Though it was often far oversimplified as “the gay cowboy movie,” Brokeback Mountain nonetheless became a worldwide phenomenon upon its release 15 years ago today. It should have also become a Best Picture winner, but lost to the since-largely forgotten Crash in one of Oscar’s all-time biggest head-scratchers. Unlike Crash, Brokeback’s legacy still mounts today. The film, about the secret and ultimately tragic love story between two men (Jake Gyllenhaal and the late Heath Ledger) who meet as ...