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'Shortbus' Is Special

By Kate Getty, April 12, 2007, 8:16pm, Qmmunity

John Cameron Mitchell is a genius. Genius. He is. First, Hedwig, a musical worth screaming along to. Now, Shortbus, a spunky little film exploring the frankness of sexuality, the human nature, and alternative explorations of relationships. To quote Justin Bond, headmistress of the movie's sex salon: "It's just like the Sixties … only with less hope."

Free love. Seeking orgasms. Understanding yourself. Finding what makes you tick, what makes you come, and what makes it worth all the damn pain. Life. Suffering. And a room full of flesh mounting flesh, bodies pulsating, rocking, living, loving, panting, breathing. Fucking.

This movie is the realest thing I've seen all day.