Another Gay Movie (2006) — Gays Do Grossout Comedy
After American Pie dared to defile pastries for the straights, Todd Stephens’ 2006 comedy Another Gay Movie took things a step further for the gays with a quiche lorraine and a gerbil. Join Travis & Anton as they dust of this DVD bin classic to review with a modern lens. In this episode we dive deep to discuss why it took so long for somebody to make a grossout comedy about gay life, what was wrong with gay culture during the Bush era (the president, not the pubic hair), and if bad racial representation is better or worse than no racial representation at all. Follow Gay Popcorn on Instagram at @gaypopcornpod for more updates and bonus content. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gaypopcorn.substack.com
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Knock At The Cabin (2023) — Gays Get Scared
You’ve heard it about every big horror movie for the last few years.“No man, this horror movie is actually about *trauma* man.” And this is no exception! And now it’s specifically about GAY trauma.Join Travis & Anton as they head to the metaphorical cottage in this revisit of M. Night Shyamalan’s 2023 queer horror flick Knock At The Cabin, unpack why it’s two gay leads matter to the story being told, and figure out what exactly M. Night’s recent output is trying to accomplish. (Spoiler: It’s always been about family.) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gaypopcorn.substack.com
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Weekend (2011) — A Quick Fling or a Shot at Love?
Can a quick fling be important? Do queer people need to follow the rules set out by straight society, or can we set our own? Is this movie eating Robin Hood’s lunch by hyping up Nottingham to homos?Join Travis & Anton as they discuss Andrew Haigh’s 2011 indie queer romance Weekend and whether it was a cultural reset moment at the time or if the hype was outsized for a little gay movie. Also, a lot of focus on the way the main character sits in chairs throughout the film, if that’s your kind of thing. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gaypopcorn.substack.com
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Party Monster (2003) — Gays, Glam, and Murder
Drugs! Glamour! Macaulay Culkin! This episode asks all the important questions, like: Is the success of RuPual’s Drag Race directly tied to Michael Alig’s crimes and the 1996 murder of Angel Melendez? Is Wilmer Valderrama hot? Was this movie filmed on a potato?Join Travis and Anton as they revisit the 2003 queer indie horror flick Party Monster and the era in which it was made to figure out just how okay it is to glamourize murder (spolier: not very). This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gaypopcorn.substack.com
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Gay Popcorn - Series Trailer
Series Trailer This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit gaypopcorn.substack.com
Some of these movies cleaned up at the Oscars. Others were always destined for a discount DVD bin. But they’re queer films, so we watched them no matter what. Join two of Canada’s top creative directors as they dissect these films to see what worked, what didn’t, and why queers watched them anyway. In each episode, these two friends joke their way through a well researched deep dive into a single movie and it’s cultural impact. gaypopcorn.substack.com
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