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Alexander Ryll

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Editor In Chief and Founder of LGBTQ+ magazine Gay Essential. Find Alexander @GayEssential

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My Big Gay Italian Wedding (2018) 71% “My Big Gay Italian Wedding (Puoi Baciare Lo Sposo) is a happy-go-lucky film that most of its audience will find relatable or at the very least heartwarming. It is sweet and refreshing, but does not venture far outside of the limitations of its genre.” – Gay Essential Oct 8, 2019 Full Review The Invisible Men (2012) 4/5 “The Invisible Men opens up a clear-sighted and necessary discussion on topics that have far more extensive implications than LGBT rights.” – Gay Essential Oct 8, 2019 Full Review Sidney & Friends (2018) 100% 4/5 “It is direct in its message, gentle in its execution, deeply empathetic to the struggles of the LGBTQ community.” – Gay Essential Oct 8, 2019 Full Review The 34th (2017) 3/5 “The 34th is a unique and masterful ensemble of some of Ireland's most fearless and influential gay rights activists and their bumpy road towards marriage equality in a state that is generally viewed as socially conservative.” – Gay Essential Oct 8, 2019 Full Review Jesús (2016) 79% “Jesús is less about juvenile delinquency than it is about violence that stems from adolescents testing limits and as a result losing control of the situation.” – Gay Essential Sep 15, 2019 Full Review Check It (2016) 100% 4/5 “As is the case for any documentary about a potentially uncomfortable subject, Check It deserves as much distribution and exposure as possible - both for its importance and for its ability to orchestrate the change it desires.” – Gay Essential Sep 15, 2019 Full Review The Freedom to Marry (2016) 94% 4.5/5 “The Freedom to Marry is very well-done in both its presentation, framing and context. It should serve as a joyful reminder of a hard-fought victory as well as a wonderful historical reference point for the victories we have yet to fight hard for.” – Gay Essential Sep 15, 2019 Full Review Before the Fall (2016) “In Before the Fall, writer and director Byrum Geisler presents a familiar assortment of rambling, lovestruck characters. Familiar, because Geisler bases his debut feature film off of one of Jane Austen's most recognizable works, Pride and Prejudice.” – Gay Essential Sep 15, 2019 Full Review A Date for Mad Mary (2016) 94% 5/5 “There are some delightfully unexpected moments - largely stemming from Mary's penchant for jeopardizing or even ruining whatever good things come her way.” – Gay Essential Sep 15, 2019 Full Review Handsome Devil (2016) 84% 4/5 “More than anything, the character/s who are actually revealed to be gay couldn't be any more refreshingly portrayed by both the filmmaker and the actors in question.” – Gay Essential Sep 15, 2019 Full Review La noche (2016) 4/5 “The movie narrates the sexual adventures of a man who navigates the prostitution underworld of Buenos Aires. For company, he has only drugs, prostitutes, and the incessant solitude that pushes him time and again.” – Gay Essential Sep 15, 2019 Full Review Bromance (2016) “The three aesthetically-pleasing friends have easygoing interpersonal relationships with each other, but things get complicated when something happens between Daniel and Santiago while skinny-dipping.” – Gay Essential Sep 15, 2019 Full Review Pulse (2017) 86% “A twist on the concept of trans sexuality, Pulse is more about body swapping than the traditional trans experience. Still, Cruz-Martin and Monks deliver an insightful look into the challenges of evolving into one's true self.” – Gay Essential Sep 15, 2019 Full Review Heartland (2017) 4/5 “Each character is both loved and despised for their unique combinations of strengths and flaws, and the chemistry within this cast is evident from the opening scenes.” – Gay Essential Sep 15, 2019 Full Review Tom of Finland (2017) 83% 5/5 “Upon the Centennial celebration of Finland, award-winning filmmaker Dome Karukoski presents a moving biopic of one of the country's most beloved sons.” – Gay Essential Sep 15, 2019 Full Review Ekaj (2015) 100% “There is a lot to enjoy if you can accept its stylistic choices for what they are and how they help inform the film's unrelentingly stark tone.” – Gay Essential Sep 15, 2019 Full Review Such Good People (2014) “This delightful comedy caper ends with several back-to-back twists that are unexpected without being arbitrary.” – Gay Essential Sep 15, 2019 Full Review Seed Money: The Chuck Holmes Story (2015) “The film intertwines the history of Falcon with the history of gay porn and gay history itself as Falcon, ably adjusted to the ever-changing times and ever-evolving tastes, which were reflected in the films.” – Gay Essential Sep 15, 2019 Full Review King Cobra (2016) 49% “Filmmaker Justin Kelly wrote the film adapting the story told in the book "Cobra Killer: Gay Porn Murder" by Andrew E. Stoner and Peter A. Conway, and if anything, by the time credits roll, it's hard not to be compelled to read the source material.” – Gay Essential Sep 15, 2019 Full Review Forbidden: Undocumented and Queer in Rural America (2017) 4/5 “Regardless of which side of the wall you fall on as it relates to the topic of immigration, Forbidden does a wonderful job of presenting a more personal perspective on the topic.” – Gay Essential Sep 15, 2019 Full Review One Kiss (2016) “A story about teenage survival, Italian filmmaker Ivan Cotroneo's film, One Kiss (Un bacio), offers all the fun of an '80's high school flick combined with the real-world challenges facing LGBT youth today.” – Gay Essential Sep 15, 2019 Full Review Retake (2016) “Nick Corporon delivers a promising feature film debut in Retake, an inspired road trip drama with enough quirks and twists to keep audiences enthralled until the credit roll.” – Gay Essential Sep 15, 2019 Full Review Beyond Borders: Esteros (2016) 100% “The aptly titled Esteros takes the audience on a journey of sexual discovery, no matter how muddy that experience may often be.” – Gay Essential Sep 15, 2019 Full Review The Falls: Covenant of Grace (2016) “Not every trilogy can improve with each successive film. But The Falls: Covenant of Grace does just that.” – Gay Essential Sep 15, 2019 Full Review Tab Hunter Confidential (2015) 87% “Tab Hunter Confidential is a great 2015 documentary about the life and career of the titular former actor, matinee idol and heartthrob who was also a closeted homosexual in 1950s Hollywood.” – Gay Essential Sep 15, 2019 Full Review
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