Welcome to Screen Gems, our weekend dive into queer and queer-adjacent titles of the past that deserve a watch or a rewatch.Once upon a time, before personal issues and tabloid gossip wrecked his career, Jussie Smollett had a good thing going.
In addition to his role on the soap Empire, Smollett got the chance to show off his gifts in the rom-com The Skinny from Noah’s Arc creator Patrik-Ian Polk.The Skinny follows a group of friends attending Pride weekend in New York.
Magnus (Smollett), is recovering from a nasty breakup after discovering his boyfriend of six months was actually filming sex videos in his apartment.
Dejected, Magnus sets off to cheer himself up alongside the lovesick Sebastian (Blake Young-Fountain), the all-too-horny Kyle.