Following an embarrassing après-dinner incident at a Gentleman’s Club, where I simultaneously ejaculated semen and fettuccine over my anonymous friend then skulked home covered in stringy alien afterbirth, I decided to become a recluse. I began to haunt chat rooms on the Internet. The best part about chat rooms is that you can be anyone. A Polio stricken Marianne Faithful impersonator rasping from an iron lung. An amputee dwarf into electro-sex, tapping on a tiny keyboard with a hook.
A delightful and sometimes tragic epic romp through the course of a man’s life. It's main character, Cyril Avery, takes you on a literal journey of a lifetime, as his story unfolds in seven year increments, throughout eleven phases of his life. A sort of coming of age, after realizing he is different, and the often painful repercussions of coming to terms with his sexual attraction to men. [read review]
Rating: ★★★★★
This is one of those rare movies that reach into the depth of our souls to show us a poetic portrait of our humility and ultimately our humanity. This movie captures that bittersweet journey someone diagnosed with cancer must tread in order to come to terms with one’s own mortality. This is a beautifully written, masterfully directed, and superbly acted film that takes you on an extraordinary voyage into the heart. [read review]
Rating: ★★★★