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Is it about AI? Colonialism? Moore captured Aaron’s insouciance well — arriving with his pants unbuttoned, thinking he’s going to make easy money — only to be curled up in a bathtub after an unsettling sex act a few hours later.
BEST QUEER FILM: “Kill the Jockey” Bold, fabulous, and very queer, this absurdist Argentine import was one of the most original films this year.
As he mulls over his change in fortune at the bar, he spends a lot of time talking shit and attempting to pony up to a young crush, Elizabeth (Margaret Qualley), by playing the role of her gay best friend. Dylan O’Brien stars alongside writer and director James Sweeney in this psychological black comedy about two men who meet in a grief support group for people who’ve lost their twin.
The 12-episode anime follows Yoshiki, a young and morose teen living in a rural and close-minded Japanese village, as he discovers his best friend Hikaru died six months ago. —WC
“Sauna”
Mathias Broe’s steamy (pardon the couldn’t-resist pun) Danish romance “Sauna” premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival as a modest gem in the World Cinema section — but the honest emotions it packs are anything but.
You can rent or buy it on Amazon Video, Apple TV and Fandango At Home.
Plainclothes
Plainclothes marks Carmen Emmi’s directorial debut, and it’s a strong one.
O’Brien delivers dual performances that critics have called career-best work. Over eight 11-minute episodes, the Adult Swim show crams buckets of plot and more plot twists than can be counted on both hands into the wild tale of a Spanish guinea pig entrepreneur and her rivalry with a butcher shop mogul for control over the rodent’s fate in Ecuador.
Written by “Letterkenny” creator Jacob Tierney, the show takes a cheesy premise — a decade-long love affair between two superstar hockey players — and makes it compelling, offering a look at the sacrifices queer people must make to survive in the sports world’s closet that’s neither cloying nor dismissive.
His connection to protagonist Ray Garraty (Cooper Hoffman) is the emotional core of the film, non-romantic but deeply charged. There’s more lurking behind the surface though, and “Twinless” smartly lets you figure it out early on to supply the buddy duo story with an inherent tension as you wait for the shoe to drop. What emerges from the recreation, ably portrayed by Rebecca Hall and Ben Whishaw, is an ambling, loose conversation that stretches into the night, as they gossip, talk trash about acquaintances, and ruminate on the banality of day-to-day life.
By centering familial partnership and artistic resilience in a time of hostility, “Come See Me in the Good Light” became more than a sensitive look at sickness and instead debuted as a rebellious and soft-hearted act of queer reflection. As we look ahead to another uncertain year, let’s hope for projects that don’t just assert queerness as a worthy influence in art but frame it as an essential channel for endurance, creativity, and unique perspective in storytelling — where everyone still matters.
The being he now calls his friend is a spirit that has taken his form — with Yoshiki’s voice, too — and one that will kill him if he tells anyone the truth. Bowen Yang, Han Gi-chan, Kelly Marie Tran, and Lily Gladstone star in this comedy about a green-card marriage between a gay man and his lesbian friend.
That attention crystallizes in Peter McVries (David Jonsson), a gay character delivered with exceptional warmth and clarity.