Quote of the Day

"There’s definitely a raunchier version of this movie … what you’ve seen is the family friendly version… there’s also the Alexander Skarsgard cut.”

I've tried to avoid reviews and/or the specifics of what nudity and gay sex we should expect from Pillion -- the Gay BDSM Biker Movie starring Alexander Skarsgard and Harry Melling that just premiered at Cannes -- because the movie will surely get re-cut some before anyone not in France sees it. And sure enough that's also mentioned in this piece at Variety (thx Mac) talking to the actors and director Harry Lighton. Like, Lighton says he's currently working on "de-shining" some ejaculation right now for the MPAA lol. And that he edited out an erection aimed straight at the camera out of the cut before it even screened at Cannes. Anyway we can all mourn what's been lost unto the dust-bins of erotic cinematic history while still appreciating the fact that Alexander Skarsgard calls the raunchier cut of the movie "The Alexander Skarsgard Cut." Does this mean there was more of his body on display? Or does it mean that the kink being cut is a better representation of him as a person? Either way, I know what I'll be thinking about for the rest of today...

Pic of the Day

Ugh I'm annoyed -- just saw that Pillion, the movie I first told you about EXACTLY ONE YEAR AGO TODAY (weird) that stars Alexander Skarsgard as a queer biker who keeps Harry Melling (so great in Please Baby Please, working with weirdly similar themes) as a happily submissive sex toy, is playing at Cannes later this month. Boo! Boo I says. Anyway that's the first image seen above (click to embiggen) -- I'm glad they're letting them both be hot. You never know. And yes I know Harry Melling isn't to everybody's taste, but I found his erotic journey toward Karl Glusman's chaps in PBP extremely stimulating, so I've myself a crush I don't see going anywhere soon. Especially if he keeps making movies like this...

And Now My Pillion Review is Here

Pillion Week continues! First we got the posters, then we got the trailer, then we got Alexander Skarsgard maybe coming out as bi, and now my review! Click on over to read my thoughts on the film, starring Alexander Skarsgard as the dom to Harry Melling's happy sub, at Pajiba right here. This is my first review of several to come out of NYFF 2025 -- first because twas the easiest to write. This is a movie to just fall in love with! Just so lovely...

Yes It's the Pillion Trailer

Yesterday I shared the first pair of posters for Pillion with you and now -- yes a few hours late but whatever, I'm busy! -- we've got the trailer! The responsible portion of me feels the need to say what Pillion is about every time I post about Pillion but I've posted about Pillion a billion (heh rhymes) times now and I think y'all know that this is the movie where Alexander Skarsgard takes Harry melling on as his sub boy. Anyway as I also said yesterday my review of this from NYFF is incoming and I'll link to that when "incoming" has actually "come" but for now, do watch:

I'm actually surprised A24 already dropped this trailer since the movie's not in theaters until February, but hey -- nobody's gonna complain about some of Alexander's cum-gutters hitting any ol' day, I think. Not here on this website anyway.

Yes Sir Skarsgård

Raise your hand if you'd want to be Alexander Skarsgard's submissive little slave boy. And excuse me while I peel myself off of the wall from the sheer force of all of your hands flying violently into the air at once. Anyway that's the plot of an actual movie that is being made -- titled Pillion, Alexander will play, and I quote, "the impossibly handsome leader of a community of kinky, queer bikers." And that's not all -- the movie will co-star the terrific Harry Melling, last seen being dommed by queer biker gang member Karl Glusman in Please Baby Please...

... Harry! My man! I am sensing a theme!  But I guess if you're gonna get type-cast I think getting type-cast as the sub to a steady stream of hot actors in leather and denim is probably the way to go. The Way. Anyway the movie is from first-time feature director Harry Lighton, who's previously made some award-winning short films. It's set to shoot in London this summer. Let's hope we see a lot of this one filming on the streets -- I need to see Alexander done up in queer-coded biker gear as soon as possible. 

Good Morning, New Pillion Poster

(via) I'm almost tempted to zoom in on Harry Melling's face there between Alexander Skarsgard's leather-clad thighs because he so nails the look of goofy satisfaction that such a situation would and should elicit -- I can't wait for you guys to all see this wonderful movie! As I've said a few times the U.K. is getting it first, way first, as in next month, while we've got to wait until February -- I know that's annoying but I'm simultaneously delighted they're angling it as a Valentine's Day movie so I cannot complain. What can I complain about? (You know there's always something.) Well it was brought to my attention a few days ago (thx Mac) that the cut anyone has seen to date at film festivals (including me at NYFF) was basically an NC-17 cut and they're going to have to edit the sex down some to get an R. I can't say I am surprised -- the festival cut was hella raunchy. But it's still annoying -- this movie is for grown-ups and grown-ups can handle some raunch y'all. Puritanical nonsense. So we'll have to see in February how far the cutting goes and just cross our fingers that the eventual physical media release restores the movie to all of its uncut (ahem) glory. 

Pics of the Day

A pair of new photos from Pillion, the forthcoming gay biker "romance" starring Alexander Skarsgard and Harry Melling, have been dug up by some internet sleuths today (via) -- not the finest quality just yet (you can no doubt clock the blackened edges fading out in the corners) but since we're obsessed with this movie we'll post them until we do have better copies! I'm seeing this in two and a half weeks for NYFF so if we can just make it until then all will be okay. But lord knows every day is a goddamned struggle in 2025 so I'm not taking anything for granted...