The Night “Fast & Furious 6” Shot Hot Action All Up Into My Face!
{rating} It was a Holiday. Memorial Day. I was home alone. All of my friends were out of town with their significant others or visiting family. I’d already had my fair share of cookouts and dry overly cooked barbeque that afternoon. I needed some time…
Review & Full Episode of MTV’s True Life: Secrets, Lies & Sex
{rating} As I watched MTV’s True Life: Secrets, Lies & Sex (view full episode below), I had to frequently question what was real, staged or scripted.Since news and a trailer about the show have been out for a couple of weeks now, the internet (including…
WATCH SHORT FILM: Seith Mann’s Five Deep Breaths
{rating} This year marks the Tenth Anniversary of one of my favorite short films, Five Deep Breaths. In just 20 minutes, this film tells a complete yet complex tale of Manhood, Masculinity, Responsibility and Revenge. Written and Directed by Seith Mann as his…
New Indie Films Featuring Gay Men of Color
Frameline’s 37th San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival is coming this June with an interesting batch of domestic and foreign films featuring masculine gay men of color. The standout of the list is The Happy Sad, the latest film by writer/director Rodney Evans. His previous…
WATCH: Gay Short Film “SLOW”
{rating} Written and Directed by newcomer Darius Clark Monroe, the short film “SLOW” gives viewers a (somewhat) realistic view of an “online hookup” between (somewhat) masculine men. Crazy Dope cinematography and believable acting give this an authentic “fly on the wall” feel that…
FILM REVIEW: The Ending
{rating} Directed by: David Eduardo Flores Perez Written by and Starring: Seek The POET Featuring: Jarid Manos “The Ending” synopsis: “A poignant spoken word piece that addresses sexual addiction, stigma, and homophobia. In this independent short film the main character played by…
GAY WEB SERIES REVIEW: In The Deep
{rating} Americans triumph over the British in many, many ways…giving birth to the worst black gay web series in the world (Street Behavior) is among these honors. But like King Joffrey Baratheon, the Brits have come pretty damn close to taking our throne….
WEB SERIES REVIEW: My Brother’s Keeper (Season Three)
{rating} The whole concept of a web series is both a gift and a curse. On one hand, it allows filmmakers to tell stories in cheap, unique ways outside of the traditional television formula. On the other hand, it potentially allows the artist too much…
WEB SERIES REVIEW: No Shade
{rating} As the media guru here at Cypher Avenue, I made it a goal to find time in my busy schedule to not only take in a lot of gay books, music and films featuring people of color, but to also write detailed reviews…
FILM REVIEW: Nick Delmacy on “The D.L. Chronicles: Episode Thomas”
{rating} “The D.L. Chronicles: Episode Thomas” is an odd little beast. On one hand it triumphantly swaggers around the room with its’ chest out, boasting its high quality filmmaking, exceptional writing and superb acting. On the other hand it carries a weight of a…
FILM REVIEW: Ocky Williams on “The D.L. Chronicles: Episode Thomas”
{rating} The Cypher Avenue team recently went to a screening of “The DL Chronicles: Episode Thomas.” The film was the opening night feature at Maurice Jamal’s Mix Fest International Film Festival in Atlanta, GA. It has been years since we last saw an episode…
WEB SERIES REVIEW: Finding Me – The Series
{rating} First things first, the Finding Me web series is a spin-off of the Straight-to-DVD movies of the same name. Props to the filmmaker for showing entrepreneurial initiative. If you haven’t seen the films, DON’T WORRY. You will be constantly reminded of their existence in…
FILM REVIEW + VIDEO: “Dakan” – The First West African Gay Film
{rating} Since the early days of this website, we’ve been most surprised by the numerous page views and emails we get from young men either from a country in Africa now living in America and the UK or men currently still living there….
FIVE BLACK GAY WEB SERIES RECAPPED
SHOTS FIRED! Let’s face it, even William Shakespeare had hecklers. Hell I’m sure there were even cave men that critiqued cave art. Criticism of art is probably older than art itself. Having said that, I decided to finally watch all of the scripted web series…
Why I Love Starz Original Series: SPARTACUS
I didn’t realize until recently that I have done a disservice to Cypher Avenue’s readers. As much as we complain about the lack of masculine homosexual men of color on the big and small screens, there have been a couple that have been hiding in…
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