Okay, But Is It Gay?

Judas Kiss is a 2011 film about a failed filmmaker returning to his alma mater to judge the same film contest that launched his own film career, only to find himself reliving parts of his own past. Join Z, Hal, and returning guest host Jennie as they discuss the mechanics of time travel, Brechtian filmmaking, and the Family and Educational Rights and Privacy Act.We'd like to thank EnoffMusic for our theme song.TW: this film and our discussion of it contains depictions of childhood sexual assault and incest, selfcest, abusive relationship dynamics, addiction and recovery, and sexual themes.

BIT (dir. Brad Michael Elmore) is a 2019 film about a young trans woman who falls in with a coven of vampires in Los Angelos. Join Hal, Z, and returning guest host Sofie as they discuss being trans of gender, the rules for vampires, and Duke’s excellent hair style.You can find Sofie’s music on instagram.com/big_bigbrainKeep an eye out for work coming out on newohioreview.orgWe’d like to that EnoffMusic for our theme songTW: this movie and our discussion of it contain blood and gore (vampire style), murder, sexual assault and coercion, misogyny, loss of agency, allusions to transphobia, emetophobia, drugs and alcohol, human immolation, suicidality and self-harm, and in like a real actual way, misandry.

The Ring Thing (dir. Willian Sullivan) is a 2017 film about a woman making a documentary about gay marriage and gay divorce into order to work through her feelings about her own long-term relationship. Join Hal, Z, and special guest host Syd as they talk about documentary film techniques, artisan mac-n-cheese recipes, and getting married to defraud the US government (or your government of choice).You can find Syd's short films and animation at youtube.com/micperson We reference $1 Grilled Cheese in this episode, post of all time by Daniel Danger. https://pleated-jeans.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/thumb-1-dollar-grilled-cheese-truck-twitter-768x402.jpg We'd like to thank EnoffMusic for our theme songTW: this movie and are discussion of it features health scares and cancer risk, suicidal ideation, divorce and marriage issues, sexual themes and full-frontal nudity 

AKRON (dir. Brian O'Donnell and Sasha King) is a 2015 film about two college freshmen who meet and fall in love, only to realize that their pasts are entangled in the same tragedy.Join Hal, Z, and returning powerhouse Autumn as they discuss first love, location scouting, and the way this movie just tells a woman how to feel for 20 minutes.We’d like to thank EnoffMusic for our theme song.TW: This film and our discussion of it contain the death of a child, vehicular violence, trauma and grief, misogyny, and sexual themes. Be aware that this is a movie about moms.Thanks for listening:)

D.E.B.S. (dir. Angela Robinson) is a 2004 film about a group of young women who have passed the secret test imbedded in the SAT, thus enabling them to train as spies, and what happens when one of them falls for the supervillain they’ve been assigned to apprehend.Join Hal, Z, and special guest host Vera as they discuss the military industrial complex, what makes an interesting villain, and how Max really should’ve been the main character of this movie.We’d like to thank EnoffMusic for our theme song.TW: this film and our discussion of it contain depictions of homophobia (specifically lesbophobia), guns and violence, institutional racism, misogyny, and tokenism. Be aware that Jimmy Simpson says the r-slur in this film for no reason (the reason is it was 2004).