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From the ferocious comic mind of Billy Eichner and the hitmaking brilliance of filmmakers Nicholas Stoller and Judd Apatow, comes Bros, a smart, swoony and heartfelt comedy about finding sex,...
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Sep 30, 2022 · “Bros,” co-written by and starring Billy Eichner, has been touted as the first mainstream Hollywood studio-backed rom-com to feature gay men as the leads. Directed by Nicholas Stoller and produced by Judd Apatow , the film consciously evokes tropes from the hey-day of studio-backed romantic comedies, including nods to more than one Meg Ryan ...
Sep 30, 2022 · Billy Eichner’s gay romantic comedy — co-starring Luke Macfarlane and Guy Branum — is messy, funny, and ultimately charming when it isn’t weighed down by all the firsts.
- Alison Willmore
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- Bros Is A Billy Eichner Comedy, No doubt.
- Bros Rejects Heteronormative Rom-Com Standards.
- Bros Is A Judd Apatow Comedy.
In the 2010s, Eichner made a name for himself with a bombastic brand of humor that was as aggro as it was gay. Whether he was snarking over nepo babies in Difficult Peopleor bellowing at passersby in Billy On the Street, the tall, teeth-grit comedian gave white male queerness a voice that demanded to be heard. His brand of camp meant taking celebri...
Eichner and co-writer/director Nicholas Stoller — whose directorial debut Forgetting Sarah Marshall is a modern rom-com fave — don't hold back on their ire for romantic comedies either. Early on, Bobby denounces the popular slogan that "love is love," arguing that queer people used this concept to sell our right to live and love in peace to homopho...
Apatow didn't direct, but you can feel the producer's hand in the movie's indulgences. Some of them work. For instance, the meta-element of Billy playing Bobby gives fans of the cutting comedian a recognizable thrill of the familiar and arguably authentic, like they might have felt in Trainwreck or The King of Staten Island. Also true to Apatow's b...
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Sep 29, 2022 · Bros review: It's here, it's queer, it's a pretty great rom-com. Billy Eichner is a podcaster looking for love, and casually breaking big-screen history.
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Sep 30, 2022 · Movie Review. ‘Bros’ Is Billy Eichner’s Bid to Revolutionize the Rom-com. Mission Accomplished. The writer-star delivers a classic romantic comedy about two men in love that isn't afraid to be...
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Sep 10, 2022 · ‘Bros’ Review: Billy Eichner’s Self-Deprecating Gay Rom-Com Lets Everyone In on the Joke. For years, Hollywood has been working up to an R-rated, Judd Apatow-produced studio comedy like...
