The Queer Quadrant

The Queer Quadrant

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The Queer Quadrant episodes

  • The Boys in the Band (1970) with Kyle Turner

    Jordan and Brooke are joined by writer Kyle Turner for William Friedkin's early foray into directing with a definitive gay classic! We discuss the creation of Mart Crowley's acclaimed and radical play, the theater revival and subsequent Ryan Murphy remake, which exes we'd call in a twisted game of telephone, and Michael's absolutely awful vibes.

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    Follow Kyle on Twitter, and check out The Queer Film Guide: 100 Films That Tell LGBTIA+ Stories.

    1 hr 40 min
  • The Devil Wears Prada with Liz Hannah

    Jordan and Brooke are joined by writer/director Liz Hannah for 2006's iconiqué fashion filmé. We break down sickening looks, cutting clap-backs, perfect casting, a terrible boyfriend, and a few "oh so 2000s" weight references. Plus a note-perfect Stanley Tucci, gay icon Miranda Priestly, and our pitch for "Drag Becomes Her" – a Meryl Streep-specific drag show.

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    This episode is sponsored by Super Yaki! Use code: SUPERQQ for 10% off

    1 hr 59 min
  • Romy and Michele's High School Reunion with Erik Anderson

    Jordan and Brooke are rejoined by Erik Anderson (AwardsWatch) for a delightfully nostalgic romp through high school. We wonder if Romy and Michele will eventually realize that they are each others' true soulmates and actually marry each other, express our deep fondness for Alan Cumming, pick the film's best fashion moments (so hard!), marvel at Mira Sorvino's accent work, and go allllll in on that transcendent dream sequence.

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    Follow Erik on Twitter and visit AwardsWatch!

    1 hr 32 min
  • Pain & Gain with Patrick Willems

    Jordan and Brooke are rejoined by the one and only Patrick Willems for some good old-fashioned Bayhem! We go long (surprise surprise) on the evolution of Michael Bay as an auteur, mourn the Rock's last great performance, marvel at the fact that these insane crimes actually happened, and hear all about Patrick's trip to the Mission: Impossible 7 premiere :)

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    This episode is sponsored by Super Yaki! Use code: SUPERQQ for 10% off

    2 hr 51 min
  • The Awful Truth with David Canfield

    Jordan and Brooke are rejoined by Vanity Fair's David Canfield (Little Gold Men) for the film that launched Cary Grant into super stardom. We discuss Cary Grant's contentious personal life filled with gay rumors, our favorite sneaky ways around the Hays Code, the joy of screwball comedies and their subversive gender roles, a pitch perfect Irene Dunne performance, and Mr. Smith – a very good boy.

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    Follow David on Twitter and at Vanity Fair!

    1 hr 31 min
  • Barbie

    HI, BARBIE! Following its huge opening weekend, Jordan and Brooke think pink and get all dolled up for the movie event of the year. We gush over Kate McKinnon's queer - sorry, *weird* - Barbie, start the Gosling Oscar campaign, discuss the film's themes on individuality, gender roles & social norms (as well as that incredible musical number), and remind you all that you are...Kenough.

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    2 hr 7 min
  • Ocean's Eleven with Rette Solomon

    Jordan and Brooke are joined by sibling of the pod (and noted The Eagle fan) Rette Solomon for the greatest heist in human history. We run down the sizzling eye contact chemistry between Clooney & Pitt (don't deny it), crucial elements of any great heist movie, the pros of Damon's glasses and the cons of Cheadle's accent, and just how many banger lines can fit into 2 hours. Plus, stick around for a VERY special gift for the pod from Rette :)

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    This episode is sponsored by Super Yaki! Use code: SUPERQQ for 10% off

    2 hr 8 min
  • The Birdcage with Kyle Stevens

    Jordan and Brooke are rejoined by film and TV professor Kyle Stevens for Mike Nichols' 1996 masterpiece. Is this the best ratio of jokes per minute ever put to screen? How is every performance so pitch-perfect? How did Nichols & May's backgrounds inform the American adaptation? And why wasn't Nathan Lane immediately given an Oscar for this?

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    Follow Kyle on Twitter, and check out Mike Nichols: Sex, Language, and the Reinvention of Psychological Realism

    In celebration of Pride Month, support Colage alongside us! 

    1 hr 26 min
  • Midnight Cowboy with Linda Codega

    Jordan and Brooke are joined by film journalist Linda Codega for this 1969 Best Picture winner! We all let out some sad yeehaws, Jordan digs into the crux of masculine yearning, Brooke talks fan fiction and the insane cowboy lineup of this year's Oscars, and Lin reveals how they're actually the mastermind behind the pod covering both this and Channing Tatum's "The Eagle" (seriously).

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    Follow Lin on Twitter and io9!

    In celebration of Pride Month, support Equality Florida alongside us.

    1 hr 41 min
  • Josie and the Pussycats with Phil Iscove

    Jordan and Brooke are joined by Phil Iscove (Podcast Like It's 1992) for this 2001 underrated masterpiece, packed with quality pop songs, aggressively Y2K outfits, and the best use of product placement...ever? We dig into directors Deborah Kaplan & Harry Elfont's careers, bisexual icon Alan Cumming, and why this is a film for the girls, gay and theys (and therefore a box office flop, tragically...). DU JOUR MEANS GAY RIGHTS!

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    Follow Phil on Twitter, Patreon, and listen to Podcast Like It's 1992!

    This episode is sponsored by Super Yaki! Use code: SUPERQQ for 10% off

    In celebration of Pride Month, support the Trans Youth Equality Foundation alongside us.

    2 hr

About The Queer Quadrant

From the publisher's feed

Four-quadrant films are movies designed to appeal to the biggest, widest audience possible. In the process, they can often leave out a lot of LGBTQ+ representation – but end up loaded with subtext. In…

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