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Surrender Dorothy

Syzygy — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 12:00:12 +0000

Surrender Dorothy gives us a group of friends on vacation at a summer cottage. Sarah (Alexa Davalos) is a careless driver and, fag hag for Adam (Tom Everett Scott), who gets herself killed in an accident. Her mother Natalie (Dianne Keaton), moves into the vacation house with her daughter’s friends to work through her grief and drives the group nuts. Chris Pine, the new Captain Kirk, plays Shawn, Adam’s lover. Josh Hopkins is Peter one of the group of friends who’s having marital issues that don’t seem to be helped by having Keaton around.

The Rundown

Syzygy — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 14:22:09 +0000

In The Rundown, Dwayne (”The Rock”) Johnson is Beck, a bounty hunter (sorta), working for a mobster who’s son Travis (Sean William Scott) has run off to South America. Travis is searching for an ancient idol of gold that’ll make him rich. Beck just wants to bring Travis back, collect his money, and open the restaurant he’s always dreamed of. An action flick that gives good mindless entertainment. Christopher Walkin puts in an appearance as a bad man enslaving people in the jungle. And Sean William Scott ends up in handcuffs a couple of times.

Hit and Runway

Syzygy — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 12:00:10 +0000

Alex (Michael Parducci) is a wanna be screenwriter working in his family’s restaurant and living in the basement. He finally gets a break when his cousin hooks him up with a great opportunity. The only problem is that Alex has ideas, but isn’t much of a writer. Enter Elliot (Peter Jacobson) a gay playwrite with a crush on Joey (Kerr Smith) the waiter in Alex’s restaurant. Alex promises to get Elliot a date with Joey if only he’ll help write the action / adventure screenplay for “Hit and Runway.”

Cut Sleeve Boys

Syzygy — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:00:48 +0000

Mel (Steven Lim) and Ash (Chowee Leow) are two ever so slightly aging gay British Chinese men who start to come to grips with getting older after the sudden death of an old friend. Mel by fighting to not settle down with Todd (Gareth Rhys Davis) the young man who worships him and continuing his sexual adventures. And Ash by trying to become a transvestite to attract the macho man of his dreams. Both end up not quite getting what they want in Cut Sleeve Boys.

Back Soon

Syzygy — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:00:04 +0000

In Back Soon, Logan (Windham Beacham) is a young widower selling his house. Gil (Matthew Montgomery), a stranger, shows up and buys it and the two straight men develop a friendship. When Logan’s car won’t start he stays on Gil’s couch. Dreaming about his dead wife, Logan sleepwalks and ends up in Gil’s bed. Is their relationship just two straight guys coming to a realization about themselves, or is there something more supernatural at work? Great movie.

Endgame

Syzygy — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 00:00:34 +0000

Tom (Daniel Newman) is a young London rent boy being kept by Norris (Mark McGann), a drug dealer, who is into treating him rough. During one session, Tom pushes Norris off him and accidentally kills him. Tom turns to the American couple who live in the apartment downstairs to help him flee the police and the mobster. Endgame is an OK movie but with a few things that don’t add up. Like why the couple, Max and Nikke, help Tom go on the run after only one dinner with him (although it seems Max is a little attracted to him).

Lies & Alibis

Syzygy — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:00:15 +0000

This 2006 movie tells the story of a “reformed” con man (Steve Coogan) whose business is now covering up the infidelities of his clients. As a favor to a long time client, he agrees to cover for a last fling for his son (James Marsden) who’s about to get married. It all goes wrong when covering up infidelity turns to covering up a killing and a host of oddball characters get involved. All in all a fun movie.

Jerry O’Connell also puts in a “brief” appearance in the opening scene.

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Peoria Babylon

Syzygy — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:30:06 +0000

John Ashe (David Drake) and Candy Dineen (Ann Cusack) try to save their failing Peoria art gallery by hiring Matt, a young forger (Matthew Pestorius), to make copies of famous paintings and destroy them at a public showing. The scam seems to work at first, but quickly spins apart as John falls for Matt and Candy falls for the nephew of a local gangster.

Bowser Makes a Movie

Syzygy — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:41:50 +0000

In Bowser Makes a Movie, a young man named Bowser (Nick Lewis) has been fired from job after job. He finally tells his parents of his dream to become a porn director. As you can imagine, that went well. With only the support of his best friend (Kevin Viol) who’s secretly in love with him, Bowser impersonates his father to get a loan to make his movie, then loses the money, has to take financing to a pervert who wants to take over, then a loan shark somehow gets involved. Made by an actual porn director, it’s like a porn movie without the plot and without the porn. Not a good combination. Some eye candy, but not enough.

Method

Syzygy — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:10:04 +0000

In Method, John Barrowman (of Torchwood) has the role of an obnoxious celebrity entertainment reporter who’s trying to get the story on an actress (Elizabeth Hurley) and her ex-husband (Jeremy Sisto). The actress is playing the role of a 19th century serial killer and getting a little too involved in her role. While John doesn’t have that much screen time, there is a nice underwear scene.