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An Apocalyptic Queer Love Story

Plus, Three More Movie Reviews

by Chris Narloch

Two very different new movies in theaters feature queer couples, and I also review two terrific nominees for this year’s Academy Awards.

Knock at the Cabin

The handsome actors Jonathan Groff and Ben Aldridge, both gay in real life, play a queer couple, who must make a horrible choice, after four strangers invade their remote vacation cabin in this new movie. The gay dads, who have an adorable little Asian daughter, can save humanity if they sacrifice one member of their family.

What starts out as an apparent home invasion turns into an apocalyptic nightmare because of ominous visions experienced by the quartet of trespassers. Don’t let anyone tell you what happens or how the movie ends, as this is M. Night Shyamalan’s finest film since

The director has made a lot of bad movies in between that film and this one, but Shyamalan finally has a strong script (based on a book) and an exceptional cast again. The depiction of the queer couple is unusually detailed and touching for a horror thriller, and the supporting cast -- especially Dave Bautista, Rupert Grint, and Kristen Cui, who plays the

Once you swallow its crazy premise, this movie is intense, suspenseful, and very moving.

Another queer couple takes center stage in this sweet Australian movie. The modest tearjerker follows the rollercoaster love story between a Serbian-born amateur ballroom

Thrown together by chance, the two young men have a hot affair, part, and then reconnect years later, realizing that they should have been together all along. Is it too late for their love? You’ll just have to see for yourself, when “Of an Age” opens at Sacramento’s Tower

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