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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

80:21

Yentl with Rendy Jones

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2026/04/17

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

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Capote with Fran Hoepfner

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2026/04/03

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

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Morocco with Morgan M Page

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2026/03/20

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

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165:36

The 2025 QQ Qualifiers

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2026/03/06

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.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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Aladdin with Bobbi Miller

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2026/02/20

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.Follow us on Twitter, Bluesky, and IG! (And Jordan's Letterboxd / Brooke's Letterboxd)Follow Bobbi and check out Culture Kitsch!For privacy & ad info, visit:

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Hamilton with Alison Sivitz

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2026/02/06

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

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115:20

This Means War with Emma Stefansky

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2026/01/23

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.Follow us on Twitter, Bluesky, and IG! (And Jordan's Letterboxd / Brooke's Letterboxd) Follow Emma!For privacy & ad info,

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99:10

WALL-E

The Queer Quadrant ·

2026/01/09

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.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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105:12

Knives Out

The Queer Quadrant ·

2025/12/19

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.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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87:41

Wicked: For Good

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2025/12/05

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!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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117:39

Wicked

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2025/11/21

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!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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104:16

Fried Green Tomatoes with David Canfield

The Queer Quadrant ·

2025/11/07

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!Follow us on Twitter, Bluesky, and IG! (And Jordan's Letterboxd / Brooke's Letterboxd)Follow David on Twitter and on The Hollywood Reporter!For privacy

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Scream (1996) with Phil Tice

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2025/10/24

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!Follow us on Twitter, Bluesky, and IG! (And Jordan's Letterboxd / Brooke's Letterboxd)Follow Phil on IG, and get your copy of High

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103:02

The Nice Guys with Liz Hannah

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2025/10/10

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, two dudes co-parenting a precocious teenager and learning to care for

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106:20

The Rules of Attraction with Horror Queers

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2025/09/26

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.Follow Joe & Trace on Patreon and Instagram!Follow us on Twitter, Bluesky, and IG! (And Jordan's Letterboxd / Brooke's Letterboxd)For privacy & ad info, visit:

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Mean Girls with Soraya Sebghati

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2025/09/12

Jordan and Brooke are joined by writer and singer/songwriter Soraya Sebghati to make fetch happen. We rattle off as many quotes as we can, lament the lack of an Oscar nom here for Best Costume Design, figure out if kids are still mean to each other (yes), talk as little as possible about the musical remake, and push the "Regina George is a lesbian" agenda (true).Follow us on Twitter, Bluesky, and IG! (And Jordan's Letterboxd / Brooke's Letterboxd)Follow Soraya on Instagram, and follow Night Talks on

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107:29

The Last of Sheila with Kyle Turner

The Queer Quadrant ·

2025/08/29

Jordan and Brooke are rejoined by writer Kyle Turner for a drama on the high seas featuring the gayest group imaginable – artists. We talk movies about da movies, this motley crew's real-life counterparts, building an all-too-real Hollywood persona, and who we'd kill for an invite to Sondheim & Perkins' legendary murder mystery parties.Follow us on Twitter, Bluesky, and IG! (And Jordan's Letterboxd / Brooke's Letterboxd)Follow Kyle on Twitter, and check out The Queer Film Guide: 100 Films That

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Strangers on a Train with Katey Rich

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2025/08/15

Jordan and Brooke are joined by The Ankler's Katey Rich (Prestige Junkie, Fighting in the War Room) for another entry into Homoerotic Hitchcock Summer (or whatever we're calling it). We talk Challengers, obviously – there are throuples everywhere for those with eyes to see. Also, straight directors and their accidental gay films, 50s true crime junkies, bisexual icon Farley Granger, and staying the hell away from carnival carousels.Follow us on Twitter, Bluesky, and IG! (And Jordan's Letterboxd /

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135:37

Brokeback Mountain

The Queer Quadrant ·

2025/08/01

Sweeping romance, the West, sad men, Michelle Williams, horses...this is a Jordan and Brooke certified classic. We pod on, simply, one of the best movies ever as a five year anniversay celebration of the show. It's sad, it's meaningful, it's lovely, it's sexy. It is NOT a goddamn bitch of an unsatisfactory situation (except for the cultural homophobia and Heath Ledger leaving our screens far too soon).Follow us on Twitter, Bluesky, and IG! (And Jordan's Letterboxd / Brooke's Letterboxd)For privacy

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101:32

Psycho (1998)

The Queer Quadrant ·

2025/07/18

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

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