The premise is awful – two straight dudes decide to make a gay porno “for art” – but the scenework is actually tremendous. Really great performances about machismo and living out dreams and human frailty. What is being sold as Kevin Smith is more Casavettes, believe it or not.
Jordan Hoffman is a New York-based writer and film critic working for The Guardian, Vanity Fair, Thrillist, Times of Israel, NY Daily News and elsewhere.
He is the host of ENGAGE: The Official Star Trek Podcast, a member of the New York Film Critics Circle and challenges you to a game of backgammon.
