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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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A Series Of Light (UK)

By Golu
This is an anthology of short stories of sorts. Not sure how or why calling it a "Series of Light" makes sense or what's the idea behind it, but hey when its an anthology, little makes sense. According to the official website, this series explores the darkest sides of humanity, through technology, connection, intimacy and heartbreak.

1: Greenlight
Former child star turned hearthrob, Sam desires a change of image, but is in for a dark surprise when his webcam is hacked. He is extorted from money when a video os him masturbating to gay porn is outed. Interesting story.

2: Redlight
17 year old escort Callam books an afternoon meet up with an older business-man Jimmy. Things don't go as planned and just after sex, the old guy dies because of drug overdose probably. The young guy does all he possible can to mess up the scene to show it as a case of suicide.

3: Whitelight
19 year old student Aaron finds himself falling for the straight guy Adonis Mitchell. When it's clear Mitchell isn't interested, Aaron decides to pretend as a girl to get connected with him and get him interested. But its his best friend, who he ends up impersonating and her life gets into a spiral.

4: Starlight
Student Kane falls for his room mate Jacob, a straight rogue. Traversing their sexuality against 90's Liverpool, their journey is Lust, Shame & heartache. Shown over a period of four months, the straight guy is not yet ready to accept his feelings for Kane but he won't have it anymore.

5: Blacklight
Feeling relentlessly pushed down by his involuntary celibacy, 20 year old Adam stews alone as his explicit fantasies become more deranged towards an underground scene. This one in the series is not a queer story.

These stories were an interesting mix. Most of them unapologetically probes into the darknesses and shadows of identity within a modern era and examines its fragility, all while maintaining a firm grasp on the humanity that beats at each story’s center. In a digital age, everything from privacy, to hiding your real identity, to pretend who we really are and everything else in between is shown in these stories. Interestingly, the production quality is top notch and so is the acting and direction. It's just all of the stories do not land as nicely and strongly as some of the other ones do. (5/10)
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