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STRANGER BY THE LAKE
Stranger By The Lake will be/is accused of being gay pornography wrapped in an art house film's paper. They couldn't be more wrong. Yes, the film is completely unfiltered when it comes to explicit sequences of gay sex, not to mention graphic male nudity in nearly every scene. But all of these aspects are one of the most crucial ingredients to the story, In a way it's almost an allegory of the dangers of promiscuous/unsafe sex and sometimes the fatal consequences. But that could just be me reading too into it. With all that out of the way, let's talk about the film itself, Stranger is a steamy, provocative, and quiet film, not to mention quietly subtle in it's increasing tension. At one point I realized I was gripping the armrest, churning with apprehension, having not blinked and barely breathed. If Hitchcock had make a film about a death in a homosexual cruising spot, it would look something like this. The beautiful cinematography aids in the films decepitively entrancing, intensity. The acting is also solid all around, naturalistic performances, as if no acting is involved. Stranger by the Lake should not be missed. It's a new classic in gay cinema.
Stranger By The Lake will be/is accused of being gay pornography wrapped in an art house film's paper. They couldn't be more wrong. Yes, the film is completely unfiltered when it comes to explicit sequences of gay sex, not to mention graphic male nudity in nearly every scene. But all of these aspects are one of the most crucial ingredients to the story, In a way it's almost an allegory of the dangers of promiscuous/unsafe sex and sometimes the fatal consequences. But that could just be me reading too into it. With all that out of the way, let's talk about the film itself, Stranger is a steamy, provocative, and quiet film, not to mention quietly subtle in it's increasing tension. At one point I realized I was gripping the armrest, churning with apprehension, having not blinked and barely breathed. If Hitchcock had make a film about a death in a homosexual cruising spot, it would look something like this. The beautiful cinematography aids in the films decepitively entrancing, intensity. The acting is also solid all around, naturalistic performances, as if no acting is involved. Stranger by the Lake should not be missed. It's a new classic in gay cinema.
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Recent Viewings (rewatches noted with an *)
Barbarian- (4/5)
Nope- (4.5/5)
Jurassic Park Dominion- 0.5/5
What Josiah Saw- (4.5/5)
Recent Viewings (rewatches noted with an *)
Barbarian- (4/5)
Nope- (4.5/5)
Jurassic Park Dominion- 0.5/5
What Josiah Saw- (4.5/5)
