Reviews by Jessewave

Title: Eyes Wide Open Director: Haim Tabakman Starring: Zohar Strauss, Ran Danker, Ravit Rozen, Tzahi Grad Distributers: Peccadillo Pictures Genre: Drama Country of Origin/Language: Israel/Hebrew (English subtitles) Rating: 12/PG13 Released: 2009 Length: 90 minutes Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5 A guest review by Leslie S Summary: A beautiful and haunting story of duty vs [...]

Title: Judas Kiss Director: J.T. Tepnapa Starring: Richard Harmon, Charlie David, Sean Paul Lockhart, Timo Descamps Producers: Blue Seraph Productions, Border2Border Entertainment Amazon Buy/Watch Link Genre: Drama/Sci-fi Country of Origin/Language: USA/English Rating: Unrated Released: 2011 Length: 94  minutes Rating: 5 stars out of 5 A guest review by Jay Bell

Title: You Should Meet My Son Director: Keith Hartman Starring: Joanne McGee, Carol Goans, Stewart Carrico, Steve Snyder Distributers: Waltzing Penguin Productions Genre: M/M Comedy/Romance Country of Origin/Language: USA/English Rating: Unrated Released: 2010 Length: 85  minutes Rating: 4.25 stars out of 5 A guest review by Tj Summary Review: An over the top, screwball comedy that [...]

Our team once again took on some movies for the site as well as books, and there were enough of us — and them — to throw together another year-end list. The thing about gay-themed vids is that while there are a decent few made annually, there are still way less than books and they [...]

Title: Defying Gravity  Writer/Director: John Keitel Starring: Daniel Chilson, Niklaus Lange, Don Handfield Distributers: Wolfe Video Amazon Buy/Watch Link Genre: Drama/Romance Country of Origin/Language: USA/English Rating: R/Unrated Released: 1997 Length:  93 minutes Rating: 3.5 stars out of 5 A guest review by Lasha Summary: Moving film about what it means to be true to yourself.

Title: Brother to Brother Director: Rodney Evans Starring: Anthony Mackie, Larry Gilliard Jr, Roger Robinson Distributers: Peccadillo Pictures Genre: Drama Country of Origin/Language: USA/English Rating: 15/R Released: 2004 Length: 90 minutes Rating: 3.75 stars out of 5 A guest review by Leslie S Summary: A solid and ambitious film comparing racial and sexual politics in [...]

Title: Strapped Director: Joseph Graham Starring: Ben Bonenfant, Paul Gerrior, Carlo D’Amore, Nick Frangione Studio: TLA Releasing Genre: Drama Country of Origin/Language: USA/English Rating: Unrated Released: 2010 Length: 95  minutes Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5 A guest review by Tj Summary Review: A very moody, kind of sexy and a quite surprising character study following the [...]

Title: Big Eden Director: Thomas Bezucha Starring: Arye Gross, Eric Schweig, Tim DeKay, Louise Fletcher, George Coe Distributers: Wolfe Video Genre: M/M Comedy/Romance Country of Origin/Language: USA/English Rating: PG-13 Released: 2001 Length: 117  minutes Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5 A guest review by Tj Summary Review: Although completely implausible, this is an old favorite of [...]

Title: From Beginning to End Director: Aluizio Abranches Starring: Julia Lemmertz, Fabio Assuncao, Jean Pierre Noher, Louise Cardoso, Lucas Cotrim, Gabriel Kauffman, Rafael Cardoso, Joao Gabriel Vasconcellos Distributers: TLA Releasing Genre: M/M Drama/Romance Country of Origin/Language: Brazil/Portuguese with English Subtitles Rating: R/Unrated Released: 2009 Length:  96 minutes Rating: 5 stars out of 5     [...]

Title: The King and the Clown Director: Lee Jun-Ik Starring: Kam Woo-Seong, Lee Jun-Ki, Jeong Jin-Yeong, Kang Sung-Yeon Distributers: Art Service Genre: Drama Country of Origin/Language: South Korea/Korean Rating: Not rated – probably PG13 Released: 2005 Length: 119 minutes Rating: 4.75 stars out of 5 A guest review by Leslie S Summary: Powerful, heart-wrenching, beautifully [...]

Title: Gone, But Not Forgotten Writer & Director: Michael D. Akers Starring: Aaron Orr, Matthew Montgomery and Joel Bryant Distributers: United Gay Network Amazon Buy/Watch Link Genre: Drama/Romance Country of Origin/Language: USA/English Rating: Unrated (Mature themes) Released: 2003 Length: 94 minutes Rating: 3.5 stars out of 5   A guest review by Lasha  

Title: East Palace, West Palace Director: Zhang Yuan Starring: Si Han, Hu Jun Distributers: Strand Releasing Genre: Drama Country of Origin/Language: China/Mandarin Chinese Rating: R Released: 1997 Length: 94 minutes Rating: 4.75 stars out of 5 A guest review by Leslie S Summary: A deliciously seductive and coldly erotic battle of wills and wits between [...]

Title: Patrik 1.5 Director: Ella Lemhagen Starring: Gustaf Skarsgård (yes: one of the brothers!), Torkel Petersson and Tom Ljungman Distributers: Here Films / Regent Releasing Amazon Buy/Watch Link Genre: Comedy Country of Origin/Language: Sweden/Swedish Rating: Unrated Released: 2008 Length: 103 minutes Rating: 5 stars out of 5 A Guest Review by Damon REVIEW SUMMARY: A [...]

Title: Third Man Out (A Donald Strachey Mystery #1)  Director: Ron Oliver Starring: Chad Allen, Sebastian Spence and Sean Young Distributer: Insight Films, Here TV Amazon Buy Link Genre: Action/Mystery Country of Origin/Language: Canada/English Rating: TV MA Released: 2006 Length: 99 minutes Rating: 4.25 stars out of 5       A guest review by [...]

Title: Happy Together Director: Wong Kar-Wai Starring: Leslie Cheung, Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Chang Chen Distributers: Kino Genre: Drama/Romance Country of Origin/Language: Hong Kong/Cantonese and Mandarin Chinese Rating: R (classified as Category III in HK due to subject matter more than graphic content) Released: 1997 Length: 96 minutes Rating: 5 stars out of 5 A guest [...]

Title: Yossi and Jagger Director: Eytan Fox Writer: Avner Bernheimer Distributer: Strand Releasing Genre: Military Romance Country of Origin/Language: Israel/Hebrew (English Subtitles) Rating: NR (no nudity and off-screen sex) Released: 2003 Length: 65 minutes Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5 A Guest Review by Aunt Lynn One Sentence Review: A bittersweet, short, complex film set [...]

Title: Latter Days Director: C. Jay Cox Starring: Wes Ramsey, Steve Sandvoss, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Jacqueline Bisset Distributers: Funny Boy Films Amazon Buy/Watch Link Genre: Drama/Romance Country of Origin/Language: USA/English Rating: R/Unrated Released: 2003 Length:  107 minutes Rating: 5+ stars out of 5 A guest review by Lasha Summary: “Sometimes it all still feels like [...]

Title: Paragraph 175 Directed by: Rob Epstein & Jeffrey Friedman Narrated by: Rupert Everett Genre: Documentary Length: 81 minutes Year released: 2000 Rating: N/A A guest review by Leslie In a nutshell: Painful to watch, at times, but very interesting documentary that recounts the persecution of homosexuals during WWII in Nazi Germany.