Love, Simon is a film that simply makes the viewer feel good. Ive written short summaries next to the shows Ive seen or know a bit about to give a little insight as to what kind of relationship each show has in it, in addition to breaking them down by. Well, here’s a short overview of personal favorites within gay cinema of the 2010’s, followed by some anticipated LGBT-themed films in 2016. A modern love story that revolves around the a teenager who is struggling to accept his own identity. This collection is composed of shows which feature (BL) or include gay characters (Gay), as well as intense bromances (Bromance).
obsessed fan of the Boys Love genre, consuming many BL dramas, gay movies & yaoi anime. The former an instant classic, the latter a drag. Love Area Part 2 is the sequel of the Thai BL drama Love Area. Two French queer films, albeit totally different from one another, which gained quite some attention and praise. It lurked in the shadow of La Vie d’Adele, which shook the earth by showing a tumultuous lesbian love affair in all its aspects. What surprised me even more was that it didn’t stir up any controversy when it was first shown at the Cannes festival last year.
PG-13 Comedy, LGBTQ+ Movie (2005) Sexy, smart schoolgirls are trained by a secret government agency to become lethal super spies - then one of them falls for their target, a high-tech thief Written and directed by Angela Robinson.
L’inconnu du Lac received much critical acclaim ( also by other The Filmtransition staff members), which surprised me, to say the least: it’s likely one the most overrated (rest of and dull films I have seen in a while. Straight Jennifer Aniston and her gay roommate Paul Rudd find their relationship complicated by her pregnancy in this romantic comedy.
When French gay thriller L’inconnu du Lac was released in Dutch cinemas it made me come up with a list of the best LGBT films I’ve seen this decade. But since everyone’s doing it… these are the most interesting, gripping, funny movies that are in some way ‘gay-themed’. Defining movies as ‘LGBT’ or ‘gay-themed’ is in fact a bit stupid, as it has nothing to do with a genre at all.