Shortbus

What a powerful movie! Get ready for explicit, hard core sex that will never be shown on late night Cinemax. The characters are very well written and typical New Yorkers. I didn't want the movie to end. Lots of eye candy... Full review

What a novelty!! Pornography with a genuine plot! How topical! WHAT SCANDAL! Graphic scenes of intercourse, including a dude blowing himself. If I wanted to watch people screw I'd find something with a much better looking cast. Besides, the story is... Full review

I don't know where all these good reviews are coming from. This movie was the worst i've ever seen. It just follows the boring lives of lazy, self-centered 20-something degenerates in NYC. Worst acting i've ever seen. You're better off renting... Full review

We actually rented this movie as a "wildcard" because of the film festival awards, and almost turned it off midway through. I really think it should be X-rated and I am far from what anyone would call prudish. The plot was... Full review

I think it wasn't as bad as some of the others have reviewed but it was weird.....Let me start off with the good side that I enjoyed...and that was the music and comedy to some extent...the story line is different but... Full review

Total Crap. The woman who was sitting next to me was appalled that the theatre was empty.. she said this movie was "so important for queer cinema". but honey, it's not a gay movie! And it wasn't even good! It was... Full review

Presenting irresponsible and risky behaviour as fun and experimental in this day and age as if it is 1970s is cool? Haven't we all (well most) learned bitter lessons enough? Gratuitous messages are not artistic enough. :(... Full review

the story is okay but I was concerned that whether the director is conveying (if I understand it right) that straight/gay should try different partners and go to sex bars for group sex and dominatrix blabla to learn something exciting and... Full review

Of course the movie was way better than a porn film. At least it was trying to tell something, but I still didn't get it. Am I too young or something? Well, the actors were really good, especially the Chinese girl... Full review

I went to this movie expecting to see an interesting, artsy movie about sexual exploration/expression. Instead I was subjected to almost two hours of graphic gay sex (ho-hum), a sad little sex therapist (who can't get off) and a few other... Full review

the visionary and inspiring new film from Hedwig and the Angry Inch creator John Cameron Mitchell.... ... Full Review

It may be called Shortbus, but it never feels like a short journey. Mitchell's script (written after extensive workshops and collaborations with the unknown but excellent cast) is peppered with wit and there are many lines to savour. ... Full Review

It may be called Shortbus, but it never feels like a short journey. Mitchell's script (written after extensive workshops and collaborations with the unknown but excellent cast) is peppered with wit and there are many lines to savour. ... Full Review

The singer-songwriter is probably best known for his appearance as Ceth in John Cameron Mitchell's "Shortbus," which let him showcase his musical talent with the charming "Soda Shop. The best moment of the night came with a song diehard fans had been requesting from the beginning. ... Full Review

Oh, and really authentic sex scenes. If the sex scenes had been the slightest bit stimulating, well, I might have something different to say. ... Full Review

Celeb Sightings: News is starting to ring in from the movie after-parties, and Eye Weekly's rundown grabbed some interesting bits. Like Sook-Yin Lee, star of Shortbus and director of this year's Year of the Carnivore, was drilling attendees about their... ... Full Article

Singer-songwriter Gentleman Reg. (Norman Wong/Arts & Crafts) Gentlemen prefer disco: We're In A Thunderstorm , the latest single from Gentleman Reg's delightful Jet Black album, is a bit of a departure for the fey Torontonian singer-songwriter. ... Full Article

Hedwig And The Angry Inch was such a great buzz film, we naturally took an interest in Mitchell's next one,' Cho explains. Hedwig had totted up 15,015 admissions on its release in 2002 and reached cult status in Korea, as... ... Full Article

The stage name of singer-songwriter Reg Vermue, Gentleman Reg, could not have been chosen more appropriately. Over the course of his first three albums, Reg made tuneful folk-pop of the most polite, unobtrusive variety. ... Full Article

(With Valentine's Day arriving this week, we thought we'd dig up some of our old romantic favorites and mix them in with some new stuff. ... Full Article

L ast month, Porter Fox and Derek Loosvelt invited 75 people into Loosvelt's Fort Greene brownstone. The party, a regular event called Salon Adelphi, included lots of booze, of course-but also an art installation by Jason Weatherspoon, a reading by... ... Full Article