The Queer Quadrant

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...

  • 1 hour 41 minutes
    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 long-promised recap and review of A&E's "Bates Motel."

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    18 July 2025, 7:01 am
  • 1 hour 40 minutes
    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.

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    4 July 2025, 7:01 am
  • 56 minutes 13 seconds
    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.

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    27 June 2025, 7:01 am
  • 2 hours 6 minutes
    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 big on horror, and how artists like Drew are flipping the script on "good" representation of characters like Norman Bates.

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    20 June 2025, 7:01 am
  • 2 hours 1 minute
    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, connecting with your parents as adults, realizing how much fucking paperwork is involved in death, and gushing over on-screen dog star Arthur and his cute lil subtitles.

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    6 June 2025, 7:01 am
  • 1 hour 41 minutes
    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 in college. Plus, the plight of the Irish, bra shopping, and why Parminda Nagra should be a movie star!

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    23 May 2025, 7:01 am
  • 3 hours 12 minutes
    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 will the future of "Amazon Bond" hold? And why can't we record a normal length episode?!

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    9 May 2025, 7:01 am
  • 1 hour 38 minutes
    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 delightfully campy bisexual temptress, and how the celebrity churn should really just leave women alone forever.

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    25 April 2025, 7:01 am
  • 1 hour 36 minutes
    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 intense Oscar campaign (courtesy of David Canfield), and being DEPRESSED and GAY and BUYING THE FLOWERS YOURSELF.

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    11 April 2025, 7:01 am
  • 1 hour 41 minutes
    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 pro-union films. Plus the messed up things that happen in blue-collar America and why Nora Ephron really is the best to ever do it!

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    28 March 2025, 12:00 am
  • 1 hour 42 minutes
    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 screen, casting within the GNC community, Emily's incredible new book, and if we correctly predicted Best Picture. CONCLAVE HIVE RISE!

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    14 March 2025, 12:00 am
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