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    • Brian Juergens

AfterElton.com

  
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Rating Title Year Quote Author

Tomato
6/10

Blades of Glory (2007)

"One of the most keenly perceptive comedies ever made about straight male bonding, fear of intimacy, and masculinity. Not to mention figure skating."

Brian Juergens

Tomato
9/10

The Boys in the Band (1970)

"Unapologetic, ambitious, wonderfully vibrant, and more than deserving of a second chance from those who found it to be an unfair look at the lives of gay men in the 1960s."

Brian Juergens

Tomato
8/10

Brideshead Revisited (2008)

"Themes of religious oppression, particularly of gay people, are especially pointed and unfortunately still relevant enough today to sting."

Brian Juergens

Splat
5/10

Cruising (1980)

"Is it offensive? Yes and no. It's insensitive, certainly. And I wouldn't want my mother watching it, lest she think I've been in a sling in the meatpacking district for most of my adult life."

Brian Juergens

Tomato
7/10

Cthulhu (2008)

"An assured, creepy effort that skillfully integrates gay themes and characters into a straight-up horror story."

Brian Juergens

Tomato
10/10

The Dark Knight (2008)

"From its grim palette to its wonderfully eerie score, a departure from what Hollywood has always told us a superhero film should be ... Complex, unsettling, and rewarding."

Brian Juergens

Tomato
6/10

Dirty Laundry (2007)

"Is it sidesplitting? No, but it's cute. Is it wonderfully wicked? No, but it's got a few twists and turns. Is it a classic? Probably not, but it's an encouraging move into a new kind of gay film and a story not often told."

Brian Juergens

Tomato
8/10

Eastern Promises (2007)

"Brutal, but not cruel."

Brian Juergens

Tomato
7/10

Hamlet 2 (2008)

"If you're not offended easily and like good camp you'll love Hamlet 2, a joke-a minute lampoon of tortured artists with a finale that shouldn't be missed."

Brian Juergens

Tomato
7/10

The History Boys (2006)

"While the goal of our heroes may be to make it to university, the film's focus is clearly the journey, not the destination."

Brian Juergens

Tomato
7/10

I Love You, Man (2009)

"Butch and Sundance ended their hetero romance in a shower of bullets, but here it's something to celebrate - a straight love story that doesn't leave anyone out in the cold."

Brian Juergens

Splat
5/10

Kiss the Bride (2008)

"Plot contrivances and erratic character choices reduce would could have been a frothy comedy into a confused, unsatisfying jumble that no amount of beefcake can rescue."

Brian Juergens

Tomato
9/10

Knocked Up (2007)

"A film that manages to be uncommonly thoughtful and sensitive to the complexity of its very faulted characters while still being relentlessly, brilliantly funny."

Brian Juergens

Tomato
7/10

Land of the Lost (2009)

"An aggressively weird, suitably uneven and decidedly un-kid-friendly keg-stand of nostalgia for those unable to scrub the fever-dream of a series from their memories."

Brian Juergens

Splat
5/10

Little Ashes (2009)

"Likely has an audience out there, but I'm not it, nor are most of the people who will be checking it out for its much-hyped casting of Pattinson as a gay-experimenting Dalí."

Brian Juergens

Splat
5/10

Love Songs (2008)

"I don't know that achieving this kind of sexual freedom would be worth having to live around all these exhaustingly precocious people."

Brian Juergens

Tomato
8/10

Mamma Mia! (2008)

"Even were it not the title of one of ABBA's most beloved songs, this might just be the most aptly-titled movie of the year.Because my Mom is gonna loooooooove it."

Brian Juergens

Tomato
8/10

Milk (2008)

"Equal parts sweetness, melancholy and rage, Milk is a wonderfully immersive, warts-and-all journey into the gay community at a vital moment in civil rights history."

Brian Juergens

Tomato
7/10

Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008)

"A charming tour through a wonderfully authentic New York City landscape that takes full advantage of the magic that the city offers to everyone, regardless of sexuality."

Brian Juergens

Tomato
8/10

The Nines (2007)

"When I read that Ryan Reynolds was playing not one, but three characters in this movie -- one of whom is gay -- my ticket pretty much bought itself. They had me at 'himbo'."

Brian Juergens

Tomato
7/10

Outrage (2009)

"A well-documented cautionary tale that should spark broader discussion of the integrity of those making our laws, and the larger implications of living a closeted life."

Brian Juergens

Tomato
6/10

Pedro (2009)

"Lacks the polish, star power or distinct voice of brother-in-arms Milk, but pays earnest tribute to a man who shattered preconceptions about gays and people with AIDS."

Brian Juergens

Tomato
7/10

Shelter (2008)

"Shelter gives hope that gay romances have come of age."

Brian Juergens

Tomato
7/10

Teeth (2008)

"Much like Dawn's ill-fated gyno visit, a peek beneath the folds of this clever and surprisingly amusing little horror comedy holds a few surprises for curious gay viewers."

Brian Juergens

Tomato
7/10

Tropic Thunder (2008)

"A very funny Hollywood story with a gay character who doesn't mince or terrify the straight characters and comes out without being punished. If only this weren't a satire."

Brian Juergens

  
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