Writer &amp; podcaster Richard Lawson (Premiere Party) joins for an era-defining actioner from John Woo. Come for the mutual (totally platonic) obsession, A+ parenting, face licking, and religious undertones...stay for the increasingly phallic symbols of masculinity.&nbsp;Follow us on Twitter, Bluesky, and IG! (And Jordan's Letterboxd / Brooke's Letterboxd)&nbsp;Subscribe to Premiere Party and follow Richard on Twitter!In celebration of Pride Month, support the Transgender Law Center alongside us.Writer Lillie Franks on A Very Necessary Trans Reading of Face/Off (1997).For privacy &amp; ad info, visit: audacyinc.com/privacy-policy/

Four-quadrant films are movies designed to appeal to the biggest, widest audience possible. In the process, they can often leave out a lot of LGBTQ+ representation – but end up loaded with subtext. In The Queer Quadrant, hosts Brooke Solomon and Jordan Gustafson examine cinema in all its cultural contexts, and explore why your favorite four-quadrant blockbuster is maybe…not as straight as you think it is.&nbsp;