A review of Jack Sholder\'s film Freddy\'s Revenge, which stands out for its aesthetic and queer subtext. Freddy\'s Revenge is a horror sequel that has become a cult classic for its queer atmosphere. It deserves to be rediscovered, especially by horror fans seeking a queer atmosphere. A sequel to A Nightmare on Elm Street…
Review of the gay animated film Jim Queen, directed by Nicolas Athane and Marco Nguyen. Colourful and funny, it is a rare French gay animated film in the cinematic landscape. As there are not many gay-themed animated film offerings (our favourite remains the series Rick & Steve: The happiest gay couple in the…
Review of HEARTSTOPPER FOREVER by Wash Westmoreland. An ending in keeping with the gay romantic saga: highly sensitive and tender. After three seasons, including a more troubled final one, Heartstopper comes to an end. Everything is ultimately wrapped up in a film. This graphic novel adaptation will undoubtedly have marked a generation of teenagers and older viewers rediscovering the innocence, magic and sensitivity of first stirrings of love in a very distinctive atmosphere...
A review of Arthur J. Bressan Jr.’s film Daddy Dearest with Daniel Holt, a film that blends desire and nostalgia. Arthur J. Bressan Jr. occupies a unique place in the world of gay cinema. A sort of melancholic cousin of Wakefield Poole, he turns gay adult cinema into a canvas for romantic obsessions, often steeped in melancholy and nostalgia…
Review of the film 13 SENTIMENTS (aka Perfect Endings aka 13 sentimentos) by Daniel Ribeiro – a gay romantic comedy set against the backdrop of dating. Daniel Ribeiro made an impression with his super cute and endearing film At First Sight, undoubtedly one of the finest gay coming-out films of recent decades. Here, he returns with a more independent film, clearly made with very limited means. It…
Review of Gregg Araki’s film I want your sex. A colourful comedy about an unequal relationship between an alpha woman and a young art student. Gregg Araki is a director we love who has often shifted tone from film to film. With I want your sex, he mischievously blends comedy and romantic comedy, as he is known to do, with a small dash of erotic thriller…
Review of In Your Arms (Malanova) by Roberto Cuzzillo. A sensitive drama about a gay couple whose daily life is shaken when one of them discovers he is HIV-positive. With this introspective and sensitive feature film, director Roberto Cuzzillo addresses a subject that remains rare in contemporary gay-themed cinema. We follow…
Review of the film “Hetero: What Is Your Secret?”, aka “Straight”, by Marcelo Tobar, starring Alejandro Speitzer. A bi man torn between his girlfriend and his lover. The French title of this feature film is not very appealing, but we gave it a try because the lead role features…
Originally premiering on HBO Max, this is honestly one of the most distinctive queer stories out there, centered on those particular points in life when you have no choice but to grow up quickly, when discipline, tenderness, and genuine sacrifice become non negotiable. It’s a deeply moving portrayal of accidental gay parenthood, following a hard partying twenty something gay model whose entire world shifts when he’s forced to raise his niece. There are eight episodes altogether, and I’d genuinely recommend taking your time with this one and letting it sink in rather than speeding through it. The series opens with a gay orgy and introduces Filip, a model caught up in drugs, parties, sex, and pretty much refusing to take anything seriously, including his work. He has the looks and the sharp jawline, and he assumes that means he can get away with anything—until his sister gives him an ultimatum and tells him to move out, because he’s essentially been living off her while she raises her one year old by herself. Things then take a devastating turn when she dies in an accident, leaving Filip suddenly responsible for his niece, Tosia. Since he grew up in the foster system himself, he chooses to pursue legal guardianship, but it means facing a mountain of problems: lawyers, social workers, and the foster system, all while knowing Poland is not going to easily give a child to a single gay man. This is where his chosen family becomes especially important. There’s Kiki, his sister’s friend and a single mom who is separated…
This movie was simply weird. I went in really wanting to like it, but the pretentious, overly poetic atmosphere, along with the choppy editing that jumps back and forth in little five- to ten-second bursts, made the whole thing feel stretched out for absolutely no reason. It was way too self-indulgent, if you ask me. Honestly, this could've been cut into a fifteen-minute short without losing a thing. I also still have no idea what was going on with the women dancing along the beach while this overwrought, flowery narration played over it. The story moves at a snail's pace toward a confrontation you can spot coming from a mile away, and it only gets more boring as it approaches. By the time it finally happened, I'd completely checked out as a viewer, even though the film has two genuinely good-looking guys in the lead roles. The premise is pretty straightforward. Lorena and Diego are attempting to make a new life for themselves in a small coastal town, both anxiously beginning new jobs—she's a baker and he's a teacher. Separately, they each meet a thoughtful young man named Vicente, and his love of art pulls them both toward him. Lorena brings him into a film project she's working on, while Diego is drawn to him in a way that makes it increasingly difficult to keep burying his attraction to men, something that has quietly been straining his marriage all along. So as Diego and Vicente begin something on the side, with Diego constantly doubting himself and never fully embracing it,…
Love in Protocol (Korean Mini-Series) - 20264 episodes averaging 10 minutes each. The main character is a researcher conducting a clinical study on human behaviour. He asks deeply personal questions and gets his test subject to open up about himself. These two men have met before. Years earlier, they formed a close bond during their private tutoring sessions. Nothing romantic happened then, but those unresolved feelings have come back. A boring romance with barely any emotion at all, and overall it really has nothing new to offer. Setting a romance within a psychological experiment sounded intriguing, but it ends up being one big yawn. The kissing scene at the end was decent, but the story gives neither actor any chance to show their potential. Awakening the Steppe (Chinese Mini-Series) - 2026Amur, a carefree vet and guesthouse owner living in the grasslands, comes across an injured Singaporean traveler, Lei Ze Xin. Lei Ze Xin is there to fulfill his dad's wish, and Amur saves his life, making it seem like a light, sweet romance might bloom from this unexpected meeting. But actually, he is there to thank Amur because his dog saved his life. While the landscapes are really stunning, their love story appears out of nowhere and is totally unbelievable. The characters are already declaring their love and talking about spending the rest of their lives together, even making plans to open a pet clinic together. The show feels rushed and unrealistic. Apart from the beautiful scenery, there isn’t much that truly stands out or stays with you after finishing…
This is basically a documentary about what being transgender means, what transition really involves, and how medicine can help people get there. Rather than focusing on a single person, it follows several people at very different points in their journeys. Honestly, that was a smart choice. The whole thing runs for about an hour. Charlotte is the first person we meet. She's a trans woman working in a very old-school, very masculine railway maintenance job. Her story is focused on the social side of things rather than surgery or medical treatment: the day-to-day reality of telling coworkers, changing the way she dresses, asking people to use a new name and pronouns, and dealing with the fear of how everyone might respond. Then there's Jamie, a trans man at the beginning of his medical transition. A lot of his story deals with testosterone treatment and what it's like when your body gradually begins to match the way you've always felt inside. Then there’s Vinessa, who is in San Francisco having gender confirmation surgery. They actually show the surgery on camera, and honestly, I did not need to see that. We also hear from a few other people along the way besides these three. The documentary gives a decent amount of attention to the science too, including whether biology or brain development may influence gender identity, how puberty blockers work for trans teenagers, what gender dysphoria is, and whether gender is more of a spectrum than simply male or female. What I liked was that it never tries to make any of…
