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Hombres Íntegros (Spanish) [Fine Young Men]

By Golu
This is a genuinely interesting film. It kicks off feeling like a queer character study hitting every single beat you'd expect from a rom-com, and then it takes a hard turn into something a lot darker. At its core it's about a gay teenager who gets pulled into a crime by his own friend group. It's set in this world of Mexico's elite class, and while we've seen something similar with the wealthy setting in Spain's Elite, this is the first time I've really seen that kind of world explored through a Mexican lens. Our main guy is Alf, a student from serious money who's just come back to his Catholic all boys school in Mexico after spending a year away at a religious boarding school in the States. Coming back, he realizes his school and his old friend group aren't the same as when he left, they've traded in being precocious kids for chasing girls and getting drunk. Instead, Alf finds himself drawn to Oliver, a new student who plays ukulele and stands ...
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About Him : Season 2 [Web Series]

By Golu
After the decent Season 1 from Signal TV, I was looking forward to the next season. I was hoping the story would continue, but this season brings a completely fresh subject and storyline. Titled as 'The Revolution', this series takes place in the 1980's during the height of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

The main protagonist this time is Dustin. Closet gay, he had an abusive father who beat him when he found out his son was gay., His object of affection is Armani, a cute fellow student and soon they begin a relationship but Dustin is haunted when he witnesses gay bashing of his friend Moses. He is too scared to tell the truth to anyone. Dean and the mayor refuse to do anything, so the budding Gay Rights group on campus the Monroe 5 decide to take matters into their own hands under the direction of their leader Martin. They do get support from their African-American studies teacher but that is not enough. There is lot of gay bashing and murders for hate crime but no support from administration or the police. The gay rights movement becomes too much for Armani to handle and he breaks up with Dustin. Dustin and Martin then start a relationship because they both share a common passion. Ultimately their struggle does give way for a better future.

This season was a huge huge letdown from season 1, which itself was no great shakes in the first place. Dustin, who acted so well in season 1 becomes so plastic in this season as the main character. Its really hard to connect with him. All the interactions happening between students feel so fake and just too much to handle. His chemistry with Armani seems very fake. Thankfully its much better with Martin. Martin was the only actor alongwith the female teacher who were half decent actors. Everyone else was just poor. The direction was plain bad and the series got too preachy in every single episode. To salvage, there was always almost a 5 minute sex scene in every episode and that too was somehow managed to happen between a different couple every time. I guess just to keep viewers excited. Alas, thats not the only thing which is needed to keep one's attention.

Huge letdown. I wouldn't waste my time on this season. This needs a proper editing big time. This season is unnecessarily stretched way too much. (2.5/10)
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