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Gal Pals Watch

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  • Gal Pals Watch Breaking the Ice

    Episode 95: Breaking the Ice


    Hello lovely listeners! This month we are back with another International Film: 2022's Austrian sports romance/family drama Breaking the Ice. This one is hard to find and the subtitles leave a little to be desired, but it is a banger, and not just literally! Tune in to listen to Alicia and Sarah talk about how they liked watching hockey in this, and about toxic team dynamics, and also about Macklemore (iykyk). Enjoy!


    Further Reading:

    The Playlist review by Christian Gallichio

    Review by Tina Kakadelis

    33 min
  • Gal Pals Watch Love, Classified & Interview with writer, Lynn Sternberger!

    Episode 94: Love, Classified and interview with writer, Lynn Sternberger!


    Hello lovelies! This month Alicia and Sarah had the supreme honor of talking to Lynn Sternberger, a very fun and cool Hollywood Writer who wrote today's film! Love, Classified is a lezzy Hallmark movie that is definitely the best thing Hallmark has ever made (biased opinion). We talk to Lynn about the process of writing the movie, what inspired it, her work in TV writer's rooms, her fated relationship with Melora Harden, *some* Hallmark devotees being so terrible it's funny, and more. It's a great time! Enjoy!

    Further Reading:

    Follow Lynn on Instagram and Twitter, which we will not be calling by its other name

    Watch the movie on Hallmark 

    54 min
  • Gal Pals Watch Bottoms

    Episode 93: Bottoms

    Happy new year, queeros! If you want some bonkers gay shit to shore you up for what is surely going to be a bonkers shit year, may we suggest the 2023 film Bottoms? You've probably at least heard of this one, so join Alicia and Sarah as they discuss this silly little weird gay fight club movie that stars faves Rachel Sonnet and Ayo Edebiri, and new fave Marshawn Lynch, the football player. Enjoy!

    Further reading:

    Bottoms Wikipedia page

    New Yorker review

    Autostraddle review 

    38 min
  • Gal Pals Watch Christmas at the Ranch

    Episode 92: Christmas at the RanchHappy holigays! This year the annual holiday movie adventure has led Alicia and Sarah to another movie from Tello's deep holiday romcom catalogue, Christmas at the Ranch. You probably know everything you need to know about the plot of this movie from the genre and title alone. We had some issues with this one, but like the movie itself, there's nothing too drastic or compelling. Enjoy your holiday fluff!

    Further Reading:

    Autostraddle review by Heather Hogan

    Tagg Magazine review by Becca Damante

    48 min
  • Gal Pals Watch Shiva Baby
    Episode 91: Shiva Baby
    Hello lovely queers! Today Alicia and Sarah are talking about the wonderfully claustrophobic 2020 film Shiva Baby. The movie takes place in a tight 72 minutes over the course of one afternoon, mostly at, you guessed it, a shiva. It revolves around Hot Mess Hot Bi Girl Danielle, who gets wrapped up in a TON of drama involving her sugar daddy, her ex-girlfriend, her parents, and a screaming baby. This movie is great and we also just found out they are making it into an HBO series, so yay!
     
    Further Reading:
    Shiva Baby Wikipedia page
    Vulture review by Helen Shaw
    NYT Review by Jason Bailey
    LA Times Review by Gary GoldsteinCoastal House Media Interview with Ariel MarxAutostraddle review by Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner
    52 min
  • Gal Pals Watch Healed -- Live at SQFF!
    Episode 90:Hello you beautiful gays! Join Sarah and Alicia for a very special live episode at the Seattle Queer Film Festival! We are discussing HEALED--a psychological thriller written by and starring Shantell Yasmine Abeydeera (Dating in Place), and co-starring Emily Goss (Dating in Place, Season of Love [which we covered in Episode 52]), and the SQFF 2023 Queer Luminary Award winner, Guinevere Turner (Watermelon Woman [Episode 33], Go Fish [Episode 46])! We also got to ask writer Shantell, 'Yaz', about her inspiration for the film, and a bit about the casting! This is definitely one you do not want to miss, so check out your local film festivals for this gem.
    37 min
  • Gal Pals Watch Nina’s Heavenly Delights
    Episode 89: Nina's Heavenly Delights
     
    Hello lovely queers! Welcome to this month's podcast, wherein Alicia introduces Sarah to one of her favorite Lesbian Films, Nina's Heavenly Delights. This 2006 romcom was done dirty by critics and even its own producers but it's kind of a joy to watch, for the most part. It's real cheesy in the best way, with family drama, a cooking competition that needs winning, a quintessential early aughts GBF, and a good amount of kissing! Enjoy!
     
    Further reading:
    Nina's Heavenly Delights Wikipedia page
    Pratibha Parmar Eye for Film interview with Amber Wilkinson
    36 min
  • Gal Pals Watch Everything Everywhere All At Once
    Episode 88: Everything Everywhere All at Once
    Hi lovelies! Welcome to this month's episode, where Alicia and Sarah discuss the 2022 banger Everything Everywhere All at Once! This movie is hard to describe but you already know about it so it's fine. Join us as we talk about hot dog fingers, rocks with googly eyes, gender constructs, the everything bagel of depression, and the infinite limitations and possibilities of mothers and daughters. Enjoy! 
    Further reading:
    EEAAO Wikipedia page
    Autostraddle review by Drew Burnett GregoryGay Times review by Hollie Wong
    45 min
  • Gal Pals Watch Passing
    Episode 87: Passing
    Hey lovely queers! Today Alicia and Sarah are back together talking about 2021's Passing, the adaptation of Nella Larson's 1929 novel of the same name. There's so much going on in this movie, none of which is explicitly gay per se, but all of which is very immersive and will make you think about the ways in which white supremacy and the racist and colonial American project harms us all! While not exactly upbeat, it's also not tragedy porn, but a nuanced portrayal of longing and human behavior under oppressive racialized structures, and it is very good. Plus it has Tessa Thompson and Ruth Negga. So you should watch it if you want!
     
    Further reading:
    Autostraddle article by Carmen Phillips
    New York Times review by Manohla Dargis
    NPR interview with director Rebecca Hall
    Passing Wikipedia page (movie)
    Passing Wikipedia page (book)YouTube American Film Institute interview with Rebecca Hall
    46 min
  • Gal Pals Watch Lust Life Love and Interview Stephanie Sellars!
    Episode 86: Lust Life Love and interview with Stephanie Sellars!
    Hello gaybies! In this episode, we jump into the NYC polyamorous scene with the film Lust Life Love. Alicia interviews the co-director, writer, producer, and lead in the film, Stephanie Sellars on her inspiration for the story, the queerness of polyamory, and her own media-inspired gay awakenings.Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5tck8lmDpc
    Lust Life Love is available on several streaming services, including Amazon Prime, YouTube, Tubi, and more. www.lustlifelove.com
    41 min

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