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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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Here Comes Your Man 2

By Golu
The season 2 or part 2 of this series/film (depending on how you saw it) continues the story pretty much from where it ended in season 1. Having said that, even if you have not watched the first film, you can easily follow what is going on here. For me, just like the first part, I watched this one as well like a film, even though it was released as an episodic series on Dekoo.

This season focuses more on the group of friends than just on either Aaron or Jordan, who wrestle the leads of the original film. The first part had ended on their breakup. Set few months after that, we see how Aaron now has a FWB in Julio. Aaron wants this to get into something serious by going on actual date, but something is holding back Julio. Over the course, we see how Julio's best friend manages to convince him that he needs to live his life and eventually Julio asks Aaron out on a date. It doesn't go as planned but it definitely brings the two men much closer. In parallel, we see that Jordan is now in Omaha, Nebraska to start producing and recording of his new album. He goes through some ups and downs during this process, while trying to find not just the singer inside him but what he really wants out of himself. We also have two more stories about Aaron's friend Cassie trying to rekindle her past relationship with her man and also one whole episode is dedicated to Dustin, who is madly in love with his online crush Sean. The dup decide to meet in Vegas over the long weekend but thats when Sean goes MIA, making Dustin second guess all his actions. The film/series ends with all these characters meeting to celebrate Aaron's art piece (portrait of Jordan) being selected for an art show. The old and new friends connect and just reflect on life.

Just like its predecessor, this show doesn't have any drama. It follows a pretty straight forward path, showing us how these individuals are growing up with time and how their life is progressing. Normally, that makes sense, but even this time, I wished we saw more of character growth. I would have liked to see a lot more of Aaron and Julio, how they met, why was Julio not sure about serious dating etc. All the other characters including Jordan are given a specific story arc, but somehow never fully flushed out for the audience to really connect or care about them. It likely works in episodic format, but was a bit tricky in the version I saw. Also , I can't find much about the release dates of the show. It says it came out in 2022, one year after the first one; but when you watch it, it almost feels like it's likely 10 years old (because the way technology has evolved over time0. It just feels a little dated to watch it now. Anyway, overall it is a decent time pass. The actors are all pretty good and do and act and not their part really well. Julio was a hot hot guy. Sadly, the film never goes deep into any character's actual relationship that would make me critic deeper, but as a brushstroke of their parts, it was ok. Besides the overly stretched section of Dustin being completely ghosted by Sean, everything else was strictly ok and a decent one time watch. Something you see, you find it ok and not boring, but also something that doesn't stay with you after it's finished. (5/10)
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