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Quinze Dias (Portuguese) [Here The Whole Time]

Quinze Dias (Portuguese) [Here The Whole Time]

Noah JohnsonAugust 29, 2026

This coming-of-age movie follows two teenage guys who seem completely opposite on paper, even though they’re both carrying baggage from their past. We get to watch them deal ...

The Stepbrother I Hate to Love (Vertical BL Drama)

The Stepbrother I Hate to Love (Vertical BL Drama)

Ella PerezAugust 29, 2026

How can there be such a dearth of stories that these vertical filmmakers keep recycling the same 5-6 story permutations and combinations, just mixing and matching them? It’s ...

Standing Tall (The Activist): A Gay Film Noir in Lithuania

Standing Tall (The Activist): A Gay Film Noir in Lithuania

August 26, 2026

Review of Romas Zabaraukas’s film Standing Tall (The Activist), which immerses us in a film noir-flavoured investigation set against the backdrop of LGBT rights. A political ...

LAUGHTER AND THE KNIFE: Pedro Pinho’s sensual, human odyssey

LAUGHTER AND THE KNIFE: Pedro Pinho’s sensual, human odyssey

August 26, 2026

Review of Pedro Pinho’s film Laughter and the Knife, which follows a bisexual Portuguese engineer on an odyssey in Guinea-Bissau. A contemplative arthouse film poised between ...

SECRET RELATIONSHIPS (Boyslove Series): 3 Boys Crazy About Him

SECRET RELATIONSHIPS (Boyslove Series): 3 Boys Crazy About Him

August 26, 2026

Review of the BL series Secret Relationships, which follows a young man caught in a love square involving three very different—and possibly toxic—admirers. Secret ...

300 SWEET WORDS (300 Letters) by Lucas Santa Ana: A Toxic Gay Breakup

300 SWEET WORDS (300 Letters) by Lucas Santa Ana: A Toxic Gay Breakup

August 26, 2026

A review of Lucas Santa Ana’s film 300 SWEET WORDS (aka “300 letters” / “300cartas”), which plunges us into the heart of a particularly toxic gay breakup. After Bromance and ...

THE SUSPENDED BREATH: A gay romantic thriller set in the world of dance

THE SUSPENDED BREATH: A gay romantic thriller set in the world of dance

August 26, 2026

Review of Juan Briseño’s film The Suspended Breath (Seré breve al momento de morir). A tense gay love triangle set in the world of dance. A low-budget Mexican film, The ...

HAG, a film by Sam Wineman: obsessed with her gay friend

HAG, a film by Sam Wineman: obsessed with her gay friend

August 26, 2026

Review of Sam Wineman’s film HAG. A passionate thriller about a gay man and an obsessive female friend who does not wish him entirely well. What would Fatal Attraction look ...

The Mirror by Noel Alejandro: a breakup film unlike any other

The Mirror by Noel Alejandro: a breakup film unlike any other

August 26, 2026

A review of Noel Alejandro’s film The Mirror, an original and poetic short film about a gay breakup. Noel Alejandro continues to explore his favourite themes—loss, ...

THREE KILOMETRES TO THE END OF THE WORLD: Homophobia in a Romanian Village

THREE KILOMETRES TO THE END OF THE WORLD: Homophobia in a Romanian Village

August 26, 2026

Review of Emanuel Parvu’s film Three Kilometres to the End of the World. A poignant portrait of a boy subjected to homophobia in a Romanian village. Although its form is not ...