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‘Rocketman’ Is So Much Better—and Gayer—Than ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’

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The Elton John biopic is as fabulous, flamboyant, and fun as its legendary subject deserves, even if all the talk about a gay sex scene amounts to much ado about nothing.

I don’t want to ruffle any peacock feathers, rattle sequins, or get anyone’s codpiece in a twist, but it does have to be said: Gay people have sex.

Apologies if this isn’t news, but you wouldn’t know when heading to the cinema, in the year 2019, whether or not a movie...

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