Gay movie you liked

[Rod Hagen]

Tonight, in a theater, saw and very much didn't like, Good Grief.  I don't like the actors.

I know that the two main actors are beloved, so I'm probably wrong.  Hope you like it.

Trailer:

 

Movie:

Watch Good Grief | Netflix Official Site

WWW.NETFLIX.COM

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An artist grieving the loss of his famous writer husband takes his two best friends on a trip to Paris, where they unpack messy secrets and hard truths.

 

[BillyMan]

I thought "Good Grief" was sweet but unsatisfying.  The writer could have used more feedback on the script.

Although it was somewhat clear what Dan Levy's character's issues were, that was not the case of his two friends.   

And while we saw a bit of how Levy's character, Marc, resolved his issues, we did not see how his two friends struggled with theirs and grew.  They just showed up at the end as better off.

(Also not happy that Marc's man in Paris, Theo, seemed to have been discarded.)

 

 

Edited January 7 by BillyMan

[Rod Hagen]

1 hour ago, BillyMan said:

(Also not happy that Marc's man in Paris, Theo, seemed to have been discarded.)

 

 

Poorly written, but I suspect we are supposed to think that relationship will continue.

 

Edit:  Oh wait, you're right, Theo wasn't at the gallery opening.  What a badly written story

Edited January 7 by Rod Hagen

[Andy768]

On 10/3/2023 at 8:39 AM, kingsley88 said:

I recently watched the movie "Always Us Strangers" starring Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal, Claire Foy, and Jamie Bell and recommend it. It's directed by Andrew Haigh and if you liked his previous work (Weekend, Looking) then you'll most likely like this one. 

 

I really enjoyed Looking but wasn't a fan of this one. It's just not how I experience grief and it came across to me as more stylized than authentic. But to each his own! And happy to support an earnest effort from Andrew Haigh (and my local art theater!) anyway.

 

[Danny-Darko]

'Shelter' (2007) 

 

Shelter (2007) - IMDb

WWW.IMDB.COM

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1h 37m | R

 

[Rod Hagen]

On 5/19/2024 at 11:43 AM, Danny-Darko said:

'Shelter' (2007) 

 

Shelter (2007) - IMDb

WWW.IMDB.COM

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1h 37m | R

 

Saw it at Arclight when it came out, Shelter was quite good.  San Pedro never before looked so filmic!

Edited June 7 by Rod Hagen

[BSR]

I saw Eismayer, an Austrian movie about a closeted lieutenant and an openly gay enlistee in his training group.  Wow, it turned out nothing like I expected.  Pretty good, definitely worth a watch.

[MikeBiDude]

On 6/7/2024 at 10:38 AM, Rod Hagen said:

Saw it at Arclight when it came out, Shelter was quite good.  San Pedro never before looked so filmic!

Just watched it this evening, enjoyed it. Great San Pedro locations, I know the town well.

[+ nycman]

15 hours ago, MikeBiDude said:

Great San Pedro locations, I know the town well.

[BSR]

With some hesitation, I'm recommending Taekwondo (Argentine director Marco Berger, best known for Plan B) with a big ol' caveat:  expect no plot or character development whatsoever.  So why watch it?

Fer invites Germán, a guy he knows from his Taekwondo class, to spend some time at his parents' country house.  Although Germán is the outsider because all the other guests are Fer's long-time friends, he fits in quick enough.

The cast is beautiful, and they spend most of the time in just underwear or swim trunks, with a decent amount of full monty.  The whole 1h51m is the guys lounging around, talking about sex, sports, video games, whatever guys talk about.  By the way, all of Fer's friends are straight.

So that's it, almost 2 hours of nonsense conversation and beautiful bodies.  I won't give away what happens between Fer & German, but it doesn't exactly take psychic powers to figure it out.  Enjoy the eye candy:  I thought Fer was attractive and Germán drop-dead gorgeous; most of the straight pals are pretty hot as well.  Just don't expect any substance.

Berger basically remade this movie 6 years later, titled Horseplay (Los agitadores in Spanish).  Same premise:  a bunch of skimpily dressed guys at a country house, no plot, no character development.  But Horseplay has less nudity, a less attractive cast, and an ending I hated.  Avoid this one and stick with Taekwondo.

[BSR]

I just saw Mascarpone (also goes by its original Italian title, Maschile singolare), and I highly recommend it.  It's the story of Antonio, who has been a kept househusband his entire adult life, and the changes he deals with after his husband dumps him.  Antonio needs to find a place to live, a job, and most of all (cliché alert!) himself.

Even though the movie was shot in just 3 weeks, with (I'm guessing) a shoestring budget and a couple of novice actors (first film for the actors who play Antonio and Luca, his boss), Mascarpone comes off as a polished production.  The characters are likeable, and the script is really well-written.

I'm not nominating it for Best Foreign Film or anything, but the 1h41m flew by.  If you can find it on streaming (currently available on Dekkoo), cue it up.  Trailer below ...

Edited June 18 by BSR
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[BSR]

Apparently plenty of people liked Mascarpone, enough for the filmmakers to make a sequel, Maschile Plurale (Masculine Plural, the first film was titled Masculine Singular in Italy).

In the 3 years since we last saw the characters, Antonio's baking career has taken off.  He's now a star on social media with hundreds of thousands of followers and his own tag line.  Luca went in the opposite direction:  he gave up baking and the bakery and is now a social worker.

In the first scene, we recognize the 3 principals -- Antonio, his best friend Cristina, and his ex-boss & ex-something (relationship is tough to define) Luca.  They look the same, but you can tell right away that Antonio & Luca are now very different people.

Even though Antonio & Luca haven't seen each other for 3 years, the chemistry is still there, and shortly after reuniting, they decide to revive the old bakery, this time as a coffeeshop.

Whereas the old Luca f*cked anything that moved, the new Luca has a boyfriend Tancredi, with whom he's monogamous.  As the movie unfolds, we learn why the bond between Luca & Tancredi is so strong and also why old friends & lovers Antonio & Luca went 3 whole years without speaking.

The sequel is just as good as the first movie; in fact, I found myself laughing even more this time.  I want to say that I didn't like how it ended, except that we're not quite sure exactly how things wrap up.  We think we know, but they leave one last uncertainty in the final scene.

If you liked Mascarpone, you gotta watch the sequel.  The second installment is on Amazon Prime.

Edited Saturday at 02:26 AM by BSR
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[scrtlovr]

On 6/21/2024 at 9:45 AM, BSR said:

Apparently plenty of people liked Mascarpone, enough for the filmmakers to make a sequel, Maschile Plurale (Masculine Plural, the first film was titled Masculine Singular in Italy).

In the 3 years since we last saw the characters, Antonio's baking career has taken off.  He's now a star on social media with hundreds of thousands of followers and his own tag line.  Luca went in the opposite direction:  he gave up baking and the bakery and is now a social worker.

In the first scene, we recognize the 3 principals -- Antonio, his best friend Cristina, and his ex-boss & ex-something (relationship is tough to define) Luca.  They look the same, but you can tell right away that Antonio & Luca are now very different people.

Even though Antonio & Luca haven't seen each other for 3 years, the chemistry is still there, and shortly after reuniting, they decide to revive the old bakery, this time as a coffeeshop.

Whereas the old Luca f*cked anything that moved, the new Luca has a boyfriend Tancredi, with whom he's monogamous.  As the movie unfolds, we learn why the bond between Luca & Tancredi is so strong and also why old friends & lovers Antonio & Luca went 3 whole years without speaking.

The sequel is just as good as the first movie; in fact, I found myself laughing even more this time.  I want to say that I didn't like how it ended, except that we're not quite sure exactly how things wrap up.  We think we know, but they leave one last uncertainty in the final scene.

If you liked Mascarpone, you gotta watch the sequel.  The second installment is on Amazon Prime.

Thank you for that! Just watched part 1 last night and thoroughly enjoyed it. Sweet story, good acting, handsome young men . . . I'll probably watch the second one today.

[BSR]

11 hours ago, scrtlovr said:

Thank you for that! Just watched part 1 last night and thoroughly enjoyed it. Sweet story, good acting, handsome young men . . . I'll probably watch the second one today.

Oops, it turns out that Maschile Plurale is available on Amazon Prime in Italy but not in the US.  If anyone wants to see it, PM me.

PS:  I won't be hugely shocked if they make a third & final installment to this series.  The ending of Maschile Plurale certainly leaves the door open.  I'm keeping my fingers crossed.