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This podcast features co-hosts Bil Antoniou, Daniel Krolik and Michael Soulard as they explore the best of the worst in LGBT cinema! Join us each month as we pick a film that we feel could have used some of our expert feedback, and hopefully leave it with some dignity. We
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Episode 185: Birthday Cake with Mike Justice from 2023-12-01T10:00:27
It’s always such a thrill when someone who worked on a BGM agrees to talk about it on BGM!! This week, the very gracious author and filmmaker Mike Justice joined Bil to talk about Birthday Ca...
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Episode 184: Mannequin with Ryan Porter from 2023-11-24T10:00:27
Bil had never seen Mannequin before, and was so grateful that Ryan Porter returned to the show to make him watch it! Find BAD GAY MOVIES wherever you get your podcasts. Listen here: F...
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Episode 183: In From The Side with Gregory Rosebrugh from 2023-11-17T10:00:17
New episode! There are few guests we love having on more than Gregory Rosebrugh, and since he spends his free time playing rugby we figured he would be the expert witness to help Bil understand Mat...
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Episode 182: The Broken Hearts Club with Brian Francis from 2023-11-10T10:00:23
New episode! Missed Connections, Natural Order and the Canada Reads selection Fruit author Brian Francis joins Bil and Daniel to revisit a movie we all remember loving twenty years ago, The Broken ...
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Episode 181: Unconditional Love with Scott Mainprize from 2023-11-03T09:00:41
PJ Hogan and Rupert Everett coming off the success of My Best Friend’s Wedding means whatever they do next has to be a classic, right? Author Scott Mainprize, whose new book The First Few Fee...
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Episode 180: The Revival with Steven Jackson from 2023-10-27T09:00:37
New episode! There’s always gotta be at least one Gays Vs. God episode every year on BGM, and on this year’s entry we have the pleasure of welcoming back guest host and the award-winnin...
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Episode 179: At Long Last Love from 2023-10-20T09:00:26
New episode! Vilified when it was released, resurrected as a misunderstood classic by no less than the likes of Rian Johnson and Karina Longworth in more recent years, and a film that features a su...
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Episode 178: Closet Monster with Gregory Rosebrugh from 2023-10-13T09:00:50
It’s always a pleasure to have brilliant film scholar Gregory Rosebrugh on the show, and this time Bil and Daniel talk to him about the highs and lows of the 2015 Canadian drama Closet Monste...
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Episode 177: Were The World Mine with Michael Lyons from 2023-10-06T09:00:46
Shakespeare, sister! Bil hadn’t seen Were The World Mine since it premiered at Inside Out many enchanted moons ago and was sure it would still please him when his special returning guest Mich...
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Episode 176: Devil’s Path from 2023-09-29T09:00:44
Every good hook-up in the woods should start with a tarot card reading, or at least that’s what Bil, Daniel and Michael decided when they reunited to talk about Devil’s Path, which retu...
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SUMMER RERUN: Violet Tendencies from 2023-08-28T09:00:57
SUMMER RERUNS! A number of our listeners have expressed frustration that some of our earlier episodes have dropped off the feed, so while we’re on summer hiatus we thought we’d rerun s...
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SUMMER RERUN: The Wishmakers from 2023-08-21T09:00:43
SUMMER RERUNS! A number of our listeners have expressed frustration that some of our earlier episodes have dropped off the feed, so while we’re on summer hiatus we thought we’d rerun s...
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SUMMER RERUN: The Ten Year Plan from 2023-08-14T09:00:44
SUMMER RERUNS! A number of our listeners have expressed frustration that some of our earlier episodes have dropped off the feed, so while we’re on summer hiatus we thought we’d rerun s...
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SUMMER RERUN: The Mirror Has Two Faces from 2023-08-07T09:00:41
SUMMER RERUNS! A number of our listeners have expressed frustration that some of our earlier episodes have dropped off the feed, so while we’re on summer hiatus we thought we’d rerun s...
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SUMMER RERUN: Tea and Sympathy from 2023-07-31T09:00:20
SUMMER RERUNS! A number of our listeners have expressed frustration that some of our earlier episodes have dropped off the feed, so while we’re on summer hiatus we thought we’d rerun s...
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SUMMER RERUN: Making Love from 2023-07-24T09:00:11
SUMMER RERUNS! A number of our listeners have expressed frustration that some of our earlier episodes have dropped off the feed, so while we’re on summer hiatus we thought we’d rerun s...
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SUMMER RERUN: Eating Out from 2023-07-17T09:00:51
SUMMER RERUNS! A number of our listeners have expressed frustration that some of our earlier episodes have dropped off the feed, so while we’re on summer hiatus we thought we’d rerun s...
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SUMMER RERUN: Suddenly Last Summer with Andrew Lamb from 2023-07-10T09:00:47
SUMMER RERUNS! A number of our listeners have expressed frustration that some of our earlier episodes have dropped off the feed, so while we’re on summer hiatus we thought we’d rerun s...
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SUMMER RERUN: Bear City from 2023-07-03T09:00:37
SUMMER RERUNS! A number of our listeners have expressed frustration that some of our earlier episodes have dropped off the feed, so while we’re on summer hiatus we thought we’d rerun s...
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SUMMER RERUN: Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild from 2023-06-26T09:00:20
SUMMER RERUNS! A number of our listeners have expressed frustration that some of our earlier episodes have dropped off the feed, so while we’re on summer hiatus we thought we’d rerun s...
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Episode 175: Bros with Adam Bailey from 2023-06-05T09:00:33
Bil invites actor and playwright Adam Bailey to BGM for the first time and they discuss a film that, half a year later, is still a contentious experience for all involved. Listen to their discussio...
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Episode 174: Mambo Italiano with Peter Knegt from 2023-05-29T09:00:51
Writer, filmmaker, arts curator, Canadian Screen Award winner and host of CBC’s Here And Queer Peter Knegt honored BGM with his presence to talk about a Canadian film classic that Bil hadn...
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Episode 173: Staying Alive with Annemieke Wade from 2023-05-22T09:00:53
Everybody uses everybody, and this week Bil uses up Annemieke Wade’s time and expertise as they discuss their favourite Sylvester Stallone musical, Staying Alive! Listen to it here: &#...
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Episode 172: The Last Of Sheila with Matt Baume from 2023-05-15T09:00:13
New episode! It was an honour for us at BGM that podcaster and author Matt Baume made time to sit down and talk to us about Herbert Ross’s The Last Of Sheila, though owing to the fact that bo...
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Episode 171: Stepping Out from 2023-05-08T09:00:59
All the pleasure of your favourite dinner theatre shows is brought to the low stakes game known as Stepping Out, and Daniel and Bil are here to tell you that Liza makes it worthwhile anyway! ...
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Episode 170: The Killing Of Sister George with Nicholas Bell from 2023-05-01T09:00:26
Between their shared love of movies and all things Isabelle Huppert, it’s no surprise that Bil and Nicholas Bell of the Fish Jelly podcast and Ion Cinema constantly go off topic, but they do ...
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Episode 169: Butcher Baker Nightmare Maker with Joseph Robinson from 2023-04-24T09:00:37
Bil is a huge fan of the Fish Jelly podcast so he was thrilled when one of its hosts, Joseph Robinson, agreed to sit down and talk about the 1981 horror film Butcher Baker Nightmare Maker (aka Nigh...
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Episode 168: Knife + Heart from 2023-04-17T09:00:34
Everyone knows Michael loves to discover what’s on Shudder, so Bil asked him to take a look at Yann Gonzalez’s Knife + Heart (Un Couteau Dans Le Coeur) and give him his thoughts. ...
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Episode 167: Winter Kept Us Warm with Bill Clarke from 2023-04-10T09:00:57
It took a Londoner to make a Torontonian out of Bil Antoniou, which is what happened when he met his friend Bill Clarke doing a play twenty years ago and he opened Bil up to the possibilities of th...
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Episode 166: The Fan with Curtis Campbell from 2023-04-03T09:00:14
The one and only Curtis Campbell joins Bil to talk about being fans of Lauren Bacall and discuss how The Fan ties into their feelings about gays and their mean mommies. Plus follow Curtis’ hi...
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Episode 165: Rift With Anders Yates from 2023-03-27T09:40:17
Bil has the great pleasure of sitting down with Anders Yates to talk about Rift by Erlingur Thoroddsen but, as the film doesn’t give them much to work with, they end up talking about Sweden a...
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Episode 164: My Policeman with Jonathan Duffy from 2023-03-20T11:51:11
Magnificent comedian Jonathan Duffy joins Bil to talk about MY POLICEMAN and figure out if Harry Styles is worth getting excited over. Listen to it here: Visit Jonathan Duffy’s ...
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Episode 163: The 7th Annual Oscar Special with Guest Glenn Sumi! from 2023-03-09T20:29:21
It’s our 7TH ANNUAL OSCAR EPISODE! And for the 7th time in a row, the one and only Glenn Sumi joins Bil and Daniel to talk about this year’s nominees, who we think will win, who we thin...
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Episode 162: Wedding Wars with Jim Fall from 2022-12-10T10:00:35
We have a real treat for our audience this week, and the rare opportunity of talking to a director who is capable of making GGMS! (that’s Good Gay Movies for those of you didn’t know). ...
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Episode 161: Erotic Thriller Double Feature! from 2022-12-03T10:00:54
We got Mikey back! Bil let him pick whatever he wanted to do for his episode this season, and Michael Soulard decided he wanted nothing more than to indulge in the memories of erotic thrillers of ...
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Episode 160: Out Of Body with Paul Mizzi from 2022-11-26T10:00:59
If you’re like us, you can’t get enough of a bad gay gimmick, and one of the best is body swaps! Paul Mizzi, co-host of The Swapcast Podcast, joins Bil for a look at the 2020 romantic d...
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Episode 159: Hurricane Bianca with Matthew Harris from 2022-11-19T10:00:55
Bil’s guest for this episode is author Matthew Harris, who was asked to choose the film he wanted to cover. As a huge Drag Race fan, Matthew’s first choice was the Bianca Del Rio vehicle Hurr...
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Episode 158: Xanadu with Ryan G. Hinds from 2022-11-12T10:00:14
It’s hard to think of anyone we love having on the show more than Ryan G Hinds! Ryan has always been an unabashed lover of the classic musical XANADU, and with the passing this summer of the ...
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Episode 157: Love and Human Remains with Heath Flint from 2022-11-05T09:00:18
It’s a guest’s choice episode, and I knew I could count on my friend Heath to go CanCon on me. I was happy with the choice, however, as it was a film I had somehow never seen before and...
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Episode 156: Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie with Robert Watson from 2022-10-22T09:00:53
Bil never needs an excuse to talk about his favourite show, so it was a thrill for him when Robert Watson, a fellow Ab Fab fan, asked to discuss the 2016 film adaptation of the greatest show of all...
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Episode 155: My Fake Boyfriend with James Gibson-Bray from 2022-10-15T09:00:18
It was a great honour to us that the delightful James Gibson-Bray agreed to sit down with Bil Antoniou and talk about a film that defies all understanding, the recent Canadian-made romantic comedy ...
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Episode 154: Wilde with Mark O’Donovan from 2022-10-08T09:00:33
Making the acquaintance of social media luminary and now inspired Substack author Mark O’Donovan (aka Dublin Zoetrope) has been one of BGM’s biggest gets. Bil had the thrill of getting...
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Episode 153: Fire Island with Said Atabaki from 2022-10-01T12:00:57
It is a truth universally acknowledged that you cannot have too many Jane Austen adaptations, but does it still hold true? Bil is joined by the fabulous Said Atabaki to talk about Joel Kim Booster ...
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Episode 152: Slaves Of New York from 2022-09-24T09:30:12
If a Bernadette Peters movie isn’t good and Daniel doesn’t see it, does it even exist? He and Bil decided to take a look at her leading role in Merchant Ivory’s ill-fated Slaves ...
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Episode 151: Firebird with Gregory Rosebrugh from 2022-09-17T12:00:13
Bil’s guest for this episode is the incomparable film scholar Gregory Rosebrugh, who has graced BGM with his presence four times in the past. Greg and Bil take in one of 2021’s most cel...
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Episode 150: Exit To Eden from 2022-06-18T12:00:35
There’s just nothing like seeing a movie about S & M directed by the man who made sure your mother enjoyed Valentine’s Day, New Year’s Eve and Mother’s Day. Just ...
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Episode 149: The Third Sex from 2022-05-21T13:00:38
If you need to make a film about a sensitive social topic that pleads for tolerance, the best person to choose is the man responsible for some of the most nefarious anti-Semitic propaganda of the w...
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Episode 148: My Brother’s Shoes from 2022-04-30T13:00:21
Paul Mizzi, host of the The Swapcast Podcast, joins us on BGM this week for episode #148 to talk about a film that fits in both his and our show’s world! A gay and straight brother decide th...
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Episode 147: Open Cam from 2022-04-09T12:00:44
Dogs at the brunch table, cheese steak at Chinese restaurants, and cops who run around in bath towels: is Washington the wildest city in America? Find out when we investigate the madness that is Op...
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Episode 146: The 6th Annual Oscar Special With Special Guest Glenn Sumi from 2022-03-19T12:00:04
We’re so excited to be doing an Oscar episode again, and we can’t believe that the great Glenn Sumi agreed to join us yet again! He discusses this year’s nominees with Bil and Da...
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Episode 145: Consenting Adult from 2022-02-26T13:00:02
Back to prime time! We’re doing another groundbreaking TV movie that takes the story of a man coming out of the closet and makes it all about his parents. Thankfully, we’re huge Marlo...
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Episode 144: White Bird In A Blizzard from 2022-02-05T13:00:44
One of our favourite directors already took a chance at literary adaptation, so we were looking forward to not having a bad gay movie on our hands when we watched his second stab at bringing a nove...
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Episode 143: Everything Is Free from 2021-12-18T13:00:41
Who knew Cartagena had so many Americans! One of them is Brian Jordan Alvarez, who writes, directs and stars in a sexy comedy in which he is constantly under threat of being beaten to death by his...
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Episode 142: Fall From Grace from 2021-11-27T13:00:27
We know that Jessica Chastain is getting Oscar buzz for her performance as Tammy Faye Bakker in The Eyes Of Tammy Faye, but we wanted to remind you that, once upon a time, our Lord and Saviour Bern...
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Episode 141: Bite Marks from 2021-11-06T12:00:45
The most important thing about a good vampire movie is that NOTHING happens. Join Daniel and Bil as they discuss Bite Marks by Mark Bessenger Listen to it here (language warning): This Week’...
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Episode 140: Lost Horizon from 2021-10-16T14:44:33
We NEVER miss a Liv Ullmann musical either! Join the fun as we talk about Lost Horizon by Charles Jarrott Listen to it here (language warning): This Week’s Recommendations Bil recommends th...
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Episode 139: Kept Boy from 2021-09-25T13:00:58
We rarely have the pleasure of a literary adaptation, but someone had the wise idea to adapt Robert Rodi’s hilarious book…but didn’t notice that it was hilarious. Daniel could on...
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Episode 138: Crutch from 2021-09-04T12:00:12
This week we look at a very serious film, based on the director’s own true story of his abusive relationship with his acting teacher, and his dad’s love of only making love to women who...
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Episode 137: The Gay Bed&Breakfast Of Terror from 2021-07-10T13:00:57
We’re not really sure about this film’s definition of terror, but we’re also not sure about its definition of Bed & Breakfasts either. Join Bil, Michael and Daniel as they ta...
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Episode 136: Tennessee Queer from 2021-06-19T12:23:54
It would be hard to decide exactly what our next film was even about if we weren’t lucky enough to have had a full-on Memphis expert Bil Antoniou to explain it, since his four days there taug...
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Episode 135: Death To Prom from 2021-05-29T13:00:11
What could possibly make more sense than for a school to force a guy who doesn’t plan to go to prom to take on the job of organizing it? Things get complicated when he and his best friend bo...
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Episode 134: D’Agostino from 2021-05-08T13:00:19
There’s no better news than to learn that a grandmother left you a property in Greece in her will, but how much better is it to get there and find out that you have also inherited a human clo...
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Episode 133: 5th Annual Oscar Special with Special Guest Glenn Sumi! from 2021-04-17T14:00:20
Better late than never! The pandemic has played havoc with the film industry this past year but the show must go on, and the Academy Awards, while happening in late April instead of the usual Febr...
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Episode 132: Hot Guys With Guns from 2021-03-27T13:00:42
If you’re making a detective story, remember that it doesn’t matter if you have a mystery, actual detectives or a discernible case. Join Michael, Daniel and Bil as they discuss Hot Guy...
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Episode 131: Broadway Damage from 2021-03-06T13:11:17
All these modern films are starting to annoy us, so we decided to go back to the gay nineties and remember when making it on Broadway was something people cared about until getting a boyfriend. Jo...
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Episode 130: Evening from 2021-02-13T13:00:34
We’re back! We couldn’t return without sharing with you once again how much we love the one and only Glenn Close, so we decided to talk about the movie in which she appears for 3 secon...
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Episode 129: Lucky Bastard from 2020-11-28T14:00:33
Nothing goes better than architects and drug addicts, as the old saying goes, and this week’s film is here to show just how true that is, all of it situated in a gorgeous motel room with no n...
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Episode 128: Role/Play from 2020-11-07T13:00:53
We’re back with our old favourite Rob Williams, who creates an intimate character piece about a super hot soap opera star and a super hot marriage equality activist who have super hot sex at ...
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Episode 127: Tomcat from 2020-10-17T14:00:22
As pet-lovers go, the stars of the film we’re covering on this episode aren’t the world’s greatest, but if you can handle the cat-astrophe that occurs in the middle of this very s...
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Episode 126: The Detective from 2020-09-26T12:00:46
In 1968, Frank Sinatra was so determined to get Mia Farrow to be in his movie that he divorced her over it, which means he was the only one who didn’t fall asleep by the time the film ...
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Episode 125: Shut Up And Kiss Me from 2020-09-05T12:00:35
It’s important, when looking for the perfect boyfriend, to treat everyone around you like crap and then get mad at the man you love for not changing for you. What a farm and fuzzy feeling Bi...
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Episode 124: Cthluhu from 2020-08-16T00:17:33
Bil knows that Mike loves a good horror movie so he had to watch one with him and get his thoughts. If you, like any good H.P. Lovecraft fan, are into salamander sea people, Tori Spelling and drugg...
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Episode 123: Partners from 2020-07-25T13:30:57
Ryan O’Neal didn’t dare a plunging neckline enough times in his career, so we didn’t want to miss out on the opportunity to celebrate the time he did it in a bad gay movie....
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Episode 122: Brotherly Love from 2020-07-04T14:59:45
It’s important when studying to become a monk that you make sure to learn nothing about it and then be shocked when you’re asked to follow the rules. These are some of the things that ...
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Episode 121: Aleksandr’s Price from 2020-06-06T15:57:42
We love rentboys at BGM, but we do worry about them when they don’t seem to know how their job works. Listen as Bil, Daniel and Mike express their concern for the main character of Aleksandr...
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Episode 120: The Delta Force from 2020-05-16T23:51:59
We love our fans, so it was our absolute pleasure to celebrate the Gay But Not Gay episode with our most devoted listener Phoevos ! We’re so glad he joined Bil and Dan to talk about T...
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Episode 119: The Houseboy from 2020-04-25T13:00:31
For the second time in BGM history, we have the great honour of having the star of the film appear on the show to talk about it! Bil, Michael and Daniel are joined by actor Nick May to talk about ...
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Episode 118: Before The Fall from 2020-04-04T13:00:01
It’s a time of isolation but we refuse to stop whining about bad gay movies! Bil, Daniel and Mike try to beat the quarantine blues by delving into a romantic drama based on a classic. Is th...
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Episode 117: Daddy from 2020-03-14T13:00:32
Nobody loves a cautionary tale more than we do, and as it turns out, there’s a lot to be cautious about when dating younger men, as Bil, Daniel and their fabulous returning special guest Ryan...
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Episode 116: The Rainbow Bridge Motel from 2020-02-23T15:50:46
Brian Francis is making great art at Buddies In Bad Times this week, so what better way to reward his efforts than to make him watch a bad gay movie? Just before his Box 4901 makes its way to the ...
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Episode 115: 4th Annual Oscar Special with Special Guest Glenn Sumi! from 2020-02-01T21:24:07
We’re sorry to say that Daniel still isn’t over Glenn’s loss, but we are happy to report that we once again have the pleasure of the great Glenn Sumi returning to talk predictions...
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Episode 114: Fair Haven from 2020-01-11T13:00:13
We’ve got gay conversion therapy, two hot daddies, and a restaurant you can probably get a disease off the floor of. Join Bil, Daniel and Michael as they watch and discuss Fair Haven by Kers...
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Episode 113: Strapped from 2019-12-14T20:28:27
Can you imagine being lucky enough to find this many clients in one building? It’s a rentboy’s dream come true! Dan, Bil and special guest Gregory Rosebrugh are so excited to talk to ...
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Episode 112: Poster Boy from 2019-11-23T17:30:01
Mikey’s back and we’re getting all political! Join Mike, Dan and Bil as they talk about Poster Boy by Zac Tucker Listen to it here (language warning): This Week’s Recommendation...
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Episode 111: Seat In Shadow from 2019-11-02T05:32:43
Some movies really just speak for themselves, don’t they? At least that’s what we thought in trying to figure out the madness of this week’s film, which baffled us so much that I...
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Episode 110: Thank God It’s Friday from 2019-10-13T14:49:41
Everyone knows that disco is the place where straight white people find their true expression, so Bil and Dan were happy to be joined by their delightfully young friend Gregory Rosebrugh for their ...
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Episode 109: Red Dirt from 2019-09-21T16:06:03
Dan and Bil are here to let you know that Karen Black is fabulous no matter WHAT a director does to her. Join them as they enjoy her Blanche DuBois Free Association Games in Red Dirt by Tag Purvis...
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Episode 108: 4th Man Out from 2019-08-31T17:45:24
Mike and Dan are out of town and out of touch, so I asked my good friends Matthew and Kevin to step in and watch a movie with me that we could then commiserate on afterwards. Weirdly enough, it tu...
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Episode 107: Lie Down With Dogs from 2019-08-10T15:15:52
Bil is back from vacation, Mike has a break from work and Dan is still not over Glenn Close’s Oscar loss, so what better way to deal with the dog days of summer than to go to Provincetown? J...
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Episode 106: Stonewall from 2019-07-13T05:08:18
It’s the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, and that’s not something we take lightly! Roland Emmerich does, though, since he made a movie in which five days of rioting is turned ...
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Episode 105: Something For Everyone from 2019-06-16T17:05:18
Bil Antoniou and Daniel Krolik are joined by Andrew Lamb, the director of A Gay Victorian Affair, who stops by to talk about his upcoming Fringe Show Spend Your Kids Inheritance and then discuss t...
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Episode 104: Tumbledown from 2019-05-24T20:05:23
We continue our exploration of some pretty dark times by dipping into the impressive filmography of Todd Verow for the first time! Join Bil, Daniel and Michael as try to figure out the process of ...
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Episode 103: Dog Tags from 2019-05-06T12:46:08
Nothing ailing a soldier that a boy in eyeliner can’t fix, even if he is also a boy who keeps abandoning his baby in his car. Yes, all of these things happen and Mike, Dan and Bil are ...
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Episode 102: Cherry Pop from 2019-04-17T13:02:52
We have wonderful listeners, we wouldn’t get to 102 episodes without them, so when they write to us and ask us to cover movies they’ve watched, who are we to say no? But when we actual...
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Episode 101: Something Like Summer (with Kyle Brownrigg) from 2019-03-30T20:36:21
BGM 101 and it’s back to school…high school! Graphic novel adaptations are always so great, think of Ghost World, and gay YA fiction can be so charming, like Love Simon! So of course t...
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Episode 100: Sextette featuring special guest Lisa Ferreira from 2019-03-12T02:07:13
We can’t believe we made it!!! We’ve done 100 episodes!!! We owe such thanks to our listeners for being so great to us and for getting us this far. To celebrate, we decided to go back...
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Episode 99: 3nd Annual Oscar Special with Special Guest Glenn Sumi! from 2019-02-18T13:54:48
It’s about an hour and a half of Glenn Close and then a few minutes of other things…but Bil and Dan are thrilled to be talking Oscar predictions again, AND to have the pleasure of the g...
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Episode 98: Saturday Night At The Baths from 2019-01-15T13:28:47
The one thing you don’t expect from a movie about the prime era of bathhouses in the seventies is that it will be about straight people, but we here at BGM are all about irony. Join Bil and ...
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Episode 97: Saudade from 2018-12-26T16:14:42
Why are we doing a German movie about white guys in Brazil? Because we know how to celebrate Christmas, that’s why. Join Dan and Bil as they talk about Saudade (Longing) by Jurgen Bruning L...
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Episode 96: Myra Breckenridge from 2018-11-26T15:59:38
For anything who thinks, There must be a movie out there in which Raquel Welch nails a guy up the wazoo, your dreams have come true! Our darling Mikey is back and he is here to talk to Bil and Dan...
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Episode 95: Dating My Mother from 2018-11-05T15:54
A lot of us have dreams of Hollywood success and, in our disappointment, go back home to our mom’s house. In this case, however, we get into her bed, and that’s not weird at all is it?...
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Episode 94: Walk A Mile In My Pradas from 2018-10-15T13:52:44
We all know that being a straight guy means that you love a meat-lovers’ pizza and are obsessed with lumber, so we’re really glad to finally find a movie to confirm these truths for all...
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Episode 93: A Wedding Most Strange from 2018-09-24T13:15:22
Mikey is still wandering the Alps without cell phone reception and can’t be heard from, but given how Bil and Dan feel about this week’s movie, he’s probably having a better time ...
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Episode 92: Shelter from 2018-08-25T12:43:21
With Michael off in Hawaii competing in the international surfing competition, we thought it best to do cover one of the many, MANY movies in the LGBT film canon that has do with that wonderful Bro...
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Episode 91: The Object Of My Affection from 2018-08-04T17:55:24
The boys are back summer vacay and ready to enjoy some New York heat! Thanks to our listener Heath, we were asked to cover a key film in the careers of two still very famous actors back before they...
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Episode 90: Vibes from 2018-06-30T04:53:17
It’s our 5th anniversary and we just wanna have fun!!! Bil, David and Mike are back together again, they’re on their 90th episode and they’ve got the cake. The only thing that c...
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Episode 89: You Should Meet My Son from 2018-06-09T14:25:25
What do you get when you combine Auntie Mame with Mama’s Family, use only two settings and a whole dollop of southern-shaming!?! Andrew Lamb and Robert Watson are here to help me figure it ou...
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Episode 88: Elijah’s Ashes from 2018-05-22T02:58:16
It’s our annual flipflop! The boys of Raktajino and Root Beer, that delightful Deep Space Nine podcast, have joined Bil to talk about another gay movie, and you can catch Bil on their show c...
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Episode 87: Nasty Baby from 2018-04-28T14:45:42
Daniel is back!! And Mikey is gone. Feud Season 2 will be about them but until I can manage to get their schedules back on track, listen to our episode as we head to the wilds of Brooklyn to fin...
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Episode 86: The Christine Jorgensen Story from 2018-04-14T14:19
Daniel is still wandering the earth in search of fame, so while we wait for him to come back we dive deep into the old-timey archives for a seventies rarity, a film that covers the most famous R...
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Episode 85: Is It Just Me from 2018-03-18T16:37:32
It’s Cyrano De Bergerac meets Ingmar Bergman when the saddest man in the world tries to get a boyfriend but has to ask his go-go dancer boyfriend to pretend to be him…and it’s our...
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Episode 84: 2nd Annual Oscar Special with Special Guest Glenn Sumi! from 2018-02-24T19:27:54
We had such a great time doing our Oscar episode last year that Dan and I invited our still very esteemed guest, NOW magazine columnist Glenn Sumi, for a discussion on the Oscars, Frances McDormand...
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Episode 83: First Period from 2018-02-17T23:07:16
High School is such a Drag, but so are satires of High School movies from the Eighties. Bil didn’t need another one, and apparently Dan did…cause we don’t agree this week! It ai...
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Episode 82: The Ritz from 2018-01-27T18:52:02
Everyone knows that a bathhouse is a natural comedy setting! Plus when you get to enjoy the treat of Treat Williams in a bathtowel, who cares if the movie sucks. But as it is, Dan, Bil and Mike h...
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Episode 81: Henry Gamble’s Birthday Party from 2018-01-13T23:42:20
New Year New Us! (Not really, we’re still terrible). One of our listeners made a request, and we love to oblige, so join us as we talk about Henry Gamble’s Birthday Party by Stephen C...
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Episode 80: The Blue Bird from 2017-12-24T04:42:06
This episode is brought to you by My Gay Toronto.com, click here to enjoy the magazine on the go. Mike is off looking to buy Bil some Elizabeth Taylor memorabilia for Christmas, so while he’s...
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Episode 79: Kissing Darkness from 2017-11-17T04:08:11
This episode is brought to you by My Gay Toronto.com, click here to enjoy the magazine on the go. The boys are back together! And it’s a bit late for Halloween, but we watched a scary movie ...
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Episode 78: Beautiful Something from 2017-10-28T19:31:55
This episode is brought to you by My Gay Toronto.com, click here to enjoy the magazine on the go. There’s nothing like being out all night in Brooklyn looking for sex to really make you feel ...
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Episode 77: Impossible Choice from 2017-10-07T20:37:59
This episode is brought to you by My Gay Toronto.com, click here to enjoy the magazine on the go. DANGER: WE’RE BEING TAKEN OVER BY WOMEN! Nah, we’re not, and if we were we’d be h...
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Episode 76: Holding The Man from 2017-09-30T15:44:51
This episode is brought to you by My Gay Toronto.com, click here to enjoy the magazine on the go. A person who sits down to watch a gay Zac Efron is definitely surprised to learn that he’s ac...
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Episode 75: Retake from 2017-09-09T14:59:46
This episode is brought to you by My Gay Toronto.com, click here to enjoy the magazine on the go. The gang is back! The summer is truly over! Why not go o a road trip? Michael, Bil and Daniel reu...
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Episode 74: Norman…Is That You? from 2017-08-13T22:56:20
This episode is brought to you by My Gay Toronto.com, click here to enjoy the magazine on the go. Summer vacation is over and we’re ready to get back to work! Well almost all of us, since Da...
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Episode 73: Like You Mean It from 2017-06-29T18:05:23
This episode is brought to you by My Gay Toronto.com, click here to enjoy the magazine on the go. Hot times in the summer means Sunny L.A., hot boyfriends and a lot of depression. Because why not ...
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Episode 72: Wasp from 2017-06-12T00:20:12
This episode is brought to you by My Gay Toronto.com, click here to enjoy the magazine on the go. It’s important to know what Star Trek fans think of Bad Gay Movies, so I brought back the hos...
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Episode 71: The Surface from 2017-06-05T00:53:47
This episode is brought to you by My Gay Toronto.com, click here to enjoy the magazine on the go. Everyone’s got a fetish, and when yours is random pools, it’s imperative there be a mov...
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Episode 70: A Nightmare On Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge from 2017-05-11T03:50:59
This episode is brought to you by our fabulous listener Shannon! And by My Gay Toronto.com, click here to enjoy the magazine on the go. We have been told for ages that the second film in the Elm St...
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Episode 69: People You May Know (w/Mark Cirillo) from 2017-04-30T05:42:36
We often like to think that the people whose movies we criticize on this show spend their days and nights crying over how terrible we are, but we got an email from the fabulous Mark Cirillo letting...
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Episode 68: All The Others Were Practice from 2017-04-10T15:16:34
It’s a romantic comedy without romance or comedy…HOW SUBVERSIVE! Bil had so much trouble paying attention to this San Francisco-set film that he kept talking about New York, but Dan and...
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Episode 67: Second Serve from 2017-03-20T13:10:06
We’re suckers for a celebrity encounter, so when the fabulous Illeana Douglas tweeted us about this movie, we just had to do it (and we thank her for it). If you haven’t done so yet, m...
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Episode 66: Oscar Special with Special Guest Glenn Sumi! from 2017-02-23T17:01:29
SIDE BAR! Don’t worry, we haven’t abandoned our mission, but gays DO love the Oscars. Dan and Bil are joined by very esteemed guest, NOW magazine columnist Glenn Sumi, for a discussion ...
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Episode 65: Chicks Dig Gay Guys from 2017-02-09T16:23:57
WE’RE BACK! We had such a lovely break, and now we’re ready for more madness, and we had such a fun time getting together again. Thanks to Dave Cave for the recommendation as Michael, B...
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Episode 64: Make The Yuletide Gay from 2016-12-17T14:17:05
MERRY CHRISTMAS! HAPPY HANUKKAH! and Everything In Between! We love this time of year, and we couldn’t wait to get together over a cup of hot cocoa and a total piece of shit movie. Join Bi...
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Episode 63: Happy Birthday, Gemini from 2016-11-26T13:03:27
We had a great letter from William Madison, the author of a book Dan recommended on Madeline Kahn, and he very kindly gave us this month’s BGM! Mikey was passed out under the bar the night we...
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Episode 62: Those People from 2016-11-05T14:30:55
A BGM FIRST: There is a straight man in our midst. We believe in being kind to our inferiors. Bil was joined by the hosts of the Deep Space Nine podcast Raktajino & Root Beer, Matthew and Mic...
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Episode 61: The Seminarian from 2016-10-15T13:39:30
We’re going Live Via Satellite! I had to reach out all the way to Chicago to find people who were willing to watch this one, so join me as I talk to Enzo And Dave from That One Movie podcast ...
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Episode 60: The Pirate Movie from 2016-09-24T15:33:57
We never miss a Christopher Atkins musical! Bil, Dan and Mike are back together and for our Gay But Not Gay episode and Season Closer, we’re covering the classic 1982 adventure film The Pirat...
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Episode 59: The Flight Of The Cardinal from 2016-09-03T12:21:44
We’re not camping this time, we’re staying at a cabin! That should mean increased comfort, except someone among the group of people stranded by three minutes of rain might be a killer. ...
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Episode 58: Winning Dad from 2016-08-13T12:20:58
Your dad and your boyfriend go camping: who do you think you’ll be more pissed off with when they come back? Not nearly as frustrated as we were with the premise of this movie, that tells us...
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Episode 57: Ben&Arthur from 2016-07-23T13:30:44
If you want to get married before it’s legal, go to Hawaii, even though it’s legal in Vermont, even though maybe it’s not. We don’t get it, but we watched anyway. Special G...
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Episode 56: Gayby from 2016-07-02T13:24:30
Matt and Jenn want to have a baby and don’t want to wait to find love; rather than be all clinical about it, they’ve decided that even though they’re best friends, they’ll m...
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Episode 55: 9 Dead Gay Guys from 2016-06-11T15:29
If you’re going to make a comedy about murder, why not make sure to include every stereotype you can? And while you’re at it, don’t worry about making sense. Join Bil, Dan and Mi...
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Episode 54: Big Eden from 2016-05-21T15:03:02
Starring on Ellen means you can open a movie, so why not cast Arye Gross as a Montana painter who has found his natural home in New York City before being forced to return to the midwest? We manage...
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Episode 53: Some Of My Best Friends Are… from 2016-04-30T12:44
Nothing ruins a night at the gay bar like your mom coming in and guilting you in the middle of the dance floor. At least take off your coat and have a drink first? There’s actually a lot of ...
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Episode 52: The Perfect Wedding from 2016-03-19T16:00:28
One of us is an alcoholic, one of us is deaf, one of us is dying and we’re all adopted: WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT? Maybe nothing? Let’s find out. On this week’s Guest Pan...
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Episode 51: The Men Next Door from 2016-02-27T15:41
It’s that tired old situation we always find ourselves in, when your boyfriend leaves the house to go suck your dad off and you’re so over it. If you thought Rob Williams did something...
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Episode 50: Mame from 2016-02-06T17:00:08
Or as they say it in the film, MAAAAAAAAme. Lucille Ball was nervous about being too old for the part so she rubbed an entire chicken’s worth of fat on the lens every morning, and the result...
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Episode 49: Just A Question Of Love from 2016-01-16T17:00:16
More gays, more moms. France made a TV movie that we think was looking to educate everybody about having a gay son, and when that gay son has a shack in the backyard to grow plants in. Vive La Fra...
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Episode 48: Eat With Me from 2015-12-26T17:00:16
Your mom’s kinda okay with you being gay, you met a guy that you’re, like, pretty sweet on and your neighbour is on Mad TV. Obviously you have a lot of conflict in your life, especiall...
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Episode 47: Adam And Steve from 2015-12-05T15:29
The wisdom from conservative straight is that God created Adam and Eve, and not Adam and Steve. We have found out, in our film viewing, that this is absolutely true: if there is a god, he could no...
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Episode 46: Such Good People from 2015-11-14T17:00:07
Lots of things to learn on this episode: firstly, that Scott Wolf has finally aged, secondly that Michael Urie isn’t always brilliant and, mostly, that Bil might be a dog-killer. Want to kn...
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Episode 45: The Falls from 2015-10-24T14:00
We’re so grateful to our listener who suggested this movie. It had been much too long since we’d watched a gay Mormon movie, and finding out there’s a sequel to this one makes us...
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Episode 44: Tiger Orange from 2015-10-03T14:20
The one thing they have not made enough of is movies about brothers who don’t get along. It’s the freshest plot in the world, and it’s been rehashed with a former BGM star and a ...
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Episode 43: August from 2015-09-12T14:46
You’ve watched Weekend enough times to know that relationships can’t happen without long, wordless moments of naked, sun-dappled flesh. Our guest panel episode discovered that when Bil...
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Episode 42: The Gay Deceivers from 2015-08-22T16:00:38
It was made in 1969, and yet it seems about as modern as Boat Trip…what does that say?. Bil, David and Michael watched it and really need to talk about it. (It’s on Youtube…you ...
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Episode 41: Boat Trip from 2015-07-11T16:00:53
If ever a sailing vessel needed to crash into an iceberg and save an actor’s career from its worst possibilities, it is this one. Bil, David and Michael watched it and really needed a vacati...
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Episode 40: Can’t Stop The Music from 2015-06-20T16:00:07
Honestly, if we were in this movie, we’d have gender re-assignment surgery too…it would be the only way to escape. This week, Bil, Michael and Daniel discuss CAN’T STOP THE MUSIC ...
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Episode 39: The Skinny from 2015-05-30T16:00:15
Magnus and Ryan have decided to not have sex for 6 months until they get to know each other. Because apparently there’s anything new you can learn about a man after a month. Magnus’s f...
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Episode 38: Going Down In La-La Land from 2015-05-09T16:00
Casper Andreas leaves the Big Apple behind for an exciting look at the Hollywood Dream. It’s the typical story: Boy Comes to L.A., Boy Becomes a Porn Star, Boy Falls In Love With His John, R...
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Episode 37: The Fluffer from 2015-04-18T16:00:59
Before they let Alice know she was STILL Alice, Wash West and Richard Glatzer spent years making porn to research a movie about the porn industry….and it’s possible the research turned ...
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Episode 36: Out To Kill from 2015-03-28T16:00:04
A sexy thriller…but are there any thrills? IS THERE ANY SEX? You’ll find out this week. Join Bil, Daniel and Michael for a look at OUT TO KILL by Rob Williams Available on Netflix Lis...
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Episode 35: Scenes From A Gay Marriage from 2015-03-07T17:00:19
It’s part Another Woman, it’s part Manhattan Murder Mystery, part Chicken Nugget confusion and all about Dry Elbows! Join Bil, Daniel Krolik and our dear returned Michael for a look at ...
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Episode 34: Oy Vey, My Son Is Gay from 2015-02-14T17:00:49
Daniel wants you all to know he’s so, so sorry. Everyone else knows that when a guy tells his parents that he’s gay, his father immediately goes to a gay bar and gives it a shot to see ...
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Episode 33: Eating Out Drama Camp from 2015-01-24T17:00:45
This is the episode in which guest panelists reveal the terrible shame of Bil’s life: he doesn’t know who Regina George is! The rest of the time, he does a pretty fine job of welcoming ...
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Episode 32: Connie And Carla from 2015-01-03T17:00:06
Even though you’re already in another city and you’re better off hiding as a grocery store clerk, it makes perfect sense to hide from the mob by dressing up as drag queens and becoming ...
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Episode 31: Reflections In A Golden Eye from 2014-12-13T17:00:58
The actress who showed us what a woman can be. The actor who showed us the levels of complexity that men can achieve on screen. A great Oscar-nominated character actor who turns out to have been ho...
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Episode 30: Airport 1975 from 2014-11-22T17:00:51
Thanks to everyone who has been so supportive. We could not have made it to 30 episodes without you!! We’re so excited about the end of our third season that we have gone back in the Gay But...
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Episode 29: Hellbent from 2014-11-01T16:00:34
If you’re in West Hollywood and someone gets beheaded, DON’T worry, the cops won’t tape off the crime scene, so you can just go and moon the devil the next night. HUH? Bil, Danie...
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Episode 28: Judas Kiss from 2014-10-11T16:00:26
Everyone knows that a gay man wearing sports jackets and full-length jeans is in a downward spiral, so thank God for friends when Charlie David is given the chance to redeem his spotty past by atte...
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Episode 27: I Do from 2014-09-20T16:00:24
Did you know that if you’re a gay man who marries a lesbian, she might become a jealous bitch? That’s what happens when you write a movie without ever having liked a woman in your lif...
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Episode 26: The Night Listener from 2014-08-30T16:00:50
Anyone with even the slightest appreciation for comedy was devastated by the news that Robin Williams passed away in August 2014, which led to much revisiting of his career, including the hits, the...
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Episode 25: The Wishmakers from 2014-08-09T16:00:07
West Hollywood, sunshine, pretty boys and what looks like a freezing cold beach. Bring all your Lady Gaga-Frida Kahlo-Sonny Bono outfits, throw together a stand-up comedy set and put together a bl...
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Episode 24: Say Uncle from 2014-07-19T16:00:20
If you really miss your godson, the best way to show yourself a responsible adult who should be around children is to hang out in playgrounds all day, take little girls into the bathroom without th...
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Episode 23: 29th And Gay from 2014-06-28T17:00:02
We are so thrilled that Kevin and Matthew enjoyed doing a guest episode so much that they came back! In this week’s film, we discover that the terror of turning 29 and having no clear future ...
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Episode 22: The Ten Year Plan from 2014-06-07T17:00:53
When you’re best friends with someone for ten years, don’t you think it would make sense to just date them when nothing else works out? It helps if you’re a hot stripper cop. Whe...
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Episode 21: Bear City from 2014-05-17T17:00:44
If you’re a skinny cutie pie who is dreaming of a big bear in the sack, make sure you look to Hilary Swank for fashion tips. These and more are the things that Bil, Daniel and Michael learned...
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Episode 20: Marci X from 2014-04-26T17:00:33
Episode 20!! We’re so happy to still be alive. Michael, Daniel and Bil would love to discuss this film but they drank too many Caesars and didn’t really know what was happening. Apolog...
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Episode 19: G.B.F. from 2014-04-05T16:00:37
We’re almost at 20! But until then, Bil, Michael and special guest Alicia Douglas attended the Next Wave Film Festival where they found themselves surrounded by young people…but they di...
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Episode 18: Tea and Sympathy from 2014-03-15T16:00:34
This week, we get a little soft in the touch: we actually thought we would have bitchier things to say about this movie, but as it turns out, Vincente Minnelli’s look at the Fear Of A Gay Pl...
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Episode 17: Boy Culture from 2014-02-22T17:00:16
How is it possible that being a hustler was such a wonderfully delightful way to live and nobody told us? Even more shocking, how is it possible that this film is based on a book? Join Bil, Michael...
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Episode 16: Violet Tendencies from 2014-02-01T12:00:15
Goodness knows that a true friend can leave whatever bodily functions they want on your bed. At least that’s what we solidified in our discussion of our latest BGM, a comedy with anger starr...
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Episode 15: Mulligans from 2014-01-11T09:00:42
It’s tough when your dad has sex with your best friend, and it’s a LOT harder to reconcile when your dad is the same age as you. Join Bil, Michael and special guest Steven Jackson, host...
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Episode 14: Cruising from 2013-12-21T11:00:38
Bill Clarke showing us dance moves on an audio podcast might not reveal a complete command of the medium, but that doesn’t mean that our second guest panel wasn’t a complete success. Th...
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Episode 13: Under One Roof from 2013-11-30T12:00:27
We’re still not fully convinced that granny is played by anything other than a white man in a fat suit and wig. However, BGM is delighted to return to the original crew for our lucky thirteen...
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Episode 12: 10 Attitudes from 2013-11-09T12:00:11
Listen, when the inspiration hits you, you just gotta grab and camera and film…you can’t be bothered with a script, lighting, or an actual plot for a movie. Just grab people off the st...
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Episode 11: Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild from 2013-10-19T18:51:57
This week we solidify Daniel’s position as the Bette Midler of our First Wives Club, Bil reveals his ability to apply the philosophy of The Colour Purple to anything, and Michael reveals his ...
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Episode 10: The Mirror Has Two Faces from 2013-09-21T16:00:53
Despite the fact that it’s about a verbally abused woman who hooks up with a sex-addicted modelizer, it’s a romantic comedy. Go figure! To celebrate reaching our tenth episode, we at B...
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Episode 9: Pornography–A Thriller from 2013-08-30T02:41:47
It’s part Mulholland Drive, part Eyes Wide Shut, throw in a little gay porn and a few crossword puzzles and you have our latest classic! Join Daniel, Michael and Bil as they investigate the m...
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Episode 8: Latter Days from 2013-07-31T13:25:09
It might not have any Big Love, but it certainly has a Big Phone. And why is Joseph Gordon-Levitt so mean? Join Bil, Daniel and Michael cover C. Jay Cox’s Latter Days, with our special guest ...
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Episode 7: Eating Out from 2013-07-09T12:30:33
What happens when a gay man tries to write a straight woman’s sexual life? What happens when a movie tries to make us believe that a straight guy will do ANYTHING to get a girl? This weekR...
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Episode 6: Suddenly, Last Summer from 2013-06-15T19:18:32
A secret worth millions to keep! That’s right, you’re son is a CONFIRMED. BACHELOR. Even better, Michael is foraying into “old-timey” movies for the first time, Bil has an...
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Episode 5: 200 American from 2013-05-16T20:27:28
It’s got hunky guys, amazing elevator decorations and…the theme from Night Court? It just doesn’t get more bizarre than this. Michael, Daniel and Bil d...
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Episode 4: Making Love from 2013-04-29T12:21:32
We have reached 1000 hits! Thank you so much to our wonderful listeners. Now the bad news: our dear Michael Soulard is unavailable for today’s episode because he broke his leg while skiing ...
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Episode 3: Gone, But Not Forgotten from 2013-04-08T13:06:52
Usually when a boy takes another boy to a cabin in the woods, the results are not quite so friendly. Join Bil, Michael and Daniel as they converse on the enormously romantic effect of Michael Akers...
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Episode 2: Ecupid from 2013-03-16T16:30:37
LOVE ON THE DOWNLOAD! But why are there only four people at the party? Michael, Bil and Daniel discuss J.C. Calciano’s Ecupid on the March 16 edition of BGM. Listen to the episode: BGM Episo...
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Episode 1: The Next Best Thing from 2013-03-02T23:23:34
Madonna as a Yoga Instructor. Rupert Everett as a raging anger ball. Could this movie be any stranger? Bil, Michael and Daniel discuss John Schlesinger’s THE NEXT BEST THING. Click Here To Li...
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