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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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Let Me Hear Your Voice (Japanese)

By Golu
The makers had a good thoughtful subject on their hand and still they decided to make this like a Japanese Pink film, instead of actually seriously making this film. It could have been a huge advantage if they did that. I believe I watched a censored version with only a minimal sex scenes but even those does not fit in a serious cinema and a subject like this which had potential.

University student Ryo is having a relationship with his classmate Natsuo. To begin with its only physical, but soon when Natsuo moves in with Rio, they have a good connection and almost love situation going on. We also meet Ryo's father Shinya, who one day shows up unannounced. Ryo doesn't have a very good relationship with him and considers him a womanizer. Shinya is a singer/song writer. Through flashback, we are told that in his younger days, Shinya had a love affair with another man who also helped him writhe lyrics of his favorite song and they had a good thing going until one day Shinya's sister suddenly shows up and catches them. The lover eventually meets with an accident. Natsuo resembles to Shinya's love and he is quite shocked to see him. We are not sure if this is reincarnation but we see that Natsuo suddenly feels an odd connection with Shinya and helps him compose music. He also tell Shinya that Ryo and he are lovers and he accepts them with all his love. Ryo is finally able to connect with his father before he eventually passes away.

As I mentioned, the subject was good and the actors did a decent job, but how I wish this was not made as a pink movie. Those explicit sexual scenes were just not needed. It also doesn't help when the passionate expressions of these boys almost feel like they are in pain or something. It is almost embarrassing to watch. Maybe it works for Japanese folks. But it did not for me. Even the actors looked a little uncomfortable and were not very trained (not that you need much of acting here). With extremely low production value and tight budget, this film was likely made quick and for quick money. If you get your hands on complete non-erotic version of the film, maybe this could be. Good short film. Otherwise avoid it. (2/10)
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