This year's Pride theme was decided by vote, and y'all called for queer genre films--we're happy to provide. But tradition demands that we start with the oldest and stodgiest conventions to know our roots, and so we bring you a classic tale of a Repressed Murder Gay, written by highly regarded thriller writer (and lesbian) Patricia Highsmith. You're probably more familiar with the other movies based on her work (CAROL and STRANGERS ON A TRAIN), but Ripley is a pretty damn important figure in genre history.

CONTENT WARNING for discussion of suicide, gaslighting, racism, hate crimes, homophobia, classism, and Gwyneth Paltrow's bullshit

The Okra Project: https://www.theokraproject.com/

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Phyllis Nagy: “Being gay is Tom Ripley’s kryptonite” (TIFF Interview): https://www.tiff.net/the-review/phyllis-nagy-on-ripley

2:00 Pride Month

5:00 Patricia Highsmith’s Novels

11:30 Speakin of Carol

13:30 The Con is On

18:00 A Crime of Taste

22:00 Single White Male (feat. Gaslight)

28:00 Curse You, Irony

32:00 Ripley as Cultural Figure

37:00 Queerness and 90s Media

39:30 Ripley 2021

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