Fionn O’Shea stars as Owen, a gay novelist confined to a psychiatric facility meant to “cure” his sexuality. Taken in 1927, the snapshot showed two men embracing. Chapters (00:00:00) - Gay Men Going Deep: A Short Talk(00:01:02) - What Gay Labels Do You Use?(00:05:21) - Gay People Don't Like Labels(00:08:40) - In the Gay Community's Elite Communities(00:11:56) - Gay Men Let Go Of Their Identities(00:17:07) - The Negative Connotations of Labels(00:21:34) - Gay People Play With Their Identities(00:24:54) - Spontaneous Conversation With The Gaiman's Brotherhood
Magnus Juhl Andersen and Nina Terese Rask in Sauna.
The identities of the photographers and subjects connected to most of the images are a mystery.
“The pictures adopt the same staging as for heterosexual couples: couples pose at the bow of a ship, on the branch of a tree, at the beach, in the forest and in bed, and they sometimes also simulate a wedding stance,” per a statement from the Musee d’Art et d’Histoire.
It’s currently streaming on HBO Max.
Hedda
Hedda stars Tessa Thompson as a 1950s British socialite navigating a lavish party while confronting the return of her former lover Eileen (Nina Hoss).
What begins as an unlikely friendship takes unexpected turns. If you enjoy these more conversational episodes, let us know… we’re trying something new.
Twinks, Jocks, and Bears, Oh My! The Obsession with Gay Labels
Today we’re diving into one of the most iconic (and hilarious) parts of gay culture: labels.
From Sundance award winners to big-budget musical adaptations, there’s something for everyone.
In one, two men hold up a sign that says “Not married but willing to be.” In another, a shirtless man gives another man a piggyback ride. In this episode, we unpack why gay men are so obsessed with categories like “twink,” “daddy,” “masc,” “otter,” “guy next door,” and every micro-label in between… and how these identities shape the way we date, belong, and see ourselves.
Bowen Yang, Han Gi-chan, Kelly Marie Tran, and Lily Gladstone star in this comedy about a green-card marriage between a gay man and his lesbian friend. The film holds a 97 per cent rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Director Mathias Broe mines class and gender politics while serving sun-bleached visuals and tender chemistry that broke ground at Sundance earlier this year.
Pillion
Pillion is not your typical love story.
The men likely just “wanted to have something to remember themselves by,” as Treadwell tells Reuters’ Denis Balibouse and Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber.
Now, for the first time, the book and exhibition mean that “these couples get to speak for themselves,” as Nini told CNN’s Oscar Holland in 2020. (A240, and Jacob Elordi and Diego Calva in On Swift Horses (Sony Pictures Classics).
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The holiday break is upon us, which means one thing: time to disappear onto the couch with a solid lineup of films.
Dylan O’Brien stars alongside writer and director James Sweeney in this psychological black comedy about two men who meet in a grief support group for people who’ve lost their twin. It’s available to rent or stream on Amazon Video, Apple TV and Fandango At Home.
The Wedding Banquet
Andrew Ahn, the director behind Fire Island, returns with The Wedding Banquet, a remake of Ang Lee’s 1993 classic.
“They couldn’t do it when they were alive, but they can do it now, and I think that’s really powerful.”
Nini and Treadwell, who have been together for more than 30 years, stumbled upon the first photograph in their collection at an antique shop in Dallas, Texas. Meanwhile, his sister-in-law Muriel (Daisy Edgar-Jones) begins her own secret romance with a woman, Sandra (Sasha Calle).
His daughter Hannah (Olivia Colman) and her nonbinary teenager Frances (Aud Mason-Hyde) visit, and Frances expresses a desire to stay with their grandfather for a year. The film is streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
The Parenting
The Parenting follows boyfriends Rohan (Nik Dodani) and Josh (Brandon Flynn) as they plan a weekend getaway to introduce their parents.
Directed by Nia DaCosta and adapted from Henrik Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler, the film offers a queer reimagining of the classic story.