Scarpetta, Disobedience and Heated Rivalry's François Arnaud
A new Nicole Kidman wig is almost upon us.
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— I haven't had a chance to check out my screeners yet, so I don't know if Scarpetta will actually be gay or not. What I do know, however, is that nothing brings gay men together like a new Kidders wig.
Nicole Kidman hasn't had the best run of it recently on the small screen, but who cares? Heartbreak feels good in a place likе Prime Video, which is where you'll be able to catch Scarpetta from March 11th.
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— A new Thai BL series named Love Like A Bike premiered on GagaOOLala this week. A-lister Masu Junyangdikul stars in the show and KinnPorsche actors Ta Nannakun and Us Nititorn reunite here too (anyone else remember that horny ass show?).
The plot explores a psychological "androphobia" (fear of men) trauma, forcing the leads to build a deep emotional connection without physical contact. Except for this kiss, apparently.
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Rachel Weisz had me reconsidering my sexuality for the first time in decades while watching Vladimir this week, so obviously I had to revisit her role in the lesbian classic Disobedience.
Weisz plays New York photographer Ronit Krushka who flies back to London for her father's funeral. There she finds herself tangled up again in the same Orthodox Jewish community that once shunned her for loving a bestie named Esti.
Esti, now played by Rachel McAdams, is unbearably hot, so of course, it's not long until familiar feelings return...
Sebastián Lelio's drama isn't the first to show how religion can suffocate queer expression of any kind. What sets it apart, however, is the specific religious context explored here and how everyone involved is just at the top of their game.
There's also a particularly memorable sex scene which will make lesbians out of me, you, and everyone else watching, regardless of who you were or how you identified before.
McAdams explored the impact of this scene in more depth with EW, describing how integral to the story that tryst was:
"The characters need this release to open up. There was energy to that scene that I haven’t experienced in any other sex scenes [with men] in my career. There was camaraderie to it. We both felt safe and free. All those things that you love about being a woman, you get to be with [in the scene]."
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