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Contents:
- WHY THE GAY SUBPLOTS ‘THE LIGHTHOE’ AND ‘JOJO RABB’ DON’T GO FAR ENOUGH
- JOJO RABB: SAM ROCKWELL REVEALS WHAT ATTRACTED HIM TO PLAY GAY NAZI OFFICER IN THE OSRS NOMATED FILM
- WHY THE GAY SUBPLOTS ‘THE LIGHTHOE’ AND ‘JOJO RABB’ DON’T GO FAR ENOUGH
WHY THE GAY SUBPLOTS ‘THE LIGHTHOE’ AND ‘JOJO RABB’ DON’T GO FAR ENOUGH
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JOJO RABB: SAM ROCKWELL REVEALS WHAT ATTRACTED HIM TO PLAY GAY NAZI OFFICER IN THE OSRS NOMATED FILM
The movie’s “exclively gay moment” may be lour than the one “The Lighthoe, ” but ’s far more problematic, as Wai plays for edic affect to generate sympathy for his characters — queerns as shorthand for humany.
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Actor Sam Rockwell lov rol that e wh dichotomy, and that’s what attracted him to the role of a gay Nazi officer Taika Wai’s crilly-acclaimed film “Jojo Rabb”.
WHY THE GAY SUBPLOTS ‘THE LIGHTHOE’ AND ‘JOJO RABB’ DON’T GO FAR ENOUGH
Jojo Rabb: Sam Rockwell Reveals What Attracted Him To Play Gay Nazi Officer In The Osrs Nomated Film.
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