Review by buddhawannabe
By: buddhawannabe
In 2011 Joe Gage began to cut down on his schedule at Titan, making only one or two videos a year from then on--and who could blame him, since in that year he turned 67, a typical retirement age, after having directed gay porn for 35 years, on and of...
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In 2011 Joe Gage began to cut down on his schedule at Titan, making only one or two videos a year from then on--and who could blame him, since in that year he turned 67, a typical retirement age, after having directed gay porn for 35 years, on and off. But instead of retiring altogether and breaking hearts, he started to concentrate on a different kind of porn, not less demanding of his talent but probably easier on the director's body (and I, only a few years younger than Joe, can testify that when you get into your 60s, unbounded enthusiasm isn't enough to get some projects done). The big-budget Titan style had emphasized spectacular sets, casts of a dozen or more guys, and sexual activity that was more or less related to a single plot-line or situation. Now Joe would start to make videos that were collections of three, four or five more or less unrelated shorter scenes that take place in more intimate surroundings--the format that he calls a "chronicle" rather than a "movie." But some of those shorter scenes, and some of the videos as a whole, are as good as anything he directed earlier (see my review of "West Texas Park & Ride," a totally excellent example from as recently as 2017). "Caught in the Act" starts with the best of the best. Christopher Daniels and Tyler Griz both have beautiful bodies, but not on the OMG-what-a-dick order that is usual for porn. What makes the scene, instead, is Christopher's focused intensity and energy as he sucks Tyler's cock, rims Tyler's ass, and takes Tyler's cock up his own ass in several positions. You don't want to fast-forward ahead, even through what might sound from a verbal description like pretty basic stuff, because Christopher is just that good. And Tyler provides the stern, toppy counterpart that is just what Christopher needs. Then there's the scene in which Adam Russo is the brother of the groom, Conner Habib is the brother of the bride, and they start talking about what they expect their respective siblings to be doing after the wedding. It gets them hot while still in their cummerbunds, and if your particular kink is to watch guys having sex while still in their cummerbunds, I refer you also to Joe's "Cop Shack on 101" (see my review). As for me, I like them better naked, and naked is what they get, with Adam and Conner convincing as first-timers at gay sex (though not as heterosexuals trying it out). Conner's specialty is the tense, apprehensive, 'should we be doing this' attitude, while Adam's is the relaxed 'what the hell, go ahead and fuck me' response, and the chemistry between them is excellent. Finally there's the scene between Jessy Ares and Jesse Jackman, both of whom do, indeed, have porn-spectacular bodies. I like Jesse Jackman because 1) he knows that it's spelled 'Jesse,' not 'Jessie,' 'Jessy,' 'Jesseye' or 'Jesswhatever' 2) he's got a big, magnificent daddy body 3) he uses that magnificent body to bottom like all get out. The 'interrogation' format is hardly new, but the first thing you see is Jesse as the victim, seated in the hot seat and wearing only a shirt, boots, and boxers so tight you can see where his shaft ends and his glans begins. Oh, the humiliation, and he remains equally bewildered as his interrogator sucks his cock, assaults his dignity in other ways, and then fucks him very damn much. You can practically hear the Bottom's Anthem (Cole Porter's "You're the Top") playing in the background. So, some of it's very good, none of it's bad, and fans of Joe Gage will be proud that he's keeping the torch aloft and causing various other things to rise in response.