great to see a lot of my faves listed, along with a few i haven't heard of before! imagine me and you really stuck with me from my first watch in the 2000s - there was little else in the queer rom-com category then but also so well done.
not sure if this fits rom-com exactly, but were the world mine (2008) is a classic to me personally - gay teen boy in a production of midsummer nights dream, finds a love potion to turn all the homophobes in town gay - admittedly have not watched since the 2000s so idk how well it ages, but i do remember fun musical songs plus mika on the soundtrack.
I always read the titles of your posts and I think I'm going to already know all the movies you suggest, but you ALWAYS have at least one pick that's new to me (I had no idea that's what In & Out was about!). It's also always lovely and interesting to read your perspective on the ones I do know -- I need to rewatch Saving Face soon!
Oh good! I feel like these kinds of lists can wind up being really similar, so I was trying to think outside the box here. In & Out is definitely a product of its time, but the Kevin Kline performance is a hoot!
I really need to get to Anything's Possible, so I appreciate the recommendation/reminder to prioritize it. As for the Rock Hudson of it all, I find the incredibly low-budget film Straight-Jacket (2004) quite charming ultimately. The main idea is "What if Rock Hudson's life was a Rock Hudson movie?" It's probably not a movie for everyone, but I enjoy it.
great to see a lot of my faves listed, along with a few i haven't heard of before! imagine me and you really stuck with me from my first watch in the 2000s - there was little else in the queer rom-com category then but also so well done.
not sure if this fits rom-com exactly, but were the world mine (2008) is a classic to me personally - gay teen boy in a production of midsummer nights dream, finds a love potion to turn all the homophobes in town gay - admittedly have not watched since the 2000s so idk how well it ages, but i do remember fun musical songs plus mika on the soundtrack.
I've never even heard of that one, I'l have to check it out!
I always read the titles of your posts and I think I'm going to already know all the movies you suggest, but you ALWAYS have at least one pick that's new to me (I had no idea that's what In & Out was about!). It's also always lovely and interesting to read your perspective on the ones I do know -- I need to rewatch Saving Face soon!
Oh good! I feel like these kinds of lists can wind up being really similar, so I was trying to think outside the box here. In & Out is definitely a product of its time, but the Kevin Kline performance is a hoot!
I really need to get to Anything's Possible, so I appreciate the recommendation/reminder to prioritize it. As for the Rock Hudson of it all, I find the incredibly low-budget film Straight-Jacket (2004) quite charming ultimately. The main idea is "What if Rock Hudson's life was a Rock Hudson movie?" It's probably not a movie for everyone, but I enjoy it.
Ooh thanks for the rec!