I saw this movie in France when it came out and I’m not really a cryer but I was balling at the end. The Bubble (2006) is a portrait of queer life in Tel Aviv and at its heart is a love story between, one Jew and one Arab, and it is painful to realize how much they love each other and yet can’t be together. You know how there’s that thing where the most conservative, anti-gay politicians, who lobby against gay rights, AIDS research, marriage equality and all the rest are the same ones trolling for cocks in bathroom stalls and spreading their ass cheeks on Scruff? Outage (2009) chronicles the scandals and wonders why closeted politicians continue to make laws that hurt their own quality of life. Tig (2015) is a touching Netflix documentary about a lesbian comedian who has been hit with a number of life setbacks, including breast cancer, and turns to stand-up comedy to laugh and celebrate the joy of life. The message is we should enjoy our loved ones while they’re there. The film captures the power of love-at-first-sight, and it shows that people come into our lives for different reasons. It ends sadly when one of the boys announces he’s moving away for two years. Weekend (2011), directed by Andrew Haigh, is a beautiful if too real portrait of a hook up turned heated romance stretched out over the course of a weekend.
