011 - Pride

Get in, we're going to Swansea for a massive lez-off! This week Jake and Kevin dig into a jolly wee film called Pride, directed by Matthew Warchus and released in 2014. This movie follows a gaggle of U.K. gay activists who work to help Welsh miners during the prolonged strike of the National Union of Mineworkers in 1984. At the center of the story is Ben Schnetzer as Mark Ashton, the young activist leading the charge to support the town of Onllwyn when the struggles for gay rights were already so great and the AIDS crisis was beginning to rear its head in London. The whole cast gets time to shine in their own way in this remarkable movie, from Imelda Staunton's brassy mama-bear Hefina, to Dominic West's flamboyant and outspoken Jonathan, to Menna Trussler's earnest and humorous Gwen. With such a powerful story and beautiful acting, how did this film not get wider acclaim in 2014? Are all inter-generational stories of friendship guaranteed to make Jake cry? How many lesbian jokes is too many lesbian jokes? Jake and Kevin consider these and more, so tune in wherever you get your podcasts! In a shocking twist, our miniseries continues...and we sort of liked this movie? We continue our miniseries on the "Eating Out" cinematic universe this week. What makes Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds so much more fun than the first? We have some ideas, but body hair is still not on the list.