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Contrast (Japanese Series)

This is basically a high school BL where two guys who have nothing going on in common somehow end up getting really close to each other, and that's kind of the whole point of the title too. There's barely any drama or fluff packed in here, it stays pretty straightforward the whole way through. A little bit of friction pops up here and there, but it's nothing compared to what you'd normally get in this kind of show. Runtime wise you're looking at 8 episodes, each one sitting around 25-30 minutes. The two guys carrying the story are Akira and Kanata, and funny enough they knew each other's faces way before they ever knew each other's names. Kanata's the type everyone likes, always got people around him, popular guy, but there's this distance to him that people can't quite place. Turns out he had an injury that ended his football days, and that's what pushed him into being more withdrawn, and it only got worse once his younger brother got picked...

The Butch Factor (Documentary)

This documentary is trying to break down the old tired stereotypes and show that gay men can look like anything, blue collar guys, cops, tough athletes, rodeo cowboys, gym bros who could scare anyone just by walking in the room. It brings in a bunch of different guys talking about what being masculine actually means to them. The guys they interview are pretty honest about their sexuality and how people see them. They talk about the usual butch gay categories, leather guys, bears, rodeo riders, muscle guys, construction workers, truck drivers, cops, athletes, and mix that in with stuff like homophobia, being stereotyped, being called too feminine or too polished, and fashion. A lot of them say they feel kind of alone trying to fit into gay culture as masculine guys, like they don't belong to the "normal" gay scene either. Some talk about just not caring about pop culture or fashion or divas like other gay guys do, worrying if they'd be accepted in a typical tough guy j...

Available Light

Should've known better the second I saw Todd Verow's name attached to this film. That name alone tells you exactly what you're signing up for, his usual brand of weird experimental stuff that definitely isn't for everyone. It sure wasn't for me. There's some nudity scattered in along with a couple sex scenes, but there's really no actual story here at all. Basically the whole film is just a bunch of loosely connected snapshots of gay men in different cities, all trying to outrun their loneliness through love, lust, or some mix of both. It mostly takes place across New York, Paris, and Berlin, the cities people tend to think of as gay capitals. Some of these little segments show characters getting ready to meet someone or coming home after a one night stand, all without a single word of dialogue. Other segments have a bit more talking, but overall there's barely any dialogue at all, it's clearly not the point here. And that's basically the entire ...