Boys Life 2

The second outing in the Boys Life series collects another set of gay-themed shorts. Must Be the Music follows a group of Los Angeles teens, three gay and one straight, through a night of romantic misadventures at a hip dance club. In Nunzio's Second Cousin, police Sgt. Tony Randozzy (Vincent ...more

This collection of gay-themed short films gets better as it goes along. Opener Must Be the Music chronicles the nightlife hi-jinks of a group of callow pretty boys; like its protagonists, the film is nice-looking but ultimately shallow and immature. Nunzio's Second Cousin features an intriguing premise and compelling performances from Vincent D'Onofrio and Eileen Brennan, but a too-pat ending puts the brakes on its considerable dramatic momentum. Alkali, Iowa proves both stylish and emotionally ...more