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Episode 96: Blue Jean

Hi queeros! This month Alicia and Sarah are discussing the 2022 British film Blue Jean, which is, in fact, quite blue. Join us as we talk closeted anxiety, how unhinged it is to legislate against queer and trans people, extra bad stereotypes, and also how aesthetic this movie is. 

Further Reading:

Blue Jean Wikipedia page

Chicago Reader Review

Los Angeles Times Review

Autostraddle Review

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

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 

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 

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

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