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What to Watch: Edwardian closet cases, wrestlers in drag, school crushes reunite<\/b><\/p>\n

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Downton Abbey: The Movie<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Stepping out on a movie date this weekend? Netflix and chillin? Whatever your entertainment needs, we got your back (and hopefully your mind) with Queerty\u2019s weekly \u201cCulture Club\u201d column with some of the highlights of new releases, streaming shows, classics worth revisiting, and what to drink while you watch.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Step Out: Downton Abbey \u2013 The Movie<\/strong><\/p>\n

Anyone desiring tea, old English wit or old English scandal can rejoice: Downton Abbey<\/a>,<\/em> the popular BBC\/PBS series has made the transition to the big screen, and with the full cast intact. Set a few years after the series finale, the film picks up with the Downton residents in a tizzy over a visit by the king and queen. Scoffing and sweating ensue, though the real drama of the movie comes in the form of closeted butler Tom Barrow (once again played by Robert James-Collier)<\/a> exploring his sexuality, and a long-running feud between the Dowager Countess (Maggie Smith, in full acid tongue) and her estranged cousin Lady Bagshaw (Imelda Staunton). The film shouldn\u2019t disappoint fans of the series, or anyone else who enjoys upstairs-downstairs (or Upstairs\/Downstairs<\/em>) drama.<\/p>\n

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In cinemas September 20.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Dragzilla: Cassandro the Exotico<\/strong><\/p>\n

Meet Cassandro, fixture of the Luca Libre wrestling circuit in Mexico, an avowed drag queen and out-gay<\/a> man<\/a>. This documentary biopic about his life<\/a>, career and impact finally comes to streaming services this week. Now 47, Cassandro\u2014real name Saul Armendariz\u2014reflects on his life, his coming out and his reputation as the Liberace of wrestling. Part memoir, part confessional, Armendariz\u2019s story reminds us all of the importance of coming out and visibility, especially on the eve of National Coming Out Month.<\/p>\n

Available on Blu-Ray and DVD September 17.<\/em><\/p>\n

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The Provocative: Drive Me Home<\/strong><\/p>\n

This Italian road picture picked up a following on the worldwide festival circuit, and we know why. Drive Me Home<\/em> follows the reunion of two childhood friends\u2014one straight, the other gay<\/a>\u2014on a road trip across Europe. In a refreshing antidote to all those gay<\/a> kid who never got over his love for the straight kid<\/em> movies, Drive Me Home<\/em> actually posits things the other way around, which raises some very interesting questions. Full of sexual tension and with two fine performances by Vinicio Marchioni and Marco D\u2019Amore, Drive Me Home<\/em> examines the point where straight and gay<\/a> life meet, with all the complications intact.<\/p>\n

Available on DVD\/Blu-Ray and streaming services September 24.<\/em><\/p>\n

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The Spin: John Duff \u201cRich\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

In case you hadn\u2019t heard out-gay<\/a> recording artist John Duff\u2019s new hip-hop track\u2014or, more to the point, seen the accompanying video<\/a>\u2014now would be a good time to do so. In \u201cRich,\u201d Duff rips influencer & affluenza culture with savage jabs at everyone from the Kardashians to the Real Housewives<\/em> to Anna Wintour. In his lyrics, Duff attacks the absurd pressure to adhere to certain gender and beauty standards, the vapidity of reality TV and the utter emptiness of materialism. Seldom does musical satire get this pointed, or this spot-on.<\/p>\n

Streams on YouTube<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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The Revived: The Dare Project<\/strong><\/p>\n

15 years ago, the short film Dare<\/em> amassed a cult following thanks to some fine atmospherics and technical polish. The story concerns a lonely gay<\/a> boy<\/a> with a crush on a straight classmate. One night, said straight boy<\/a> gets drunk, and the lonely gay<\/a> boy<\/a> makes his move. So then what happens? Now we know: the original cast and crew have reassembled for this short sequel, which picks up 15 years after the original. We don\u2019t want to give away any twists here, other than to say both Dare<\/em> and its sequel raise some provocative questions about sexuality and gender standards, not to mention how people evolve\u2014or don\u2019t\u2014over time.<\/p>\n

Available to watch at dareshortfilm.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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The Sip: The Downton Abbey<\/strong><\/p>\n

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What better way to celebrate the release of\u00a0Downton Abbey<\/em> than with a titular cocktail? This citrus martini will have you spitting venom like the Dowager Countess\u2026or possibly looking for strapping young butlers on Grindr.<\/p>\n