The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached, or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Baltimore Magazine. The summer after sixth grade, I made a best friend over the summer. We hung out constantly, had massive karaoke battles in her basement, and exchanged notes on the dreamiest members of Duran Duran.
Team John 4Eva! But when we went back to school our first time in what is now called middle schoolβback then we called it junior high , she became one of the popular girlsβreplete with lip gloss, designer jeans, and the shiniest hair this side of the Atlanticβand pretty much dumped me.
It sucked. And, of course, it was an incredibly normal part of childhood. Again and again, his camera stays trained on the faces of the boys, or sometimes their skinny bodies, nearly entwined as they sleep next to each other in bed and lie on top of each other in a meadow.
Dhont knows how to wield a close-up for maximum devastation. Are the boys meant to be in love? This, to me, is a beautiful observation and a worthy subject for a film. Men are taught at a very young age not to be physically demonstrative with their friends. But what if they were shielded from that kind of stigma. How might they behave? We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.
