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On a whim, we decided to see what it’d be like if we removed all the silence from our previous Bottoms watchalong episode.



Remember our GaySMR segment from Season 2? Well, welcome to CHAOSMR.


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For our second to last episode this season, we're watching 2023's instant chaotic lesbian classic, Emma Seligman's Bottoms starring Rachel Sennott and Ayo Edebiri.
Didn't get to see Bottoms with a bunch of other queers? Already seen it and want to enjoy it again? Join us as Laurel watches it for the first time and Audrey watches it again.🍿
Psssst...want to skip to the discussion? Head to 1:32:38!

(Episode transcript in progress.)


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We loved Rose Glass's chaotic queer thriller, Love Lies Bleeding, starring Kristen Stewart and Katy O'Brian, so join us as we clean up the bloody mess it left of our hearts.

*Note: if you're confused about how Laurel introduces the show in this episode, she's saying "Sapphic Murder Club" but with, like, a Curly from the Three Stooges accent.

If you're confused about anything else we've said, please consult our EPISODE TRAAAANSCRIPT.



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In light of Natasha Lyonne's recent acknowledgement of her undeniable should-be-gayness and in celebration of Women's History Month we're talking about some of our favorite should-be's.

Episode Transcript

Show Notes


Clip of Natasha Lyonne explaining that she should be gay
Brie Larson asking how to top lesbians: video and the article for more context


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Surrealist artist Amie Pascal brings a queer lens to portraying and challenging representations of the body, blurring lines between reality and imagination while juxtaposing abject body horror with beauty. Her work expresses a universal rawness from a queer woman’s disabled embodiment in her new series ‘A Body Apart.’



Some of the things we discussed


00:10:11 - How the pandemic and long COVID changed her art
00:18:21 - The use of vintage anatomical illustrations as reference material and the reclamation of marginalized bodies
00:20:56 - Inspiration from filmmakers and women surrealists
00:27:03 - The "real world" as a liminal and surreal space
00:33:07 - Music pairings for each painting



Episode transcript



Paintings we discussed specifically

Not Much Left

Right in the Back

Dead Ringer I & Dead Ringer II (the other two paintings that feature L'Ange Anatomique)

On the Other Side

We Dare to Breathe (mentioned as "the heart and lungs")

Moments of Clarity Are So Rare (mentioned as "the head with all of the veins")

Infusion & Refusal (mentioned as "the grayscale images on the bright orange backgrounds")

Eviscerated



People and things we mentioned

A Body Apart playlist

Cambium Gallery

Amie's Instagram

Leonora Carrington (Britain & Mexico, account run by her grandson)

Remedios Varo (Mexico)

Léonor Fini (Argentina)



Contemporary filmmakers and artists

Céline Sciamma

Michelle Garza Cervera

Nadia Waheed

Naudline Cluvie Pierre

Daisy Parris

María Fragoso



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Today we're processing our thoughts about Aftersun, a quietly stunning debut film, written and directed by Charlotte Wells.

Some of the things we talk about include...


Memory and distance
Reflection and recording
Aging and growing up
Atypical tension
The dance scenes
Wells' short films
...and more!

Episode transcript

Charlotte Wells' short films

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