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...
Father Andy Gaylord invites his friend Captain Faggotron because he knows someone called Queen Bitch, an alien from another planet, is hellbent on making Earth homosexual. Through flashback, we are told that Andy and Queen Bitch are ex-lovers but Andy never wanted to accept his homosexuality and they break up. And now Queen is teaming up with his outer-space cohort to turn Earth into a homosexual planet, by staging a staggeringly profane ceremony at the moment the stars align ominously. In next there days, three planets will align and Black Queen needs to masturbate and cum on an alien ring. And that's why Andy asks his friend Captain Faggotron for help, although he is struggling with his own personal issues. And then in flashback again, we are told how Faggotron used to be the straight man, but a chance meet with the client cohort and Queen Bitch made him homosexual. At the cosmic event, the anus of hell opens up and the earth starts to become gay.
Frankly, much of this film makes no sense at all, as one random scene piles onto another one, played to the hilt by hammy actors in outrageously lurid costumes. Dialog is written to include as much vulgar innuendo as humanly possible. And it's difficult to imagine that Queen and Carol's plan could make Berlin any gayer than it's depicted here. The paper-thin premise seems to be an excuse for the director to get his actors to partake in increasingly lewd scenes, an example being Captain Faggotron and Queen Bitch deep-throating hot dogs while the vendor looks on (and gets turned on). Yuck! Things are broad and stroke. The connections between priest and Queen Black or between Captain and Queen Bitch are both oddly timid. Along the way, the film flashes back to reveal origin stories for the central characters, but they are all goofy, as expected. There is a lot of animation thrown in between to connect dots and show us some sort of aliens gay invasion. Overall, a royal mess and completely avoidable. (2/10)
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