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
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.
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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.
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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 non-binary Emmas in Hollywood.
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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!
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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.
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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 love Yentl!
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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 social media algorithms. And Charlie Kaufman. And "Is This Thing On." And ABC's Lost.
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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 multitude of affairs, one era-defining on-screen lesbian kiss, lethal top energy, running into the desert for love, and, of course, Jojo Siwa.
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 Jordan's "chaos picks" for new awards.
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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 Williams impressions.
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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 with her knowledge of the Hamilton fandom.
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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, violations of privacy justified by the Patriot Act, and McG's auteur streak.
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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.
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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.
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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. Gelphie forever!
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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 / For Good!
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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, surprise cannibalism, and queer icon Kathy Bates. TUWANDA!
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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 have to say about Billy & Stu. Also, this is our 200th episode! Wow!
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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 underbelly of LA, general bad things happening in the world, and Ryan Gosling's excellent relationship with on-screen masculinity. Plus, tw...
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 one very memorable Europe montage.
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