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The Queer Gaze @thequeergaze.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

'Longtime Companion' captures the paranoia and fear we all got a taste of during the pandemic. Our latest episode on depictions of the AIDS crisis is out now for Patrons – and everywhere else at the end of the week. www.patreon.com/cw/TheQueerG...

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Attitude Magazine @attitudemag.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

"Doing this in front of over a thousand people every night – so that’s a few hundred thousand people now – has been such a self-asserting, amazing thing for my sense of confidence.” www.attitude.co.uk/culture/luke...

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Luke Evans on his Rocky Horror Show Broadway run and upcoming role in ITV’s The Party (EXCLUSIVE)

After his Tony-nominated run in Broadway’s The Rocky Horror Show, Evans previews his new political thriller The Party.

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The Queer Gaze @thequeergaze.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Today on Patreon: @conrad-esq.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social return to our theme on HIV & Aids with a new sub theme on ‘Sad Goodbyes and Road Trips’ We kick things off with LONGTIME COMPANION (1989). Subscribe now for early access!

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Early Access: Longtime Companion (1989) | The Queer Gaze Patreon

Our HIV & Aids sub theme on 'Sad Goodbyes and Road Trips' kicks off with Longtime Companion (1989).

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The Queer Gaze @thequeergaze.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Tomorrow on Patreon: Now that @conrad-esq.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social are done with Gay Panic, we're moving on to a new sub theme. As part of our HIV and AIDS topic, we're discussing films with "Sad Goodbyes and Road Trips" starting with 1989's LONGTIME COMPANION.

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The Queer Gaze @thequeergaze.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Conrad and Joe continue their 2026 TIFF coverage with Marine Atlan's 2.5 hour feature directorial debut, LA GRADIVA (2026). Centering on a French school group who travel to Naples, the film is a coming of age exploration of sex, sexuality, politics, and art.

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TIFF 2026: La Gradiva (2026)

Podcast Episode · The Queer Gaze · September 29 · Bonus · 10m

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The Queer Gaze @thequeergaze.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The moment everyone remembers in The Crying Game is staged like a horror reveal. Our Patreon-exclusive bonus episode discusses this and more: www.patreon.com/thequeergaze #thecryinggame #queerfilm #podcasts

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The Queer Gaze @thequeergaze.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Ready for more? Joe and Conrad discuss Fergus' violent reaction in more detail; Jaye Davidson's performance and career; the queer legacy of the film; and why this was the right movie to program for the end of our 'Gay Panic' theme

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Bonus Content: The Crying Game | The Queer Gaze Patreon

Ready for more? Joe and Conrad return to discuss Neil Jordan's The Crying Game in more detail.

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The Queer Gaze @thequeergaze.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

On a rewatch: this is a love story. So while Fergus' reaction is troubling, there's more to the film than just the reveal. Plus: exploring identity; Joe's appreciation of Jordan's filmography; skirting around the IRA and the Troubles; and celebrating Miranda Richardson’s Jude.

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The Queer Gaze @thequeergaze.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

@conrad-esq.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social wrap up our 'Gay Panic' theme with Neil Jordan's THE CRYING GAME (1992). The film notoriously features a "trans twist" which dominated pop culture discussions, leading to a flawed legacy

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The Crying Game (1992)

Podcast Episode · The Queer Gaze · September 24 · 19m

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The Queer Gaze @thequeergaze.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Tomorrow on the pod: @conrad-esq.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social wrap up our theme on ‘Gay Panic’ with a look at Neil Jordan’s THE CRYING GAME

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The Queer Gaze @thequeergaze.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The Crying Game was shot on a shoestring, but went on to become a classic. Our retrospective review is out on Patreon now: www.patreon.com/thequeergaze

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The Queer Gaze @thequeergaze.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Our #TIFF26 coverage has begun! Joe and Conrad dig into the first episode of Oxygen Masks Will (Not) Drop Automatically, which tells the true story of a group of flight attendants who smuggle treatment drugs from America into the hands of patients with AIDS in 1980s Brazil.

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TIFF 2026: Oxygen Masks Will (Not) Drop Automatically (2026)

Podcast Episode · The Queer Gaze · September 11 · Bonus · 15m

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The Queer Gaze @thequeergaze.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Tomorrow on Patreon: our “Gay Panic” theme comes to a close with Neil Jordan’s sumptuous and complicated THE CRYING GAME. Subscribe via the link in our bio to get early access

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The Queer Gaze @thequeergaze.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

New from TIFF: Julián, an adaptation that's heavy on the queer coding. From acclaimed Irish animation studio Cartoon Saloon, Louise Bagnall's adaptation of Jessica Love’s Julián Is a Mermaid is a beautiful, vibrant, gentle animated film with low-stakes conflict

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TIFF 2026: Julián (2026)

Podcast Episode · The Queer Gaze · September 16 · Bonus · 12m

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The Queer Gaze @thequeergaze.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Our TIFF coverage continues with writer/director Lukas Dhont's latest film, COWARD (2026). A love story set in the trenches of WWI, the film focuses on Belgian farmer Pierre and tailor's son Francis as they navigate their developing romance in a time when it's not acceptable to be queer.

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TIFF 2026: Coward (2026)

Podcast Episode · The Queer Gaze · September 15 · Bonus · 10m

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The Queer Gaze @thequeergaze.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Our #TIFF2026 coverage continues with Bertil Nilsson's feature directorial debut MASC (2026) which explores the intersection of race, queerness, and neurodivergence. It's a challenging, but rewarding film, particularly how it employs dance/chroreography to recontextualize the main character.

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TIFF 2026: Masc (2026)

Podcast Episode · The Queer Gaze · September 14 · Bonus · 15m

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The Queer Gaze @thequeergaze.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

'I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry' was at one point a Will Smith/Nic Cage project?! Our Patreon-exclusive bonus episode on the 2000s Gay Panic! classic is out now: www.patreon.com/cw/TheQueerG...

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The Queer Gaze @thequeergaze.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Next out of #TIFF2026: David Turpin’s ANCESTORS, a "dreamy" 1980s AIDS drama about an Irishman searching for enigmatic musician across parallel timelines. This languid film aims at art cinema, but falters from a too long runtime and comparisons to other texts like LONGTIME COMPANION.

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Ancestors | Bonus spoiler-free review | TIFF 2026

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The Queer Gaze @thequeergaze.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

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TIFF 2026: Oxygen Masks Will (Not) Drop Automatically (2026)

Podcast Episode · The Queer Gaze · September 11 · Bonus · 15m

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The Queer Gaze @thequeergaze.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Ready for more? Conrad and Joe return to give the awkward cringe award to Rob Schneider's turn in yellow face. Plus: bemoaning the sketch comedy aspects (and lack of Rachel Dratch); applauding the smash cut in the court room; and wishing the film had more interest in exploring actual queer lives.

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Bonus Content: I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry | The Queer Gaze Patreon

Ready for more? Conrad and Joe return to give the awkward cringe award to Rob Schneider's turn in yellow face.

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The Queer Gaze @thequeergaze.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

@joelipsett.bsky.social and @conrad-esq.bsky.social hit the most popular of our 'Gay Panic' titles with I NOW PRONOUNCE YOU CHUCK AND LARRY (2007). This is a film that thinks it’s funny because it's offensive to everyone, but really all of these actors should be put in jail.

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I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (2007)

Podcast Episode · The Queer Gaze · September 10 · 23m

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The Queer Gaze @thequeergaze.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Rob Schneider has a cameo as an Asian in 'I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry'. #yikes The latest episode in our 'Gay Panic!' theme is out now on Patreon, and everywhere good podcasts are found on Thursday: www.patreon.com/cw/TheQueerG...

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Queerty @queerty.com · 02/09/2026

WATCH: Chris Colfer battles mind-controlling prosthetics in handsy gothic horror The Restoration At Greyson Manor - buff.ly/60zQE1H

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Attitude Magazine @attitudemag.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Starring Penélope Cruz and Glenn Close, the story moves between 1932, 1937 and 2017, exploring LGBTQ+ identity across Spain’s history www.attitude.co.uk/culture/netf...

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Netflix releases teaser trailer for Spanish gay film La Bola Negra - WATCH HERE

Netflix has released the official teaser trailer for the Cannes Film Festival-acclaimed gay generational film La Bola Negra.

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The Queer Gaze @thequeergaze.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Tomorrow on Patreon: subscribers get early access to the most well known title in our ‘Gay Panic’ theme: I NOW PRONOUNCE YOU CHUCK AND LARRY

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Chuck & Larry: Hell, Yeah!

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The Queer Gaze @thequeergaze.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

LA BOLA NEGRA is one of our most anticipated films out of TIFF and it just dropped a new teaser

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LA BOLA NEGRA | Official Teaser | Netflix

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The Queer Gaze @thequeergaze.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

We don't see Matthias & Maxime's first kiss, but the second is 🔥🥵 Our Patreon-exclusive, and infinitely thirstier, bonus episode on Xavier Dolan's queer drama is out now: www.patreon.com/cw/TheQueerG... #xavierdolan #queerfilm #podcasts

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The Queer Gaze @thequeergaze.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Meanwhile, on Patreon: an awkward cringe award for that goodbye speech; a chilli pepper award for the garage make-out (even if looks a bit painful); and how the end of the film is trying to have its cake and eat it, too.

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Bonus Content: Matthias & Maxime | The Queer Gaze Patreon

Ready for more? Conrad and Joe return to discuss Dolan's decision NOT to show the kiss that kicks everything off in Matthias & Maxime.

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The Queer Gaze @thequeergaze.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Conrad and Joe continue our 'Gay Panic' theme with Xavier Dolan's MATTHIAS & MAXIME (2019). It's a return to his roots for Dolan, who explores the crisis of masculinity that follows a meaningful kiss. Plus: mocking the English language; more mommy issues; and a significant birthmark.

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Matthias & Maxime (2019)

Podcast Episode · The Queer Gaze · August 27 · 18m

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Attitude Magazine @attitudemag.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Attitude sat down with the 66-year-old director to discuss the sexual-dehydration epidemic of Gen Z, Olivia Wilde-Summer and collaborating with Charli XCX www.attitude.co.uk/culture/film...

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Director Gregg Araki on Gen Z, sex and why 'the highs and lows of it are kind of what life’s all about' (EXCLUSIVE)

Attitude sat down with Araki to discuss the sexual-dehydration epidemic of Gen Z, Olivia Wilde-Summer and collaborating with Charli XCX.

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The Queer Gaze @thequeergaze.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

#HarrisDickinson makes a surprise appearance in Xavier Dolan's Matthias & Maxime as a repellant dudebro! Our latest episode on 'Gay Panic!' films is out now for Patreons: www.patreon.com/cw/TheQueerG...

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The Queer Gaze @thequeergaze.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Tomorrow on Patreon: try not to overreact but we’re discussing our second Xavier Dolan film, MATTHIAS AND MAXIME. Subscribe via the link in our bio for early access

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The Queer Gaze @thequeergaze.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

There's a whole lot of Marvel connections to the bromance comedy 'I Love You, Man' Our bonus episode on this Gay Panic classic is out now on Patreon: www.patreon.com/thequeergaze

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The Queer Gaze @thequeergaze.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Ready for more? We return to complain about the lack of jokes in the film. We're also baffled by the film's "mid" performances (everyone's operating at a 5!) and the lack of stakes (the money truly should have been a bigger issue). Plus: the lack of Segel dong and Conrad's quick plot fixes

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Bonus Content: I Love You, Man | The Queer Gaze Patreon

Ready for more? Conrad and Joe return to complain about the lack of jokes in I Love You, Man.

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The Queer Gaze @thequeergaze.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

@conrad-esq.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social continue our 'Gay Panic' theme with I LOVE YOU, MAN, which we struggled to connect with. Issues with the ending aside, there's only one joke that truly works (credit to Thomas Lennon). Mostly we just feel bad for Rashida Jones.

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I Love You, Man (2009)

Podcast Episode · The Queer Gaze · August 13 · 19m

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The Queer Gaze @thequeergaze.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Tomorrow on the Main Feed: Conrad and Joe travel back to the bromance period of the 2000s with Paul Rudd and Jason Segel in I LOVE YOU, MAN

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I Love You, Man (2009) Trailer #1 | Movieclips Classic Trailers

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The Queer Gaze @thequeergaze.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Thomas Lennon has the funniest line in 'I Love You, Man'. The second episode in our Gay Panic theme is out now on www.patreon.com/thequeergaze

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The Queer Gaze @thequeergaze.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Tomorrow on Patreon: @conrad-esq.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social continue our ‘Gay Panic’ theme with the 2009 title, I LOVE YOU, MAN Subscribe via the link in our bio to listen

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I Love You Man - Tuxedo Scene

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The Queer Gaze @thequeergaze.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

The basketball scene in Lynn Sheldon's #Humpday demonstrates the difference between a #queerfilm and a straight film! Our Patreon-exclusive bonus episode on this mumblecore classic is out now: www.patreon.com/cw/TheQueerG...

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The Queer Gaze @thequeergaze.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Ready for more? @conrad-esq.bsky.social is suspicious that Andrew has returned to fuck up Ben's life; @joelipsett.bsky.social struggles with the tension between the screenplay and the improv; and we unpack Ana's angry sexual assault of her husband.

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Bonus Content: Humpday | The Queer Gaze Patreon

Conrad and Joe return to dissect Humpday, including how little these men apparently planned for or thought through the mechanics of gay/anal

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