Sub Culture: A Review of Harry Lighton's 'Pillion'

Alexander Skarsgård is a commanding Dom in an uncompromisingly queer film that fluctuates between the hard shell and the soft underbelly of a uniquely gay male way of life

February 6, 2026

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Writer-director Harry Lighton’s Pillion is the kind of movie I watch with two simultaneous thoughts in my head: “How did he ever raise the money for this and convince actors that this was good idea?” and “How did he pull this off artistically?”