Episode 25 - To Be Perfectly Queer

Happy Pride!!! Rod and Raf are joined by friend of the pod, Adam Glen, as the trio take on all things LGBTQ2+ in this week’s special episode. What defines Queer Cinema? It has certainly evolved over the course of time; from the ragtag comedies of Tim Curry’s Rocky Horror Picture Show and Robin Williams’ The Birdcage to even the heights of auteur cinema with Tom Ford’s A Single Man and Celine Sciamma’s Portrait of a Lady on Fire. In many aspects, Queer cinema is the exploration of a journey of identity and the acceptance of understanding a time and a place within world challenged by change. Aside from themes or even obvious representation of queer characters, is there a specificity in what defines queer cinema? There must be more than including characters of the LBTQ2+ community within a narrative – right? In addition, is there a standout A24 leading man between Timothee Chalamet and Lucas Hedges? Also, Luca Guadagino pulls arguably a very smart PR move to stay away from bad news. All this and more in this new episode!