Podcasts by A Piece of Pie: The Queer Film Podcast
Welcome to A Piece of Pie: the Queer Film Podcast. Creator and host Brian Rowe welcomes a rotating cast of contributors to discuss/ review movies both new and old; giving them their own unique queer perspective. Podcasts will post bi-weekly.
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Episode 86 - Female Trouble from 2021-12-23T10:00
To celebrate the holidays, Brian and Max slip on their cha-cha heels and take a look at John Waters’ Female Trouble! This queer classic spit in the face of mainstream culture and good t...
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Episode 85 - As Good as It Gets from 2021-12-09T10:00
For this episode, we were joined by the hosts of the podcast "Gayest Episode Ever," Drew and Glen! Their podcast is devoted to queer-focused episodes of classic television, and we join...
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Episode 84 - the Scream Series from 2021-10-28T10:00
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Episode 83 - The Lost Boys&Flatliners from 2021-10-14T10:00
Just in time for scary movie season, we are back with a look at two horror classics. In 1987, gay filmmaker Joel Schumacher redefined the vampire film with The Lost Boys, featuring a st...
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Episode 82 - Drop Dead Gorgeous&Miss Congeniality from 2021-09-16T15:00
This week we're joined by Chicago's own drag queen Coco Sho-Nell to discuss movies about beauty queens! 1999's Drop Dead Gorgeous has become a queer cult classic in the y...
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Episode 81 - When Harry Met Sally...&Sleepless in Seattle from 2021-09-02T10:00
This week we're taking a look at two classic romantic comedies! Lauren joins Brian as they discuss When Harry Met Sally... and Sleepless in Seattle. Both were written by t...
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Episode 80 - Magnolia&Kill Bill from 2021-08-19T10:00
We’re continuing our look back at the careers of Quentin Tarantino and Paul Thomas Anderson, as we pair up their two most emotional epics; Magnolia and Kill Bill.
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Episode 79: Rope&Strangers on a Train from 2021-08-05T10:00
This week we’re putting on our film nerd caps and re-examining the legendary Alfred Hitchcock. With both Rope and Strangers on a Train ol’ Hitch trots out killer queers in high...
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Episode 78 - Marvel Cinematic Universe #3 from 2021-07-22T10:00
For this episode we're taking another look at the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and this time we have a special guest. The Marvel comic-book series, "The United States of Captain America&...
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Episode 77 - Identity&Serenity (2019) from 2021-07-15T10:00
We're abandoning all pretensions for this episode, as we cover two beloved shlock-fests, 2003's Identity and the 2019 head-scratcher Serenity, starring Matthew McCona...
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Episode 76: Mala Noche&Poison from 2021-06-24T10:00
We’re wrapping up Pride Month 2021 with a look back at two films that are now seen as precursors to the New Queer Cinema. Today, Gus Van Sant and Todd Haynes are Oscar-nominated filmmakers, but ...
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Episode 75: Cruising&Basic Instinct from 2021-06-17T10:00
Continuing our celebration of queer cinema for Pride 2021, we're turning our attention to some controversial films. Both Cruising (1980) and Basic Instinct (1992) take the...
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Episode 74: Trick&The Broken Hearts Club from 2021-06-10T10:00
We're continuing our look back at formative gay films from the late-90's, as we look back at Trick and The Broken Hearts Club.
Each film has developed a fol...
Episode 73: The Opposite of Sex&But I'm A Cheerleader from 2021-06-03T10:00
For Pride 2021, Brian and Max are revisiting the seminal queer films of their teenage years, better known as the 1990’s. We’re starting off with The Opposite of Sex, paired with the che...
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Episode 72: The Oscars 2021 from 2021-04-26T14:00
It's our fourth annual Oscar episode! We started this podcast discussing the 2018 Oscars so every year we make sure to watch as many nominees as possible to properly cover Hollywood's ...
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Episode 71: Blade Runner&Blade Runner 2049 from 2021-04-15T10:00
For the first time ever, we're covering a film and it's sequel. The Ridley Scott classic Blade Runner redefined science fiction films forever, but how does it hold up today? J...
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Episode 70: Promising Young Woman from 2021-04-01T10:00
For the first time ever, we scrapped a planned pairing because one of the movies gave us enough to talk about. An Academy Award nominee for Best Picture, Actress Carey Mulligan, and writer/direc...
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Episode 69: Showgirls from 2021-03-19T00:00
We’re celebrating our 69th episode with the least sexy film of all time, the cult classic Showgirls! Is it a cutting satire, the ultimate in camp cinema or does it belong in the trash? ...
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Episode 68: My Own Private Idaho&The Living End from 2021-03-04T10:00
After a few episodes in a row featuring queer adjacent stories made for straight audiences, we’re taking a look back at the New Queer Cinema. In the early 90’s, filmmakers like Gus Van Sant and...
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Episode 67: My Best Friend’s Wedding&The Object of My Affection from 2021-02-11T20:00
We’re continuing our look back at 90’s queer films made for straight audiences with My Best Friend’s Wedding and The Object of My Affection! Both of these films feature early portrayals of the g...
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Episode 66: The Birdcage&In&Out from 2021-01-28T10:00
This week we're finally covering two of the 1990's most iconic gay films; The Birdcage and In & Out. Arriving in the middle of the Clinton era, they feature mostl...
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Episode 65: Pulp Fiction&Boogie Nights from 2021-01-14T10:00
For the second edition of our Quentin Tarantino/Paul Thomas Anderson pairings we’re discussing their second films Pulp Fiction and Boogie Nights!
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Episode 64: Happiest Season from 2020-12-24T21:00
In our final episode of 2020, we take a look at Happiest Season, Hulu's new queer holiday movie! Directed by a lesbian icon and featuring the queerest ensemble this side of a Ryan Murphy pr...
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Episode 63: Contact&Interstellar from 2020-11-12T23:00
We’re leaving the planet this week and taking Jodie Foster and Matthew McConaughey with us! We’re covering the 1997 classic Contact with Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar. Each ...
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Episode 62: Closet Monster&You’re Killing Me from 2020-10-29T22:00
With just a few days left in October, we take a look at two horror-adjacent queer films. Closet Monster takes coming out cliches and familiar character arcs and gives them a dash of Cronenberg, ...
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Episode 61: The Descent&Jennifer's Body from 2020-10-22T10:00
Even though 2020 has been plenty terrifying, we’re getting into the Halloween spirit! We’re joined by Lauren to discuss women in horror with the badass adventurers of The Descent and the teenage...
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Episode 60: The Boys in the Band (2020) from 2020-10-07T10:00
We covered the original queer classic, The Boys in the Band, back in June in celebration of pride. This month, Netflix released a remake starring the cast of the Tony winning revival and produce...
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Episode 59: Reservoir Dogs&Hard Eight from 2020-09-25T01:00
Quentin Tarantino and Paul Thomas Anderson are two of their generation's most celebrated filmmakers. But, everyone starts somewhere and The Queer Film Podcast is taking a look back at two a...
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Episode 58: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert&To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar from 2020-08-27T10:00
This week we're finally covering two of queer cinema's most famous road trips; To Wong Foo and Priscilla Queen of the Desert! (We know these aren't the full titles of these films,...
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Episode 57: Romeos&The Skin I Live In from 2020-08-13T10:00
We’re back! After a month off, we’re joined by activist Len DeWilde, who brings with him the transgender German rom-com you didn’t know existed, Romeos, and we pair it with Pedro Almodó...
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Episode 56: Mary, Queen of Scots&The Favourite from 2020-07-02T10:00
We're wrapping up Pride 2020 with a long look back, way back, to the sixteenth century with Mary, Queen of Scots. The film features great performances from Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie a...
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Episode 55: 9 to 5&The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas from 2020-06-18T08:00
Continuing our celebration of Pride Month, this week we take a look at a couple of 1980's classics, each starring the one and only Dolly Parton. Brian is joined by his friend and Dolly Part...
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Episode 54: Milk&The Times of Harvey Milk from 2020-06-11T08:00
Pride events are canceled all over the world; but pride can never truly be canceled. To celebrate our community, we're covering queer films all month long. We start with the Oscar winning d...
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Episode 53: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?&The Boys in the Band (1970) from 2020-05-28T15:00
Episode 52: Ed Wood&Gods and Monsters from 2020-05-14T19:00
This week, Max and Matt join Brian to discuss films about queer filmmakers! Ed Wood tells the tale of the titular director, giving us Tim Burton's finest film and Johnny Depp's best pe...
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Episode 51: Quarantine Special, Part 2 from 2020-04-30T10:00
Our celebration of fifty episodes continues into our 51st! To commemorate the milestone, Brian reached out to his contributors to check in, and find out what everyone's watching while under...
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Episode 50: Quarantine Special, part 1 from 2020-04-23T20:00
It's our 50th official episode!!! To celebrate, Brian used Zoom to get a hold of every single contributor to check in on how they're doing and what pop-culture they're consuming t...
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Episode 49: Safe&Contagion from 2020-03-24T16:00
Just before our home state put us on Shelter in Place orders, Max and Brian got together to talk about the movie on everyone's mind: Contagion. Not content with with a fictional pandemic am...
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Episode 48: The Others&A Quiet Place from 2020-03-19T16:00
With the coronavirus putting the world in lockdown, it was only appropriate that we cover two horror films with isolated protagonists. But we'd be lying if we said we had that in mind. Inst...
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Episode 47: Portrait of a Lady on Fire&Call Me By Your Name from 2020-03-06T00:00
This week, contributor Matt returns and we discuss two of the 21st centuries most iconic queer stories, 2019's Portrait of a Lady on Fire and 2017's Call Me By Your Name. Two epic, bea...
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Episode 46: Us&Parasite from 2020-02-21T02:00
Contributor Max Bever returns to talk the most recent Best Picture winner, Parasite, and we've paired it with the year's second most unconventional horror film, Jordan Peele's Us....
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Episode 45: Oscars 2020 from 2020-02-10T00:00
For the first episode of 2020, A Piece of Pie brings you our first ever live recording! We sat down to watch the Oscars and during commercial breaks, we paused and commented on the awards. Who w...
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Episode 44: Nightmare on Elm Street 2&Scream, Queen from 2019-11-13T00:00
In our final episode of 2019, we finally review the queer cult horror classic Nightmare on Elm Street 2! The gayest horror film of all time stars Mark Patton as Jesse, a suburban teen with his o...
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Episode 43: To Die For from 2019-10-19T16:00
This week, since James showed Brian one of his favorite films, we've switched roles and now Brian introduces James to Gus Van Sant's To Die For. The 1995 film stars Nicole Kidman as a ...
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Episode 42: Interview with Queer Horror Icon Mark Patton from 2019-10-02T21:00
For this very special of A Piece of Pie, Brian and James sit down with actor Mark Patton, of Nightmare on Elm Street 2! He has a new documentary making the festival rounds: “Scream, Queen: My Ni...
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Episode 41: Serial Mom from 2019-09-12T22:00
We're trying out a new format for this one! Instead of our usual 2 movies, James' talked Brian into watching John Waters' camp classic, Serial Mom! As Brian discovers this cult qu...
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Episode 40: Bound&Wild Things from 2019-08-22T12:00
For our 40th episode, we're joined by Matt and Ryan, hosts of ExRated Movies! So of course these four gay men tackled the lesbian crime drama, Bound, the first film from the Wachowski'...
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Episode 39: A Hard Day's Night&Across the Universe from 2019-08-08T19:00
We have Beatlemania this week at a Piece of Pie! Max returns this week to talk the messy Across the Universe, Julie Taymor's disjointed Beatles movie musical. Meanwhile, Brian gets to gush ...
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Episode 38: Interview with the Vampire&Only Lovers Left Alive from 2019-07-25T09:00
It's Halloween in July as Brian and James revisit two vampire tales, Interview with the Vampire and Only Lovers Left Alive. Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt play gay-adjacent vampires in the 90&apo...
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Episode 37: Far From Heaven&A Single Man from 2019-06-27T17:00
With Pride Month 2019 winding down, James and Brian take a look at two queer films that share more than just an actress in Julianne Moore. For the first time, we're talking two queer films ...
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Episode 36: The X-Men Films, Part 2 from 2019-06-20T23:00
For the second part of our 2-part X-Men special, we start with Matthew Vaughn's "First Class," all the way to this year's "Dark Phoenix." Is the new flick as bad as...
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Episode 35: The X-Men Films, Part 1 from 2019-06-13T09:00
With the release of the long-delayed Dark Phoenix, and the Fox X-Men movies essentially coming to an end, we decided to go back and revisit 19 years of films! From it's humble beginnings in...
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Episode 34: Rocketman&Velvet Goldmine from 2019-06-06T20:00
We're kicking off Pride 2019 with two flamboyant glittery movie musicals! We cover the Elton John biopic, Rocketman and pair it with the queer classic, Velvet Goldmine!
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Episode 33: Mosquita y Mari&A Fantastic Woman from 2019-05-23T10:00
This week Brian and James are joined by the hosts of They/Them Pod, Chicago's Queerest Podcast! Host Sal Gado brings their favorite film, Mosquita y Mari, the 2012 indie drama and we paired...
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Episode 32: Jackie Brown&Out of Sight from 2019-05-13T19:00
James and Brian finally tackle one of their favorite films, Quentin Tarantino's Jackie Brown, and pair it with another Elmore Leonard adaptation, Steven Soderbergh's Out of Sight. Was ...
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Episode 31: One Night Stand #4 (Avengers: Endgame/Game of Thrones) from 2019-05-09T18:00
For our latest One Night Stand, we take a look at two of the biggest pop-culture phenomenons going right now! Brian and James give you their takes on what's shaping up to be the biggest mov...
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Episode 30: Rear Window&Stranger by the Lake from 2019-04-25T01:00
For their 30th episode, James and Brian take inspiration from real life! Inspired by Brian's broken knee, they turned to the classic Alfred Hitchcock film, Rear Window starring James Stewar...
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Episode 29: Her&Ex Machina from 2019-04-14T17:00
This week, Brian and James tackle artificial intelligence as they pair up the Spike Jonze love story, Her and Alex Garland's Ex Machina! As ever we ask the important questions; Is Joaquin P...
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Episode 28: One Night Stand #3 from 2019-04-05T00:00
For 2019's first One Night Stand, Brian and James get together to discuss recent trailer drops from Marvel and Quentin Tarantino. We belatedly heap praise upon Natasha Lyonne's "R...
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Episode 27: Wonder Woman&Captain Marvel from 2019-03-14T00:00
We’re joined by James' husband Kurt! He guests to talk about his two favorite super heroines, Wonder Woman and Captain Marvel! How do the two strong, bad ass iconic comic book characters tr...
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Episode 26: Oscars 2019 from 2019-03-07T00:00
Well, that happened. The Oscars of 2019 were decidedly underwhelming, but it was also our anniversary episode, so we watched anyway. Brian and James are joined by Max as they share their favorit...
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Episode 25: All the President's Men&Dick from 2019-02-14T00:00
With Roger Stone's recent indictment, we look back to Richard Nixon and the Watergate Scandal and two movies about that investigation. First, the fact-based true story of Bob Woodward and C...
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Episode 24: Mulholland Drive&Gone Girl from 2019-01-31T10:00
This week we're joined by writer and film critic, Lauren Emily Whalen, as she brings her two of her favorite films, Mulholland Drive and Gone Girl! As always, the important questions; Did s...
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Episode 23: All About Eve&Black Swan from 2019-01-17T01:00
Your favorite queer film-nerds welcome 2019 with two of their all-time favorite films, All About Eve and Black Swan! Is Bette Davis' Margo Channing one of the best film performances of all ...
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Episode 22: Meet Me in St. Louis&Carol from 2018-12-20T17:00
In the final episode of 2018, James and Brian revisit (or, in Brian's case, visit) two Christmas films. One is a bonafide classic, Vincente Minnelli's Meet Me in St. Louis, starring th...
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Episode 21: Home for the Holidays&Addams Family Values from 2018-11-22T00:00
They're creepy and they're kooky, they're altogether spooky, they're everyone's family! And on this special Thanksgiving episode of A Piece of Pie, we're tackling t...
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Episode 19 and 20: Zodiac&Insomnia from 2018-11-08T23:00
We're pitting two modern filmmaking masters against each other, David Fincher's "Zodiac" and Christopher Nolan's "Insomnia." We ask the important questions: Wh...
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Episode 18: One Night Stand #2 from 2018-10-31T00:00
We wrap up our Halloween horror film coverage with a look at some of our favorite horror tales from the small screen! Max joins us once again as we discuss classic Treehouse of Terror episodes a...
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Episode 17: Halloween (1978/1998/2018) from 2018-10-23T00:00
Continuing our look at horror films in October, Brian and Max went to see the brand new Halloween, starring Jamie Lee Curtis and directed by David Gordon Green, and paired it with two movies! Th...
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Episode 16: The Witch&Hereditary from 2018-10-11T00:00
What's more horrifying, a witch in seventeenth century America, or a 21st century family with secrets? Are talking goats scary or funny? Is Toni Collette the greatest actor alive? For the f...
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Episode 15: Romy and Michele's High School Reunion&Never Been Kissed from 2018-09-27T00:00
We go back to high school with Drew, Lisa and Mira as we revisit two classic 90's comedies, Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion and Never Been Kissed! What do Romy and Michelle hav...
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Episode 14: The Sandlot&A League of Their Own from 2018-09-13T00:00
Our friend Rob joins us for a special baseball themed episode as we cover two classics about America's pastime, The Sandlot & A League of Their Own! Why doesn't Benny 'the Jet...
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Episode 13: The Happytime Murders&Who Framed Roger Rabbit from 2018-08-30T00:00
Is puppet sex subversive? Is it even remotely funny? Does Kathleen Turner still have the sexiest voice in showbiz? How does this contemporary train wreck hold up to a modern classic? Brian and Jame...
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Episode 12: Jaws&The Meg from 2018-08-16T00:00
It's giant shark vs giant shark as we dissect Steven Spielberg's classic "Jaws" in, uh, celebration of this week's #1 movie in the box office ,"The Meg." Why i...
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Episode 11: One Night Stand #1 from 2018-08-09T00:00
Every gay man has a one-night stand at some point and this podcast is no exception! As the name implies, our new feature, "One Night Stands" will be brief and inconsequential flings wh...
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Episode 10: Carrie&The Craft from 2018-08-02T00:00
Special guest Roman Harrington brings one of his favorites, Carrie (1974),and we pair it with the, ahem, cult classic The Craft (1996) ! Two tales of female empowerment? Or men channeling their fea...
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Episode 09: Brokeback Mountain&Happy Together from 2018-07-19T00:00
This week we cover two queer classics: Ang Lee's 2005 masterpiece and Academy Award also-ran, "Brokeback Mountain" and Wong Kar-Wai's seminal 1997 Chinese film, "Happy Toge...
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Episode 08: The Handmaiden&Crimson Peak from 2018-07-06T00:00
We wrap up Pride Month with a look at Chan-wook Park's lesbian drama The Handmaiden and we pair it with Guillermo Del Toro's lush Crimson Peak starring Tom Hiddleston and Jessica Chast...
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Episode 07: Love, Simon&Weekend from 2018-06-18T00:00
We are back! Just in time for Pride Month 2018, we're covering two recent gay-themed films, and asking the important questions: Do high school students really drink coffee? Do they know who...
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Episode 06: Gravity&Fearless from 2018-05-13T00:00
Which character in Gravity is also a dog-sledder? When did Jeff Bridges reach peak Jeff Bridges? Why doesn't anyone else know Isabella Rossellini is funny? These answers and more on our spe...
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Episode 5.5: The Marvel Cinematic Universe, Part 2 from 2018-04-28T00:00
Who’s queerer, Hela or Valkyrie? Are Chris Evans and Sebastian Stan showing off their butts in those new posters? Why does Dr. Strange look like Benedict Cumberbatch's Halloween costume? An...
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Episode 05: The Marvel Cinematic Universe, Part 1 from 2018-04-24T00:00
Can you see Jeremy Renner's potato face from behind? Does Joss Whedon even like Thor? Can we cover all these movies in an hour? Join us as we try! With our friend Rob, we take a deep dive i...
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Episode 04: Ready Player One&Minority Report from 2018-04-07T00:00
How many films does it take for Spielberg to get a queer character right? Should Lois Smith cameo in every film? Can we dig our way out from under the weight of too many licensing opportunities?...
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Episode 03: The Badass Ladies of Sci-Fi from 2018-03-26T00:00
In what year did Tom Skeritt reach peak bangability? Can we successfully navigate the problematic mine field of discussing Jodie Foster? What are we most thankful to Jonathan Glazer for? (Hint: ...
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Episode 02: Badlands&True Romance from 2018-03-16T00:00
Can Martin Sheen fill out a pair of Daisy Dukes? Is it appropriate to talk to Quentin Tarantino while high? Can Sissy Spacek stare a hole through another human being? What is it about steamy man...
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Oscars 2018 from 2018-03-10T00:00
Did Meryl Streep fart her way to an Oscar? Is Timothée Chalamet a secret douche? Is Cher even alive? We’ll answer all these questions and more! Join Brian, James, and Kyle for their inaugural ep...
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Episode 01: Oscars 2018 from 2018-03-10T00:00
Did Meryl Streep fart her way to an Oscar? Is Timothée Chalamet a secret douche? Is Cher even alive? We’ll answer all these questions and more! Join Brian, James, and Kyle for their inaugural ep...
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