Currently Watching: Are the Sexy Buttocks Not Good?, Be My Player Two, Bittersweet Love, Blue Lips, A Dog and a Plane, Don't Be Too Emotional, The Edge of Horizon, Knot, Love Destiny, Mr. Kill, Payback, Peach and Me, The Prosecutor's Proposal, The Servant Prince
2026 Shows Finished: Beside the Sky (Fourever 2), Cosmetic Playlover 2, Dare You to Death, DMD Friendship Reality: The Third Chapter, Duang With You, Fake Fact Lips, Fix the Error, Flower Boy, Girl Rules, Goddess Bless You From Death, Head 2 Head, Lately It's Winter Season (Fourever 2), Life in Smokey Blue, Love Alert, The Love Never Sets, Love of Silom, Love Upon a Time, Love You Teacher, Me and Thee, Melody of Secrets, My Romance Scammer, MuTeLuv, Only Friends: Dream On, Reloved, The Sun From Another Star (Fourever You Part 2), Ticket to Heaven, To My Shore, Unexpectedly Naughty Fukami, Unfold, Yesterday, Your Dear Daddy
2025 Shows Finished: 10 Things I Want to Do Before I Turn 40, The Bangkok Boy, Boys in Love, The Boy Next World, Burnout Syndrome, Caged Again, Clairebell, The Dark Dice, Desire, Doctor's Mine, Eternal Butler, The Ex-Morning, Fourever You, The Heart Killers, I Promise I Will Come Back, The Journey to Kill You, Khemjira, Knock Out, Love Begins in the World of If, Love in the Air: Koi No Yokan, Love in the Moonlight, Love is a Poison, Love Sea: Ai no Ibasho, Lover Merman, Me and Who, Memoir of Rati, My Golden Blood, My Magic Prophecy, My Stubborn, My Sweetheart Jom, The Next Prince, Our Youth, Perfect 10 Liners, Petrichor, Pit Babe 2, The Promise of the Soul, The Proper Way to Write Love, Punks Triangle, Rearrange, Reset, Revamp, School Trip: I Joined a Group I'm Not Close To, Secret Lover, See Your Love, Shine, Spare Me Your Mercy, Sweetheart Service, That Summer, Therapy Game, Thundercloud Rainstorm, Top Form, The Wicked Game, Your Sky, Zomvivor
2024 Shows Finished: 1000 Years Old, Anti Reset, Bake Me Please, Cherry Magic (Thai), Cosmetic Playlover, Dead Friend Forever, Deep Night, First Note of Love, For Him, I Cannot Reach You, I Feel You Linger in the Air, Jack and Joker, Last Twilight, Living With Him, Love Class 2, Love for Love's Sake, Love is Better the Second Time Around, Love Sea, Monster Next Door, My Stand In, Peaceful Property, Perfect Propose, Pit Babe, Playboyy, The Rebound, The Sign, Sunset x Vibes, This Love Doesn't Have Long Beans, Twins, Two Worlds, Unknown, Wandee Goodday, We Are
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Potentially overlooked or underwatched queer films I think are worth watching: a list by me
A very succinct title for this post, I know! lol TAG
My 'methodology' for this was just to sort my Letterboxd list of all the queer films I've seen by popularity, so it's clearly not foolproof and people are welcome to disagree with me about whether any of these films are overlooked or underwatched XD it's really more just films I don't see talked about often when queer cinema comes up, or films that may be more overlooked by casual watchers, so if you're steeped in the history of queer cinema you'll probably be like 'wtf, these aren't overlooked at all, you fool!' But, yeah, that's my little disclaimer because I am an anxious person
I've grouped some of the films by theme to make it a little easier for me and I've also linked to the Letterboxd page for each film so you can see the summary so this post doesn't get TOO long
One more note: as I was compiling this list, I realised basically all these films are about cis men. I think this is a combination of those making up the bulk of queer films I've seen + the ones that aren't either being better known or just really not good (or I don't remember them well). But, yeah, it really showed up the blind spots in my viewing! Feel free to leave recs too fill in those blind spots (or any other recs)
I think I'm probably going to do separate lists of Australian queer films and one for 90s/00s queer rom coms? Yes, no, maybe, I don't know? So there aren't many of those on here for that reason
ANYway! For anyone who doesn't want to read more of my ramblings, here's just a list:
All three of these films were made in countries where homosexuality was illegal at the time the films were made (and I believe still is in two of them). They're also, as far as I'm aware, the first queer film produced in each country
Desecration (Nigeria) has been watched by 5 entire people on Letterboxd! It is not what I would call a 'good' film and the sound mixing is so poor I missed a lot of the dialogue, but I have SO much respect for not just independent filmmakers telling their stories with whatever means they have, but for people telling stories like this in particular. As I said, I would not call it a 'good' film, but I think it's worth watching if you have any interest in queer stories, especially from people and countries that may not often get to tell their stories, let alone on a more global scale
You can watch it on YouTube
Kapana (Namibia) is another independent film but I'd consider it 'better' than Desecration (and happier). While it's a romance, it also explores the reality of people living with HIV/AIDS in Namibia and, again, it's the kind of film I think is 'important' to watch for the same reasons as Desecration
You can watch it on YouTube
Dakan/Destiny (Guinea) is the most watched and probably better known, but I wanted to add it in here too. It's also probably the 'best' of the three and a film I can see myself revisiting. Like the others, it's the first queer film out of its country, but this was made in the 90s! And, from memory, there is a frankness to it that was sometimes elided in western media at the time. It's a brave film that was also clearly made with love
THIRD MAN OUT 2005 // SHOCK TO THE SYSTEM 2006 // ON THE OTHER HAND, DEATH 2008 // ICE BLUES 2008
I already did an entire post on the Donald Strachey films, so I won't repeat myself, but go watch these movies if you like hardboiled detective stories/noir pastiche and cute husbands, I highly recommend
Oh, and they're very different, but two other queer films in the murder mystery genre I'd recommend are The Last of Sheila (which Rian Johnson was inspired heavily by for Glass Onion) and Deathtrap
RIOT 2018
Riot is a fictionalised look at the gay rights movement in 1970s Australia. People are SO harsh on Australian films and it makes me sad, but I remember thinking this was not only genuinely good with some very solid performances, but it's so rare to get films about Australia's queer history. (If you want more on that, the docuseries Queerstralia is well worth a look as well)
I could probably do a post just on Australian queer cinema if anyone wants me to (or even if you don't :P)
THAT CERTAIN SUMMER 1972 // AN EARLY FROST 1985
The only thing these have in common is being TV movies, but I'm putting them together anyway
That Certain Summer is a lot better and more engrossing than I was expecting a TV movie to be (which I think shows my own bias more than anything) and is one of the earlier films I've seen that deals with a father/son relationship. It's a sensitive and empathetic portrayal
Plus, you get to see a young Martin Sheen (with, I might add, magnificent hair, say 'militant straights').
An Early Frost is a TV movie about a lawyer who discovers he has AIDS and this was shown on network TV at the height of the epidemic. It was actually number one in the Nielsen ratings the night it aired and was nominated for 14 Emmys (winning 3) but I rarely see people talk about it these days. (That could just be that I'm somewhat reclusive, even online lol) And it was really good imho!
Oh, and the screenplay is written by Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman who also wrote/produced the US version of Queer as Folk
If you're looking for other 80s films about HIV/AIDS, I'd also recommend Buddies (which was devastating) and Parting Glances (I think this is pretty well known for starring a young, beautiful Steve Buscemi), which was actually lighter than I'd remembered it being when revisiting it
THE BURYING PARTY 2018 // BENEDICTION
The Burying Party is a crowdfunded film about Wilfred Owen, who has been one of my favourite poets since high school. (If you've not read any of his poems, at least read his most well known Dulce et decorum est, which doesn't shy away from the horrors of war.) It's obviously low budget, and less than an hour long, but made with a lot of care and love. I actually backed the kickstarter, or whatever it was, and I'm currently trying to figure out if I'm able to download the film from Vimeo where I 'own' it. But, yes, I think it's very good for what it is!
Benediction is far better known, being a Terence Davies (RIP) film that got cinema and festival screenings, but as it's about Siegfried Sassoon (Owen's mentor - afaik they never had a physical relationship, but they seemed to have loved each other dearly), I just wanted to note it.
BROTHER TO BROTHER 2004
Brother to Brother is one I don't remember super well, but it stars Anthony Mackie as a young gay man who befriends an older gay man who was a writer during the Harlem Renaissance. I pretty much never see anyone talking about this film, but I'm a sucker for an intergenerational friendship, especially with queer stories or stories about other marginalised people sharing their history
(Also of note, but far better known, is Looking for Langston. And, while we're talking about Isaac Julien, Young Soul Rebels is brilliant! And Mike from Heartbeat is in it haha)
WILDHOOD 2021
Wildhood is an incredibly tender and special film (though with a brutal start) about the main character finding himself and reconnecting with his heritage (his maternal lineage is Mi'kmaq) and is also essentially kind of a road trip movie, too, which I'm a sucker for. Really, really beautiful film!
The only other queer film I've seen with Aboriginal Canadian* characters is Fire Song, but I don't remember it well
*sorry if that's not the right term
WHEN I'M SIXTY-FOUR 2004
When I'm Sixty-Four is the film for you if you want some ~old man yaoi. It's soooooooo beautiful! I don't have anything else to say about it, but it was just so lovely and moving and ugh. I need everyone to watch it!!
HARD PAINT 2018
Hard Paint is another somewhat difficult watch with a cathartic ending. I just adore films about loneliness and lonely characters. Beautiful film, visually and otherwise, and I remember it having a cracking soundtrack too
A few others I'd like to mention that I don't remember well enough to write about (and, also, I'm tired and just want to post this): A Date for Mad Mary ; Alice Junior ; Cop Secret ; Golden Delicious ; The Leather Boys ; A Very Natural Thing ; Naz & Maalik ; Princess Cyd ; Coming Out 1989 ; O Fantasma ; Winter Kept Us Warm 1965 ; Some Nights I Feel Like Walking and I could keep going foreverrrrr. Might have to do a second part to this post one day?
And I'm planning on doing a post just on Marco Berger's films one day, but for now, I'll say, Plan B, Hawaii, Taekwondo and The Astronaut Lovers are all gorgeous!
MY OTHER REC POSTS // LIST OF ALL QUEER FILMS I'VE SEEN
Also, I never usually do this, but I'm going to be cheeky and tag anyone who liked and/or commented on my post about whether or not I should make this post. Feel free to scroll on by and ignore it though! Or tell me to never do this again. Or even block me if it's really annoying and/or inappropriate!!
Rules: Pick 10 of your favorite actors (or however many you want) and then pick your fav performance from each one
Tagged by @thisonelikesaliens (post), @gotmehookedonthekpop (post), @my-rose-tinted-glasses (post) & @hyeoni-comb (post). We're not tagging anyone for this one, but come play if you want!
We can't pick "favorites" and you can't make us! There are just too many talented actors we love that trying to choose feels impossible and cruel. Instead, we're going to mention some actors that recently made an unforgettable first impression on us!
Yun Qi & Hao Yi Ran in To My Shore
These two really made us feel every second of pain, numbness, grief and desperation in these characters. This series wouldn't have hurt nearly as bad if the acting hadn't been so devastating.
Keng Harit & Namping Napatsakorn in Khemjira
Talented doesn't begin to describe these two. Both crushed their rolls in Khemjira and every episode was filled with moments where we gaped at their acting. Namping absolutely stunned us by delivering both Jet and Ramphueng. And Keng was able to express so much emotion with only his eyes and micro expressions. We would watch these two in anything!
Ayden Sng in Double Helix
Another epic performance that blew us away. We were really impressed with how well he portrayed Lu Feng and all his messy, intense emotions. It was absolutely disturbing to watch at times.
Dew Jirawat in Mr.Kill
Cheating a bit with this one because we were already seriously impressed with Dew's acting in Leap Day and Burnout Syndrome. But his performance in episode one of Mr.Kill made quite the first impression! Dew's portrayal of this character was so good and we can't wait to see more!
Tseng Jing-hua in Had I Not Seen The Sun
Seconding @thisonelikesaliens on this one. Unlike them (post), we have only seen Tseng Jing-hua in this one series, but his acting was INCREDIBLE and unforgettable even thought we wish we could forget! This series was filled with devastating performances from the main actors... we hate them all and this story for hurting us so badly! But if we can ever get passed feeling sad every.time.we.see.his.face, we would like to see Tseng Jing-hua in something else.
Done. No batteries left for more than that. ❤️ Can't in good conscience "recommend" most of these series, and definitely avoid that last one unless you enjoy emotional torture and ugly crying!!! But these are all amazing actors and we will will not forget these exceptional performances.
Okay but one of my absolute favorite things from ep 8 of Payback was seeing Sun not only respond to Jay's romantic advances but also seeing him pulling Jay closer and holding on to him and relishing the kisses. And not only that but seeing him showing care and concern for Jay and being unable to hide it. Seeing him lying in bed next to Jay after being carried there. Seeing Sun easily accept the keycard to Jay's condo. Seeing him constantly seeking Jay out. Seeing his resistance to showing any sort of positive emotion crumble at his feet. Seeing him want to embrace life and begin living and breathing and feeling again.
And when he thought about joy and people to love, he thought about Kajorn, Sky, Jo... and Jay. They are his reasons to feel, his reasons to love, his reasons to live... to finally live for real.
I'm just a slut for characters who have built a wall around their emotions and try to stay as far away from human connection as possible and then they meet someone who bulldozers their way into the character's heart, simultaneously helping them build connections around them.
I don't think Payback is going to give Sky a canon ship, but out of the two options I've seen I'm curious what the distribution is here. Not what you think is more likely to be canon but just which one(s) you like.
Who do you ship Sky with?
Kajorn
Pakin
both
neither
Remaining time: 2 days 20 hours
Nuance & other options in the tags, but no negativity please! This is a ship and let ship space.
I'm sorry but the whole bus being unable to contain their laughter and giddiness at these two awkward losers is my favorite part of this episode so far, and a whole life time of riding public transport tells me that the driver is definitely doing it on purpose.
