A Piece of Pie: The Queer Film Podcast

A Piece of Pie: The Queer Film Podcast

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A Piece of Pie: The Queer Film Podcast episodes

  • Showgirls
    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?  Our contributors take a look back to 1996, the Clinton era, queer coded thrillers, white trash screenwriters and Dutch auteurs! 


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    1 hr 14 min
  • My Own Private Idaho & The Living End

    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 Greg Araki reclaimed the road movie for queer audiences. These two tales of narcoleptic hustlers and murderers on the run tapped into a queer culture ignored and left for dead by their government. They take very different stylistic approaches, with wildly varying budgets, but each one captures the early 90’s in their own captivating way. 

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    1 hr
  • My Best Friend’s Wedding & The Object of My Affection
    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 gay best friend trope, setting  queer male characters as romantic leads for...straight women. While that’s one reading of My Best Friend’s Wedding, the Object of My Affection actually doubles down and gives the pair an almost-sex scene! Join us as we talk about casting representation, gay best friends and much more! 

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    1 hr 13 min
  • The Birdcage & In & Out
    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 mostly straight actors in queer roles (Nathan Lane didn't come out until 1999) . Made largely by straight people for straight people, these films nevertheless touched a nerve to a generation still coming to terms with their sexuality. Join us while we talk about our experiences using these films as cover for our burgeoning sexuality, whether the comedy holds up and Hank Azaria's short shorts. 

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    1 hr 15 min
  • Pulp Fiction & Boogie Nights
    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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    1 hr 15 min
  • Happiest Season
    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 project, the new film is one of Hulu's most popular movies. So we reached out and got our contributors to weigh-in on the new queer hit. And since it's the last episode in this very weird year, we also discussed our favorite 2020 finds, the movies or TV shows we finally got around to seeing thanks to months in quarantine. Join us as we discuss Search Party, Succession, P-Valley and Netflix's Dark. 

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    1 hr 2 min
  • Contact & Interstellar
    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 movie sends their protagonist to outer space to ask life’s most important questions, but which one does it better? We discuss IMAX's inevitable transition from 3d documentaries to Christopher Nolan films; Robert Zemeckis' trailblazing career and Matthew McConaughey's questionable talent. 

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    1 hr 19 min
  • Closet Monster & You’re Killing Me
    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, a sprinkle of Lynch and a pinch of Donnie Darko to tell its coming out story, but does it work? Meanwhile You’re Killing Me casts viral LA comedy stars as friends who welcome a mysterious new boyfriend into their circle, just as some of them begin disappearing. We take a look at both, discuss the unmistakable horror influence of each film, even if neither one strictly qualify as horror. 

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    52 min
  • The Descent & Jennifer's Body
    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 succubus of Jennifer’s Body! Did we overlook Megan Fox? Does adding a male character make matters better or worse? We tackle these questions, plus reminisce about Adam Brody, dismiss Chris Pratt and much more!

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    1 hr 14 min
  • The Boys in the Band (2020)
    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 produced by Ryan Murphy. So this week, in celebration of its release, Max and Rob dropped in to watch the remake. Starring Zachary Quinto and Jim Parsons, the drama has some big shoes to fill. Does it? Or does it feel more like a community theater production of your favorite show? Join us for a special episode as we watch the movie, from the solitude of our own apartments, and debate it's merits. 

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    32 min

About A Piece of Pie: The Queer Film Podcast

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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…