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The Ultimate Guide to Streaming Stuff Other Than "Tiger King" During Quarantine
There are other things to stream, too.
04.15.2020
Midsommar
Considering we've now hit Day 1,592 of quarantine (give or take), it's fair to assume that most of us have already streamed our fair share of content.
But we can only watch Tiger King so many times in a row before it's time to find something else, so here's a guide to all of the other best stuff to stream while you're still stuck inside.
<h3><u>Netflix</u></h3><p>Netflix is still the king of streaming services, so it shouldn't come as a surprise that they have a lot more to offer than just <em>Tiger King </em>and <em>The Office</em>.</p><h4>Ozark</h4><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
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<small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">Netflix</small></p><p>Currently the second most popular show on the platform (trailing behind Joe Exotic's docuseries), <em>Ozark </em>stars Jason Bateman as a financial planner who falls into the debt of a Mexican drug lord.<br></p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-632"></div>
<!-- End Ezoic - undersecond12 - under_second_paragraph --></p><div><span class="redactor-invisible-space"></span></div><h4>Schitt's Creek</h4><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
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<small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">CBC</small></p><p>Rich folk aren't exactly in-vogue, so a sitcom about a wealthy family who lose all their money should hit extra hard right about now.<br></p><h4>Terrace House</h4><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
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<small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">Netflix</small></p><p>If watching a bunch of young Japanese people go about their day-to-day lives in a very pretty communal house doesn't sound interesting to you, that's just because you haven't watched <em>Terrace House</em> yet.<span></span><br></p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-633"> </div>
<!-- End Ezoic - incontent1 - mid_content --></p><h4>Queer Eye</h4><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
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<small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">Netflix</small></p><p>Possibly the most wholesome show on Netflix, <em>Queer Eye </em>is like a warm spoonful of soup for the soul, assuming said soup was also very stylish.<br></p><h4>Beastars</h4><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
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<small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">Orange</small></p><p>It's kind of like <em>Zootopia, </em>but with murder, and yes, it's very good. <br></p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-634"> </div>
<!-- End Ezoic - incontent11 - mid_content --></p><h4>The Good Place</h4><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
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<small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">NBC</small></p><p>An exceedingly clever supernatural comedy about a crummy lady who accidentally gets sent to heaven after dying, <em>The Good Place </em>somehow manages to get better each season.<br></p><h4>The Witcher</h4><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
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<small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">Netflix</small></p><p>Sometimes the best escape from reality is watching Henry Cavill engage in some gritty dark fantasy shenanigans.<br></p><h4>The Office (Again)</h4><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
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</p><p>Let's be honest, the real draw of Netflix has always just been having The Office play on loop in the background for the 800th time. What else could make quarantine feel so normal?<span></span><br></p><h3><u>Hulu</u></h3><p>Hulu is kind of like Netflix's lamer younger brother, but he's going through a "film kid" phase, so you might as well raid his collection.</p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-635"> </div>
<!-- End Ezoic - incontent2 - long_content --></p><h4>Parasite</h4><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
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<small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">Barunson</small></p><p>If you haven't seen <em>Parasite</em>, it's time for you to watch <em>Parasite</em>. It's probably the only Oscar-winning movie of the past decade that actually deserved all of its awards.<br></p><div><span class="redactor-invisible-space"></span></div><div><span class="redactor-invisible-space"></span></div><h4><span></span>Sorry to Bother You</h4><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
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<small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">Annapurna</small></p><p>If magic realism, telemarketing, and class warfare don't sound like they should go together, director Boots Riley might be able to change your mind.<br></p><h4><span></span>Family Guy</h4><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
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<small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">Fox</small></p><p>Remember when <em>Family Guy </em>was popular? Hulu remembers.<span></span><br></p><h4>The Masked Singer</h4><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
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<small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">Fox</small></p><p>You need to turn your brain off in order to watch a bunch of mystery celebrities sing poorly while wearing elaborate costumes, but turning your brain off isn't the worst thing in the world right now.<br></p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-636"> </div>
<!-- End Ezoic - incontent22 - long_content --></p><h4>Brooklyn Nine-Nine</h4><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
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<small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">NBC</small></p><p>Andy Samberg is consistently great, and <em>Brooklyn Nine-Nine </em>is probably the only show where cops somehow manage to still be likable.<span></span><br></p><h4>South Park</h4><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
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<small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">Comedy Central</small></p><p><em>South Park </em>may have lost it's spark over the past few years, but there are still plenty of treasures in the shows' vast backlogs.<br></p><h4>Detective Pikachu</h4><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
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<small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">The Pokemon Company</small></p><p>It's realistic Pikachu. That's the pitch.<span></span><br></p><h4>Future Man</h4><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
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<small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">Hulu</small></p><p>Serious shows are fine for non-pandemic times, but right now, a light comedy about a time-traveling janitor (played by Josh Hutcherson, who has always seemed like a pretty cool dude) seems preferable.<br></p><h3><u>Amazon Prime</u></h3><p>Most people don't explicitly subscribe to Amazon Prime for their streaming, but since you're already relying on them for essential cleaning products (and video game deliveries), there's a lot of content worth consuming, too.</p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-637"> </div>
<!-- End Ezoic - incontent3 - longer_content --></p><h4>Fleabag</h4><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
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<small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">BBC</small></p><p>Phoebe Waller-Bridge gifts us one of the most unique shows of the past decade, full of hilarity, tragedy, and most importantly, a very <a href="https://www.popdust.com/hot-priests-ranked-2644820830.html" target="_blank">hot priest.</a><br></p><h4>Hunters</h4><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
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<small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">Amazon Prime</small></p><p>Hunting Nazis never goes out of style.<span></span><br></p><h4>Gotti</h4><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
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<small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">Vertical Entertainment</small></p><p>If you ever wanted to see John Travolta do a really, really bad job playing mafia boss John Gotti, this is your chance.<br></p><h4>The Sopranos</h4><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
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<small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">HBO</small></p><p>Amazon Prime has good mafia stuff, too.<br></p><h4><span></span>Lady Bird</h4><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
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<!-- End Ezoic - incontent33 - longer_content --></p><p>Greta Gerwig's coming-of-age film put both Saoirse Ronan and Timothée Chalamet on the map, and that alone makes it worth seeking out.<br></p><h4>Midsommar</h4><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
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<small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">Vox</small></p><p>If gruesome cult deaths and psychedelic imagery sound like your idea of a fun movie night, then you'll find a lot to love in <em>Midsommar.</em><br></p><h4>Honey Boy</h4><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
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<small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">IMDB</small></p><p>Written by and starring Shia LaBeouf (based on Shia LaBeouf's own childhood relationship with his abusive father), <em>Honey Boy </em>is easily one of the most underrated films of 2019.<br></p><h4>The Farewell</h4><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
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<small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">A24</small></p><p>Awkwafina gives a career-best performance as a young woman torn between American and Chinese culture.<br></p><h3><u>Disney+</u></h3><p>There's no convincing evidence that Disney+ has any programs other than <em>The Mandalorian</em>, so if you have Disney+, you're probably already watching <em>The Mandalorian</em>. That said...</p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-639"> </div>
<!-- End Ezoic - incontent4 - longest_content --></p><h4>The Mandalorian</h4><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
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<small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">Disney</small></p><p>This is the <em>Star Wars </em>spin-off about a bounty hunter and Baby Yoda, but you already knew that.<br></p><h3><u>Crunchyroll</u></h3><p>Quarantine is the perfect time to immerse yourself into anime.<br></p><h4>Attack on Titan</h4><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
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<small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">Kodansha</small></p><p>Few shows have ever been better than <em>Attack on Titan</em>. If you haven't watched it, you're doing yourself a disservice.<br></p><h4>Haikyuu</h4><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
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<small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">Shueisha</small></p><p>It turns out that the perfect way to spend quarantine is alongside the world's most wholesome boy's volleyball team.<br></p><h4>Demon Slayer</h4><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
<img type="lazy-image" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yMjkzMzk5My9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYxNDk4OTM1NH0.VbqbcNuCWfyTZEM76n3UE8oi2L9vY3jdv6iuCTuf754/img.jpg?width=980" id="80f64" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="162ba52a279dc1142ccf1110c39c9df6" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" alt="Demon Slayer">
<small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">Shueisha</small></p><p>Featuring some of the most brilliantly animated fight scenes in the entire medium, <em>Demon Slayer </em>is the perfect entry-point to the battle <em>shonen </em>genre.<br></p><h4>Tower of God</h4><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
<img type="lazy-image" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yMjkzMzk5Ni9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYzMDMzNzg1MH0.E0zQlmu8eNLAjpIQcJa2nQDs1zodehw165JMiZIDqqw/img.jpg?width=980" id="d0902" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="979e9c038a65890c8c6d4638a3d418ab" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" alt="Tower of God">
<small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">Telecom Animation</small></p><p>Adapted from a South Korean webtoon, <em>Tower of God </em>follows a young boy as he attempts to journey up a mysterious tower full of dangerous challenges.<br></p><h4>JoJo's Bizarre Adventure</h4><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
<img type="lazy-image" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yMjkzNDAwMS9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY1MzgwMTczNX0.CwYWBaB0xOIZlz8pQv5QX5xgHvOanK4SeUeH7sQFoHU/img.jpg?width=980" id="85978" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="08288f3c7875453b0baee4eaada256ca" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" alt="JoJo's Bizarre Adventure">
<small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">Shueisha</small></p><p><em>JoJo's Bizarre Adventure</em> is, indeed, the most bizarre show you'll ever see.<br></p><h4>Yuri on Ice</h4><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
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<small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">MAPPA</small></p><p>Ice skating and LGBTQ romance go to together incredibly well.<br></p><h4>The Promised Neverland</h4><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
<img type="lazy-image" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yMjkzNDAxNi9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYxMDQxMDc2NX0.3jkWFBZWurA56FEzAVqUjFJapxIyWQ3BKbMAH-NBJ5o/img.jpg?width=980" id="33b20" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="0931515f5a4fc3c0f460543b5448002d" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" alt="The Promised Neverland">
<small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">Shueisha</small></p><p>A group of young children living in an idyllic orphanage discover that they're actually being kept as livestock for man-eating monster. Yeah, it's pretty intense.<br></p><h4>One Piece</h4><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
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<small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">Shueisha</small></p><h2></h2><p>Starting a 900+ episode pirate epic has never been more convenient.<br></p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-640"> </div>
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He-Man Sings "What's Up" as New Queer Cinema
The classic He-Man meme video stands the test of time as an iconic example of queer-coded art.
02.11.2020
Slackcircus
In December of 2005, Brokeback Mountain shifted queer-coded cinema into the mainstream.
Prior to 2005, "New Queer Cinema"––a term coined by film scholar B. Ruby Rich in Sight & Sound to define the queer-themed independent film movement, which focused on rejecting heteronormativity and concentrated on LGBTQ protagonists––existed on the fringe of the film world. It's worth noting that while the movement primarily refers to the boom in independent LGBTQ films from 1992 onwards, queer cinema existed for many years prior, albeit without a proper name. But regardless of nomenclature, New Queer Cinema was typically designated for niche audiences, relegated to arthouse showings at best.
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<img type="lazy-image" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yMjY3MzgyMC9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYzNzM5MDE3M30.jqG2QsLJmEW2cM09Bf7uwaYNRWO0QIDd6c9uDf_YNPA/img.jpg?width=980" id="b8019" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="6e24c2d24ace11934ea55e7e5f1bc5fc" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" alt="Brokeback Mountain">
<small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">Focus Features</small></p><p>And then came <em>Brokeback Mountain</em>, a wide-release movie about two queer cowboys, directed by Ang Lee and starring A-List actors Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal. In a sense, <em>Brokeback Mountain </em>went viral, spawning endless memes, parodies, and even <a href="https://southpark.cc.com/clips/150639/gay-cowboys-eating-pudding" target="_blank">an entire episode of <em>South Park</em></a>. New Queer Cinema had entered the mainstream public consciousness.<br></p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-632"></div>
<!-- End Ezoic - undersecond12 - under_second_paragraph --></p><p>"I mean I don't want to underestimate the extent to which <em>Brokeback</em> did its work, because it really did," <a href="https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/kwxk5m/ten-years-after-brokeback-mountain-where-is-gay-cinema-at-111" target="_blank">reflected Rich</a> in a 2015 retrospective on the film. "It changed attitudes across generations. It was obviously extremely powerful among gay men, but it was also unimaginably transformative for people in rural areas outside of major metropolises." In the years following <em>Brokeback Mountain</em>, the conversation around queer culture changed drastically, with LGBTQ representation becoming more and more prominent in media and the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/27/us/supreme-court-same-sex-marriage.html" target="_blank">Supreme Court finally legalizing same-sex marriage</a>.</p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-633"> </div>
<!-- End Ezoic - incontent1 - mid_content --></p><p>But in 2005, before <em>Brokeback Mountain</em> even came out, there was another viral piece of queer-coded media that took the Internet by storm––a video dubbed "Fabulous Secret Powers," and alternatively, "He-Man Sings" or "HEYYEYAAEYAAAEYAEYAA."</p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-youtube">
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</p><p>Originally posted to the <a href="http://secretpowers.net/reddit/fsp_history.html" target="_blank">Something Awful Forums</a>––the pre-YouTube platform that spawned many of the Internet's early memes––"Fabulous Secret Powers" spread from forum to forum, eventually going on to rack up over <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZ5LpwO-An4" target="_blank">150 million views</a> on YouTube and becoming one of the early Internet's <a href="https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/he-man-sings-heyyeyaaeyaaaeyaeyaa" target="_blank">most viral sensations</a>.<br></p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-635"> </div>
<!-- End Ezoic - incontent2 - long_content --></p><p>Combining animated footage from <em>He-Man and the Masters of the Universe</em> with a cover of alt. rock band 4 Non Blondes' 1992 single "What's Up," "Fabulous Secret Powers" follows a forbidden romantic affair between He-Man/Prince Adam and Man-At-Arms/Duncan. The songs' sound and lyrics lend themselves surprisingly well to this endeavor. </p><p>Set to a pulsating electronic keyboard beat, the ridiculously catchy chorus ("And I say, hey hey hey hey / I said hey, what's going on?") is almost always coupled with He-Man in a pink shirt, head thrown back against a glittery rainbow background. The image became so popular that it even inspired an <a href="https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-laughing-he-man-meme-is-finally-getting-the-action-1827134074" target="_blank">official special edition "Laughing Prince Adam" action figure</a>. But the verses betray a starker reality.</p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-636"> </div>
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</script></center><p></p><p>As the upbeat keyboard continues, He-Man sings: "And so I cry sometimes / When I'm lying in bed / Just to get it all out / What's in my head / And I am feeling a little peculiar." We then catch a glimpse of He-Man's AIM (AOL Instant Messenger, for you Gen Z trash) chat with Man-At-Arms. "Hey STUD!" writes He-Man, before quickly following with, "LOL j/k."</p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-637"> </div>
<!-- End Ezoic - incontent3 - longer_content --></p><p>He-Man's plight likely mirrored the experiences of a lot of young queer people in the early 2000s who were forced to come to terms with their identities during a time when they were still considered taboo in mainstream culture. "Oh my god do I try / I try all the time / in this institution," sings He-Man. "Oh my god do I pray / I pray every single day / For a revolution."</p><p>As He-Man wrestles with the contrast between the societal position he finds himself in and his feelings for Man-At-Arms, we realize that his love isn't unrequited––Man-At-Arms has feelings for He-Man, too, and is seen gazing at He-Man longingly. The beat slows down as the two men face one another, and the Sorceress of Castle Grayskull intrudes to tear them apart: "Don't cry out loud / Just keep it inside / Learn how to hide your feelings." A tear rolls down Man-At-Arms' cheek.</p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-638"> </div>
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<img type="lazy-image" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yMjY3MzgyNi9vcmlnaW4ucG5nIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY0MzM0NzE0MH0._RVQpzqEBDXsp-msVDUEwjM-E0odmlrgzrEX1ysnZqk/img.png?width=980" id="4ba9d" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="d611ce7ee766ccf494fa1e5824559ad8" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" alt="He-Man and Man-At-Arms">
<small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">Slackcircus</small></p><p>The song concludes on a downbeat note, the music now soft and slow with He-Man surrounded by empty black space: "Twenty-five years and my life is still / Trying to get up that great big hill of hope / For a destination." <br></p><p>Watching the video, it's obvious that "Fabulous Secret Powers" is intended to be funny. Created by two animators from a group called <a href="https://slackcircus.com/" target="_blank">Slackcircus</a> who were inspired by Eric Fensler's <a href="https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/gi-joe-psas" target="_blank">G.I. Joe PSAs</a>––mainstays on early Internet meme boards––"Fabulous Secret Powers" almost certainly wasn't intended to be New Queer Cinema. But at the same time, there's also no denying that "Fabulous Secret Powers" was ahead of its time on LGBTQ representation. </p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-639"> </div>
<!-- End Ezoic - incontent4 - longest_content --></p><p>Unlike many Internet cultural artifacts from the early-mid 2000s, "Fabulous Secret Powers" didn't portray a queer identity as something bad or wrong. Rather, it approached queer identity from the perspective of He-Man, presented here as a closeted queer man (which, for the record, is a <a href="https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/why-one-expert-says-he-man-is-the-gayest-show-ever-fandom-files-14" target="_blank">common reading of the character</a> by queer people) attempting to come out. The video, while humorous, also places us into He-Man's shoes and plants us firmly on his side. He isn't seen as wrong for wanting to express his feelings. Society is wrong for forcing him to push those feelings down. In 2005, pre-<em>Brokeback Mountain</em>, that was not a common sentiment online.</p>Ultimately, despite the fact that it rejects heteronormativity and focuses on LGBTQ protagonists, it still might be a stretch to deem "Fabulous Secret Powers" as New Queer Cinema—particularly because most film critics wouldn't want to place feature films and Internet videos into the same categories. Still, "Fabulous Secret Powers" was arguably one of the first queer-centric viral videos to hit a mainstream level of popularity (or at least as mainstream as something could get online in the mid-2000s). So while <em>Brokeback Mountain </em>certainly paved the way for future generations of Queer Cinema, perhaps "Fabulous Secret Powers" laid the groundwork for someone, somewhere, in some Internet niche, to reassess their views just a little bit earlier.<h2></h2><p></p><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-src="DROP_PERMALINK_HERE" data-widget-id="AR_10"></div><p></p>
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There's a big problem with the trailer for Morbius, Sony's upcoming Marvel outing that is definitely not part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe even though it has Michael Keaton reprising his role as Vulture (please let us keep our license, Disney!).
See if you can spot it.
MORBIUS - Teaser Trailer www.youtube.com
If you answered, "Sampling Beethoven's 'Für Elise' to line up with blue-tinted action shots is the absolute lowest effort, brain-dead attempt to signify 'gothic vampire movie' in the entire history of movie trailers," you're correct, but that's still not the biggest problem with Morbius. No, the biggest problem is that Morbius is played by Jared Leto.
<p>It is perhaps the most puzzling cinema-related quandary of the modern age, a baffling question with no logical answer: Why does Jared Leto keep getting work? What do audiences see in him, and if the answer is "nothing, he sucks," as it should be, then for what nefarious purpose do casting directors keep putting him in movies?</p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-632"></div>
<!-- End Ezoic - undersecond12 - under_second_paragraph --></p><p>Jared Leto is like some college douchebro's <em>idea</em> of an Actor with a capital "A." He's the kind of guy for whom "method acting" is synonymous with "<a href="https://www.eonline.com/news/756288/jared-leto-sent-used-condoms-and-anal-beads-to-his-suicide-squad-co-stars-yup-you-read-that-right" target="_blank">sexually harassing your co-workers</a>," or perhaps "<a href="https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2017/09/174311/jared-leto-denies-sending-co-stars-used-condoms" target="_blank">making up a story about sexually harassing your co-workers but then denying it later after people believe you</a>," and then crying when <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/youve-got-stop-jared-leto-fumed-new-joker-movie-1247699" target="_blank">nobody wants to work with you anymore</a>. And before anyone tries to argue that Jared Leto's douchebaggery serves a greater artistic purpose, please keep in mind that he's also a pretty sh*tty actor.</p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-633"> </div>
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<small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">Warner Bros.</small></p><p>The Joker is one of the Award-baitiest roles ever created, a character drawn broadly enough that every actor who portrays him can bring their own unique flavor to the performance. Every other person who has played the character in film––Jack Nicholson, Heath Ledger, Joaquin Phoenix––has been critically lauded and <em>at least </em>been nominated for a Golden Globe or an Oscar. Of course, Jared Leto got an award nomination, too, for his take on the Joker as an adult edgelord who spends all his money at Hot Topic and gets silly words tattooed on his forehead. Fortunately, Leto's nomination (which he really should have won) <a href="https://consequenceofsound.net/2017/02/here-are-the-2017-razzie-award-winners/" target="_blank">was for a Razzie</a>.<br></p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-635"> </div>
<!-- End Ezoic - incontent2 - long_content --></p><p>Jared Leto isn't even bankable. Nobody <em>wants </em>to see a movie because Jared Leto is in it. At best, they see a movie in spite of Jared Leto. At worst, Jared Leto's presence in a supporting role tanks an otherwise great movie like <em>Blade Runner 2049, </em>because the awful marketing team focused on his bit role (for which he <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/blade-runner-2049-jared-leto-blind-replicant-character-method-acting-a7940001.html" target="_blank">pretended to be half-blind</a> and forced an underpaid assistant to walk him onto set like a big baby).</p><p>There has never been a movie concept less appealing than "Jared Leto pretends to be a battle vampire." Frankly, a worse movie idea <em>couldn't </em>exist, unless it also starred Jared Leto.</p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-636"> </div>
<!-- End Ezoic - incontent22 - long_content --></p><p>Make no mistake, <em>Morbius </em>is going to fail. Morbius already isn't a particularly bankable Marvel villain, but couple him with Jared Leto's anti-star power and you have a recipe for disaster. And yet, for some reason, Jared Leto will continue to get work. Every year, there will be a new movie wherein Jared Leto appears in a role nobody wants to see him in, brags about whatever dumb "method acting" he did to inconvenience the people around him, and then complains when it fails.</p><p><div id="ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-637"> </div>
<!-- End Ezoic - incontent3 - longer_content --></p><h2></h2><p>Then again, the world doesn't function on logic. There are people who say very racist things and then get very upset when someone calls them racist. There are people who work minimum wage jobs and still vote for Donald Trump. And, presumably, there are good, moral people who still watch Jared Leto movies.</p>
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