The Social Network (2010) rating 7/10

What an interesting story! It's fairly well told also. Why it didn't win the Oscar? Does it boil down to the disappointingly flawed protagonist? This is not a feel good movie. Well maybe also the acting wasn't quite to the level of TKS.

A Jihad for Love (2007) rating 8/10

Islam is obviously the most chauvinistic and macho religion of all the major religions. As such perhaps it makes sense as the most homophobic. But what happens when homosexuals are 'unlucky' enough to be born in Islamic countries? This film explains through interviews -- unfortunately many of them with fuzzed out faces -- to protect the interviewees. The movie was executive produced by Michael Huffington, the former US Representative.

Sasha (2010) rating 7/10

A teenage boy, Sasha, whose Yugoslavian family has immigrated to Cologne secretly falls for his male piano teacher. Meanwhile he hides in plain sight from his macho and homophobic father with his Chinese girlfriend Jiao, a fellow student pianist. His piano teacher abruptly notifies Sasha he's leaving town, and everything falls apart.

Lokas (2009) rating 8/10

A straight guy takes a job in a gay bar. It probably happens more often than you might think. But this is only a small part of the story which is about family: a grandfather, his partner, his son and his grandson. Perhaps the first film I've seen from Chile.

Queens (2005) rating: 8/10

Spanish film set in Madrid involving 3 gay couples, all sons, their mothers and some fathers. The fictional occasion is the first same-sex marriages performed in Spain after they were approved in June/July of 2005. A fun little film with all sorts of pre-marriage conflict intended to highlight the jitters, cold feet, etc that people go through before being married, even in this case.