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...
Two guys, Tasuki and Yudai, have been together for many years. Now in the prime of their life, it is getting closer to the day that Yudai will say goodbye. The memories are flashing for them of their time spent together and how they met and spent their time completely madly in love with each other. They will be together even in afterlife.
Renan stays on the same date and in the same hotel room every year. The situation gets complicated when there is a mistake and he is forced to share the apartment with the stubborn Gio . Initially, they hate each other, but the forced approach leads them to show their fears, their weaknesses and to fall in love with each other. This was really badly acted and directed. Amateur films are probably done better. Avoid.
A lonely man in a cold world develops a relationship in the most improbable of ways. When the barriers are suddenly broken, he must himself and the outside face.
To Hold a Heart (USA)
Can two men of vastly different ages and cultures make a go of it together?
A one-television-show-wonder turned hustler is hired by an obsessed fan to realize his fantasy all in front of his video camera, and discovers that childhood fantasies can be more satisfying than adult realities.
No, Final Answer (Canada)
On a walk home Miguel is hustled by Jason. He is passionately taken a journey back home, but not just for sex.
Join the Party(Canada)
When Jeremy places an ad on the net for on orgy, he is ignored by every visitor until he gets more than what he asked for, by an unexpected visit by plumber.
Cécile must go to rehearse Romeo & Juliet, but boyfriend Thomas wants to come watch. When Cécile is called away to a school interview, the play director asks Thomas to step in as Juliet to rehearse with Jérémie as Romeo, but Thomas is resistant because Jérémie might just be his fantasy. Will Thomas allow Jérémie to kiss him?
Shortly after The Third Solar Term of the Chinese Calendar (the Awakening of Insects), Qizhe returns home to spend his spring break with his mother. After meeting a man who he originally met online, he begins to lose control of his double life- one which is living true to himself, and the other, which is pretending to be the perfect son.
Cot is a sweet guy. As a student, he works hard next to his university to have enough money to pay for his classes. Since he is extremely diligent and organized, working as a housekeeper is perfect for him. If only his good looking employer Quan wouldn't be such an annoying prick.
At Agatha’s tent, the “monas” (an endearing expression that transgender women in Brazil use to call each other) are in search of sex, crack cocaine and someone who will listen to them. They perform to the camera and have an unique relationship with the city that they live in. But the instability of a marginal life puts at risk the street corner that is their home.
A young thief on the run from gangsters discovers he can enter another world... where he finds out he is actually a character in a writer's novel. He refuses to leave until the writer comes up with a more satisfying ending to his story. Can the writer and thief solve the problems in their lives and find happiness?
Sistole/Diastole (Spain)
Systolic/diastolic are the beats of the heart and it is this organ, which, more or less, symbolically tells the story of Ángel and Toño; a couple who have to face a terrible situation: Ángel's death.
Zwe Khant was accused of being a thief, as well as experiencing frequent supernatural events. But he had an older friend Plann who convinced him that he was not. When it comes to a tug of war between love and morality, which will win? A simple, but interesting little story with a guardian angel and a love interest and probably a first film from Myanmar that I have seen.
Beneath the Surface (USA)
Words are not necessary to express desire and attraction when a basketball totingg B-Boy unveils Beauty onto the world. This is a modern fantasy (black version) infused with Greek myth of Narcissus.
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