Retake is another one of those films that I found looking for a day in the afternoon surfing the web because I'm being at home I'm bored with nothing better to do.

This gay romantic drama tells us about Jonathan who hires a male prostitute called Adam to recreate a road trip from his past and with form advances the same we discover about the misfortunes of this man tormented by the experiences he had three years ago which can…

I was ready for some Tuc Watkins nudity, or at least a little skin and I got Tuc Watkins fucking with...*checks notes* all of his clothes on?! No no no. This is not the erotic adventure I signed up for. I didn't want Watkins with serious mental issues unless those mental issues led to him stripping. Instead, he picks up a younger sex worker and makes him live out the past and impersonate someone else who used to be close…

I only chose a low-rated gay film to take a break from all the high ratings I've been giving these past few days, but dammit, this was honestly too good not given a high rating. Retake was not what I was expecting.

The film is about a middle-aged man who hired a male prostitute to roleplay as Brandon, a character we never really knew what happened but the man seemed to love the person so much that they end up…

A film that constantly teeters between creepy and heartbreaking. But as the film progresses the heartbreak of it all comes out as the clear tone, and what we end up with is a genuine, albeit slightly messed up, look into how loneliness and heartache plague two very different people: One who is desperately trying to recreate and get back the happiness he no longer has, and another who claims to have never experienced love, only physicality and jealousy.

The premise…

It's a gay road trip character study so I was obviously gonna be charmed. Then throw in Bob from Desperate Housewives as sad, grumpy Jonathan (Tuc Watkins), trying to heal his heart, and you've hooked me definitely. I also like that Not Brandon (Devon Graye) gets to have autonomy as the sex worker that Jonathan hires for his somewhat mysterious, meticulously planned road trip.

Jonathan might be "in charge" but he doesn't get to treat Not Brandon -- that'll make…

always great seeing tuc watkins in something - his and graye's performances were actually pretty grounded in a story that could've easily spiraled into melodramatic over-acting. there's some pretty well-placed restraint that's much appreciated.

the script captures the well-worn paths of longing and grief that's a mainstay in most homosexual stories. i'm pretty sure if you're committed enough about this genre to actually find something this obscure, you won't find any surprises here.

because of the familiarity in the narrative,…