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  • Antarctica 2008

    ★★ Watched 09 Mar, 2013

    Some pretty good performances from a few leads, though nothing truly novel is found this latest meditation on queer hookup culture.

  • Elliot Loves 2012

    ★★ Added

    Not awful, but it's difficult to want to sit through. Redeeming moments are few and far between.

  • Vandals 2008

    ★★ Watched 21 Jan, 2013

    This was meh. I like the basic premise of the intersection of queer youth and the street art subculture, but this ended up feeling stilted because it didn't capitalize on its run-time.

  • Private Romeo 2011

    ★★★ Watched 20 Jan, 2013

    This surprised me in some good ways. It's imperfect but the actors' performances are earnest. I especially liked the inclusion of DADT as a theme. The flatness, though, lay in the intercalary bits--those odd 'candid' YouTube videos and alternative music listings. Maybe they were meant to add a cultural context, but really they were distracting. Overall, the score was pretty nice, though, as were select shots and lighting choices. The film could have been better with more backstory and a more focused premise.