Favorite films
Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
This was my first Julio Torres watch. There was so much hype leading up to this and I couldn't get myself to watch it because I really didn't want to be dissapointed if it didn't live up. The only reason I didn't give it a a 4.5 instead of 5 is because the acting itself is very representational and I prefer presentational acting. Now that I'm thinking about it, the film reminds me of Big Fish, in terms of its…
Props to the live singing (at least that I know of now). It was really nice to see a queer jukebox film musical that centered around a character that just happened to be AAPI. The central thematics were there but it did feel a bit over the place—not chronologically (because there’s so many films that have broken that rule at this point in time) but really just organizationally. Yes, we know that it’s a boy meets boy story, however, there…