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

Episode 90:Hello you beautiful gays! Join Sarah and Alicia for a very special live episode at the Seattle Queer Film Festival! We are discussing HEALED--a psychological thriller written by and starring Shantell Yasmine Abeydeera (Dating in Place), and co-starring Emily Goss (Dating in Place, Season of Love [which we covered in Episode 52]), and the SQFF 2023 Queer Luminary Award winner, Guinevere Turner (Watermelon Woman [Episode 33], Go Fish [Episode 46])! We also got to ask writer Shantell, 'Yaz', about her inspiration for the film, and a bit about the casting! This is definitely one you do not want to miss, so check out your local film festivals for this gem.

Episode 89: Nina's Heavenly Delights   Hello lovely queers! Welcome to this month's podcast, wherein Alicia introduces Sarah to one of her favorite Lesbian Films, Nina's Heavenly Delights. This 2006 romcom was done dirty by critics and even its own producers but it's kind of a joy to watch, for the most part. It's real cheesy in the best way, with family drama, a cooking competition that needs winning, a quintessential early aughts GBF, and a good amount of kissing! Enjoy!   Further reading: Nina's Heavenly Delights Wikipedia page Pratibha Parmar Eye for Film interview with Amber Wilkinson

Episode 88: Everything Everywhere All at Once Hi lovelies! Welcome to this month's episode, where Alicia and Sarah discuss the 2022 banger Everything Everywhere All at Once! This movie is hard to describe but you already know about it so it's fine. Join us as we talk about hot dog fingers, rocks with googly eyes, gender constructs, the everything bagel of depression, and the infinite limitations and possibilities of mothers and daughters. Enjoy!  Further reading: EEAAO Wikipedia page Autostraddle review by Drew Burnett GregoryGay Times review by Hollie Wong

Episode 87: Passing Hey lovely queers! Today Alicia and Sarah are back together talking about 2021's Passing, the adaptation of Nella Larson's 1929 novel of the same name. There's so much going on in this movie, none of which is explicitly gay per se, but all of which is very immersive and will make you think about the ways in which white supremacy and the racist and colonial American project harms us all! While not exactly upbeat, it's also not tragedy porn, but a nuanced portrayal of longing and human behavior under oppressive racialized structures, and it is very good. Plus it has Tessa Thompson and Ruth Negga. So you should watch it if you want!   Further reading: Autostraddle article by Carmen Phillips New York Times review by Manohla Dargis NPR interview with director Rebecca Hall Passing Wikipedia page (movie) Passing Wikipedia page (book)YouTube American Film Institute interview with Rebecca Hall

Episode 86: Lust Life Love and interview with Stephanie Sellars! Hello gaybies! In this episode, we jump into the NYC polyamorous scene with the film Lust Life Love. Alicia interviews the co-director, writer, producer, and lead in the film, Stephanie Sellars on her inspiration for the story, the queerness of polyamory, and her own media-inspired gay awakenings.Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5tck8lmDpc Lust Life Love is available on several streaming services, including Amazon Prime, YouTube, Tubi, and more. www.lustlifelove.com

Episode 85: Foxfire Hey queer cuties! This week Alicia and Sarah are digging into one of the greatest queer movies of all time that is not (but kinda is) explicitly queer: 1996's Foxfire. This movie launched Angelina Jolie's (tragically not gay enough) career! And also has so many great people in it including the Jennys: Jenny Lewis and Jenny Shimizu! The latter of which we all remember as being one of Angelina Jolie's queer flames, because they met on this movie! And that's just one of the many layers on this girl-gang cake. Join us as we discuss all the ways in which we love this movie, both despite and because of how very 90s queer it is.   Further reading: Excellent 2023 Autostraddle interview with director Annette Haywood-Carter by Drew Burnett Gregory Foxfire Wikipedia page Willamette Week 25th anniversary article by Chance Solem-Pfeifer 2018 Autostraddle review by Sarah Fonseca"Hollywood Had Not Caught Up": On Foxfire with Annette Haywood Carter Screen Slate Article by Mackenzie LukenbillThe Outskirts: Foxfire article from Screen Slate by Cristina Cacioppo

Episode 84: Anne+ - The Film This month, we're headed to Amsterdam! In this sequel to a popular Dutch webseries of the same name, we follow Anne, a 20-something Dutch writer queer just trying to ~figure out her life~ as she cycles and walks the streets of a v picturesque city. We quite enjoyed this one and hope you do too!   Further reading: Autostraddle review by Heather Hogan Anne+ website But Why Tho review by Jason Flatt Valerie Bisscheroux website