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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 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.

tv & film film history

All Episodes

100:28

The Old Guard 2

The Queer Quadrant ·

2025/07/04

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.Follow us on Twitter, Bluesky, and IG! (And Jordan's Letterboxd / Brooke's Letterboxd)For privacy & ad info, visit: audacyinc.com/privacy-policy/

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56:13

The 2025 GLAAD Studio Responsibility Index w/ Megan...

The Queer Quadrant ·

2025/06/27

Thank you to GLAAD's Senior Director of Entertainment Research & Analysis, Megan Townsend, for her time! Explore GLAAD's 2025 SRI here.Follow us on Twitter, Bluesky, and IG! (And Jordan's Letterboxd / Brooke's Letterboxd)Follow GLAAD and Megan on IG!For privacy & ad info, visit: audacyinc.com/privacy-policy/

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126:48

Psycho with Drew Burnett Gregory

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2025/06/20

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.Follow us on Twitter, Bluesky, and IG! (And Jordan's Letterboxd / Brooke's

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121:25

Beginners with Phil Iscove

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2025/06/06

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.Follow us on Twitter, Bluesky, and

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101:57

Bend It Like Beckham with Yamini Nambimadom

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2025/05/23

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!Follow us on Twitter, Bluesky, and IG! (And Jordan's Letterboxd / Brooke's Letterboxd)Follow Yamini on

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192:02

Casino Royale with Patrick Willems

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2025/05/09

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?!Follow us on Twitter, Bluesky, and IG! (And Jordan's Letterboxd / Brooke's Letterboxd)Follow Patrick on Twitter, Bluesky

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98:23

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle with Erik Anderson

The Queer Quadrant ·

2025/04/25

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.Follow us on Twitter, Bluesky, and IG! (And Jordan's Letterboxd / Brooke's Letterboxd)Follow Erik on

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96:39

The Hours with Lillian Crawford

The Queer Quadrant ·

2025/04/11

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.Follow us on Twitter, Bluesky, and IG! (And Jordan's Letterboxd / Brooke's Letterboxd)Follow

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101:30

Silkwood with Laura Venning

The Queer Quadrant ·

2025/03/28

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! Follow us on Twitter, Bluesky, and IG! (And Jordan's Letterboxd / B...

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102:54

Conclave with Emily St. James

The Queer Quadrant ·

2025/03/14

Jordan and Brooke are rejoined by one of the all-time greats Emily St. James to talk the most memeable film of 2024. Existing 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 (we didn't!). CONCLAVE HIVE RISE! Follow us on Twitter, Bluesky, and IG! (And Jordan's Le...

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144:17

The 2024 QQ Qualifiers

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2025/02/28

It's the third annual QQ Qualifier Awards – aka the Quallies! In advance of the Oscars, Jordan and Brooke award the coveted "Rainbow Prism" to their favorite performances of the 2024 cinematic year, along with a healthy dose of subjective criticism, Brooke slacking on viewing stats, and Jordan's "chaos picks" for new awards. Follow us on Twitter, Bluesky, and IG! (And Jordan's Letterboxd / Brooke's Letterboxd)

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128:02

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World with Nat Torres

The Queer Quadrant ·

2025/02/14

Jordan and Brooke are rejoined by screenwriter Nat Torres for a very special Valentine's Day episode! We talk Edgar Wright's 2011 cult classic, including swordfights, the power of love AND the power of self respect, manic pixie dream girls, bi-furiosity, Brie Larson in peak "gay awakening" mode, and some of our all-time favorite camerawork. Plus, a special Toronto dispatch from Canadian legend Phillip Iscove. Follow us on Twitter, Bluesky, and IG! (And Jordan's Letterboxd / Brooke's Letterbo...

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97:48

Pitch Perfect with Alison Sivitz (Bald Ann Dowd)

The Queer Quadrant ·

2025/01/31

Jordan and Brooke are joined by Alison Sivitz (aka Bald Ann Dowd), as we rocket agrressively back to 2012 and every piece of culture that comes with that. We discuss why this movie has aged like milk but still hits, questionable fashion choices (heeled...Converse...), queerbaiting the audience, actual Peacock spinoff show "Bumper in Berlin," what Kenny Ortega is up to these days, what Hailee Steinfeld is also up to these days, Anna Kendrick's Oscar nom, and the fact that The Cup Song hit #6 o...

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86:37

The Wolf Man (1941)

The Queer Quadrant ·

2025/01/17

Jordan and Brooke celebrate some early 2025 horror by kicking it all the way back to 1941 and discussing the original "Wolf Man." We chat our own personal Universal Monster rankings, soundstage-sized sets and practical makeup, the evolution of werewolves and werewolf transformations, plus a healthy dose of Halloween Horror Nights content.Follow us on Twitter, Bluesky, and IG! (And Jordan's Letterboxd / Brooke's Letterboxd)

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112:29

Romeo + Juliet with Joe Reid

The Queer Quadrant ·

2025/01/03

Jordan and Brooke are joined by Joe Reid (This Had Oscar Buzz) for Baz Luhrmann's 1997 sun-soaked adaptation that taught a whole generation how to be young and horny. We talk Leo's floppy lesbian haircut, the best and gayest Harold Perrineau performance you could ask for, why Juliet really needs her own squad, and how much we love swords as guns. The Bard, baby!Follow us on Twitter and IG! (And Jordan's Letterboxd / Brooke's Letterboxd)Follow Joe on Twitter and Patreon, and listen to This Had...

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101:46

Rent

The Queer Quadrant ·

2024/12/20

Jordan and Brooke close out the year with Chris Columbus's unconventional holiday movie about the supposed power of collective action...or maybe just a toxic friend group! We go through which characters have been terrible people since the musical premiered, Jonathan Larson's catchy tunes and personal writing journey, the stereotypes of cheating bisexuals and tragic drag queens (eek), and our favorite questionable "La Vie Bohème" lyrics.Follow us on Twitter and IG! (And Jordan's Letterboxd / B...

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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy with Emma Logsdon

The Queer Quadrant ·

2024/12/06

Jordan and Brooke are joined by editor Emma Logsdon for 2011's tense, understated, elegant spy drama that may or may not be a big hit with the Inception (2010) fandom?! We talk if we would be bad at spycraft (talkative, cries too much) or very good at spycraft (gay), the actual intelligence team this was based on, the intimacy of killing, our main squeeze Tom Hardy, and why this movie made the CIA so angry (not clickbait!). Follow us on Twitter and IG! (And Jordan's Letterboxd / Brooke's Lett...

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110:02

The Wizard of Oz

The Queer Quadrant ·

2024/11/22

Jordan and Brooke go over the rainbow for this 1939 classic that changed filmmaking forever, and may or may not have inspired the modern day pride flag! We rank every main character by canonical queerness (shoutout high femme lesbian Glinda truthers), discuss the very inclusive Oz books, ignore all other movie spin-offs (Wicked, you're on thin ice...), and get a bit emotional about how much this move means both to us and to the gay community. Follow us on Twitter and IG! (And Jordan's Letterb...

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97:43

Mrs. Doubtfire with BJ & Harmony Colangelo

The Queer Quadrant ·

2024/11/08

HELLOOOO! Brooke and Jordan are rejoined by BJ and Harmony Colangelo (This Ends at Prom) to talk this Chris Columbus 1993 blockbuster which has aged...pretty well, actually!? There's outwardly gay supporting characters, there's a charming message about how family can look like anything, there's a nearly $500M box office take, and – oh, no, there are definitely still a few transphobic jokes. But we tackle that, 90s culture, 2020s culture, movies set in San Francisco, the loss of the family com...

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79:11

Venom: The Last Dance

The Queer Quadrant ·

2024/10/25

On the weekend of its release, Jordan and Brooke bid farewell to the Venom franchise with symbiote rankings, praise for Venom's #1 fan Tom Hardy, a Symbrock A03 update, and this year's Halloween costumes. Follow us on Twitter and IG! (And Jordan's Letterboxd / Brooke's Letterboxd)This episode is sponsored by Super Yaki! Use code: SUPERQQ for 10% off

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