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Stop! That! Train!

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...

Gay Short Films : 96


Brazil Carnival (Brazil)
It is an explicit carnival with penises and butts dancing with the rhythm of samba. It is a film that emphasizes the freedom of expression. Portraits the carnival as a kind of an orgy / a consented orgy, where you explore your desires and fantasies and be who you really are.

Faceless (USA)
Faceless is the story of anyone who doesn't fit the stereotypical image of a community. From the perspective of a faceless man the film attempts to bring to the fore the problems or discrimination, segregation and white supremacy within the gay community in North America.

Sonnet 18 (South Korea)
Seung Min wants to write an honest scenario. To get some inspiration, Seung Min decides not to get out of his room, only watching movies and writing. His friend and would-be actor, Jung Soo hears the news and worries him. One day, a man with a mask comes to Seung Min to invite to a masquerade.

BBC HARDtalk - Robbie Rogers (UK)
Stephen Sackur speaks to Robbie Rogers, a US international footballer who plays for LA Galaxy. He broke the sport's great taboo by very publicly coming out after a spell in English football. But why haven't other gay footballers followed his lead?

Gus Kenworthy - 3 videos 
These are three separate videos where in one he shares his coming out story with Conan and Teen Vogue. And Finally hairstylist Krieger eases Kenworthy into the conversation with some softball questions before getting to the titular question of whether he is cut or uncut.

The Beauty Brother (USA)
Presented in five vignettes, and starring Kevin and Paul (brothers of Matt Dillon,) The Beauty Brothers offers-up the romance, desire, dreamscapes and frustrations of youth. These five films each of under 2 minutes are Junk Food Conversation, Bedroom Bongos, Dream Wheels, Poolhopping, and Runaway.

Trade Center (USA)
The voices of five gay men who cruised for sex at the World Trade Center in the 1980s and 1990s haunt the sanitized, commerce-driven landscape that is the newly rebuilt Freedom Tower campus, shot over the course of one day in late February 2020. It was interesting to hear people's stories and had a smile on my face. I can only imagine the thrill and fun of those cruising days.

Our Father (USA)
When their father dies two young men discover a stack of love letters although they knew of no one in his life. Tensions rise when they begin to suspect that the writer of the letters was another man. I have seen films with similar theme a few times now, so this really didn't do much for me. 

Blessing (USA)
When his father suffers a heart attack the elders in the Mormon community decide to conduct a priesthood blessing ceremony, gay son David asks to participate.

Quintessence (USA)
The former lover of man dying of AIDS goes for one last visit only to find the man missing and the man’s angry sister there. Together they reminiscence on the guy and the times they have spent with him, while looking for him.

The Last Secret (Australia)
A young man has a secret crush on his teacher and rather than admit his feelings to anyone, he takes his own life. He tells his "last secret" in a suicide note to his sister, because his parents would never understand. The final tragedy occurs when we find that the teacher has a secret crush of his own.

The Invitation (USA)
Jacob is dying and due to his sever case of social anxiety is unable to interact with others. After finding out that he is going to die, he organises his funeral and invites the public.

Buyer's Remorse (From 'Burning Palms')
A rich and well-recognized West Hollywood gay couple decide to adopt a seven-year-old African girl. They prove to be mentally unprepared for the challenges and risks involved in parenthood, especially since she is a decided mute who refuses to speak to them, and abandon her.

Besides the last short, which was a bot funny, this is one of the worst set of short films I have ever seen. Pretty much every single short film here is absolutely not worth watching at all. Avoid !!

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