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Love, Simon is a 2018 romantic dramedy directed by Greg Berlanti (based on the book by Becky Albertalli, Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda) distributed by 20th Century Fox. It is the first major Hollywood film focusing on a gay teenage romance, and was a runaway hit upon release. The film has very positive intentions,…

Grey Gardens is a 1975 documentary by Albert and David Maysles. The subjects of the doc are a reclusive mother and daughter: “Big Edith” Bouvier Beale and “Little Edie” Bouvier Beale, two distant relatives of Jacqueline Onassis (AKA Jackie Kennedy, widow of JFK). Despite having no explicitly queer content, Grey Gardens has picked up a…

Kiki is a 2016 documentary by Sara Jordenö and Twiggy Pucci Garçon. The film covers the drag/vogueing ball culture in New York City at the time of filming, and focuses on the lives of LGBT+ youth of color. Overall the film is very grounded and allows its subjects to speak for themselves. In this episode…

This first feature film (ever) directed by a black lesbian is equally groundbreaking and fascinating! 0:00 Intro 3:55 The Premise 5:58 Overview 14:00 So Meta 20:57 Optics & Budgets 25:03 Back to the Present 28:10 Outro Silliness episode list on itunes / youtube contact tweet / email  

If you haven’t seen it, remedy that immediately. 0:00 Intro 1:30 When Jordy Saw Angels 5:44 Admiration of the play 11:35 Evolution of perception 16:55 Community in the play 22:25 Agoraphobia 24:33 ‘Night Flight To San Francisco’ episode list on itunes / youtube contact tweet / email  

We like Maurice! 0:00 – Intro 1:19 – Juicy Comments 4:38 – I. If you liked ‘Call Me’ you’ll love ‘Maurice’ 9:08 – II. Consequences 14:09 – III. Honourable Mentions 16:58 – IV. Merchant Ivory 19:18 – Verdict episode list on itunes / youtube contact tweet / email    

We had a lot to talk about! 0:00 – Intro 3:16 – Premise 5:37 – I. Bias 9:55 – II. Praise 15:24 – III. On Pastorals 25:23 – IV. Language 31:29 – V. Specificity 35:26 – VI. Conclusion episode list on itunes / youtube contact tweet / email