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the movie briefly explores the love interests of the main characters and then quickly morphs into a gay Power Rangers meets Electra Woman and Dyna Girl-styled B-movie.
While the comedy is generally on the mark, the singing of some of the cast members can be a bit trying at times. Luckily, it plays into the style of the film, which never seems to take itself too seriously. Larger than life special effects are delivered as Ada is almost hit by a falling meteorite etched with the name “Zaturnnah,” which once consumed (yes, as in devoured) transforms Ada into super-powered Zaturnnah. She and her cohort, Didi (Chokoleit), take on various adversaries: Amazons from outer space, zombies and even a giant frog. “ZsaZsa” is sure to become a late night cult classic. (RB)
2:45 p.m.
Goethe Institut
“All Dressed Up & Nowhere To Go” is a collection of three short (though sometimes not short enough) films about lesbian identity, gender roles and fashion. “Bandage, Socks and Facial Hair” shows Hungarian women experimenting with dressing as men for an evening. Some of the women looked convincing, but some just look like femmes in need of a bleach kit, and annoyingly, the film’s sound quality and editing were poor. “FTF – Female to Femme” is a confusing satirical mishmash, complete with a transition support group for butches “transitioning” to femmes. (While watching this screener with lesbian friends, they ended up scratching their heads in utter bewilderment.) “Wrong Bathroom” was an entertaining documentary about gender identity and which room to pick when ya gotta go. (EP)
1 p.m.
Lincoln Theatre
Set in Los Angeles, despite its main character’s Canadian accent, “Back Soon” is the story of Logan Foster, a recently widowed actor who sells his house to Gil Ramirez, a reformed ex-con. The two straight men are inexplicably drawn to one another and strike up an unlikely friendship that leads to sex and dating.
Up until this point, “Back Soon” is a great movie. The leading actors are cute, have good chemistry and manage accurately to portray the fact that they are two straight men in love. Things fall apart, however, at the big reveal in the third act. Though the movie’s secret is telegraphed fro
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