This is my personal attempt at making a list of valuable gay movies. I certainly forgot some, and of other good films I did not even get to see the trailer.
If there is one outstanding and crowd pleasing English language gay romance in 2017, then it is Call Me By Your Name’ – about a gorgeous Italian teen who begins a relationship with an older visiting American, his father’s research assistant, with whom he bonds over his emerging sexuality, their Jewish heritage, and the beguiling Italian landscape.
But there were more very good English language feature dramas:
B&B (UK – a well crafted jaw-dropping thriller, with subtleties and sublime terror you find in a Hitchcock classic. The story is about two married gays, who, one year after they were refused lodging by a homophobic B&B owner, and having won a lawsuit against the businessman, decide to rub salt in the wound by returning to his guest house. With plenty of fun moments!)
God’s Own Country (UK – astonishing feature debut about living as a gay man in a rural community)
Sebastian (Canada – beautiful directional debut about irrepressible love at first sight between two men who are either engaged or leaving the country soon)
Sodom (UK – A British soccer hopeful finds himself naked and handcuffed to a streetlight in Berlin after his stag night goes awry. He is rescued by a dashing gay local, and the two head back to the latter’s apartment for a night of passion, tension, and self-discovery. – By some film critics to be compared with the famous 2011 film hit ‘Weekend’)
West of Eden (New Zealand – A story of forbidden love, revenge and a family torn apart. An intelligent thoughtful film. For those who like European or British films, not just a story about gay love but one about true love set against societal constraints.)
Unimpressed Fave 