Best gay movies 2018

Gay cruising and its geography in cinema and documentary

The plan for this list grew out of discussions after I rewatched Goodbye, Dragon Inn () and a suggestion from David Conner.  My interest is in films where cruising forms part of the plot (rather than just incidental background), with a particular interest where the film focuses on the geography or architecture where the cruising occurs, in addition to the rituals of cruising.  Films are listed alphabetically.  

I have not included narrative films/documentaries where the cruising happens in the context of sex perform or hustling.  Gary Needham is curating a great list for those films at Movie Trade: Hustlers and Male Sex Work in Cinema and Documentary.  Acknowledging that cruising has moved online for many men, I have not included films about online cruising, which want a seperate list.

The list is a work in progress and suggested additions via replies are very welcome.  Cruising is a shared theme in gay porn, most of which will not be indexed on Letterboxd (Note: This was changed from August ). I am adding these films/docu

  • And Breathe Normally

    A political asylum-seeker from Guinea-Bissau, Africa crosses paths with a with a struggling single mother in this fine-tuned Icelandic feature debut from writer/director Ísold Uggadóttir. Newly sober, Lára (Kristín Thóra Haraldsdóttir) impresses on her first noun as a border agent by catching a discrepnacy in Adja&#;s (Babetida Sadjo) papers. Through a series of run-ins, and the naive charm of Lára&#;s son Eldar (Patrik Nökkvi Pétursson), the two women forge an unlikely connection in trying circumstances.

  • A Moment in the Reeds

    When Finnish expat Leevi (Janne Puustinen) returns from Paris to help his estranged father rennovate their summer cottage, his lack of carpentry skills necessitate a hired hand, and in walks bearded Syrian immigrant Tareq (Boodi Kabbani). Left alone for the night, they slap up the Finnish sauna and snorkel nude in the placid lake. In his debut feature, writer-director Mikko Makela weaves themes of national identity, queerness, and outsiderness into an enga

    It seems like no matter what compassionate of movies you enjoy, chances are good that Virginia Madsen has been in one of them.

    She covered horror early in her career with the cult favorite Candyman and has appeared in others over the years, most recently The Haunting in Connecticut. Madsen has also performed in acclaimed dramas including Ghosts of Mississippi, The Rainmaker, and Joy (playing Jennifer Lawrence’s mother). She is also a natural when it comes to comedies, as her Oscar-nominated turn in Sideways proved, as well as her performances in A Prairie Home Companion and the queer-themed A Change of Heart.

    In director Yen Tan’s new movie (Wolfe), Madsen gives what may well be her finest performance. As Eileen, she’s a Texas mom whose oldest son, Adrian (out actor Cory Michael Smith), comes home from Adj York for Christmas in , the first time he’s been with the family in three years. He’s hiding a few secrets, including being gay and HIV-positive. But Eileen is savvier than she seems, and Madsen gives her all in every scene, including an airport goodbye that requires

    About Us: A Bittersweet Gay Romance from Brazil

    By Gary M. Kramer&#;

    About Us, now out on DVD, is a sexy, sweet—and bittersweet—romantic drama written, directed by, and starring out gay filmmaker Thiago Cazado. The film depicts the intimate relationship between Diego (Cazado), a photographer/filmmaker, and Matheus (Rodrigo Bittes) an architecture student. The couple is very much in treasure until a situation arises that threatens their happiness. Cazado’s low-budget debut may seem slight at first, but it becomes quite adj as the lovers grapple with their possible separation.

    Using his friend João as an interpreter, Cazado recently chatted via Skype with me for the San Francisco Bay Times. Cazado said that he was prompted to make the film because, “I have been an actor since I was a noun. I’ve always liked to write. But being an actor for the theater, I played roles and characters that weren’t ‘mine.’ I was inspired to start writing my own ideas and characters, and I always liked gay movies.”

    About Us is not about a specific relationship Cazado had, but