Reviews of films
Teen brothers (one gay, one straight) inherit the family farm in rural Scotland. Their personalities clash but they gradually learn responsibility. Accounts aired on the UK’s Channel 4 three years after Scotland legalized same sex relations. It features subtle writing … Continue reading LGBT Movies: Accounts (1983)
In Which He Does Whatever a Spider Can The skyline for New York City is iconic. For the whole of the 20th century its buildings, towers, and architecture served as the platonic ideal of the modern metropolis. A place of … Continue reading Post Millennial Malaise 02: Spider-Man
Big city cop meets a small town family. Available online. Approximately 119 minutes. Inspector Lee Young-nam is moving from Seoul to a small coastal town to be the new police chief. Before even getting settled in, she meets … Continue reading WTF ASIA 144: A Girl at My Door (2014)
Alan Bates fights for custody of his ex-boyfriend Gary Oldman’s dog. The battle becomes a microcosm of their failed relationship. Alan sees himself as a hero and Gary’s family as villains. But We Think the World of You allows things … Continue reading LGBT Movies: We Think the World of You (1988)
After many a mishap and delayed viewings, I’m back to watching Countdown to Christmas 2020. I will continue publishing a Countdown to Christmas every other week or so, so get jolly. My commitment is unyielding! The next on the list? … Continue reading Hallmark Countdown to Christmas: Christmas She Wrote Recap/Review
In Which There’s Gold in Them Hills Ah the video game movie. A now nearly thirty year tradition of filmmakers clawing through the dark and trying to crack the nut of adapting one of media’s youngest siblings. In the pantheon … Continue reading Post-Millennial Malaise 01: Lara Croft – Tomb Raider
Political squabbling over a terrorist bomb threat? Who would have guessed? Available in Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States, and maybe a few other countries. Approximately 118 minutes. It is the dead of night in the middle of nowhere that … Continue reading WTF ASIA 143: Helios (2015)
In the late 90’s media celebrated the bond between straight women and gay men. Will and Grace and My Best Friend’s Wedding were smash hits. Less remembered, but still profitable, was a film called The Object of My Affection. Wendy … Continue reading LGBT Movies: The Object of My Affection (1998)
In Which the Sequel Arrives So we’ve made it to 2021. We’re officially living in the future baby. We’ve got a sea lab and Johnny Mnemonic is out their retrieving faxes through the internet, and the world’s still a mess. … Continue reading Post-Millennial Malaise: An Introduction
It is a new year, and with a new year comes new possibilities and hopes. Indeed the future is bright…and beautiful…enticing…and dangerous…like a jellyfish. Available…erm…online. Approximately 115 minutes. 24-year-old Yuji Nimura works part-time in a factory … Continue reading WTF ASIA 142: Bright Future (2002)
One wrong turn and the entire birthday is ruined. Available in the United States and maybe a few other countries. Also on Einthusan if that works. The version that I had watched on Netflix was around 111 minutes, but the one that is available … Continue reading WTF ASIA 141: NH10 (2015)
It’s a big dick world, Wonder Woman’s just living in it. There is so much penis imagery in the DC Cinematic Universe it’s practically a house style at this point. Whether it’s the suspiciously folded contours of the Kryptonian escape … Continue reading Review: Wonder Woman 1984 Fights a Big Dick Enemy
In this season that has seen families unable to be together as normal and political…uh…complications…WTF ASIA presents a story of a politician’s family that undergoes strife when the daughter goes missing. Available in Canada, the United States, and maybe a few other countries. … Continue reading WTF ASIA 140: The Truth Beneath (2016)
The gays stole Christmas. It’s ours now. The last two months have seen a burst of LGBQ holiday movies. I binged them, wrote spoiler filled recaps, and ranked them best to worst. Happiest Season (2020, Netflix). Mackenzie Davis invites her … Continue reading LGBT Movies: Happy Holi-Gays
And now for a movie about an election that goes more smoothly than the 2020 US Presidential Election. No, there is no Reese Witherspoon here, but there is a scene where a character grinds up a spoon and eats it. … Continue reading WTF ASIA 139: Election (2005)
The Prom is a musical with an identity crisis. An Indiana school board cancels prom to prevent a lesbian couple from attending. A troupe of actors organize a protest to jump start their sinking careers. Is the story about the … Continue reading Movie Review: The Prom (2020)
Bad Boys for Life Available in Canada, the United States, and maybe a few other countries. The site was not cooperating with me, so I may have missed some of ones that I normally include. Approximately 98 minutes. It is … Continue reading WTF ASIA 138: Her Brother (1960)
In 2002 the Durham Catholic School Board barred Marc Hall from taking his boyfriend to the prom. He sued them. The story inspired a film, Prom Queen: The Marc Hall Story, which premiered on CTV Television Network in 2004. Aaron … Continue reading LGBT Movies: Prom Queen (2004)
David Fincher’s homage to golden-age cinema paints a bland portrait of the notorious screenwriter. “You can’t capture a man’s whole life in 2 hours, all you can hope is to leave an impression of one.” So what impression are we … Continue reading Review: Mank Draws a Blank
This week, I present a movie about both the founding of a nation and its reconnection with its religious roots. The nation, by the way, is Pakistan. This is, Khamosh Pani, otherwise known as Silent Waters. Available on Youtube. Approximately 91 … Continue reading WTF ASIA 137: Khamosh Pani (2003)
A Christmas Movie Christmas follows two sisters who wake up in a Christmas movie. The film wants to parody Hallmark films the way Isn’t It Romantic parodied romcoms. However, it plays things too safe. The sisters are classic ingenues, lacking … Continue reading Movie Recap: A Christmas Movie Christmas (2019)
