There are certain films that feel as though they’re speaking directly to you. Test is one of them. On paper, Sam McConnell‘s drama could easily be dismissed with a glib elevator pitch: the gay bodybuilding movie. But reducing it to that does both the film and its creator a disservice. Yes, bodybuilding is its world….
On its surface, Test is about bodybuilding: the relentless pursuit of physical perfection, the sacrifices demanded in chasing a professional career, and the dangerous temptations that can accompany that ambition. But beneath its sculpted physiques and competition stages lies something far more intimate. Director Sam McConnell and writer-star Brock Yurich use the sport as the…
