The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

I’ve seen this movie before, but… I don’t remember much about it. Is Wolverine in this one?

I’ve seen none of Elliott’s other movies?

Oh, it’s the guy from the Matrix movies.

What? Er what? This is so weird.

What?

This is like one non-sequitur after another. I mean, it’s funny, but it’s like “wha”.

It’s an iconic movie, but is it like… actually… good?

It’s kinda racist?

There’s so much to like in this movie — the gorgeous Australian landscape, the performances, the constant stubbles. But it’s just kinda boring, innit?

I’m sorry; I realise I now have to surrender my gay card.

Heh heh.

The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. Stephan Elliott. 1994. ⚃

Giant Little Ones

Oh right, I’m watching another Queerty movie. So this one is about … a swimmer?

This is so weird. I mean, it’s just so normal that it’s weird.

I mean, I don’t even get what this movie is about, which is basically what the people are telling this guy anyway.

It’s just so weird. I wonder how they pitched this movie. “It’s about vague vagueness and then there’s gonna be some vague stuff happening?”

WHERE THE FUCK IS MY BIKE

I guess the movie grows on you.

Oh, there’s the bike.

Giant Little Ones. Keith Behrman. 2018. ⚂

Twilight’s Kiss

Ah! Doily TV! I thought that was a Eastern European phenomenon.

I guess this movie is set before Grindr.

But I jest! I’m all in here. I love the cinematography, and the pacing seems perfect, and it seems just kinda quite riveting.

I guess it’s something I picked up from watching Chantal Akerman’s movies: There’s something magical about hallways and doors in movies. Whenever there’s a hallway in a movie, I just pay more attention.

This is so lovely! And gorgeous.

I’m dreading a third act where everything is going to become all complicated and at least one of the codgers are gonna die, because that’s what always happens in the third act.

I can’t stop smiling while watching this movie. I mean, even in the heart-breaking parts of this movie.

I’ve been kinda disappointed by this Queerty movie series… I mean, I hate choosing moving to watch — left to my own devices, I’d only watch sci-fi movies, Nouvelle Vague movies and screwball comedies, so I come up with these “projects” to make myself watch other stuff. And the Queerty selections haven’t been bad, by any means, but they’ve been very normie.

But this is a great movie. And I wouldn’t have watched it left to my own devices.