Rise of the Gay Cinephiles

Welcome to Rise of the Gay Cinephile's millennial teen cinema season, Scream As If You Know 10 Things I Hate About Band Camp (or How Millennial Teen Movies Taught Me Everything I Know About Sex, Friendship and the American Dream)! This week, we're delving into 2001 and discussing Thomas Carter's bland dance drama, Save the Last Dance; Richard Kelly's surreal masterpiece, Donnie Darko; Harry Elfont and Deborah Kaplan's cult classic, Josie and the Pussycats; Terry Zwigoff's dark dramedy, Ghost World; Garry Marshall's camp and charming The Princess Diaries; and the best of the many noughties parody films, Joel Gallen's Not Another Teen Movie. You can find us on Instagram over at @riseofthegaycinephiles. If you would like to support the podcast, head over to buymeacoffee.com/gaycinesrise – it's completely optional, and any support will go a long way with helping us continue to run the show!  If you'd like to contact us, message us on Instagram; alternatively, email us at [email protected]. Our theme song is Katie by Gary's old band, One Week Stand—you can check them out on all online music streaming platforms.

Welcome to Rise of the Gay Cinephile's millennial teen cinema season, Scream As If You Know 10 Things I Hate About Band Camp (or How Millennial Teen Movies Taught Me Everything I Know About Sex, Friendship and the American Dream)! This week, we're delving into the second half of 2000, and we're discussing Ed Bye's British equivalent to Beavis and Butt-Head, Kevin & Perry Go Large; Peyton Reed's intelligent and hilarious Bring It On; Cameron Crowe's music dramedy masterpiece, Almost Famous; and Kinji Fukasaku's bleak and intense cult classic, Battle Royale. You can find us on Instagram over at @riseofthegaycinephiles. If you would like to support the podcast, head over to buymeacoffee.com/gaycinesrise – it's completely optional, and any support will go a long way with helping us continue to run the show!  If you'd like to contact us, message us on Instagram; alternatively, email us at [email protected]. Our theme song is Katie by Gary's old band, One Week Stand—you can check them out on all online music streaming platforms.

Welcome to Rise of the Gay Cinephile's millennial teen cinema season, Scream As If You Know 10 Things I Hate About Band Camp (or How Millennial Teen Movies Taught Me Everything I Know About Sex, Friendship and the American Dream)! This week, we're out of the 90s and delving into the first half of 2000, and we're discussing James Wong's supernatural slasher, Final Destination; Keenen Ivory Wayans' horror parody, Scary Movie; Amy Heckerling's surprisingly serious romantic comedy, Loser; and John Fawcett's queer cult classic, Ginger Snaps. You can find us on Instagram over at @riseofthegaycinephiles. If you would like to support the podcast, head over to buymeacoffee.com/gaycinesrise – it's completely optional, and any support will go a long way with helping us continue to run the show!  If you'd like to contact us, message us on Instagram; alternatively, email us at [email protected]. Our theme song is Katie by Gary's old band, One Week Stand—you can check them out on all online music streaming platforms.

Welcome to Rise of the Gay Cinephile's millennial teen cinema season, Scream As If You Know 10 Things I Hate About Band Camp (or How Millennial Teen Movies Taught Me Everything I Know About Sex, Friendship and the American Dream)! This week, we're delving into the second half of our 1999 two parter, and we're discussing Alexander Payne's phenomenal political dramedy, Election; Sofia Coppola's dark yet dreamy masterpiece, The Virgin Suicides; Paul Weitz's teen sex comedy cultural reset, American Pie; Michael Patrick Jann's hilarious mockumentary, Drop Dead Gorgeous; and Jamie Babbit's queer cult classic, But I'm a Cheerleader. You can find us on Instagram over at @riseofthegaycinephiles. If you would like to support the podcast, head over to buymeacoffee.com/gaycinesrise – it's completely optional, and any support will go a long way with helping us continue to run the show!  If you'd like to contact us, message us on Instagram; alternatively, email us at [email protected]. Our theme song is Katie by Gary's old band, One Week Stand—you can check them out on all online music streaming platforms.

Welcome to Rise of the Gay Cinephile's millennial teen cinema season, Scream As If You Know 10 Things I Hate About Band Camp (or How Millennial Teen Movies Taught Me Everything I Know About Sex, Friendship and the American Dream)! This week, we're delving into the first half of 1999, a year that is considered by some to be the greatest movie year of all time, and we're discussing Brian Robbins' awful sports comedy, Varsity Blues; Robert Iscove's extremely 1999 yet extremely charming, She's All That; Darren Stein's camp cult classic, Jawbreaker; Roger Kumble's iconic erotic thriller, Cruel Intentions; and one of the greatest teen comedies ever made, Gil Junger's 10 Things I Hate About You. You can find us on Instagram over at @riseofthegaycinephiles. If you would like to support the podcast, head over to buymeacoffee.com/gaycinesrise – it's completely optional, and any support will go a long way with helping us continue to run the show!  If you'd like to contact us, message us on Instagram; alternatively, email us at [email protected]. Our theme song is Katie by Gary's old band, One Week Stand—you can check them out on all online music streaming platforms.

Welcome to Rise of the Gay Cinephile's millennial teen cinema season, Scream As If You Know 10 Things I Hate About Band Camp (or How Millennial Teen Movies Taught Me Everything I Know About Sex, Friendship and the American Dream)! This week, we're delving into the second half of 1998 where we're discussing Joe Dante's cult action comedy, Small Soldiers; Gary Ross' inventive dramedy, Pleasantville; James Merendino's angry masterpiece, SLC Punk!; Jamie Blanks' camp slasher flick, Urban Legend; and some post-Scream sci-fi horror with Robert Rodriguez's The Faculty. You can find us on Instagram over at @riseofthegaycinephiles. If you would like to support the podcast, head over to buymeacoffee.com/gaycinesrise – it's completely optional, and any support will go a long way with helping us continue to run the show!  If you'd like to contact us, message us on Instagram; alternatively, email us at [email protected]. Our theme song is Katie by Gary's old band, One Week Stand—you can check them out on all online music streaming platforms.

Welcome to Rise of the Gay Cinephile's millennial teen cinema season, Scream As If You Know 10 Things I Hate About Band Camp (or How Millennial Teen Movies Taught Me Everything I Know About Sex, Friendship and the American Dream)! This week, we're delving into the first half of 1998 for a very gay episode where we're discussing Don Roos' dark comedy, The Opposite of Sex; John McNaughton's erotic thriller satire, Wild Things; Simon Shore's British queer rom com, Get Real; and John Waters' hilarious satirical take on the price of fame, Pecker. You can find us on Instagram over at @riseofthegaycinephiles. If you would like to support the podcast, head over to buymeacoffee.com/gaycinesrise – it's completely optional, and any support will go a long way with helping us continue to run the show!  If you'd like to contact us, message us on Instagram; alternatively, email us at [email protected]. Our theme song is Katie by Gary's old band, One Week Stand—you can check them out on all online music streaming platforms.

Welcome to Rise of the Gay Cinephile's millennial teen cinema season, Scream As If You Know 10 Things I Hate About Band Camp (or How Millennial Teen Movies Taught Me Everything I Know About Sex, Friendship and the American Dream)! This week, we're delving into 1997 and discussing David Mirkin's comedy masterpiece, Romy and Michele's High School Reunion; the best and final entry of Gregg Araki's phenomenal Teen Apocalypse Trilogy, Nowhere; Jim Gillespie's post-Scream giallo and slasher hybrid, I Know What You Did Last Summer; and Paul Verhoeven's satirical and ahead of its time take on the state of American politics, Starship Troopers. You can find us on Instagram over at @riseofthegaycinephiles. If you would like to support the podcast, head over to buymeacoffee.com/gaycinesrise – it's completely optional, and any support will go a long way with helping us continue to run the show!  If you'd like to contact us, message us on Instagram; alternatively, email us at [email protected]. Our theme song is Katie by Gary's old band, One Week Stand—you can check them out on all online music streaming platforms.

This week on Rise of the Gay Cinephiles, it's our Academy Awards 2026 special bonus episode, and we're discussing Bugonia, F1, Frankenstein, Hamnet, Marty Supreme, One Battle After Another, The Secret Agent, Sentimental Value, Sinners, and Train Dreams. You can expect discussions on what won, what we think should've won and films that we think should have been nominated as well as discussions about what we think will be nominated next year, Sinners making history, and Timothée Chalamet being a privileged twink.  You can find us on Instagram over at @riseofthegaycinephiles. If you'd like to contact us, message us on Instagram or alternatively, email us at [email protected]. Our theme song is Katie by Gary's old band, One Week Stand—you can check them out on all online music streaming platforms.

Welcome to Rise of the Gay Cinephile's millennial teen cinema season, Scream As If You Know 10 Things I Hate About Band Camp (or How Millennial Teen Movies Taught Me Everything I Know About Sex, Friendship and the American Dream)! This week, we're delving into 1996 and discussing Andrew Fleming's camp goth cult film, The Craft; Hettie Macdonald's queer romantic comedy, Beautiful Thing; Takeshi Kitano's bleak yet incredibly grounded, Kids Return; Richard Linklater's hangout dramedy, SubUrbia; Baz Luhrmann's modern and stylish Shakespeare adaptation, Romeo + Juliet; and Wes Craven's cultural reset, Scream. You can find us on Instagram over at @riseofthegaycinephiles. If you would like to support the podcast, head over to buymeacoffee.com/gaycinesrise – it's completely optional, and any support will go a long way with helping us continue to run the show!  If you'd like to contact us, message us on Instagram; alternatively, email us at [email protected]. Our theme song is Katie by Gary's old band, One Week Stand—you can check them out on all online music streaming platforms.

Welcome to Rise of the Gay Cinephile's millennial teen cinema season, Scream As If You Know 10 Things I Hate About Band Camp (or How Millennial Teen Movies Taught Me Everything I Know About Sex, Friendship and the American Dream)! This week, to kick off this new season, we're delving into 1995 and discussing Amy Heckerling's cult classic, Clueless; Larry Clark's endurance test, Kids; John N. Smith's cringy white saviour drama, Dangerous Minds; Patrick Read Johnson's heartfelt underdog story, Angus; and Allan Moyle's joyous music comedy, Empire Records. You can find us on Instagram over at @riseofthegaycinephiles. If you would like to support the podcast, head over to buymeacoffee.com/gaycinesrise – it's completely optional, and any support will go a long way with helping us continue to run the show!  If you'd like to contact us, message us on Instagram; alternatively, email us at [email protected]. Our theme song is Katie by Gary's old band, One Week Stand—you can check them out on all online music streaming platforms.

Welcome to Rise of the Gay Cinephile's end of the year episode! For this extra special bonus episode, we'll be discussing both of our top 20 films of the year which includes Sinners, Bugonia, Weapons, Marty Supreme, One Battle After Another, Die My Love, and much more! You can find us on Instagram and Threads over at @gaycinephilesrise and on Twitter over at @gaycinesrise. If you would like to support the podcast, head over to buymeacoffee.com/gaycinesrise - it’s completely optional and any support will go a long way with helping us continue to run the show!  If you'd like to contact us, message us on Instagram over at @gaycinephilesrise; alternatively, email us at [email protected]. Our theme song is Katie by Gary's old band, One Week Stand—you can check them out on all online music streaming platforms.

Welcome to Rise of the Gay Cinephile's alphabetical journey through all 72 films on the Video Nasties DPP List! This week, it's the season finale and we're discussing Jean-Claude Lord's underrated and creepy slasher film, Visiting Hours; Matt Cimber's dark and artsy character study, The Witch Who Came from the Sea; Jess Franco's boring yet occasionally camp Women Behind Bars; and Lucio Fulci's cult masterpiece, Zombie Flesh Eaters. You can find us on Instagram and Threads over at @gaycinephilesrise and on Twitter over at @gaycinesrise. If you would like to support the podcast, head over to buymeacoffee.com/gaycinesrise - it’s completely optional and any support will go a long way with helping us continue to run the show!  If you'd like to contact us, message us on Instagram or Twitter; alternatively, email us at [email protected]. Our theme song is Katie by Gary's old band, One Week Stand—you can check them out on all online music streaming platforms.

Welcome to Rise of the Gay Cinephile's alphabetical journey through all 72 films on the Video Nasties DPP List! This week, we're discussing Dario Argento's Giallo masterpiece, Tenebrae; Dennis Donnelly's dull and boring slasher film, The Toolbox Murders; Charles McCrann's very uneventful Toxic Zombies; and Don Gronquist's camp and very dated Unhinged. You can find us on Instagram and Threads over at @gaycinephilesrise and on Twitter over at @gaycinesrise. If you would like to support the podcast, head over to buymeacoffee.com/gaycinesrise - it’s completely optional and any support will go a long way with helping us continue to run the show!  If you'd like to contact us, message us on Instagram or Twitter; alternatively, email us at [email protected]. Our theme song is Katie by Gary's old band, One Week Stand—you can check them out on all online music streaming platforms.

Welcome to Rise of the Gay Cinephile's alphabetical journey through all 72 films on the Video Nasties DPP List! This week, we're discussing one of the greatest films ever made, Andrzej Zulawski's Possession; Sergio Martino's camp Italian cannibal adventure film, Slave of the Cannibal God; J.S. Cardone's inventive slasher film, The Slayer; Michael Findlay's controversial yet boring Snuff; and what is thankfully the final Nazisploitation film that we'll be discussing, Sergio Garrone's SS Experiment Love Camp. You can find us on Instagram and Threads over at @gaycinephilesrise and on Twitter over at @gaycinesrise. If you would like to support the podcast, head over to buymeacoffee.com/gaycinesrise - it’s completely optional and any support will go a long way with helping us continue to run the show!  If you'd like to contact us, message us on Instagram or Twitter; alternatively, email us at [email protected]. Our theme song is Katie by Gary's old band, One Week Stand—you can check them out on all online music streaming platforms.

Welcome to Rise of the Gay Cinephile's alphabetical journey through all 72 films on the Video Nasties DPP List! This week is a "night" special episode and we're discussing René Cardona's hilarious trashterpiece, Night of the Bloody Apes; James C. Wasson's Bigfoot slasher film, Night of the Demon; Miguel Iglesias Bonns' Daninsky werewolf sequel, Night of the Howling Beast; Bruno Mattei's Dawn of the Dead rip-off, Night of the Zombies; and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang director, Ken Hughes' genuinely great slasher film, Night School. You can find us on Instagram and Threads over at @gaycinephilesrise and on Twitter over at @gaycinesrise. If you would like to support the podcast, head over to buymeacoffee.com/gaycinesrise - it’s completely optional and any support will go a long way with helping us continue to run the show!  If you'd like to contact us, message us on Instagram or Twitter; alternatively, email us at [email protected]. Our theme song is Katie by Gary's old band, One Week Stand—you can check them out on all online music streaming platforms.

Welcome to Rise of the Gay Cinephile's alphabetical journey through all 72 films on the Video Nasties DPP List! This week, we're discussing Ovidio G. Assonitis' birthday based slasher, Madhouse; Umberto Lenzi's ridiculously boring, Man from Deep River; Jack Weis' camp Blood Feast rip-off, Mardi Gras Massacre; and Romano Scavolini's gritty, sleazy and creepy slasher film, Nightmares in a Damaged Brain. You can find us on Instagram and Threads over at @gaycinephilesrise and on Twitter over at @gaycinesrise. If you would like to support the podcast, head over to buymeacoffee.com/gaycinesrise - it’s completely optional and any support will go a long way with helping us continue to run the show!  If you'd like to contact us, message us on Instagram or Twitter; alternatively, email us at [email protected]. Our theme song is Katie by Gary's old band, One Week Stand—you can check them out on all online music streaming platforms.

Welcome to Rise of the Gay Cinephile's alphabetical journey through all 72 films on the Video Nasties DPP List! This week, we're discussing Giulio Berruti's high camp nunsploitation giallo, Killer Nun; Wes Craven's horror classic, The Last House on the Left; Aldo Lado's surprisingly great Last House rip-off, Late Night Trains; Jorge Grau's cult zombie film, The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue; and Lee Frost's boring nazisploitation trash, Love Camp 7. You can find us on Instagram and Threads over at @gaycinephilesrise and on Twitter over at @gaycinesrise. If you would like to support the podcast, head over to buymeacoffee.com/gaycinesrise - it’s completely optional and any support will go a long way with helping us continue to run the show!  If you'd like to contact us, message us on Instagram or Twitter; alternatively, email us at [email protected]. Our theme song is Katie by Gary's old band, One Week Stand—you can check them out on all online music streaming platforms.

Welcome to Rise of the Gay Cinephile's alphabetical journey through all 72 films on the Video Nasties DPP List! This week, we're discussing Gregory Goodell's partially camp, partially bland Human Experiments; Murray Markowitz's bizarre tonal rollercoaster, I Miss You, Hugs and Kisses; Meir Zarchi's infamous I Spit on Your Grave; Dario Argento's phenomenal Suspiria sequel, Inferno; and Nico Mastorakis' horny and trashy b-movie, Island of Death. You can find us on Instagram and Threads over at @gaycinephilesrise and on Twitter over at @gaycinesrise. If you would like to support the podcast, head over to buymeacoffee.com/gaycinesrise - it’s completely optional and any support will go a long way with helping us continue to run the show!  If you'd like to contact us, message us on Instagram or Twitter; alternatively, email us at [email protected]. Our theme song is Katie by Gary's old band, One Week Stand—you can check them out on all online music streaming platforms.

Welcome to Rise of the Gay Cinephile's alphabetical journey through all 72 films on the Video Nasties DPP List! This week, we're discussing Cesare Canevari's Nazisploitation trash, The Gestapo's Last Orgy; Andy Milligan's super gay and super fun The Ghastly Ones; Lucio Fucli's Gates of Hell Trilogy finale, The House by the Cemetery; James Kenelm Clarke's camp erotic thriller, The House on Straw Hill; and Ruggero Deodato's messy yet one note House on the Edge of the Park. You can find us on Instagram and Threads over at @gaycinephilesrise and on Twitter over at @gaycinesrise. If you would like to support the podcast, head over to buymeacoffee.com/gaycinesrise - it’s completely optional and any support will go a long way with helping us continue to run the show!  If you'd like to contact us, message us on Instagram or Twitter; alternatively, email us at [email protected]. Our theme song is Katie by Gary's old band, One Week Stand—you can check them out on all online music streaming platforms.

Welcome to Rise of the Gay Cinephile's alphabetical journey through all 72 films on the Video Nasties DPP List! This week, we're discussing John Alan Schwartz's abysmal shock and snoozefest, Faces of Death; Robert A. Endelson's progressive Blaxploitation flick, Fight for Your Life; Paul Morrissey's high camp Flesh for Frankenstein; Frank Roach's baffling and boring zombie film, Frozen Scream; and Tobe Hooper's creepy slasher, The Funhouse. You can find us on Instagram and Threads over at @gaycinephilesrise and on Twitter over at @gaycinesrise. If you would like to support the podcast, head over to buymeacoffee.com/gaycinesrise - it’s completely optional and any support will go a long way with helping us continue to run the show!  If you'd like to contact us, message us on Instagram or Twitter; alternatively, email us at [email protected]. Our theme song is Katie by Gary's old band, One Week Stand—you can check them out on all online music streaming platforms.

Welcome to Rise of the Gay Cinephile's alphabetical journey through all 72 films on the Video Nasties DPP List! This week, we're discussing Stephen Carpenter and Jeffrey Obrow's Christmas slasher, The Dorm That Dripped Blood; Abel Ferrara's punk rock b-movie classic, The Driller Killer; Tobe Hooper's gritty and sleazy Eaten Alive; Sam Raimi's game changing masterpiece, The Evil Dead; and Eric Weston's super 80s Satanic computer horror, Evilspeak. You can find us on Instagram and Threads over at @gaycinephilesrise and on Twitter over at @gaycinesrise. If you would like to support the podcast, head over to buymeacoffee.com/gaycinesrise - it’s completely optional and any support will go a long way with helping us continue to run the show!  If you'd like to contact us, message us on Instagram or Twitter; alternatively, email us at [email protected]. Our theme song is Katie by Gary's old band, One Week Stand—you can check them out on all online music streaming platforms.

Welcome to Rise of the Gay Cinephile's alphabetical journey through all 72 films on the Video Nasties DPP List! This week is a "don't" special episode and we're discussing Joseph Ellison's creepy character study, Don't Go in the House; James Bryan's goofy slasher b-movie, Don't Go in the Woods... Alone!; Lawrence Foldes' bottom of the barrel trash cannibal film, Don't Go Near the Park; and S.F. Brownrigg's highly problematic yet massively boring Don't Look in the Basement. You can find us on Instagram and Threads over at @gaycinephilesrise and on Twitter over at @gaycinesrise. If you would like to support the podcast, head over to buymeacoffee.com/gaycinesrise - it’s completely optional and any support will go a long way with helping us continue to run the show!  If you'd like to contact us, message us on Instagram or Twitter; alternatively, email us at [email protected]. Our theme song is Katie by Gary's old band, One Week Stand—you can check them out on all online music streaming platforms.

Welcome to Rise of the Gay Cinephile's alphabetical journey through all 72 films on the Video Nasties DPP List! This week is a cannibal special episode and we're discussing Antonio Margheriti's wild Taxi Driver rip-off, Cannibal Apocalypse; Umberto Lenzi's cult classic, Cannibal Ferox; Ruggero Deodato's controversial game changer, Cannibal Holocaust; Eloy de la Iglesia's queer character study with no cannibalism, The Cannibal Man; and Alain Deruelle's boring and forgettable Cannibal Terror. You can find us on Instagram and Threads over at @gaycinephilesrise and on Twitter over at @gaycinesrise. If you would like to support the podcast, head over to buymeacoffee.com/gaycinesrise - it’s completely optional and any support will go a long way with helping us continue to run the show!  If you'd like to contact us, message us on Instagram or Twitter; alternatively, email us at [email protected]. Our theme song is Katie by Gary's old band, One Week Stand—you can check them out on all online music streaming platforms.

Welcome to Rise of the Gay Cinephile's alphabetical journey through all 72 films on the Video Nasties DPP List! This week, we're discussing Tony Maylam's slasher classic, The Burning; William Asher's progressive queer slasher, Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker; Luigi Cozzi's Alien rip-off, Contamination; Gary Sherman's hidden 80s gem, Dead & Buried; Peter Maris' painfully boring Delirium; and the bottom of the barrel trash that is Jess Franco's Devil Hunter. You can find us on Instagram and Threads over at @gaycinephilesrise and on Twitter over at @gaycinesrise. If you would like to support the podcast, head over to buymeacoffee.com/gaycinesrise - it’s completely optional and any support will go a long way with helping us continue to run the show!  If you'd like to contact us, message us on Instagram or Twitter; alternatively, email us at [email protected]. Our theme song is Katie by Gary's old band, One Week Stand—you can check them out on all online music streaming platforms.

Welcome to Rise of the Gay Cinephile's alphabetical journey through all 72 films on the Video Nasties DPP List! This week, we're discussing the first of the Nazisploitation nasties with Luigi Batzella's The Beast in Heat, Lucio Fulci's masterpiece, The Beyond, Herschell Gordon Lewis' camp splatter classic, Blood Feast, Jess Franco's weird slasher film, Bloody Moon, and Ulli Lommel's artsy Halloween rip-off, The Boogeyman, and its awful sequel, Boogeyman II. You can find us on Instagram and Threads over at @gaycinephilesrise and on Twitter over at @gaycinesrise. If you would like to support the podcast, head over to buymeacoffee.com/gaycinesrise - it’s completely optional and any support will go a long way with helping us continue to run the show!  If you'd like to contact us, message us on Instagram or Twitter; alternatively, email us at [email protected]. Our theme song is Katie by Gary's old band, One Week Stand—you can check them out on all online music streaming platforms.

Welcome to Rise of the Gay Cinephile's alphabetical journey through all 72 films on the Video Nasties DPP List! This week, to kick off this 15 episode season, we're discussing Joe D'Amato's gloriously camp and trashy duo of gorefests, Anthropophagous and Absurd, the ambitious and surprisingly great Axe by Frederick R. Friedel, and A Bay of Blood, a highly influential cross between slasher and giallo by horror icon, Mario Bava. You can find us on Instagram and Threads over at @gaycinephilesrise and on Twitter over at @gaycinesrise. If you would like to support the podcast, head over to buymeacoffee.com/gaycinesrise - it’s completely optional and any support will go a long way with helping us continue to run the show!  If you'd like to contact us, message us on Instagram or Twitter; alternatively, email us at [email protected]. Our theme song is Katie by Gary's old band, One Week Stand—you can check them out on all online music streaming platforms.

This week on Rise of the Gay Cinephiles, we're discussing Lucio Fulci's Ænigma; David Lynch's Mulholland Drive; Gints Zilbalodis' Flow; and Alonso Ruizpalacios' La Cocina for our four highlights! You can also expect discussions on The White Lotus, RuPaul's Drag Race, Sex & the City, Goldeneye, our favourite musicals, the Cruel Intentions musical, and lots more.  You can find us on Instagram and Threads over at @gaycinephilesrise and on Twitter over at @gaycinesrise. If you'd like to contact us, message us on Instagram or Twitter; alternatively, email us at [email protected]. Our theme song is Katie by Gary's old band, One Week Stand—you can check them out on all online music streaming platforms.

This week on Rise of the Gay Cinephiles, we're discussing Ken Russell's Gothic; Irvin Kershner's Eyes of Laura Mars; Bong Joon Ho's Mickey 17; and Steven Soderbergh's Black Bag for our four highlights! You can also expect discussions on Sex & the City, The White Lotus, The Traitors, Kenneth Anger, Charlie's Angels, Barb Wire, and lots more.  You can find us on Instagram and Threads over at @gaycinephilesrise and on Twitter over at @gaycinesrise. If you'd like to contact us, message us on Instagram or Twitter; alternatively, email us at [email protected]. Our theme song is Katie by Gary's old band, One Week Stand—you can check them out on all online music streaming platforms.

This week on Rise of the Gay Cinephiles, it's our Academy Awards 2025 special and we're discussing Anora, The Brutalist, A Complete Unknown, Conclave, Dune Part Two, Emilia Pérez, I'm Still Here, Nickel Boys, The Substance and Wicked. You can expect discussions on what won, what we think should've won and films that we think should have been nominated as well as bits of general gossip about the ceremony itself.  You can find us on Instagram and Threads over at @gaycinephilesrise and on Twitter over at @gaycinesrise. If you'd like to contact us, message us on Instagram or Twitter; alternatively, email us at [email protected]. Our theme song is Katie by Gary's old band, One Week Stand—you can check them out on all online music streaming platforms.

This week on Rise of the Gay Cinephiles, we're discussing Bette Gordon's Variety; Akira Kurosawa's Dreams; Josh Ruben's Heart Eyes; and Gia Coppola's The Last Showgirl for our four highlights! You can also expect discussions on Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, RuPaul's Drag Race, Bridget Jones, Kamikaze Hearts, and Big Boys Season 3.  You can find us on Instagram and Threads over at @gaycinephilesrise and on Twitter over at @gaycinesrise. If you'd like to contact us, message us on Instagram or Twitter; alternatively, email us at [email protected]. Our theme song is Katie by Gary's old band, One Week Stand—you can check them out on all online music streaming platforms.

This week on the first episode of Rise of the Gay Cinephiles (formerly Horror. Cult. Trash. Other.), we're discussing Nobuhiko Ôbayashi's His Motorbike, Her Island; Yoshifumi Kondô's Whisper of the Heart; Halina Reijn's Babygirl; and Mike Leigh's Hard Truths for our four highlights! You can also expect discussions on Real Housewives of Salt Lake City and Beverly Hills, RuPaul's Drag Race, David Lynch, Companion, Maria, Russ Meyer, The Traitors, and Carrie Bradshaw delivering pizza to Mr. Big.  You can find us on Instagram and Threads over at @gaycinephilesrise and on Twitter over at @gaycinesrise. If you'd like to contact us, message us on Instagram or Twitter; alternatively, email us at [email protected]. Our theme song is Katie by Gary's old band, One Week Stand—you can check them out on all online music streaming platforms.

Welcome back to the Horror. Cult. Trash. Other. Podcast for the final time! This is our end of year episode where we talk about our favourite horror movies of 2024 as well as our honourable mentions across all other genres. This is also our final episode with the HCTO name before we change things up with a new name, new format and new direction in 2025! During this episode we discuss the likes of The Substance, Longlegs, MaXXXine, Alien: Romulus, Lisa Frankenstein, I Saw the TV Glow, and many more. Thank you to everyone who has supported this podcast over the past 5 years, we've had a great time releasing all of these episodes for you and your support has meant the world to us - we hope you love what we have planned for our next chapter! Theme song is and has always been Stick Around by Gary’s old band, One Week Stand. Check them out on Spotify, iTunes and many other digital distributors!

Merry Christmas and welcome back to the Horror. Cult. Trash. Other. Podcast! Today we're bringing you the final of this year’s Christmas episodes, and we’re discussing the bizarre piece of British TV history that is Cilla Black's Christmas Eve, a wild and extremely camp TV special that features Cilla singing in questionable accents, The Bee Gees and their kids and wives being held captive in a room in Miami, and THAT horrendous rendition of All Night Long by Lionel Richie. Alongside our main film discussion, we also discuss what we've been watching recently including Moonstruck and The Holiday Exchange. Email us at [email protected] and check us out on Social Media at the following links www.facebook.com/horrorculttrashother Twitter - @horrorculttrash TikTok - @horrorculttrashother Instagram - @horror.cult.trash.other Theme song is Stick Around by Gary’s old band, One Week Stand. Check them out on Spotify, iTunes and many other digital distributors!

Welcome back to the Horror. Cult. Trash. Other. Podcast! This is the next of this year’s Christmas episodes and we’re discussing the cult classic that is Santa Claus Conquers the Martians, a camp trashterpiece that features a bizarre plot that involves kidnapping Santa and two kids, an angry guy with a moustache who repeatedly tries murdering people, and a catchy banger of a theme song!  Alongside our main film discussion, we also discuss what we've been watching recently including Metropolitan and Queer. Email us at [email protected] and check us out on Social Media at the following links www.facebook.com/horrorculttrashother Twitter - @horrorculttrash Instagram - @horror.cult.trash.other Theme song is Stick Around by Gary’s old band, One Week Stand. Check them out on Spotify, iTunes and many other digital distributors!

Welcome back to the Horror. Cult. Trash. Other. Podcast! This is the final of our Friday the 13th franchise bonus episodes (until they eventually make a new one) which we have been releasing every time there’s a Friday the 13th. During this episode we discuss all things Friday the 13th, the 2009 remake that features a fantastic opening sequence, many great nods to previous films in the franchise and some laughably questionable dialogue. Alongside our main film discussion, we also discuss what we've been watching recently including Memories of a Burning Body and We Live in Time. To hear us discussing all of the other films in the Friday the 13th franchise, head back to episodes 16, 32, 82, 133, 187, 235, 288, 341, 342, 348 and 354. Email us at [email protected] and check us out on Social Media at the following links www.facebook.com/horrorculttrashother Twitter - @horrorculttrash Instagram - @horror.cult.trash.other Theme song is Stick Around by Gary’s old band, One Week Stand. Check them out on Spotify, iTunes and many other digital distributors!

Welcome back to the Horror. Cult. Trash. Other. Podcast! This is the latest of our Friday the 13th franchise bonus episodes which we have been releasing every time there’s a Friday the 13th. During this episode we discuss all things Jason X including the fact that it looks like a made for TV film despite having an $11 million budget in the year 2000, the hit or miss meta humour and the cunty KM-14 who is the best thing about the film. To hear us discussing the other films in the franchise, head back to episodes 16, 32, 82, 133, 187, 235, 288, 341, 342 and 348. Email us at [email protected] and check us out on Social Media at the following links www.facebook.com/horrorculttrashother Twitter - @horrorculttrash Instagram - @horror.cult.trash.other Theme song is Stick Around by Gary’s old band, One Week Stand. Check them out on Spotify, iTunes and many other digital distributors!

Welcome back to the Horror. Cult. Trash. Other. Podcast! This is the first of this year’s Christmas episodes and we’re discussing the absolute disaster that is Elf Bowling the Movie: The Great North Pole Elf Strike, an abysmal video game adaptation that features an awful script, terrible animation and some jarring racism thrown in too. Alongside our main film discussion, we also discuss what we've been watching recently including LVX ÆTERNA and Wicked. Email us at [email protected] and check us out on Social Media at the following links www.facebook.com/horrorculttrashother Twitter - @horrorculttrash Instagram - @horror.cult.trash.other Theme song is Stick Around by Gary’s old band, One Week Stand. Check them out on Spotify, iTunes and many other digital distributors!

Welcome back to the Horror. Cult. Trash. Other. Podcast! This week, we're concluding Naughty November with a discussion about the neo noir masterpiece that is Body Heat, which features a fantastic soundtrack, clever writing with great twists and turns, and a scene stealing performance by queen Kathleen Turner. Alongside our main film discussion, we also discuss what we've been watching recently including Noroi: The Curse and Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat. Email us at [email protected] and check us out on Social Media at the following links www.facebook.com/horrorculttrashother Twitter - @horrorculttrash Instagram - @horror.cult.trash.other Theme song is Stick Around by Gary’s old band, One Week Stand. Check them out on Spotify, iTunes and many other digital distributors!

Welcome back to the Horror. Cult. Trash. Other. Podcast! This week, we're continuing Naughty November as well as celebrating our 350th episode with a discussion about the iconic, nostalgia filled cult film, Cruel Intentions which features a phenomenal soundtrack, a sharp script and one of the greatest casts of all time which features one of the biggest slays in history from Sarah Michelle Gellar. Alongside our main film discussion, we also discuss what we've been watching recently including Paddington 2 and Point Break. Email us at [email protected] and check us out on Social Media at the following links www.facebook.com/horrorculttrashother Twitter - @horrorculttrash Instagram - @horror.cult.trash.other Theme song is Stick Around by Gary’s old band, One Week Stand. Check them out on Spotify, iTunes and many other digital distributors!

Welcome back to the Horror. Cult. Trash. Other. Podcast! This week, we're starting off Naughty November, a month dedicated entirely to erotic thrillers, with a discussion about the camp trashterpiece that is Body of Evidence, which features a lifeless performance from queen Madonna, a laughably bad script and a bizarre scene involving candle wax and champagne. Alongside our main film discussion, we also discuss what we've been watching recently including The Wild Robot and The Room Next Door. Email us at [email protected] and check us out on Social Media at the following links www.facebook.com/horrorculttrashother Twitter - @horrorculttrash Instagram - @horror.cult.trash.other Theme song is Stick Around by Gary’s old band, One Week Stand. Check them out on Spotify, iTunes and many other digital distributors!

Happy Halloween and welcome back to the Horror. Cult. Trash. Other. Podcast for a bonus episode! For this Halloween special episode, we discuss all things Freddy vs. Jason including the Samurai style action horror scenes, the odd acting and dialogue choices, and THAT monologue from Kelly Rowland. Head back to episodes 24, 266, 286, 287, 289, 290 and 292 to listen to us discussing the rest of the A Nightmare on Elm Street films. Head back to episodes 16, 32, 82, 133, 187, 235, 288, 341 and 342 to listen to us discussing the first 9 Friday the 13th films. Email us at [email protected] and check us out on Social Media at the following links www.facebook.com/horrorculttrashother Twitter - @horrorculttrash Instagram - @horror.cult.trash.other Theme song is Stick Around by Gary’s old band, One Week Stand. Check them out on Spotify, iTunes and many other digital distributors!

Welcome back to Horror. Cult. Trash. Other. Podcast! This is the latest of our Original vs. Remake episodes and, for a Halloween Classics special, we're discussing and comparing the Universal Monsters masterpiece, The Wolf Man, with its bland 2010 period drama remake. Alongside our main film discussion, we also discuss what we've been watching recently including Halloweentown and Lake Mungo. Email us at [email protected] and check us out on Social Media at the following links www.facebook.com/horrorculttrashother Twitter - @horrorculttrash Instagram - @horror.cult.trash.other Theme song is Stick Around by Gary’s old band, One Week Stand. Check them out on Spotify, iTunes and many other digital distributors!

Welcome back to Horror. Cult. Trash. Other. Podcast! This is the fourth episode of this year’s Halloween Classics episodes that we are releasing throughout October. Next up, we have Val Lewton's creepy classic, The Seventh Victim, a fantastic blend of film-noir and horror that features phenomenal cinematography, queer undertones and Kim Hunter serving so many looks within just 71 minutes. Alongside our main film discussion, we also discuss what we've been watching recently including Transformers One and Smile 2. Email us at [email protected] and check us out on Social Media at the following links www.facebook.com/horrorculttrashother Twitter - @horrorculttrash Instagram - @horror.cult.trash.other Theme song is Stick Around by Gary’s old band, One Week Stand. Check them out on Spotify, iTunes and many other digital distributors!

Welcome back to Horror. Cult. Trash. Other. Podcast! This is the third episode of this year’s Halloween Classics episodes that we are releasing throughout October. Next up, we have the nightmare inducing cult classic, Phantasm, a very original horror film that features so much unique creepy imagery, a phenomenal score and an iconic performance from Angus Scrimm as The Tall Man. Alongside our main film discussion, we also discuss what we've been watching recently including Threads and The Orphanage. Email us at [email protected] and check us out on Social Media at the following links www.facebook.com/horrorculttrashother Twitter - @horrorculttrash Instagram - @horror.cult.trash.other Theme song is Stick Around by Gary’s old band, One Week Stand. Check them out on Spotify, iTunes and many other digital distributors!

Welcome back to Horror. Cult. Trash. Other. Podcast! This is the second episode of this year’s Halloween Classics episodes that we are releasing throughout October. Next up, we have Dario Argento's camp horror masterpiece, Phenomena, the supernatural cross between giallo and slasher that features expertly placed heavy metal needle drops, Jennifer Connelly communicating with insects, and Donald Pleasance with a pet monkey and an awful Scottish accent. Alongside our main film discussion, we also discuss what we've been watching recently including Heartstopper Season 3, and Joker: Folie à Deux. Email us at [email protected] and check us out on Social Media at the following links www.facebook.com/horrorculttrashother Twitter - @horrorculttrash Instagram - @horror.cult.trash.other Theme song is Stick Around by Gary’s old band, One Week Stand. Check them out on Spotify, iTunes and many other digital distributors!

Welcome back to Horror. Cult. Trash. Other. Podcast! This week is the first episode of this year’s Halloween Classics episodes that we will be releasing throughout October. First up, we have the nostalgia filled gateway horror film, Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island, the 90s cult classic that features Daphne at her most c*nty, some genuinely creepy scenes of horror with phenomenal animation, and three pop-punk bangers on the soundtrack. Alongside our main film discussion, we also discuss what we've been watching recently including Cries and Whispers, and Deadly Games. Email us at [email protected] and check us out on Social Media at the following links www.facebook.com/horrorculttrashother Twitter - @horrorculttrash Instagram - @horror.cult.trash.other Theme song is Stick Around by Gary’s old band, One Week Stand. Check them out on Spotify, iTunes and many other digital distributors!

Welcome back to the Horror. Cult. Trash. Other. Podcast! This is the latest of our Friday the 13th franchise bonus episodes which we have been releasing every time there’s a Friday the 13th. During this episode we discuss all the things Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday including the revelation that Jason is a Deadite, some genuinely fantastic practical effects, and a severe lack of Jason. To hear us discussing the previous films in the franchise, head back to episodes 16, 32, 82, 133, 187, 235, 288 and 341. Email us at [email protected] and check us out on Social Media at the following links www.facebook.com/horrorculttrashother Twitter - @horrorculttrash Instagram - @horror.cult.trash.other Theme song is Stick Around by Gary’s old band, One Week Stand. Check them out on Spotify, iTunes and many other digital distributors!

Welcome back to the Horror. Cult. Trash. Other. Podcast! This is the latest of our Friday the 13th franchise bonus episodes which we have been releasing every time there’s a Friday the 13th. During this episode we discuss all the things Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan including the fact that over an hour of the film takes place on a boat, the fact that the bitchy character, Tamara is actually the best character in the film, and of course, the iconic pen allegedly used by Stephen King in High School that is given to a character from another character as a gift. To hear us discussing the previous films in the franchise, head back to episodes 16, 32, 82, 133, 187, 235 and 288. Alongside our main film discussion, we also discuss what we've been watching recently including Boom! and The Substance. Email us at [email protected] and check us out on Social Media at the following links www.facebook.com/horrorculttrashother Twitter - @horrorculttrash Instagram - @horror.cult.trash.other Theme song is Stick Around by Gary’s old band, One Week Stand. Check them out on Spotify, iTunes and many other digital distributors!

Welcome back to the Horror. Cult. Trash. Other. Podcast! This week we’re bringing Summer Screams month to an end by discussing Herschell Gordon Lewis' redneck slasher, Two Thousand Maniacs! and its surprisingly great remake, 2001 Maniacs, for our latest Original vs. Remake episode! Alongside our main film discussion, we also discuss what we've been watching recently including Blink Twice and Cuckoo. Email us at [email protected] and check us out on Social Media at the following links www.facebook.com/horrorculttrashother Twitter - @horrorculttrash Instagram - @horror.cult.trash.other Theme song is Stick Around by Gary’s old band, One Week Stand. Check them out on Spotify, iTunes and many other digital distributors!