Blowie is one raunchy queer slasher (spoiler-free revew)

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Blowie is not a slasher that's for the prude. The movie stars real life sex workers who essentially play themselves in the movie. When one of them accidently dies shooting content for OnlyFans, revenge is had in the form of a killer blow-up doll. This is a strangely endearing, raunchy, and inventive slasher with an incredibly lean runtime. It's a fun watch for Pride Month.

The movie stars Bishop Black, Gabriel Cross, Kayden Gray, Leander, Clark Lewis, and Kali Sudhra. As already stated, these characters essentially play themselves, but in the narrative, they rent a remote cabin to shoot their content. Within the film's first act, Leander dies after he's wrapped in blue latex and accidently chokes to death on lube. The rest of the characters then fret about what they're going to do, especially since they had their phones out and filmed the whole thing, leading up to the death.

Directed by Ed Aldridge, altSHIFT, and Sam Lidbetter, with a script by altSHIFT, this movie is incredibly stylish. The colors are vibrant and the movie features a killer soundtrack performed by DJ Darko that mixes techno and industrial beats with raucous guitars at other moments. The sound design fits the film's shifting tones, be it steamy sex scenes or the actual slasher sequences when the killer picks off the group of friends one by one. The soundtrack and colors are two of the film's strengths.

Additionally, the movie has a lot of humor, both about queer culture and also the nature of sex work itself. There's some really great banter among the friends, despite the fact one of them dies early in the film. It's clear that the stars were comfortable working around each other, be it while filming actual sex scenes or just sitting around a table, shooting jokes back and forth. Further, the film does a good job adding an educational aspect about queer culture and sex work. It's another positive. The film doesn't preach, nor does it denigrate sex work and those who perform it. Instead, it offers real human beings stuck in an unimaginable situation, trying to figure out their next moves. Meanwhile, there's another layer to the film because Leander was Clark's boyfriend, and the film spends just the right amount of time showing Clark's reaction and grief. Of course, it also makes him suspect number one when the killings ensue.

That said, horror fans may be slightly disappointed that the murders don't happen until fairly late in the movie. None of fatalities are all that jaw-dropping, but they're still entertaining. The killer, who wears a blow-up doll mask, complete with pouty red lips and long blonde hair, is both funny and terrifying. There are a few sequences where that look is incredibly effective. But again, that slasher aspect of this movie really doesn't happen until about the last 20. Prior to that, there's a lot of sex and a lot of banter.

Overall, Blowie is a campy queer slasher that also humanizes sex work. While the kills are likely a bit tame for hardcore slasher fans, the lean film still manages to entertain. It also educates and has a heck of a fun time in the process. If you're looking for another movie to watch during Pride Month, this is a good pick.

Blowie is currently available on VOD.