Dracula (2025)’s Yearning for His Lover
Dracula evolved from a person to a monster and then from a monster to a person.

After Sunflower Orphanage burns down, Keisuke and Uncle decide to re-open Rapeman Services to raise money for repairs. When a wife requests her cheating husband's mistress to be raped, the vigilante becomes embroiled in a conspiracy involving fraud, suicide, and a shady matchmaker. All the while, Keisuke is relentlessly pursued by a clingy spinster desperate for his hand in marriage.
Dracula evolved from a person to a monster and then from a monster to a person.
Mona Fastvold’s nineteenth century lesbian romance is emotionally charged, restrained, and poetic without feeling forced.
Where we leave the characters is in such a peaceful and optimistic place. It feels well-earned to ensure everyone gets their own specially-crafted happy ending.
Eddington attempts to capture how media is intertwined with the uncomfortable present.
Of the 28 total films I watched, just six of them were queer or featured queer characters in some way.
Overall, Matthias & Maxime doesn't reinvent this romantic concept. But it also doesn't need to. Dolan weaves a story of love, friendship, and life that is both realistic and bittersweet. The film is nuanced and sensual in a way we don't get to see often with LGBTQ characters. It's a film that we can celebrate.