Angels in Americathon 2: In Vitro

January 07, 2021 / Matt Fisher

Second acts tend to be downers. And since In Vitro is the second act of Millennium Approaches (the first play of the gay fantasia Angels in America), it’s a bit of a downer. Everyone is either breaking up with their SO’s in bad faith, or getting all intestinal with their AIDS infections, or both! At least this chapter introduces Belize, who enters glitteringly with his fabulous coat and graceful air to salve our already weary emotional states. We’re two episodes in and we still haven’t looked up the production designer. Sounds like we’re right on track for the second installment of our Angels in Americathon!

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Angels in Americathon 1: Bad News

January 04, 2021 / Matt Fisher

2020? We’ve had plenty! 2021? We’ve had none! Well, we’ve had a little bit. It’s January and that means bonus content time here at Ex Rated Movies. This year we’re tackling the sprawling HBO miniseries, Angels in America (2003). Directed by Mike Nichols and starring Meryl Streep and Al Pacino (among others) this bold and clear-eyed work wrestles with AIDS, homosexuality, and the storm that surrounded them in 1980’s America. Join us for Bad News, the tone-setting first chapter of our Angles in Americathon!