Category: Comedy

The sexy Italian rom-com ‘Mascarpone’ looks at love through the lens of food

Mascarpone follows an attractive young Italian named Antonio (Giancarlo Commare) just as he’s being dumped by his partner. Having depended on him both psychologically and economically, his life begins to change radically.

The lost young man soon enrolls in pastry school, rents a room from the attractive, free-spirited and sex-positive Denis (Eduardo Valdarnini) and takes a job working in a bakery owned by the extremely hunky Luca (Gianmarco Saurino). He also starts having numerous hot sexual encounters with eligible men.

Through this process, Antonio discovers that it was wrong to give up his independence for the sake of his past relationship.

As sweet and silky as the ingredient which serves as the title, Mascarpone is the perfect gay date movie, blending sexy men, endearing characters and charming humor.

Having premiered to great acclaim at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, this flavorful gay treat is sure to delight. There is also a sequel, Mascarpone: The Rainbow Cake, which will be available on Dekkoo later this month.

Watch the trailer for Mascarpone below. The film is now streaming on Dekkoo.

Short Film Spotlight: Boychick

In sunny suburbia, a loud-mouthed Jewish mother (Andrea LaBella) incessantly nags and humiliates her shy, gay, teenage son (Ben Lang) – who she calls her Boychick.

Meanwhile, in the classroom, Boychick can’t seem to stop ogling a hunky male classmate. If only Boychick had the courage to face up to his desires.

As if by magic, along comes his idol, a pop star by the name of Ashley Hart (Lindsey Girardot). She arrives just at the right time, ready to give our lonely, long-suffering protagonist the hip-strutting, hair-flicking confidence he desperately craves.

Originally released in 2001, this crowd-pleasing 12-minute comedy from writer, director and producer Glenn Gaylord won over 14 different awards at LGBTQ+ festivals.

Boychick is finally back to slay once again! The short film is now streaming on Dekkoo!

The sexy new gay rom-com ‘300 Letters’ takes a unique look at post-breakup introspection

A sexy and original romantic gay comedy from Argentina, 300 Letters follows Jero and Tom (Cristian Mariani and Gastón Frías), a handsome, successful and seemingly perfect couple.

Tom is a finance bro and CrossFit jock while Jero, the more sensitive of the two, is into poetry. Their love affair ends, rather abruptly, on their first anniversary. Tom abandons Jero and leaves him a breakup letter and an “anniversary gift” as the only explanation.

The “gift” is a box containing 299 letters, all written throughout the duration of their relationship. Completely blindsided, Jero reads through each of them in order. Each confession reveals a new version of Tom he never truly knew, turning their “love story” into something far more complicated, shocking and disturbing.

A darkly funny, unconventional breakup movie from Lucas Santa Ana, the director behind Bromance and Blue Lights, 300 Letters plays like a romantic comedy in reverse – a post-mortem on a failed relationship.

Watch the trailer for 300 Letters below. The film is now streaming on Dekkoo.

Short Film Spotlight: Totems

During a wake for their close friend Bastien, who died before his time, a group of close-knit friends have a conversation with his mother. Learning that she intends to go to Bastien’s apartment that evening to pack up his things, they have a sudden revelation.

Quickly, the friends find themselves on an unusually altruistic mission to get to the apartment and remove Bastien’s impressively large selection of sex toys before his mother can discover them for herself.

Totems follows this group of friends during their trip, as each of them are confronted with their feelings of loss while realizing how much Bastien truly meant to them.

Darkly funny and deeply touching while never shying away from taboo topics, this intimate short film from French writer, director and co-star Arthur Cahn is a testament to the power of friendship, especially during times of grief.

Totems is now available on Dekkoo.

Get hooked up with the ten-episode gay comedy series ‘The Hosts’ – now available on Dekkoo!

The new gay series The Hosts explores the intimate and often complicated interactions that occur before and after sexual encounters with strangers.

After a painful breakup from a long-term, open relationship, Jason (Ben Odom) decides to use a popular hook-up app to reintegrate himself into the gay dating scene.

This ten-episode series documents his ten different hook-up experiences, capturing the vulnerabilities and fraught dynamics that exist in these encounters, told with a larger story through the individual perspectives of the “host” characters – meaning the different strangers whose apartments Jason visits.

Featuring a wide array of New York-based talent both behind and in front of the camera, creator, writer, executive producer and lead actor Ben Odom has fashioned a unique, funny, sexy and often alarmingly relatable look at how we modern gay men present ourselves in the bedroom.

Watch the trailer for The Hosts below. All ten episodes of the first season are available now on Dekkoo!

Watch the trailer for the new season of ‘Danny Will Die Alone’ – premiering February 12th!

Lead actor and creator Jack Tracy will soon be returning, alongside co-star Jordan Bell, for a brand-new season of the Dekkoo-original series Danny Will Die Alone!

Picking up after the cliffhanger ending of Season Two, the new season follows the newly estranged Danny and Matty as they each go about their own separate dating adventures in New York City.

While Danny continues his exhausting search for Mr. Right, Matty begins to realize that he may want something more substantial than what he had previously been looking for. Along the way, this third and final season tackles polyamory, sex work, divorce, therapy, vegans, Gen Z, speed dating, sex parties and so much more.

Lauded by critics for its shock-value comedy and sharp observations on the particulars of modern romance and the gay dating scene, Danny Will Die Alone has built a loving cult following.

The complete Seasons One and Two are available on Dekkoo now. With new episodes dropping weekly, Season Three debuts on February 12th, just in time for Valentines Day, and concludes with the Series Finale on March 19th – only on Dekkoo!

Watch the new trailer for Season Three of Danny Will Die Alone below!

The rock n’ roll romance ‘Throuple,’ a Dekkoo-original film, is now available to stream!

Gay singer-songwriter Michael (Michael Doshier) is hopeless when it comes to expressing himself. When he meets Georgie and Connor (Tommy Heleringer and Stanton Plummer-Cambridge), a married couple, their nonchalant hook-up turns into a night of vulnerability that none of them expected.

As the couple challenges him to open up about his feelings, Michael ignites a new flicker of excitement in their marriage. His world is soon thrown into chaos, however, when everyone in his social circle begins making life-altering decisions that leave him feeling abandoned. He must decide whether to finally open up and go after what he wants or watch his dreams slip away.

From director Greyson Horst and screenwriter/star Michael Doshier, Throuple is a colorful and sexy new rock n’ roll romance about one man’s journey to live and love openly… while creating a few new songs along the way.

Watch the trailer for Throuple below. This brand-new exclusive is now available to stream on Dekkoo!

Dekkoo Exclusive: A Night Like This

A Night Like This, the charming feature debut from director Liam Calvert, follows two seemingly mismatched men who cross paths on a chilly Christmas eve in London.

Lead actors Alexander Lincoln (star of In From The Side) and Jack Brett Anderson share a palpable chemistry as Oliver, a brash British entrepreneur, and Lukas, a struggling German actor.

Both out alone at the pub, drowning their respective sorrows, the two men decide to spend the night out together after an initially awkward meeting. What follows is a revelatory evening of bar-hopping, deep discussions and uncomfortable truths as these potential young lovers not only get to know each other but come to a better understanding of themselves in the process.

Evoking the endearing, chatty charm of Before Sunrise and Weekend, A Night Like This explores the ways opposites attract – and how human connection can provide much needed warmth on an otherwise cold winter night.

Watch the trailer for A Night Like This below. This brand-new Dekkoo Exclusive is now available!

A mother and her gay son seek out a better life in the comedy ‘Potato Dreams of America’

Obsessed with old Hollywood movies and concerned for her son’s future in 1980s USSR, Lena becomes a mail-order bride and moves to the United States.

Though she hopes to give her son, Potato, a better life, things veer off course when his burgeoning sexuality and love of New Queer Cinema clash with his new father’s political and religious points of view.

Stylized and deliriously campy, Potato Dreams of America conjures a portrayal of the American dream that is as hopeful and hilarious as it is dizzying.

Featuring a star-studded LGBTQ+ cast – including Lea DeLaria and Jonathan Bennett – this autobiographical crowd-pleaser from writer/director Wes Hurley, a major hit with audiences at film festivals all around the world, is designed to make you laugh and spark some whimsical wonder along the way.

Watch the trailer for Potato Dreams of America below. The film is now available on Dekkoo.

Two ex-boyfriends end up in quarantine together in the acclaimed romantic comedy ‘F.L.Y.’

Up-and-coming actors and filmmakers Trent Kendrick and Rafael Albarrán wrote, directed and star in the winning romantic comedy/drama F.L.Y. as Max and Rafael, two exes who have not seen each other in five years.

The pair are unexpectedly reunited when the COVID-19 pandemic forces them into quarantine together. Max, now a freelance writer in Los Angeles, has built a new life with his fitness instructor boyfriend, Hunter. Meanwhile, Rafael has embraced their non-binary identity and is pursuing a passion for performing, aspiring to become the next drag superstar.

As the two men navigate the challenges of lockdown, Max and Rafael rediscover their connection and learn to celebrate living their truth while embracing the unpredictable journey of self-discovery and love.

Kendrick and Albarrán pack their debut feature with humor, music and heart, offering up a charming and sexy look at queer love, relationships and what it means to be a gay man in this current decade.

Watch the trailer for F.L.Y. below. The film is now streaming on Dekkoo.