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...
The story is simple (is it?). Captain Favila is the S3 officer in an exclusive school. Private Abel and Private Fujioka are both aspiring for Favila's prestigious position, with the power and popularity it brings. However, the one-on-one interrogations of Favila with the cadets took extremely unconventional detours for him to determine who among the two was the right candidate for the job. The cadet's every aspect is thoroughly scrutinized and humiliated physically, sexually, intellectually. The cadets are pushed to their limits and then a gentle hand from Favila leading to rape like sex.
I believe the film is based in 70s and has a very theatre like feel to it. Favila is in a position of authority and abuses his position accordingly; cadets squirm and twist under his command and can do little else in response. The question of morality is pointedly ignored by both cadet and superior, and much of the tension comes from maintaining that carefully cultivated act of evasion. I'd say this film is less of a gay film but is full on obsessed with homoeroticism with lot of bare chested shots with their faces so close to each other, sweating and sort of wrestling. Even though the setting was theatre lie, I must say, the acting by all three leads was very impressive. It didn't feel amateurish at all. In fact quite a bot of hard work must have gone since their roles demanded a lot of intensity. The seduction scenes are tense and very loaded. I have read online that this film has won many awards. I might be missing a lot of subtleties in the film, but I fail to see if I would recommend this film to watch. I still have very very mixed feelings about this one. (4/10)
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