Admittedly, the storyline is formatted in a tropey rom-com pattern but then twists into a surprisingly gentle, honest tale of body dysmorphia. In this case, the issue is a real one, as the protagonist is obese. Has been his entire life and suffered through the torment of being teased, tortured, and bullied with the usual derogatory terms for fat people. Now in high school, he has begun to wall himself up emotionally and spends most of his time in his room, which provides him with the sanctuary and security he longs for. With few friends, Felipe (Miguel Lallo) is an obese gay teenager who isolates himself, except for seeing his therapist, and interacting with his nurturing and accepting mother, Rita (Debora Falabella). She is his rock.
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“Good Omens Season Three” Movie Review
“I don’t need anything more than this”
“I have the universe out there, and I have you. I have everything I’ve ever wanted.”
“Love Punch!” Movie Review
If you are familiar with the classic movie, “WEST SIDE STORY”, or even its updated remake, then this, I like to describe, is the gay Japanese version of that classic without, of course, the musical/dancing score. I may be reading too much into this production, but the film appears to pay homage to that archetype through its many parallels in theme, setting, design, and overall atmosphere.
“Heartstopper Forever” Movie Review
We have finally graduated from teenage romance to wholesome adult reality!!
“This Is I” Movie Review
“I live proudly in a body of my own design. I defend my right to be complex.”- Leslie Feinberg, Trans Author and Activist
“A Nice Indian Boy” Movie Review
What an enchanting and funny movie this is! In addition to being so relatable to everyone even though it is centered around an Indian family. The issues that arise may seem unique to the Indian culture but candidly, they are not. Predicaments with parents and family dynamics are universal and are culturally neutral. That is what made this movie so captivating. It can be universally understood (except by the homophobes, of course) and they gave us a splash of Bollywood at the end!
“10Dance” Movie Review
When it comes to relationships, we talk endlessly about words. What is said, what isn’t, and what should have been. We talk far less about the language of bodies, about movement, proximity, restraint, and the unspoken pull between two people. That’s where the Japanese BL film 10Dance truly shines. It steps beyond dialogue and places its story squarely on the dance floor, letting desire, rivalry, and vulnerability speak through motion instead of monologue.
“The History of Sound” Movie Review
“What happens to it all? All the sounds released into the world never captured?” – ‘Quote from The History Of Sound
“The Red Envelope” Movie Review
“I want someone to share my life with, take care of each other, and grow old together…. I may never be able to fulfill this last wish.” – Quote from Marry My Dead Body
“Aichaku” Movie Review
The title of this movie is aptly named. Aichaku literally means in Japanese ‘attachment’. But an attachment to an object that is more like a feeling of affinity- what the object means. It takes on an emotional attachment. And this movie is certainly that. It is a movie filled with a lot of emotional bonds.
