Derek Winnert

Posts Tagged "gay lead character"

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Third Man Out *** (2005, Chad Allen, Sebastian Spence, Jack Wetherall, Woody Jeffreys, Sean Young) – Classic Movie Review 12,823

Chad Allen stars as a gay detective who always gets his man, in the excellent 2005 mystery film Third Man Out, the first of four films featuring Richard Stevenson’s private eye Donald Strachey. A gay […]

Mar, 10

Riley ***½ (2023, Jake Holley, Colin McCalla, Riley Quinn Scott, Connor Storrie, Rib Hillis) – Classic Movie Review 12,821

Benjamin Howard’s impressive, authentic 2023 feature film debut Riley is based on his own experience as a student athlete, with an standout performance by Jake Holley as a high-school jock struggling to confront his sexuality.  Writer-director […]

Mar, 07

Le Fate Ignoranti [The Ignorant Fairies] [His Secret Life] **** (2001, Margherita Buy, Stefano Accorsi, Serra Yilmaz) – Classic Movie Review 12,797

The 2001 Italian film Le Fate Ignoranti [The Ignorant Fairies] [His Secret Life] is another spellbinding, hauntingly beautiful drama from Turkish-Italian director Ferzan Ozpetek. It is directed in commanding style by Ozpetek, and the heartfelt, highly […]

Jan, 17

Femme *** (2023, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, George MacKay, Aaron Heffernan) -– Classic Movie Review 12,790

The 2023 British thriller film Femme is a powerful, disturbing slice of London life starring Nathan Stewart-Jarrett as a drag performer targeted by thugs in a homophobic attack. Later, he encounters his main attacker (George […]

Jan, 12

Beneath the Skin **½ (2015, Aaron Potter, Hunter Page, Jamie Knox) – Classic Movie Review 12,780

Aaron Potter stars in the 2015 LGBTQ film Beneath the Skin as English student Joshua, whose mother dies and he is forced to move to a town in Canada, where he meets nice young American guy […]

Jan, 05

Postcards from London *** (2018, Harris Dickinson, Richard Durden, Jonah Hauer-King, Alessandro Cimadamore) – Classic Movie Review 12,776

Harris Dickinson stars as English teenager Jim, in Steve McLean’s arty, provocative, stylish and sexy 2018 LGBTQ film Postcards from London, following a young man’s rather unusual journey in escort work. Harris Dickinson stars as […]

Jan, 02

Watercolors ***½ (2008, Tye Olson, Kyle Clare, Greg Louganis, Karen Black) – Classic Movie Review 12,750

The winning bitter-sweet 2008 romantic film Watercolors stars Tye Olson and Kyle Clare as classmates Danny and Carter, two boys who make a splash at love.  ‘Two boys make a splash at love.’  ‘Only art […]

Dec, 07

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