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Stop! That! Train!

By Golu
Coming out of the same studio that gave us RuPaul's Drag Race, and stacked with a whole crew of former contestants, Stop! That! Train! plays like RuPaul basically taking a bow for the entire franchise she's built. It's not really a gay film in the traditional sense, but with so many drag stars from Ru's shows popping up alongside a few cameos from well known out gay actors, I figured it earns a spot on this blog anyway. The whole thing is completely over the top, packed with GenZ slang, loud flashy visuals, and humor that's constantly winking at you knowing how ridiculous it is. Going in you'd assume it's meant to be a laugh riot, and a lot of critics online seem to be eating it up, but I just couldn't get into it at all. I've never really been someone who vibes with campy silly stuff like this, so honestly my reaction doesn't surprise me one bit. The setup follows Tess and DeeDee, two low level stewardesses who sneak onto the fancy Glamazonian E...
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About Us (Web Series)

By Golu
This one according to me is yet another one of those series, where the primary idea is to show some soft porn , so a story is built up around a wafer thin idea. Get some amazingly hot looking actors, who can do a decent job and i am sure makers think they will find some audience at least.

Ayden and Brent have been together for about 3 years. Brent is the more mature and older of the two with a stable job, meanwhile Ayden is impulsive and likes to party. Ayden's best friend is not a huge fan of Brent, so when Brent refuses to bottom for Ayden, his friend instigates him against Brent. But sanity prevails and Ayden suggests having threesome since he cannot just be a bottom. They try it but then as expected Brent has fun and Ayden gets even more jealous. But the constant bickering from Ayden is starting to get over Brent who ends up cheating when a male client of his hits on him. Ayden also has opportunity to cheat in the meantime but he controls. The couple splits eventually, hoping to figure out whats is store for them and how they will end up eventually.

I am not sure what was the whole idea behind the series, like I have already mentioned above. The plot is basic  and the entire story could have been told in a 20 minute short story rather than 10 episodes of 15-20 minutes each. Some scenes just go on forever. The guys are all very hot and muscular. Brent can at least act, but all Ayden does is lick his lips constantly and complain. They have absolutely no chemistry. Their relation is more like what they show in porn: meet, seduce and get to business. Signal23 TV shows are starting to disappoint me very much. There is so much more that can be shown about black gay love stories, instead the makers try to stick to the same old. (3.5/10)

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xanders said…
this one looks good!!! you should watch it.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6255500/
December 8, 2020 at 1:18 AM
Golu said…
yes!! This one is really good. I sae it sometime back. Its reviewed here
https://alternatesexuality.blogspot.com/2017/11/man-in-orange-shirt-uk-mini-series.html
December 8, 2020 at 7:20 AM
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