| Welcome to the Now Playing Reviews Database where
you can find our opinion of films which have had a cinema release in the UK.
Each of these movies are reviewed from a gay perspective, giving them
both an overall star rating plus our exclusive gay rating. The more stars out of a possible 10, the
better the film; similarly the more pink triangles, the greater the gay interest. A full list of
all our reviews appears below, and this week's current films are found on the Now Playing Main Page.
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| This pint-sized version of a James Bond movie is the rare sequel that manages to surpass the original. The gags are even more madcap than before, and director Robert Rodriguez's loopy casting choices (Steve Buscemi plays a mad scientist) make this almost as much fun for adults as for kids. With its fast comedy, grand-scale sets, flashy special effects, and cool gadgets, this movie is like a wonderfully wild amusement park ride. |
 Carla Gugino, Antonio Banderas, Alexa Vega, and Daryl Sabara. Courtesy of Dimension Films. |
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Gay Interest: Gugino swapped spit with Molly Parker in The Center of the World. Banderas began his acting career in several of ambisexual director Pedro Almodovar's gender-twisting films and played Tom Hanks' lover in Philadelphia. Buscemi was an AIDS-afflicted gay man in Parting Glances, and pansexual actor Alan Cumming has a cameo reprising his role as Floop from the first film. | |
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