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Chained To My Bully Stepbrother (AI Vertical BL Drama)

By Golu
This is the second vertical AI BL drama I've sat through, and honestly I went in knowing better. I had it on while I was doing cardio at the gym, and what struck me was just how much the plot echoed the last one I watched. Same step brother romance angle, same mystery girlfriend showing up near the end, same extra guy pining after one of the leads. Genuinely the only thing going for it was the runtime, the whole thing wrapped up in forty five minutes flat.  The setup kicks off with Finn moving schools because his mom just married into money. He finds out his new step brother Aiden goes to the same place, and he's warned to keep his distance from him. Their first run in at school is rocky, just like you'd expect, but there's this odd pull between them neither can shake off. Finn keeps telling himself not to read into it because Aiden's straight and openly homophobic. Things shift when some kids start bullying Finn and the student council president, Ryan, steps in to ...
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Love Mubarak (Hindi) (Short Film)

By Golu
This series / short film can be a very good example and case study on why amateurish film making can sometimes do more harm than help to a subject that still considered taboo in a country like India. Nothing, absolutely nothing is good about this 45 minute short film. Story line is perfectly straight forward. Riya and Sunny are roommates. Riya's mother has been trying to setup her daughter Riya with a man for a while and enter Canadian India Roger, who is visiting India for some business. He stays with these roommates for sometime. Slowly Riya starts to fall for him, but it turns out Roger is gay too and before you know, Sunny and Roger are an item. Riya is initially sad thinking Sunny stole her man only to realize that Roger has always been the way he is.

Where do I even begin on how horrible this was. Starting from really bad acting by everyone. Riya was the worst of all. And then that made up accent from Roger. I mean, it was so fake that every time hw would open his mouth, I just couldn't help laughing. I mean who are they trying to fool here. I al ways believe that if you do not have means to execute a story, including believable characters, then set a film or story where it makes more sense. There was absolutely no need to have a Canada return boy here. He could have been from any place on the earth or even within India. Also the sudden love and attraction between two boys is just so random. Its more like, we are the only two gay men around here, so might as well be together. No character I any chemistry or sincerity here. The film/series is shot in an apartment and stretched beyond belief. And the background music was so jarring. The film is supposed to be drama and serious subject, but the music constantly playing throughout I more comedy or just random, which is so not in sync with the mood of the film. I appreciate, film makers or storytellers wanting to create more LGBTQ friendly content in the country but please, make something that's at least even half decent. No one in their right mind can recommend this film to anyone to watch. (1/10)
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luigi43 said…
They have to come a long way , babe! Using Virginia slim's cigarettes advertising , we can frame the " eastern" attitude towards themed movies. But they have to start , someway!
August 4, 2021 at 3:23 AM
Miisu said…
I'm so glad that you posted this - now I can cross this (it was marked with a question mark anyway) out of my list and find something better. OK, to be honest, I tried watching it. After 3 minutes I agreed with your review :D
August 4, 2021 at 2:45 PM
Golu said…
@luigi.. I agre folks have to start somewhere but this quality content was probably ok even 10 years ago but not in 2020 :)

@Miisu: glad to hear you're able to save your time. Gosh! That acting was terrible.
August 4, 2021 at 3:21 PM
Miisu said…
If you want to see something lovely with an open end, I noticed you don't have Canadian "Sebastian" (2017) in your list here :) Beautiful pair of protagonists, a bit of drama, a sassy drag queen, some witty lines - basically everything you need from a GOOD film.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQqJVy-Urmg
August 4, 2021 at 4:04 PM
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