Rachel LaBonte (Entertainment Weekly) is back to solve the Cuban Missile Crisis with us! We discuss the revitalized fandom that was birthed with Matthew Vaughn's 2010 film, the Cherik "lovers to enemies" evolution, idealogical debates in mega-blockbusters, mutants as the ultimate metaphor, and our hopes for the Marvel reboot.Follow us on <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/QueerQuadrant">Twitter</a>, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://bsky.app/profile/queerquadrant.bsky.social">Bluesky</a>, and <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://bsky.app/profile/queerquadrant.bsky.social">IG</a>! (And <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://letterboxd.com/jordanhgus/">Jordan's Letterboxd</a> / <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://letterboxd.com/brookebsolomon/">Brooke's Letterboxd</a>)Follow Rachel on <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://letterboxd.com/rachel_labonte1/">Letterboxd</a> and <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://serializd.com/user/rachellabonte19">Serializd</a>!

The Lion King with Dane McDonald

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.