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Out Takes

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Exploring queer film against a broader cultural, political and cinematic backdrop

tv & film film reviews

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52:09

Midsumma 2026 – MQFF with Ro Bright, and There’s a...

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2026/01/13

With Melbourne’s premiere queer arts and culture festival a.k.a. Midsumma 2026, kicking off on January 18, we dedicated this program to celebrating two fantastic LGBTQIA+ film related events that are coming your way that will leave you entertained and engaged. First up, we always know that the Melbourne Queer Film Festival brings a great selection of films for Midsumma and 2026 is no exception. One of our favourite returning guests, MQFF’s Program Director Ro Bright, joined us to take us through the

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56:41

‘Heated Rivalry’ plus films we’re looking forward to...

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2026/01/05

Even though we are at the start of a new year, we wanted to take the time to spotlight a TV series that came out at the end of 2025 that has literally taken over social media (and our lives) plus made us all into big fans of ice hockey. ‘Heated Rivalry’ came out in late November and took the internet by storm with its good-looking cast, romantic storylines, and steamy gay sex scenes. As the first season rolled out over six episodes, the fandom grew and it was easy to see why this

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50:33

Out Takes 2025 Interview Highlights

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2025/12/30

With 2025 coming to a close, we thought it would be a good time to revisit some of our favourite interviews from the past 12 months. We’ve been fortunate to speak to so many great filmmakers, actors and industry creatives over the year and quite honestly, we could do another 5 of these interview highlight shows and still have more leftover. For this special, we revisited our interviews with Tracie Laymon, Karan Soni, Roshan Sethi, Andrew Ahn and Kate Woods to discuss their respective projects,

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52:12

Out Takes Best of 2025

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2025/12/21

We know that ‘Best of’ lists can be problematic but with the end of the year fast approaching we wanted to share with you some of our favourite queer films and television shows for 2025. In no particular order, we offered up three picks each that reflected some of the best shows and movies this year that showcased representation from a LGBTQIA+ perspective on our big and small screens or was just something that brought us some joy and that we loved watching in a very challenging year

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49:56

Out Takes celebrates 10 years on air!

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2025/12/16

The year was 2016 and two weeks out from Christmas, a new show started on JOY that promised to bring you the best in queer film and television every week… and on Monday December 15, Out Takes celebrated 10 years on air and on podcast and everyone was invited! For this very special live show from the JOY studios at the Victorian Pride Centre, we were joined by some very special guests, including Cinema Nova CEO and friend of the show Kristian Connelly, along with a shout out from our

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50:28

‘The Christmas Writer’ with special guests Christin...

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2025/12/08

For this Out Takes, we decided to get into the festive season by looking at two new Christmas themed films that explore queer stories within the family dynamic that is often overlooked in these genre.First up we took a look at ‘The Christmas Writer’ from Tello Films which is the first network dedicated to telling stories featuring and about lesbian/queer women and is the world’s longest running LGBTQ+ streaming platform with the biggest library of sapphic holiday films available

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53:27

JOY’s 32nd anniversary and World AIDS Day 2025

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2025/12/01

For this special Out Takes episode, we headed back in time then back to the future in honour of JOY 94.9’s 32nd on-air anniversary and World AIDs Day 2025. We started off by using the 1993 December 1st start date for JOY to reflect on what was happening in queer film and television during this period and also check in on where we were at on our specific queer journeys and what we were watching at the time. We then caught up with Cal Hawk from Thorne Harbour Health and one of the hosts of Well, Well,

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55:31

Wicked: For Good, Coming Back Out Ball Movie, Coming...

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2025/11/25

As is our way at Out Takes, we literally had something for everyone this week! The highly anticipated second film of the most talked about movie musical in years, the return of a fantastic local documentary to a local streaming service, a queer Christmas radio play from one of our own that is on around Melbourne for a limited run, and a review of a new psychological drama that is in Aussie cinemas from November 27.First up, we discussed our return to Oz with the release of ‘Wicked: For

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50:55

MQFF 2025, He Had It Coming and Eclipse Cinema

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2025/11/17

For this Out Takes, we welcomed the return of Melbourne’s very own queer film festival with a selection of reviews, took a look at a new local show that promises to be a feisty feminist murder mystery plus we checked in on Eclipse Cinema, the latest independent cinema to open in Melbourne’s Northside. First up, with the 35th Melbourne Queer Film Festival under way, we let you know about a few of the films we’ve seen that you can check out in this year’s programs, including In Transit,

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55:34

All’s Fair, MQFF 2025 and Prime Minister

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2025/11/10

For this Out Takes, we kept it eclectic by discussing the latest all-star female focused series from Ryan Murphy that the internet cannot get enough of, a documentary about one... LEARN MORE The post All’s Fair, MQFF 2025 and Prime Minister appeared first on Out Takes.

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53:38

Kiss of the Spiderwoman, BFI London Film Festival...

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2025/11/04

For this Out Takes the theme of the show was ‘eclectic’ with a delightful mix including our review of JLo’s latest film (and her first ever movie musical), an update... LEARN MORE The post Kiss of the Spiderwoman, BFI London Film Festival 2025 and My Formative Queers appeared first on Out Takes.

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53:16

Hedda, British Film Festival and Focus on Jafar Panahi

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2025/10/28

For this Out Takes, we went on a global cinematic trip looking at films and filmmakers from Britain, Iran, and the U.S.A. First up, we looked at ‘Hedda’, the latest... LEARN MORE The post Hedda, British Film Festival and Focus on Jafar Panahi appeared first on Out Takes.

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54:58

Twinless, After The Hunt, The Other Film Festival and...

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2025/10/22

For this Out Takes, we reviewed two new films from gay directors that explore the queer experience in vastly different ways and environments, plus we celebrated the return of The... LEARN MORE The post Twinless, After The Hunt, The Other Film Festival and MQFF 2025 appeared first on Out Takes.

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55:26

TILDE 2025, Boots, English Teacher s2 and San Junipero

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2025/10/13

For this show, we take the phrase ‘mixed-bag’ and make it a reality by celebrating the return of one of our favourite local film festivals, review two television shows that... LEARN MORE The post TILDE 2025, Boots, English Teacher s2 and San Junipero appeared first on Out Takes.

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53:55

‘Egghead & Twinkie’ with special guest Sarah Kambe...

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2025/09/30

For this program, we looked at two films that explore the queer experience through very different perspectives; one being a documentary on the creative team behind many loved films from... LEARN MORE The post ‘Egghead & Twinkie’ with special guest Sarah Kambe Holland plus ‘Merchant Ivory’ with Stephen Soucy appeared first on Out Takes.

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52:37

Out Takes Recommends: Spring 2025 edition

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2025/09/22

For this Out Takes, we bring you a spring edition of Out Takes Recommends looking at a selection of films, TV shows and more that we’re enjoying as it is... LEARN MORE The post Out Takes Recommends: Spring 2025 edition appeared first on Out Takes.

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53:25

St Ali Italian Film Festival 2025 with special guest...

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2025/09/15

Disclaimer: the two films discussed on this episode deal with the topic of suicide and domestic violence and our commentary may contain content that could be distressing to some people... LEARN MORE The post St Ali Italian Film Festival 2025 with special guest Margherita Ferri appeared first on Out Takes.

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51:09

‘Revolt She Said’ with Louise Lever and ‘Kangaroo’...

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2025/09/09

For this episode we turned the spotlight on two local female directors in line with a special cinema event coming to the Victorian Pride Centre for one and the latest... LEARN MORE The post ‘Revolt She Said’ with Louise Lever and ‘Kangaroo’ with Kate Woods appeared first on Out Takes.

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46:33

‘Went Up the Hill’ with special guest Samuel Van...

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2025/09/03

For this episode, we took a deep dive into ‘Went Up the Hill’, the latest film from Samuel Van Grinsven that stars Vicky Krieps and Dacre Montgomery which has been... LEARN MORE The post ‘Went Up the Hill’ with special guest Samuel Van Grinsven appeared first on Out Takes.

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54:10

Lesbian Space Princess, Freakier Friday and Queer...

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2025/08/11

For this Out Takes, we reviewed two new films, one very queer and the other very camp, plus we celebrated the return of the Queer Screen Film Festival that is... LEARN MORE The post Lesbian Space Princess, Freakier Friday and Queer Screen Film Festival with Benson Wu and Andrew Wilkie appeared first on Out Takes.

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