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+ representat...
Jordan and Brooke are joined by Joe Reid (This Had Oscar Buzz) for Baz Luhrmann's 1997 sun-soaked adaptation that taught a whole generation how to be young and horny. We talk Leo's floppy lesbian haircut, the best and gayest Harold Perrineau performance you could ask for, why Juliet really needs her own squad, and how much we love swords as guns. The Bard, baby!Follow us on Twitter and IG! (And Jordan's Letterboxd / Brooke's Letterboxd)Follow Joe on Twitter and Patreon, and listen to This Had Oscar Buzz!This episode is sponsored by Super Yaki! Use code: SUPERQQ for 10% off
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Rent
Jordan and Brooke close out the year with Chris Columbus's unconventional holiday movie about the supposed power of collective action...or maybe just a toxic friend group! We go through which characters have been terrible people since the musical premiered, Jonathan Larson's catchy tunes and personal writing journey, the stereotypes of cheating bisexuals and tragic drag queens (eek), and our favorite questionable "La Vie Bohème" lyrics.Follow us on Twitter and IG! (And Jordan's Letterboxd / Brooke's Letterboxd)
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy with Emma Logsdon
Jordan and Brooke are joined by editor Emma Logsdon for 2011's tense, understated, elegant spy drama that may or may not be a big hit with the Inception (2010) fandom?! We talk if we would be bad at spycraft (talkative, cries too much) or very good at spycraft (gay), the actual intelligence team this was based on, the intimacy of killing, our main squeeze Tom Hardy, and why this movie made the CIA so angry (not clickbait!). Follow us on Twitter and IG! (And Jordan's Letterboxd / Brooke's Letterboxd)Follow Emma on Twitter and support D20 Artists For Palestine!
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The Wizard of Oz
Jordan and Brooke go over the rainbow for this 1939 classic that changed filmmaking forever, and may or may not have inspired the modern day pride flag! We rank every main character by canonical queerness (shoutout high femme lesbian Glinda truthers), discuss the very inclusive Oz books, ignore all other movie spin-offs (Wicked, you're on thin ice...), and get a bit emotional about how much this move means both to us and to the gay community. Follow us on Twitter and IG! (And Jordan's Letterboxd / Brooke's Letterboxd)This episode is sponsored by Super Yaki! Use code: SUPERQQ for 10% off
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Mrs. Doubtfire with BJ & Harmony Colangelo
HELLOOOO! Brooke and Jordan are rejoined by BJ and Harmony Colangelo (This Ends at Prom) to talk this Chris Columbus 1993 blockbuster which has aged...pretty well, actually!? There's outwardly gay supporting characters, there's a charming message about how family can look like anything, there's a nearly $500M box office take, and – oh, no, there are definitely still a few transphobic jokes. But we tackle that, 90s culture, 2020s culture, movies set in San Francisco, the loss of the family comedy, and if spin-off Broadway musicals are ever any good.Follow us on Twitter and IG! (And Jordan's Letterboxd / Brooke's Letterboxd)Follow This Ends at Prom on Twitter and IG!
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.
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