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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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That Certain Summer

By Golu
Given that the film came out back in 1972, I can only imagine how utmost have been a bold movie for the makers to release something like this. Admittingly, there is no direct reference to the relationship or any intimacy scenes but even to address the subject of someone being gay, that too for a supposedly straight man who was once married and has a kid must have definitely been path breaking.

The storyline of the film is simple. 14 year old teenage Nick is looking forward to spending tie in the summer with his father in San Francisco. His parents are divorced and he lives with his mother in LA. When he reaches SF, he has a good time with his father on day 1, but when he meets his 'friend' Gary, he is not very sure. Gary has moved out temporarily to accommodate Nick, but Nick feels there is more to the relationship. When Nick finds evidence that Gary and his father are indeed a couple, he runs away and spends time exploring SF and makes him mother come to SF. Of course, the one knew about this but has always struggled to accept her ex-husbands homosexuality. Once reunited with his son, Doug attempts to explain his sexual orientation to him, with mixed results.

I can see why some people may question showing the boys running away. I don't think the reason is because he is disgusted. I think he doesn't understand the nature of relationship, or the fact that his father did not tell him the truth. He probably also feels his mother being betrayed, but whatever it was, the final few minutes of the film, where the father comes out to his son was quite nicely done with utmost sensitivity. Interestingly, the film's ending doesn't provide complete answer to what happens of the family, but the fact is we can decide where the family can head next. How the mutual relationship will evolve is immaterial, what's important is that a subject like this was presented in 1972, especially with all the tenderness, sensitivity and maturity that it deserves. The boyfriend Gary, although a supporting role, was one of my favorite roles. Especially when in the scene he tells his sister's boyfriend that he is not ashamed of who he is and he doesn't need anyone's approval. At the same time, him sacrificing his home for his lover's son, is something you can't expect in today's time. All the other actors do a pretty good job of it. 

Even though its old, I would still highly recommend this film, like a time capsule, taking you back in 70s when being gay was a huge taboo but someone had guts to make an important film and the actors for playing the roles. (7/10)
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