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The Queer Quadrant
by The Queer Quadrant
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.
Episodes
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The Lion King with Dane McDonald
Writer & podcaster Dane McDonald (Supporting Actresses) joins for somehow our fourth film in the year of Disney we're having. It's Hamlet with lions! There is a scheming gay usurper and positive representation of two fathers raising a child! Also, what's up with Zazu? Plus, animation…
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X-Men: First Class with Rachel LaBonte
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…
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The Next Best Thing with Phillip Iscove
Phillip Iscove (Podcast Like It's the 2000s) rejoins for this 2000 drama that has been basically erased from existence. Madonna and Rupert Everett co-parent a child and then it goes completely awry! Characters cease to act like humans! It's a wild time. Also some talk on Benjamin Bratt (MVP),...
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The Little Mermaid
Journey to the kingdom of the Merfolk, where the Disney Renaissance began! We talk Ursula's homage to one of best-known drag queens of all time, the Hans Christian Anderson / Howard Ashman double whammy of gay yearning, the power of an "I want" song, and King Triton supporting his daughter's...
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Girls Like Girls with Isabella Stephanos
Break out those chokers, cigarettes, and a weirdly colored filter – because we're going back to Tumblr, baby! Well, not really. Filmmaker, photographer, and assistant location manager Isabella Stephanos joins for Hayley Kiyoko's very sweet 2026 film based on the iconic 2015 music video of the…
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The Craft with Roxana Hadadi
Be the fourth in our coven as we dive in this fashion-forward horror! Brooke tries to map these teen witches to the four elements, Jordan fears the very practical thousands of snakes used in this film, and Roxana has excellent thoughts on the 1990s guardrails for young female characters, dropped...
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The Other Guys with Mitchell Beaupre
We are rejoined by Letterboxd's own Mitchell Beaupre for another chance to torture Brooke with comedy. Suit up for a Michael Keaton career check-in (plus bisexual NYU DJ son mention), performative masculinity, McKay's ill-advised important film era, Wahlberg's physical comedy chops, and why you...
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Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar with Carly Usdin
We are rejoined by filmmaker Carly Usdin for this neon-soaked romp to fictional Florida. Hop on the banana boat for friendship-positive threesomes, platonic life partnership, the humor of surprise, culottes, and the magic of Edgar's Prayer. Follow us on Twitter, Bluesky, and IG! (And Jordan's...
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Face/Off with Richard Lawson
Writer & 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. Follow us on Twitter, Bluesky…
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The Long Walk with Louis Peitzman
We are joined by writer & podcaster Louis Peitzman (Supporting Actresses) for YA dystopia...but with boys! We talk King adaptations, the "slow apocalypse" of this movie, super subtle military propoganda, looking at a rainbow with your best bro, and, of course, Judy Greer. Follow us on Twitter,...
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RocknRolla with Emma Logsdon
We are rejoined by editor Emma Logsdon for Guy Ritchie's slick little movie about the details of London real estate – fascinating. We talk Tom Hardy's turn as Handsome Bob, one lovely mid-credits scene, the homoerotic Ritchie playbook, a lengthy fanfiction tangent (sorry...), and the rise of the...
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The Devil Wears Prada 2
Gird your loins! For this delightful sequel, we return to the hallowed halls of Runway, which have gone...digital? Andy still craves validation (who doesn't), Emily has gone full vendor, Miranda is in tassels, and Nigel still doesn't have an on-screen husband. LADY GAGA THOUGH! Follow us on...
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Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby with Michael Doshier
We are joined by filmmaker Michael Doshier (THROUPLE) for some good ol' American sports. We talk about baby Jesus, the church of Applebee's, giving up on your loser father, gay horses, laser-sharp comedy editing, and the loss of the MTV Movie Awards. Follow us on Twitter, Bluesky, and IG! (And...
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Yentl with Rendy Jones
Jordan and Brooke are joined by journalist Rendy Jones (rendyreviews.com) for Queen Barbra's directorial debut. Join us for the relationship between knowledge and gender, falling in love with Amy Irving (who among us hasn't), musical monologues, and being surprised just how sexy this movie is. We...
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Capote with Fran Hoepfner
Jordan and Brooke are rejoined for the fifth (!!!!) time by the wonderful Fran Hoepfner (Vulture) for Bennett Miller's impressive 2005 debut. We talk the Hoffman Oscar (deserved), the oh-so-twisted world of true crime and Capote's place in it, and balancing the eerie and the sensationalist. And...
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Morocco with Morgan M Page
Jordan and Brooke are rejoined by writer, historian, and filmmaker Morgan M Page for this iconic Josef von Sternberg flick from 1930, which introduced bisexual icon Marlene Dietrich to Hollywood audiences. We discuss the infamous "sewing circle" of sapphic starlets popularized by Dietrich, a...
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The 2025 QQ Qualifiers
It's the fourth annual QQ Qualifier Awards – aka the Quallies! In advance of the Oscars, Jordan and Brooke award the coveted "Rainbow Prism" to their favorite performances/movies of the 2025 cinematic year, along with a healthy dose of subjective criticism, Brooke slacking on viewing stats, and...
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Aladdin with Bobbi Miller
Jordan and Brooke travel with culture critic and writer Bobbi Miller (Culture Kitsch) to the mystical and problematic land of Agrabah (aka Brooke's homeland). We discuss the Aladdin soundtrack, place Jafar on our gay villains ranking, get deep on Disney politicking, and try out our best Robin...
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Hamilton with Alison Sivitz
Lib out with us and Alison Sivitz (the ever iconic Bald Ann Dowd) as we discuss Obama-era hopecore, being obsessed with your generational hater, actual historic love letters between Hamilton and his pal Laurens, and if we were too mean online to Lin-Manual Miranda. Also, Brooke scars everyone…
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This Means War with Emma Stefansky
Jordan and Brooke are rejoined by writer Emma Stefansky for a treatise on all love triangles. Why doesn't everybody throuple? What is a throuple, thematically? Can 2012 Tom Hardy call us, please?? Plus, the film's 15+ years in development, exactly what kind of spies we're meant to be seeing here,...
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WALL-E
It's a new year, so here's some new hope for the future! Join us to discuss how we automatically assign gender to robots, curiosity as humanity, discovering what you were made for, religion, environmentalism, and this movie's prediction of iPad kids. Follow us on Twitter, Bluesky, and IG! (And...
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Knives Out
In our last episode of the year, we take things home for a good old-fashioned family fight. Listen along for favorite childhood mystery series, Michael "Big Chicago" Shannon, queering morality, Benoit Blanc as Southern dandy, and the economics of derivatine rights. Follow us on Twitter, Bluesky,...
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Wicked: For Good
Well! We all know Act 2 of Wicked is a tough one! But at least we have EVEN MORE DOOMED yuri. Return to Oz as we discuss new original songs, lack of choreography, lack of sheer horniness, and lack of practical effects. But there is no lack of longing looks and rainbow-tinged wedding allegories....
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Wicked
Together we're UNLIMMMMITTTTEEEDDDD as we journey to Oz for some doomed yuri! Our playbill includes two theater kids geeking about theater (shocking), unfortunate backlighting, the Ariana Grande school of improv, one iconic press tour, and definitive song rankings. No spoilers for Wicked Act 2 /...
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Fried Green Tomatoes with David Canfield
Jordan and Brooke are rejoined by writer and critic David Canfield (The Hollywood Reporter) for a realllll Southern charmer. We discuss the director wanting to stay "out of the bedroom" in this adaptation (whatever that means), how gay you can get without confirming it's gay, food as intimacy,...
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Scream (1996) with Phil Tice
Jordan and Brooke are rejoined by author & writer Phil Tice for the 1996 classic to rule them all. We discuss the Wes Craven/Kevin Williamson creative power couple, the razor-sharp balance of tropes to scares, Gale's fashion sense, Ghostface always being hot, andddd you can probably guess what we...
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The Nice Guys with Liz Hannah
Jordan and Brooke are rejoined by writer Liz Hannah (THE GIRL FROM PLAINVILLE, MINDHUNTER, etc.) for a long overdue episode. WE ALL LOVE THIS MOVIE! Jordan and Brooke even did this costume for Halloween in 2019. We talk spit-takes, physical comedy, high-pitched screaming, the constantly corrupt...
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The Rules of Attraction with Horror Queers
Jordan and Brooke are re-joined by Trace Thurman and Joe Lipsett (Horror Queers) for a very chill and normal Bret Easton Ellis adaptation. We talk the YA to adult acting pipeline, if this movie knows what it knows, ya know? (we don't know), the soundtrack, formative dancing to George Michael, and...
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Mean Girls with Soraya Sebghati
Jordan and Brooke are joined by writer and singer/songwriter Soraya Sebghati to make fetch happen. We rattle off as many quotes as we can, lament the lack of an Oscar nom here for Best Costume Design, figure out if kids are still mean to each other (yes), talk as little as possible about the...
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The Last of Sheila with Kyle Turner
Jordan and Brooke are rejoined by writer Kyle Turner for a drama on the high seas featuring the gayest group imaginable – artists. We talk movies about da movies, this motley crew's real-life counterparts, building an all-too-real Hollywood persona, and who we'd kill for an invite to Sondheim &...
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Strangers on a Train with Katey Rich
Jordan and Brooke are joined by The Ankler's Katey Rich (Prestige Junkie, Fighting in the War Room) for another entry into Homoerotic Hitchcock Summer (or whatever we're calling it). We talk Challengers, obviously – there are throuples everywhere for those with eyes to see. Also, straight…
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Brokeback Mountain
Sweeping romance, the West, sad men, Michelle Williams, horses...this is a Jordan and Brooke certified classic. We pod on, simply, one of the best movies ever as a five year anniversay celebration of the show. It's sad, it's meaningful, it's lovely, it's sexy. It is NOT a goddamn bitch of an...
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Psycho (1998)
This week, Jordan and Brooke discuss Gus Van Sant's 1998 homage? remake? art experiment?? of Hitchcock's classic. Is this a secret masterpiece? How different is different "enough?" What will it take for GVS to do another sad gay cowboy movie? Why was Vince Vaughn the choice here?! Plus, Jordan's...
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The Old Guard 2
On the week of its release, Jordan and Brooke talk this rocky sequel to 2020's actioner, including oddly dated homoeroticism, Uma Thurman with a katana, what Chiwetel Ejiofor is up to these days, catch up on the cinema of 2025, and some miscellaneous good tweets. Follow us on Twitter, Bluesky…
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The 2025 GLAAD Studio Responsibility Index w/ Megan Townsend
Thank you to GLAAD's Senior Director of Entertainment Research & Analysis, Megan Townsend, for her time! Explore GLAAD's 2025 SRI here. Follow us on Twitter, Bluesky, and IG! (And Jordan's Letterboxd / Brooke's Letterboxd) Follow GLAAD and Megan on IG! For privacy & ad info, visit:...
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Psycho with Drew Burnett Gregory
Jordan and Brooke crank up the suspense with filmmaker & critic Drew Gregory (Autostraddle) for one of most iconic movies ever. Period. Also - not a necessarily great legacy! We'll unpack the blocking and pacing of legendary Hitchcock kills, Anthony Perkins' complicated life and career, betting…
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Beginners with Phil Iscove
Jordan and Brooke take a breather from blockbusters for a special Pride Month episode celebrating almost 5 years of the podcast (wtf). Cry along with us and writer Phil Iscove (Podcast Like It's...) in an episode full of personal revelations, living life to the fullest, love and withholding love,...
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Bend It Like Beckham with Yamini Nambimadom
Jordan and Brooke are joined by writer and actor Yamini Nambimadom for a trip to 2002. We're talking low-rise jeans, the Spice Girls, and lots of gay panic. But we loveeee Gurinder Chadha's earnest, sweet, VERY GAY sports film featuring footballers who will definitely explore each other's bodies…
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Casino Royale with Patrick Willems
Jordan and Brooke take a trip across the pond (and around the globe) with filmmaker Patrick Willems for the world of BOND! How kinky was the infamous torture scene supposed to be? How has Bond's masculinity shaped decades of culture? Why was everyone so mad about Daniel Craig being blonde? What...
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Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle with Erik Anderson
Jordan and Brooke are rejoined by Erik Anderson (AwardsWatch) to complete this female fantasy duology (we do not talk about 2019). Join us to discuss the supernatural powers of the Angels, living in a world free from failure, Drew Barrymore's affinity for roller derby (gay), Demi Moore as a...
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The Hours with Lillian Crawford
Jordan and Brooke are rejoined by film & culture writer Lillian Crawford for 2002's sad and lovely ode to the interiority of women's lives. We talk awards-y lesbianism, the enduring impact of Virgina Woolf's brilliant writing, Philip Glass's divisive score, the ins and outs of this movie's…
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Silkwood with Laura Venning
Jordan and Brooke are rejoined by film critic Laura Venning for this harrowing drama where the corruption – gasp – goes all the way to the top. We discuss shirtless Kurt Russell chopping wood (good), Meryl's mullet (good), Cher saying the word "dyke" in a Southern accent (GOOD), and our favorite...
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Conclave with Emily St. James
Jordan and Brooke are rejoined by one of the all-time greats Emily St. James to talk the most memeable film of 2024. Exisiting beyond certainties! Xerox drama! Nespresso! The incredibly complex ideas of faith and belief! This movie has it all. Plus we discuss the nuances of adaptation for the...
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The 2024 QQ Qualifiers
It's the third annual QQ Qualifier Awards – aka the Quallies! In advance of the Oscars, Jordan and Brooke award the coveted "Rainbow Prism" to their favorite performances of the 2024 cinematic year, along with a healthy dose of subjective criticism, Brooke slacking on viewing stats, and Jordan's...
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Scott Pilgrim vs. The World with Nat Torres
Jordan and Brooke are rejoined by screenwriter Nat Torres for a very special Valentine's Day episode! We talk Edgar Wright's 2011 cult classic, including swordfights, the power of love AND the power of self respect, manic pixie dream girls, bi-furiosity, Brie Larson in peak "gay awakening" mode,...
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Pitch Perfect with Alison Sivitz (Bald Ann Dowd)
Jordan and Brooke are joined by Alison Sivitz (aka Bald Ann Dowd), as we rocket agrressively back to 2012 and every piece of culture that comes with that. We discuss why this movie has aged like milk but still hits, questionable fashion choices (heeled...Converse...), Universal queerbaiting their...
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The Wolf Man (1941)
Jordan and Brooke celebrate some early 2025 horror by kicking it all the way back to 1941 and discussing the original "Wolf Man." We chat our own personal Universal Monster rankings, soundstage-sized sets and practical makeup, the evolution of werewolves and werewolf transformations, plus a…
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Romeo + Juliet with Joe Reid
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...
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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...
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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...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
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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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...
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