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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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Summer Kiss

By Golu
A made for TV film back in 1987, this filmy have created some noise at that time, but as of today, this film has not aged well and is a huge yawn and bore. Made probably by some hand held camera with minimal money and support, the production shows in every single scene, script that it has barely been held together. Thankfully the two leads do a decent job of whatever little is expected of them. Also the fact that the film is barely under 50 minutes was a saving grace.

Issac, a young 20 year old boy is heading to Cape to spend summer with his family. He has just come out to them as gaya and is not looking forward to the conversations. On the boat on his trip he sees Beauford, a guy he knows from high school and they get to talking and decide that maybe they can hang out. Issac, in his own way is attracted to Beauford even though they don't have anything in common. Suddenly when Beauford leaves Cape, Issac realizes how much he misses him and is anxiously waiting for him. When he is back, the duo spend a lot of time just waling around, spending time with each other confessing that they are both gay and share their first kiss. There is then an awkward showdown scene where Beauford complains how so many people he knows are dying of AIDS and they have no future, but thankfully the film ends on a positive note at the end of summer where they decide they will meet soon after week. 

This film has just these two actors. We hear Issac's parents in the background but we never meet them or see them. It is an uncomplicated love story of young men getting to know each other over a summer and possibly falling in love in the 80s.. Even though the film is short, there is way too much nonsense talking. There is no explanation of why Issac feels so drawn towards Beauford, who clearly is dealing with his own issues. But their courtship overall is shown to grow with every meeting and thankfully its not as abrupt as many other films normally have. A pretty basic film , I you ask me, which is hard to connect to it todays time. (3/10)
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