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FUSION – August 5, 2016

“If you’re looking for a fun and sexy summer movie, I’ve got the perfect thing for you. Front Cover has it all: two fine-ass main characters, steamy will-they-or-won’t-they chemistry, and some poignant commentary about what happens when Chinese and American culture gets wrapped up in the gay Asian experience.”

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TRUST MOVIES-August 4th Review by James Van Maanen

“What happens when an ace stylist (gay, of course:”All the good ones are,” he explains early on) for a major fashion magazine in New York City gets the job of styling a shoot involving a red-hot and very popular Chinese actor who’s just a little bit uncomfortable around homosexuals? Given that the movie under consideration is a gay film, you can probably choose among several typical scenarios and come pretty close to correct.”

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CINEMA 365 – August 5

“Culture can be a blessing and a millstone. Not all of us want to be defined by our ethnicity. That also goes for our sexuality, although that is becoming less of a stigma these days. The LGBTQ community has made some big strides in this country over the past few years but sometimes we forget that it isn’t the same situation everywhere.”
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ROGER EBERT- August 5 – Review by Godfrey Cheshire

“A skillfully written and acted gay love story about two young men of Chinese ancestry, Ray Yeung’s “Front Cover” has a title that evokes the differences in its main characters. Ryan (Jake Choi), a New York fashion stylist, aims his energies toward the front covers of magazines. Ning (James Chen), a movie star from China, also projects himself into the public eye, but uses his image as something else—a cover for his real self.”
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IndieWire article

“‘Front Cover’ Exclusive Clip: An Openly Gay NYC Fashion Stylist Examines His Cultural Identity Through an Unlikely Friendship”
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