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Unconventional (Web Series)

By Golu
A Revry original,  Unconventional  is a really well-liked queer dramedy that feels totally different from the usual stuff. The heart of the story is about two pretty eccentric queer siblings and their partners trying to build a family that doesn't follow the traditional rules. It takes a super raw and unfiltered look at queer life, diving deep into things like mental health, addiction, and how complicated identity and relationships can get. It’s not afraid to get messy or show people at their most vulnerable, and it really pushes boundaries while showing a lot of different queer experiences. The first season has nine episodes, and each one is about a half-hour long. The story centers on Noah, a grad student who’s been struggling for years to wrap up his PhD. He’s been with his husband, Dan, for nine years, and they’ve recently gotten married and moved to Palm Springs. While they're trying to figure out how to start a family and have a baby, they decide to shake things up by in...
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Lady Peacock

By Golu
This is your standard average, wannabe funny gay movie, with an unlikely plot, a cast of average/below average actors, poor direction, bad sound, choppy filming etc. And then people like me end up spending so much of our time having to sit through these films. When was the last good gay comedy film I saw ? If you are a young, immature twink whose life revolves around bars and drag shows, then maybe, maybe you may like this film.

Connor is a young gay man, who spends almost every single night in gay bars with his friends, primarily the one that hosts a few drag shows. Using his youth, he is always looking for someone to buy him drinks. One night he meets newbie Devin, who is in the process of coming out and accepting his sexuality. e is not looking for sex but instead wants connection and love. Connor feels attraction towards him and they kinda start dating. One night Connor sees Devin talking to Adora, his arch nemesis from his school days who is now a popular drag queen there. His jealousy gets best of him and Adora uses this opportunity to flirt with Devin and try to get into his pants. when Connor realizes his mistake, he figures tat the only way to defeat Adora is to become a drag queen himself and Lady Peacock is born. When the 2 drag queens win in a tie, Adora gets people to attack on Connor. And now, it will be on Devin to replace Lady Peacock, win the tie-breaker and show Adora that true love wins.

We have this side story of young latin boy, friend of Connor, who is trying to seduce the club owner. I didn't understand clearly if he was after money or love. Anyway, besides tat, I feel the whole love triangle was also sort of forced. Yes, Adora wants to have Connor's boyfriend, for sake of old rivalry and not love just to show him down, but why would Devin go so easily from Connor to Adora. That was just weird. Was he just being nice since he is new to the gay scene? Maybe. This could have been a delightful love comedy with two adorable twinks who find love and happiness amidst the sometimes shallow, hyper-sexed atmosphere of the gay bar scene. but yet another time, an amateurish screenplay and direction spoils it all. The 2 other over the top friends of Connor were so annoying. And there were far too many drag songs, which they could have easily done away with.

It was strictly an ok film. I can see people enjoying it a lot more than me. In fact I would have enjoyed it myself 10 years ago. Not anymore. (4/10)
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