Okay, But Is It Gay?

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Okay, But Is It Gay is a movie review and analysis podcast about obscure or underappreciated queer films. Two English majors discuss LGBTQ+ representation and apply queer theory and criticism to weird movies.

  1. 08/01/2025

    s4e8 Judas Kiss: This is an Ordeal

    Judas Kiss is a 2011 film about a failed filmmaker returning to his alma mater to judge the same film contest that launched his own film career, only to find himself reliving parts of his own past. Join Z, Hal, and returning guest host Jennie as they discuss the mechanics of time travel, Brechtian filmmaking, and the Family and Educational Rights and Privacy Act. We'd like to thank EnoffMusic for our theme song. TW: this film and our discussion of it contains depictions of childhood sexual assault and incest, selfcest, abusive relationship dynamics, addiction and recovery, and sexual themes.

    2h 49m

  2. 07/25/2025

    s4e7 Bit: Hex Girls: Origins

    BIT (dir. Brad Michael Elmore) is a 2019 film about a young trans woman who falls in with a coven of vampires in Los Angelos. Join Hal, Z, and returning guest host Sofie as they discuss being trans of gender, the rules for vampires, and Duke’s excellent hair style. You can find Sofie’s music on instagram.com/big_bigbrain Keep an eye out for work coming out on newohioreview.org We’d like to that EnoffMusic for our theme song TW: this movie and our discussion of it contain blood and gore (vampire style), murder, sexual assault and coercion, misogyny, loss of agency, allusions to transphobia, emetophobia, drugs and alcohol, human immolation, suicidality and self-harm, and in like a real actual way, misandry.

    1h 38m

  3. 07/18/2025

    s4e6 The Ring Thing: A Movie About Divorce

    The Ring Thing (dir. Willian Sullivan) is a 2017 film about a woman making a documentary about gay marriage and gay divorce into order to work through her feelings about her own long-term relationship. Join Hal, Z, and special guest host Syd as they talk about documentary film techniques, artisan mac-n-cheese recipes, and getting married to defraud the US government (or your government of choice). You can find Syd's short films and animation at youtube.com/micperson  We reference $1 Grilled Cheese in this episode, post of all time by Daniel Danger. https://pleated-jeans.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/thumb-1-dollar-grilled-cheese-truck-twitter-768x402.jpg We'd like to thank EnoffMusic for our theme song TW: this movie and are discussion of it features health scares and cancer risk, suicidal ideation, divorce and marriage issues, sexual themes and full-frontal nudity

    1h 48m

  4. 07/11/2025

    s4e5 AKRON: A Movie About Moms

    AKRON (dir. Brian O'Donnell and Sasha King) is a 2015 film about two college freshmen who meet and fall in love, only to realize that their pasts are entangled in the same tragedy. Join Hal, Z, and returning powerhouse Autumn as they discuss first love, location scouting, and the way this movie just tells a woman how to feel for 20 minutes. We’d like to thank EnoffMusic for our theme song. TW: This film and our discussion of it contain the death of a child, vehicular violence, trauma and grief, misogyny, and sexual themes. Be aware that this is a movie about moms. Thanks for listening:)

    1h 34m

  5. 07/04/2025

    s4e4 DEBS: But She Has to Mean It!

    D.E.B.S. (dir. Angela Robinson) is a 2004 film about a group of young women who have passed the secret test imbedded in the SAT, thus enabling them to train as spies, and what happens when one of them falls for the supervillain they’ve been assigned to apprehend. Join Hal, Z, and special guest host Vera as they discuss the military industrial complex, what makes an interesting villain, and how Max really should’ve been the main character of this movie. We’d like to thank EnoffMusic for our theme song. TW: this film and our discussion of it contain depictions of homophobia (specifically lesbophobia), guns and violence, institutional racism, misogyny, and tokenism. Be aware that Jimmy Simpson says the r-slur in this film for no reason (the reason is it was 2004).

    1h 51m

  6. 06/27/2025

    s4e3 GBF: Honestly? Could Be Campier

    GBF (dir. Darren Stein) is a 2013 film about a gay high schooler struggling with newfound popularity after he is purposefully outed by his school’s Gay/Straight Alliance, as they are desperate for actually gay members (yes, really). Join Hal, Z, and returning guest host Kayleigh as they discuss gay (and Black) tokenism, amazing fashion choices, and the blissful naivety of times on by. You can find the games Kayleigh makes at https://ghostsontv.itch.io/ We’d like to thank EnoffMusic for our theme song. TW: The film contains depictions of homophobia (and specifically religious-based homophobia) tokenism, racist microaggressions, sexual assault, misogyny, and sexual themes. Minor warning for emetophobia

    1h 47m

  7. 06/20/2025

    s4e2 City of Trees: Lesbianism is Like a Tree

    City of Trees (dir. Alexandra Swarens) is a 2019 film about a 20-something photographer who returns to her hometown for the first time in several years and reconnects with a high school acquaintance for whom she has unresolved feelings. Join Hal, Z, and returning guest host Maddy has they discuss audio quality, the uncanny valley of being in your childhood home as an adult, and the startling lack of trees in this movie. Maddy is the art editor for The Shore: https://www.theshorepoetry.org/ We’d like to thank EnoffMusic for our theme song. TW: this movie contains detailed depictions of social anxiety and depression, drugs and alcohol, overbearing moms and uncomfortable family dynamics, and the death of a parent.

    1h 38m

  8. 06/13/2025

    s4e1 A Moment in the Reeds: Sometimes Your Dad Ruins Everything

    A Moment in the Reeds (dir. Mikko Mäkelä) is a 2017 romantic drama about a gay poet returning to his hometown to help his father fix up their family summer home and also fall madly in love with a Syrian architect. Join Hal, Z, and guest host Rae as they discuss European cinema, language barriers, and the inherit queerness of French Romantic poetry. You find Rae's published work here https://milkcandyreview.home.blog/2020/05/28/galatea-by-r-a-matteson/ and here https://themolotovcocktail.com/about/archive-vols-1-3/vol-8/flash-hero/story-of-a-witch/ We'd like to thank EnoffMusic for our theme song. TW: this film contains homophobia, xenophobia, the death of a parent, full frontal male nudity, and sexual themes.

    1h 18m
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Okay, But Is It Gay is a movie review and analysis podcast about obscure or underappreciated queer films. Two English majors discuss LGBTQ+ representation and apply queer theory and criticism to weird movies.

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  • Creator
    SHOVEL/ground Productions
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2025
  • Episodes
    49
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © SHOVEL/ground Productions
  • Show Website
    Okay, But Is It Gay?