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Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997)

Michele: Remember the prom? You got so thin by then.

Romy: Oh, I know. I was so lucky getting mono. 

That was like the best diet ever.

I think we all forget that The Devil Wears Prada stole its funniest joke -- "I'm just one stomach flu away from my goal weight." -- from Romy & Michele. And that should not stand! Well perhaps there is a sliver of justice in the world because just as DWP did this year Romy & Michele are finally, finally, fucking finally getting their sequel. (Although unlike Prada it's going straight to streaming but whatever, I will take it.) THR first reported it last night and once I calmed down and stopped doing the "Time After Time" dance routine eighteen hours later I finally sat down and wrote this post. It's great timing anyway since next year marks (excuse this pause while I take an inhale from my old person oxygen tank) the 30th anniversary of the original movie. Besides our beloved blonde Post-Its pair in the leads also set to return are Janeane Garofalo, Alan Cumming, Camryn Manheim and Julia Campbell, while Keegan-Michael Key, Rob Huebel, Breckin Meyer, Patrick Warburton and Nathan Lee Graham (from The Comeback!) are all joing the cast. But what of Justin Theroux? I know his character was an asshole, but a hot one...

I Want Your Poster

Behold the first official poster for Gregg Araki's I Want Your Sex, which hits theaters on July 31st -- also they're saying the trailer lands tomorrow so surely we'll cover that when that happens. I suppose, after Pillion, you can say that we've got our second dom-com of the year here! For now just enjoy your first but hardly last sight of adorable Cooper Hoffman all strapped up and loving it. And yes I have seen this and no I have not reviewed it yet -- I saw it at NewFest but I think there's a good chance I might wait to review it closer to its release, what with Tribeca weighing down heavy on me right now. I am watching so many movies right now! I think I have watched like 30 movies since I saw this movie ffs. I have already booked another press screening of IWYS so I can refresh my brain -- don't cry, is my point! You will hear from me on this movie, have no worries whatsoever.  About that, or about the movie. (Yes that is me hinting that I liked the damn thing.) (poster via)

I WANT YOUR SEX is Gregg Araki’s TIE ME UP! TIE ME DOWN! — a fucking hysterical and sexy blast

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— Jason Adams (@jamnpp.bsky.social) May 30, 2026 at 11:38 PM

Five Frames From ?

What movie is this?

Good Morning, World

I feel like there has been a lot of Patrick Wilson Working Out content making its way onto the internet over the past few weeks and months (bless you Cape Fear) but I guess in order to look like Patrick Wilson looks in his mid-50s then working out is how you're spending most of your time. I just feel blessed about the "making its way onto the internet" part because how else would we know about it? Imagine back in the day when we had to rely on carrier pigeons for this sort of thing. 

Today instead we're relying on a very handsome actor named Jimmy Nicholas (formerly of Chicago Fire) who's Patrick's "workout partner" (I basically had no reason to put that into quotation marks, but by doing so didn't your mind go places? Mine did) who shared all of these photos from a recent running experience with ol' Patty on his Instagram. That's him beside PW in the photos, if you can manage to make time to look askance once or twice. Hit the jump for the rest (oh and a very good morning to you)...

The Love That Dare Not...

Well here's one that I've been promising for ages and ages now -- I first saw Australian director Adrian Chiarella’s queer horror film Leviticus a few months ago when it screened at the "New Directors New Films" festival here in NYC and I shared a moving message from its director at that time, promising a review shortly. Although I also admitted I'd been having a hard go of it, writing-wise... cut to June! The movie played a second time here in New York at NewFest last week, and I'm glad I waited -- I'm glad I saw it a second time and I am glad I let my brain sort itself out ever, ever, ever so slightly, so I could get out of the film's way and try to do it some justice in my review. Because I found the film tremendously moving -- as a gay man almost fully ostracized from his religious family now of course I did. It was made for me. Literally for once. It's nice to be seen. Anyway my review went up today is my point, so click on over to Pajiba to read my thoughts. The film is out in theaters very soon -- June 19th! So you don't have long to wait. As much trauma as the film deals in I do think it finds hope and love by its end, and makes for a great Pride Month release. You should all go see it. I'm not sharing the trailer because I'm sure it gives away too much. Just trust me for once, dammit. 

Five Frames From ?

What movie is this?

Good Morning, World

There's nothing "morning" related about this new photoshoot of Idris Elba for GQ but since Idris Elba photoshoots are seemingly so rare these days I'm happy to have it this morning, and to share it. Although here's where I admit that until I read the article's headline I had absolutely no idea, zero point zero zero, that he is in the new He-Man movie? He's playing Man-At-Arms? Really? Do him and Nicholas Galitzine press their pretty lips together at any point? I mean I obviously didn't get to see the film (I would have but I had a conflict the night of the press screening) but generally it seemed like critics were pleasantly surprised while audiences stayed the fuck away and it flopped. I'll have to catch up with it on VOD at this point, since I'm so buried in Tribeca stuff right now. But it sounds like we've got another Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves sutation -- critics liking a purposefully silly flop -- and hopefully that'll lead to Cult Movie status. For them both! Anyway happy Monday and hit the jump for several more pictures of handsome Idris handomsoning a'plenty...

Pics of the Day

Aww these pictures are sweet -- not sure of the original source for these photos but here are a pair of set photos Jamie Bell with his co-star Tom Andrews from the shooting of the (dare I say "legendary" gay sauna scenes in Richard Gadd's just concluded series Half Man -- and a good time was had by all! Okay I honestly don't know if any character on this show was ever having a good time, especially when sex was involved, but the actors look like they're having fun anyway! See my scant few posts to date about the excellent Half Man at this link -- I may've finished it a few days ago but it hasn't stopped popping into my head at the most random of moments since, which kind of feels like being punched in the gut if I'm being honest. As good as Gadd's proven to be at excavating trauma maybe for his own sake he should try something lighter next go? I don't want to have to worry about him. But then if I could write scenes specifically for Jamie Bell to have gay group sex in a sauana worthy of Jamie Bell actually taking the role and doing that I'd write whatever I'd think would make that happen too. In summation -- let's get Jamie an Emmy! He should have several awards at this point given his exceptional talent -- I mean he should have an Oscar for his work in All of Us Strangers alone, dammit. Anyway this will hopefully just be the start of the Bell-assaince...

Watch the Dancing Vampires

Are you excited that Interview With the Vampire is back for its third season? granted it's not called "Interview With the Vampire" now -- it's now called The Vampire Lestat since it's moved on to another Anne Rice novel, but whatever -- it'll remain Interview With the Vampire to me because I don't have brain-space for that shit. But yes I am excited and so should you be -- all the word is very good, which makes sense since the first two seasons of the show also ruled. The show drops on Sunday. Anyway let's get to my real reason for this post -- the Tribeca Film Festival kicked off last night and I am running to a screening this afternoon so for the next couple of hours it'll be quiet. I will be back. I think. I should be, unless my office decides to close early while I'm out (always a possiblity on a Summer Thursday when we've got a Summer Friday ahead) but that decision is beyond my means of foretelling. For now just stare at the Dancing Vampires until you find yourself getting sleepy, sleepy, sleepy...

All Araki All the Time

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I mentioned in passing last week that over the weekend I would be seeing Gregg Araki not once but twie in person over the weekend thanks to 1) a screening of the new 4K restoration of Mysterious Skin at IFC Center, and 2) a screening of his new movie I Want Your Sex at NewFest. Saying this happened "over the weekend" doesn't even cut it -- it all happened within the span of a few hours on Saturday. (And that doesn't even count the few minutes I spent standing directly next to him outside the venue for the latter -- we was all up in each other's business that day! Anyway I took a couple of videos of all of this business that I posted on Instagram but hell, I should share them here too. Right? Right. Above that's Gregg and actor (turned Oscar-nominated director) Brady Corbet talking about the making of Mysterious Skin for a few minutes; below is Araki introducing I Want Your Sex. And P.S. yes I will be reviewing IWYS soon enough, but for now feel free to enjoy this spoiler-free gay goodness...

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Good Morning, World

I can't believe I almost forgot about this shot in Fuze, director David Mackenzie's weird little action-thriller starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Theo James -- Aaron's world-class bum laid out for us and I totally spaced. Just tells you what kind of a head-space I'm in I guess. 2026! One hell of a year y'all. Anyway at least we have that gif to show for it. For my previous posts on Fuze click here -- I kind of liked the movie? I like that you think it's going to be this generic thing but then it is not, at all -- I'm just not sold that all the twists it takes make total sense. It gets a little silly but hell, give me silly over boring any day. Especially with Aaron and Theo around.(and taking their clothes off). If they'd added a sexy component -- if everybody had been boinking each other like in certified masterpiece Wild Things -- we coulda had a real camp classic on our hands. When will these straight filmmakers learn...

Today's Fanboy Delusion

Today I'd rather be...

... making great strides with Miguel.

Don't know, don't care why Miguel Angel Silvestre just posted this 43-second video consisting of dozens of mini-clips of himself running around in various states of undress -- just happy it exists today, on a day where I really needed this exact sort of distraction for a bit. I feel as if you'll agree! Also...

... I love those yellow socks so much! I am so going to go buy some yellow socks for my running fits as soon as I finish this post. So, lest we delay that excitement, hit the jump for dozens more gifs...

Josh Heuston Twelve Times

Well Dune Prophecy and Off Campus and Dangerous Animals actor Josh Heuston certainly isn't beating the claims (invented entirely by me) that he's a computer-generated human interloper, too pretty to be real, after this brand new photoshoot for Elle Austrailia. Granted he's no doubt getting help via photoshop and make-up and all the tools of the pretty-people trade, but I remain entirely unconvinced of his corporeality. If only there was some way I could place my hand on those abs to make sure! Well until then and only then I will continue my quest to call out this ruse. Now the ball's in your court, Josh! Hit the jump for the rest...

Five Frames From ?

What movie is this?

Good Morning, World

Aaron Pierre is god now.

Happy Birthday To Us

Two things in that photo are celebrating a birthday today. One is our boy (shh Saoirse) Jack Lowden, who's turning 36 today. And the other is Plaid Pants. As in My New Plaid Pants. As in yes this very website. Okay maybe that was a convoluted way to finish this day off, whatever -- I got to stare at my boy (shh Saoirse) Jack Lowden for a moment. That makes it all worth it! All twenty-one years of this site's nonsense! Summed up in one batch of gobbledegook! Seems about right. Anyway yeah that's that for today -- thanks to everybody who wished the site a happy birthday on this morning's Chris-Evans-flavored  recognition of this same damn thing. I did want to end the day by bumping up our annual donation ask -- if you wanna say thanks to us with pennies as opposed to pleasantries you can donate whatever you see fit at this link. As I said yesterday -- I make zero point zero zero dollars off MNPP so once a year I feel as if I've perhaps earned a quick moment of beggary. (As opposed to buggery, which we enjoy year round.) Or there is also the eBay Store -- buy something there and we all win! But whatever -- it's shit out there, the economy's in the toilet and we're probably on the verge of societal collapse or whatever, so I understand if you've got more important things to squirrel away your nickels for. I get it. And enough of this starving orphan schtick, it's making me itch. As always -- thank you to everybody who comes round and gobbles up my nonsense daily, weekly, whenever your antidepressants are working. Me and my boy Jack (shut up Saoirse, I mean it) love you all! Forever! However long that is now! Like... a week, maybe?

Pumpin' With Patrick

I already shared a long trailer for the forthcoming Cape Fear series on Apple+ right here -- that one was good and all but I much prefer this sixteen seconds of simplicity they dropped today. Patrick Wilson, half naked, lifting weights, sold! The first two episodes premiere on Friday. And honestly if they're just this for two hours I'll watch the whole damn thing. 

Bonus: here's a picture that a fan snapped of Patrick at his gym the 

other day. (How do we find this fan & nominate them for a Pulitzer?)

Do Dump or Marry: Pool Boys

(click to embiggen) I think it's probably best to just ignore the dumb context for these photos of actors Anthony Keyvan, Gavin Leatherwood, and Mason Gooding hanging out in a hot tub with fruity drinks together yesterday -- it was a promotional event for Amazon Clothing, eww -- and instead just enjoy the sight of, well, Anthony Keyvan, Gavin Leatherwood, and Mason Gooding hanging out in a hot tub with fruity drinks. Or if absolutely need be go ahead and pretend that you're the skeevy billionaire who paid to have these three pretty boys splash about half-naked on your yacht -- whatever works for you. I suppose I can't judge given all of the absolute filth floating around my own brain. Anyway you know the drill -- take to the comments and "Do Dump or Marry" these three. Yes right now! (via)

Billy Gets It

This feels like an invitation.