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Tomorrow on the pod: @conrad-esq.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social review THE HISTORY OF SOUND, which is dropping on Mubi.

Look out for a spoiler-free review on the Main Feed and our spoiler-y thoughts on Patreon.

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Ready for more? @conrad-esq.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social are back to discuss the spicy bits of PLAINCLOTHES.

This includes a tryst in a greenhouse and a car, a glass shattering party, and the punitive dismissal of Andrew at film's end.

Oh, and there's a beard issue...a literal beard!

Plainclothes (2025) Podcast Episode · The Queer Gaze · 2025-10-30 · 18m

Our 'Cruising' theme continues with writer/director Carmen Emmi's 2025 film PLAINCLOTHES, starring Tom Blyth and queer actor Russell Tovey.

Topics include: internalized homophobia, more beards, awkward family dinners, and a frustrating/unnecessary visual motif.

A Private Life (2025) Podcast Episode · The Queer Gaze · Ep10 Bonus · 13m

ICYMI: @conrad-esq.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social dropped another #TIFF50 preview.

This time it’s A PRIVATE LIFE, which features bilingual queer icon Jodie Foster as an American psychoanalyst in Paris who becomes convinced one of her patients was murdered.

#Plainclothes does a great job of recreating the 90s without idealising them... Our latest episode is out now on www.patreon.com/cw/TheQueerG...

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Today on Patreon: @conrad-esq.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social check out writer/director Carmen Emmi's 2025 film PLAINCLOTHES

$3 gets you early access and bonus content for every.single.episode

A white man with short dark brown hair wearing a hoodie standing on the right side of the frame with his reflection in glass on the left

Tomorrow on Patreon: grab a ball cap and act naturally because @conrad-esq.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social are going cruising at the mall w/ PLAINCLOTHES (2025)

At the Place of Ghosts (2025) & Mārama (2025) Podcast Episode · The Queer Gaze · Ep9 Bonus · 14m

Our #TIFF50 coverage continues with two horror-inflected films centring indigenous characters, using hauntings as a method of exploring generational and personal trauma.

Harris Dickinson sure knows how to show a girl a good time in #BeachRats. Hear more in our latest episode: feeds.acast.com/public/shows...

Gotta love a himbo promoting his queer kink film 😍

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On Patreon, @joelipsett.bsky.social and Conrad discuss all of the naughty nooks and crannies including the tip of Harris Dickinson's shaft, the ridiculousness of Frankie telling his straight friends he hangs out in gay chat rooms, and - of course - plenty of debate about the open ending of the film.

Beach Rats (2017) Podcast Episode · The Queer Gaze · 2025-10-16 · 23m

To kick off our 'Cruising' theme, @conrad-esq.bsky.social and Joe check out writer/director Eliza Hittman's BEACH RATS (2017) featuring the feature film debut of Harris Dickinson.

Plus: shitty boyfriend behaviour, bad friends, and debate about why the film doesn't inspire an emotional connection.

Maddie's Secret (2025) Podcast Episode · The Queer Gaze · Ep8 Bonus · 13m

Our 2nd bonus episode of TIFF is John Early's directorial debut MADDIE’S SECRET, in which the comedian plays a dishwasher who becomes a food influencer, which reawakens an eating disorder rooted in childhood trauma. Has the first-time director bitten off more than he can chew?

Does #HarrisDickinson's Frankie in #BeachRats cruise older guys to stay closeted or because he has daddy issues? Our latest episode is out now on Patreon! www.patreon.com/cw/TheQueerG...

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Today on Patreon: To kick off our 'Cruising' theme, @conrad-esq.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social check out writer/director Eliza Hittman's BEACH RATS (2017) featuring the feature film debut of Harris Dickinson.

A blue filtered picture of three white teen boys, shirtless, facing away from the camera at the tide coming in

Tomorrow on Patreon: @conrad-esq.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social quietly transition from 'Sports Gays' to our new theme on 'Cruising' with Harris Dickinson's big screen debut, BEACH RATS.

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Blue Moon (2025) Podcast Episode · The Queer Gaze · Ep7 Bonus · 17m

Today on The Queer Gaze: @joelipsett.bsky.social and @conrad-esq.bsky.social drop the first of several bonus episodes from #TIFF50.

First up: a review of Richard Linklater's biopic of Lorenz Hart, starring his 'Before Trilogy' collaborator Ethan Hawke, as well as Margaret Qualley and Andrew Scott

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On Patreon, @conrad-esq.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social chat about the drama-free end, which doesn't entirely satisfy (no apologies again?!)

Plus: confusion about why Theo, Sieger's father, is so upset about the bike; made-for-TV intimacy; and praise for a gentle, simple coming out story.

Jongens (2014) Podcast Episode · The Queer Gaze · 2025-10-02 · 20m

So it turns out that JONGENS is actually a track and field 'Sports Gay' film.

Directed by Mischa Camp, this beautifully shot made-for-TV film was so popular that it was eventually shown in theatres and distributed around the world.

Plus: Marc's patience with Sieger, motorcycles, and another fair!

Two pale shirtless teenage boys sit on a listing dock with their toes in the water

Tomorrow on the pod: @conrad-esq.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social discuss track and field movie JONGENS, a queer coming of age made-for-TV Dutch film that was so popular it go picked up for international theatrical exhibition!

The poster for ‘Pillion’ featuring a shirtless Alexander Skarsgard wearing a motorcycle necklace with the title in teal font

Helloooooooo

The sexual tension in #Jongens is best expressed through shoving, apparently... #queermovies #lgbtfilm #lgbtmovies #lgbt

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Today on The Queer Gaze Patreon: So much for swimming!

It turns out the 2014 Dutch film JONGENS is actually a track and field 'Sports Gay' film.

Two teen boys with abs for days standing in wet black shorts in front of a river

Tomorrow on Patreon: @conrad-esq.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social hit up Dutch made-for-TV film JONGENS aka BOYS (2014).

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We're exposing the locker room talk in 'Riley' (2023) in our Patreon-exclusive bonus episode on the film: www.patreon.com/TheQueerGaze

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Ready for more? @conrad-esq.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social hit the field for an extended discussion that includes Dakota's issues with his father, questions about Jaeden's backstory and how he identifies, and making Skylar more than the beard.

Oh yeah, and all of those Abercrombie abs!

Riley (2023) Podcast Episode · The Queer Gaze · 2025-09-18 · 24m

Our last true "Sports Gay" entry is American football film RILEY (2023) from writer/director Benjamin Howard.

The problem (and most interesting aspect of the film) is that Dakota’s sexuality doesn't "fit" in the narrative that he and his oppressive father/coach have constructed for his future.

Two photos. In the top photo a topless white teenager boy with schwoopy brown hair smiles at a reclining black teen boy. In the bottom picture: an out of focus man reclines half naked on a bed in front of the shirtless white teen boy from the top picture

Tomorrow on the pod: @conrad-esq.bsky.social and @joelipsett.bsky.social drop the latest episode in their 'Sports Gay' series with 2023's RILEY, about a closeted HS football player.

Riley might not be the most interesting character in 'Riley' (2023). Our new episode for our 'sports gays' theme is out on Thursday: feeds.acast.com/public/shows...

But Patreons have access to it now: www.patreon.com/TheQueerGaze