
A Lower Power (2009) – A Queer Journey Through Faith and Repression
Director: Robert O’Geen Writer: Robert O’Geen Country: USA Genre: Drama Language: English Duration: 98 min Stars: Mathew Lotto, Rafe Morgan Kossak, Terri J. Freedman, William McMichael In a world overflowing with queer films that often swing between overt humor and deep, tragic reflection, A Lower Power (2009) chooses an audacious, less-traveled path. This darkly comedic, emotionally raw story probes the complexity of identity, repression,…

Ultra-rapid review: 2025 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2025)
Wow, what an interesting meeting – good and bad. The good part was the content, after all, as our leading HIV research meeting, CROI never disappoints, and this time there was indeed a lot of interesting content. The not-so-good part , however, is the state of shock that many HIV clinicians and researchers are in. Due to…

The warehouse manager who lives on the 20th floor
Ah Chao, male, was 23 years old when I met him, about 180cm tall, about 70kg, from Hubei. .The first time I met Ah Chao was in the company’s office. One afternoon, I heard that the company had hired a few new colleagues. I wanted to see some handsome guys, so I looked at the door. There…

Jeffrey (1995): Sex, Fear, and Fabulous One-Liners in a Gay ’90s Rom-Com
Director: Christopher Ashley Writer: Paul Rudnick Country: USA Genre: Comedy, Drama Language: English Duration: 92 min Stars: David Thornton, Irma St. Paule, Jeffrey Ross, Joe Dain, John Ganun, Lee Mark Nelson, Michael T. Weiss, Patrick Stewart, Peter Jacobson, Steven Weber, Tom Cayler “Jeffrey” (1995) is a romantic comedy that boldly combines humor with fear in a way that somehow clicks. While the majority of 90s movies about AIDS were steeped in tragedy…