Originally posted on LGBTQ+ Toronto Film Festival:
Can a homophobic film from 1957 look gay friendly in 2020? Sorta. In Germany’s The Third Sex a mother “rescues” her sensitive son from his gay best friend by setting him up with her maid. The parents treat homosexuals like monsters but the gay characters, with one exception,…
Month: May 2020
LGBT Movies: Get Real (1998) — The Avocado
Originally posted on LGBTQ+ Toronto Film Festival:
A sullen teen falls for a closeted jock in a tropey tale of heartbreak. I saw Get Real in 1998 and disliked it. It shined a mirror on an ugly adolescence I was ready to escape. The critics saw something I missed and gave it positive reviews. I…
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