

IndieWire executive editor Kate Erbland, deputy managing editor Ryan Lattanzio, and associate editor Jude Dry have all seen - and enjoyed! - the film, and are eager to hash it out: who is “Bros” for? And what does that mean for this, yes, boundary-breaking studio feature?

Is this gay romance really engineered to appeal mostly to straight audiences? Well, maybe, and perhaps that’s indicative of its sneaky radical power. “Love is love is love”? That’s bullshit, and even as “Bros” tries to skewer the point, it’s still wrapped in a very traditional genre framework.

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