will take a long time for the makers to reach any kind of decent viewership, since this was almost amateurish but showed signs of improvement compared to their last outing. Also at only 6 episodes lasting about 20 minutes each, its a decent fast watch. University student Italo lives with his mother and is breaking up with his boyfriend since he cheated on him. His best friend is a girl Marisa, who is in this trip relationship with a gay/bi couple. When rumors start happening that an ex-convict is moving into their building, Italo's mother wants to move out of the building. One day Italo meets Daniel a new guy in the building who it turns out s the same convict guy. Before you realize, the duo start falling for each other, have sex and are spending more time wit...

Season One of Young Royals was a surprisingly very good show and something I enjoyed a LOT. So needless to say that I was super excited about watching Season 2. The originals Eason had so many ups and downs and same could be expected of this season as well. Even though personally I would have loved more focus on Wilhelm and Simon story, I did enjoy the fact that they sort of gave depth to other characters as well. No one is outright bad, they maybe grey and have reasons behind their motivations. I absolutely loved and enjoyed season 2 as much as I did the original one. And something about watching it in the original language, they way they speak is nice. Sometimes it feels like Crown, sometimes Heartstopper but the show stands out on its own. After having left their relationship at an awkward junction in season, we see the students return back to school for the new year. As the new crown prince, Wilhelm feels pressure all the time and he doesn't know how to navigate with Simon now....

Wow! What a beautiful film and a subject that's probably tackled in most coming out films but hardly for 5 minutes. Making a full length feature film. A very impressive debut from the director, showing us the journey of tradition, culture family, roots, lifestyle and sexuality in a manner that, personally for me, resonated a lot. With an excellent cinematography and production design, it is not easy to hold on audience attention of a film l primarily happening in an apartment, but I absolutely loved it. Something about traditional and religious families and how they deal with their kids coming out is a topic that always fascinates me and this whole film is all about a man dealing with firestorm of his accidental coming out. Karim is a Moroccan descent Dutch successful businessman. The film starts with his father accidentally finding him and his boyfriend Kofi naked in Karim's apartment. Karim’s conservative, religious, family don’t know that he is gay and his father’s sight pro...

As the title suggests, 'Queer Japan' is a documentary that celebrates the country's diversity of queer experience. Trailblazing artists, activists, and everyday people from across the spectrum of gender and sexuality defy social norms and dare to live unconventional lives in this kaleidoscopic view of LGBTQ+ culture in contemporary Japan. The most eye-opening aspect of this documentary is how beautifully outspoken everyone is. The makers talk to a plethora of people in this 100 minute film. Each represents a different aspect of the hentai life — in the Japanese sense of the word, roughly denoting unconventional sexual desires or practices. We meet a butoh dancer who questions the need to classify everyone, a trans activist who writes video-game strategy books, a gay man who’s the MC of Department H, a fashion-runway party for the latex-and-rubber set, a gay erotic artist whose unapologetically sexy and explicit body-fetish drawings have made him a kind of Tom of Tokyo, a de...

Oh god!! This was such a bad amateurish attempt. I mean, I am all up for amateurs trying to make content, but at least find a decent story or decent actors. Don't just take your neighborhood boys and create a story where literally everyone sleeps with everyone. This was a hot mess and in a bad way ! Thankfully it was only 4 episodes of approximately 16 minutes each. Jason, Allen and Brandon are quasi friends / siblings from an orphanage. The show starts with Jason trying to get back together with his ex-boyfriend, but he has no idea that his ex is now having an affair with Brandon. Meanwhile Allen returns home complaining about his boyfriend issues and watches Brandon having affair but agrees to not tell Jason. Next Allen seduces Jason, Allen's boyfriend decides to move in to winnower him back but it feels like Allen's boyfriend and Jason's ex have something cooking as well. Its like everyone is having an affair with everyone, yet everyone keeps blaming theater person f...

I had seen this film way back when I had just been exposed to the fact that there are gay movies out there. I was a total newbie at that time and remembered quite enjoying this silly gay film. Of course, this was time before I started writing my blog, so it seemed fair enough to watch it again and see how the film has aged for me personally. The plot of the film is pretty basic and simple. Four high school senior boys are on a quest to lose their virginity, but with the queer twist that everyone is gay! We meet Andy, who fantasized all the time about his exchange professor. Jarod is the school jock baseball player, Griff is the trusty best friend, who we later learn has a crush on Jared which leads to some comical blunders and mishaps. Nico is the campy flamboyant sidekick who has a thing for older men – but is still in the closet with his mother and dating a blind girl. The boys are close friends and are all virgins and they decide that this summer before going to college they all nee...

Float (Bahamas) Story of Jonny, a nervous young artist trapped in a world where his homosexuality is condemned and his talents and timidity are unappreciated by his father. Only his art teacher sees his potential  and she sends him to Eleuthera to find himself. There, Jonny finds his identity through the help of Romeo, a young man confident of all but his sexuality, and discovers that he may have more courage than he realizes. Un Buen Hijo (Mexico) [A Good Son] A young boy from rural Mexico with secret aspirations of being a drag performer. One day in his village when he witnesses a performance, his desires grow stronger and the visiting drag performer helps this boy put on makeup and clothes to try out. He is nowforced to choose between his parents and his dreams. My Father's Lover (Philippines Series) A 4 part short form series that no one asked for. A girl suspects her father to be gay when a young man and him spend way too much time together seemingly intimate. But the truth is...

This horror comedy is one of the most absurd, weird film; but strangely, also very very entertaining and a fun film to watch. You may not find political correctness here and it also probably ridicules and makes fun of almost every gay stereotype, which I can see many people taking offense to, but honestly, I had fun watching this goofy Filipino quasi camp-isa gay film. As a kid Remington runs around his village pointing "Homo! Homo!" to all gay folks in his town making fun of them. One day at a cemetery, he picks a wrong person to mess with. He is a grieving man, who curses Remington that he will be gay when he grows up. Circa 15 years later, the town is seeing murders of gay people. Remington is all grown up and meets a girl whom he starts fancying, but he dreams every day of a monster trying to hill him and over multiple nights, his machismo is being stripped turning him into a feminine gay. On the first night, his goatee and body hair vanish; after the second, he’s prone t...