How was it possible to enjoy It’s a Sin, knowing what was to come? Ritchie and Roscoe discover a lively gay scene in the city’s pubs and clubs, bringing the party home with them as they learn about sex by having lots of it. It is Henry who disappears first, as a mysterious new illness arrives, hitting a now-familiar wall of fear, denial and misinformation. And Ritchie’s family – his disapproving, distant father and hard, brittle mother – are infuriating and cruel, but crucially, also human. Because even though we knew some of these men would not survive, Davies made us care deeply about their lives.

Source: The Guardian December 23, 2021 02:42 UTC