A Piece of Pie: The Queer Film Podcast

Brian Rowe
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Welcome to A Piece of Pie: the Queer Film Podcast. Creator and host Brian Rowe welcomes a rotating cast of contributors to discuss/ review movies both new and old; giving them their own unique queer perspective. Podcasts will post bi-weekly.

  1. On Swift Horses & Hedda

    1D AGO

    On Swift Horses & Hedda

    This week, Raina Deerwater from GLAAD returns to the pod to discuss two nominees of the 2026 GLAAD Media Awards. On Swift Horses and Hedda were nominated for Outstanding Film (Wide release). Each film tackles queer characters in mid-century America. On Swift Horses is about a war veteran returning to the states where he reunites with his brother, while Hedda is a queer adaptation of the play, "Hedda Gabler" starring Tessa Thompson. Raina and Brian discuss queer representation in films, then and now, and take a look at two different films taking place in similar eras examining queer lives in a time when it was a secret to be hidden.  Questions or comments about what we talked about? Click here to let us know!

    1h 15m
  2. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

    FEB 13

    Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

    For our 150th Episode, Brian decided to highlight one of his favorite films, Ferris Bueller's Day Off.  Questions or comments about what we talked about? Click here to let us know!

    53 min
  3. The First Wives Club & Bridesmaids

    JAN 24

    The First Wives Club & Bridesmaids

    This week our friend Keegon Schuett returns to the show to continue gushing about Diane Keaton as a mother to queer people. In The First Wives Club it’s a token lesbian, while she’s best friends with fellow icons Goldie Hawn and Bette Midler. We paired it with the modern classic Bridesmaids and spend more time quoting it than discussing it.  Questions or comments about what we talked about? Click here to let us know!

    1h 2m
  4. Eyes Wide Shut & Babygirl

    12/26/2025

    Eyes Wide Shut & Babygirl

    We're commemorating the Christmas season by taking a look at two Nicole Kidman films. First up, the final film from Stanley Kubrick, Eyes Wide Shut, co-starring her then-husband Tom Cruise. And we pair it with Babygirl, co-starring Harris Dickinson and Antonio Banderas. We're joined once again by Alonso Duralde, writer of the recently revised Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas. He brings his Christmas-movie expertise to these two films, and we discuss what makes them both quintessential Christmas classics. Click here for your copy of Alonso’s book, Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas Questions or comments about what we talked about? Click here to let us know!

    1h 27m
  5. Something’s Gotta Give & The Family Stone

    12/12/2025

    Something’s Gotta Give & The Family Stone

    This week we're celebrating the late, great Diane Keaton. Contributor and playwright Keegon Schuett returns to the pod with one of his favorite warm blanket movies, Something's Gotta Give co-starring Jack Nicholson and Keanu Reeves. And tis the season for Holiday movies, so we pair it with Keaton's turn as the matriarch of a chaotic family Christmas in The Family Stone. For details and to buy's Keegon's new play, click the link below! https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300282764/this-dry-spell/ Questions or comments about what we talked about? Click here to let us know!

    1h 57m
  6. Django Unchained & Inherent Vice

    11/26/2025

    Django Unchained & Inherent Vice

    With Paul Thomas Anderson's newest One Battle After Another in theaters and heavily favored in the Awards conversation, Brian and Max return to their project pairing off his films with the work of fellow American master, Quentin Tarantino. This time it's a bloody revenge fantasy paired with an Altman-esque stoner comedy that refuses to be understood. Give a listen as we continue to examine two modern day auteurs who are still changing Hollywood, 30 years after their game changing debuts.  Questions or comments about what we talked about? Click here to let us know!

    56 min
  7. All of Us Strangers & Queer

    11/14/2025

    All of Us Strangers & Queer

    This week we're discussing two of cinema's most celebrated queer filmmakers, Luca Guadagnino and Andrew Haigh. Within the last few years, they've each given us deeply personal stories about love, loneliness, grief and the disconnect of growing up queer in a straight world. Through different eras and wildly different tones, each film grapples with queer life in stunning and heart wrenching detail. Chris is back as we discuss the two newest editions to the Queer Film Canon.  Questions or comments about what we talked about? Click here to let us know!

    1h 11m
  8. From Dusk Till Dawn & The Faculty

    10/31/2025

    From Dusk Till Dawn & The Faculty

    Just in time for Halloween, we're revisiting two of our favorite classic 90's horror flicks. Fresh off an Academy Award for Pulp Fiction, Quentin Tarantino teamed with director Robert Rodriguez for From Dusk Till Dawn, starring Tarantino and George Clooney. Rodriguez would follow that up with The Faculty, from writer Kevin Williamson. With sprawling casts and self-referential scripts, these films still hold up among the best horror of the 1990's.  Questions or comments about what we talked about? Click here to let us know!

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Welcome to A Piece of Pie: the Queer Film Podcast. Creator and host Brian Rowe welcomes a rotating cast of contributors to discuss/ review movies both new and old; giving them their own unique queer perspective. Podcasts will post bi-weekly.

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