Movies That Made Us Gay

"Hold your breath, make a wish, count to three", because we got to the 1971 classic Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory with our bestie Jared Anderson. Arguably one of the weirdest children's movies ever made, and one we still can't shake off. When Charlie Bucket gets the coveted Golden Ticket to tour a mysterious candy maker's factory insanity ensues when the ticket winners start getting taken ou...

"Well, congratulations on getting out of the very dangerous world of haberdashery!" It's a Disco Bloodbath on the pod this week as we double featured both Party Monster movies with our friend Jesse Krempel host of the podcast Cult Cinema Circle. The documentary, or shall we say "Shockumentary" from 1998, and the 2003 film starring Macaulay Culkin, Seth Green, Chloë  Sevigny, Wilmer Valderrama, and...

You know that thing, when you're getting married on the remote Mediterranean island you may or may not have grown up on and you invite three of your mom's former lovers on the off chance one of them will be your biological father so he can walk you down the aisle, and it's all set to the musical stylings of Scandinavian super group Abba? We watched Mamma Mia! (2008) with our friend Jorge Molina an...

"This is not a democracy, it's a cheerocracy. I'm sorry but I'm overruling you." We watched Bring It On (2000) and you better believe it's already been broughten! Who could have predicted this bubbly cheerleader movie would stand the test of time, keep a grip on gay culture and spawn no less than SIX (direct to DVD) sequels? The fact that Bring It On knows exactly what kind of movie it is only add...

We ease on down the road this week and watched the Wiz (1978) with our friend Christian Turner. How exactly did heavy hitting director Sidney Lumet (12 Angry Men, Dog Day Afternoon) manage to direct this Wizard of Oz reimagining with an all-black cast, based on the Tony winning musical, is beyond us but we're all here for it. We're also here to remind you of the banger songs on this soundtrack. Re...

I hope you remembered not to feed your mogwai after midnight, or get them wet, because we're talking about Gremlins 2: The New Batch this week! Joe Dante turned up the dial to 11 when he directed his follow up to the Amblin 80s classic film. Both are standbyes of our childhood, but there's something about the New Batch we're still fasinated with. We talk about every Gremlin type this movie introdu...

"Mary Fisher lived in a palace by the sea." We watched She-Devil (1989) with the hilarious H. Alan Scott aka Sadie Pines and… is that a gummy bear in your hair?  The masses may have been sleeping on this camp classic for the past 35 years but, as usual, the gays know whats up. She-Devil was Meryl Streep's first real entry into comedy and her portrayal of the Jackie Collins-esque Mary Fisher is pur...

"I look into my future and all I see is a long, dark hallway... and no exits." We watched Polyester (1981) with the hilarious Drew Droege and we're ready to eat an entire cake in one sitting. The legendary John Waters takes us on a melodramatic trip through the suburbs by way of the famous "Women's Pictures" directed by Douglas Sirk.  We take a peek behind the velvet curtains and French Provincial...

"Flash, Flash, I love you, but we only have fourteen hours to save the Earth!" We invited over Trek Culture's Seán Ferrick   back on the podcast to watch the camp extraveganza Flash Gordon (1980). Like the renegade cousin strung out on psychedelics to George Lucas's more successful Star Wars Flash, Gordon is one of our favorite cult classics to come out of the early 1980s. Nobody knew how to put o...

Leapin' Lizards! We watched Annie (1982) with our friend Brad Liberti and I think we're gonna like it here! Whether you like it or not, this movie holds a place in our collective consciousness. The story of the little orphan girl who made it out of the slums and into the mansion of a misanthropic oligarch is deeply entrenched in our early movie watching memories. Some of us fantasized about being...

The Oscars are Sunday, and we sat down after our Black Swan recording to talk about this year's nominees with friend of the pod Harper Thomson. Does Everything Everywhere All At Once have the major categories in the bag? Is Austin Butler secretly the front runner in the photo finish Best Actor race? Who exactly is going to win supporting actress here?  Will Angela Bassett win for an MCU movie? Or...

"What happened to my sweet girl?" "She's gone!" We watched Black Swan (2010) with our friend Harper, cohost of Hawkeyes Podcast and you'll have to excuse us, we have a lipstick mirror message to wipe off. We're closing out our mini Oscar series with the one that gave Natalie Portman her Best Actress win. Sure she's on the verge of tears the entire movie but you can't deny Natatlie and costar Mila...

"By all means move at a glacial pace. You know how that thrills me." We watched The Devil Wears Prada (2006) with our friend Paul from That Aged Well podcast and we need 10 or 15 skirts from Calvin Klein. Rigt NOW. We're not here to weigh the likeability of one miss Anne Hathaway.  (We're her for her. Deal with it.) We are here to discuss Miranda Priestly as she is expertly inhabited by the incomp...

"You know friend, this is a god damn bitch of an unsatifsactory situation." In honor of MTMUG season five we talk about the tragic gay couple to end all gay couples, Brokeback Mountain!  I wish we knew how to quit Ang Lee's dramatic masterpiece that made an indent in mainstream queer cinema back in 2005. Brokeback Mountain nominated both of its leads Heath Ledger, and our Jakey Poo for Oscars. The...

Season 4 is coming to a close and we couldn't have gotten this far without our listeners!  We asked you to ask us anything and you didn't disappoint.  We go deep into the origins of the show as well as the origins of Scott & Pete.  No we didn't fall into matching vats of toxic waste only to emerge hideously deformed and twisted into the wicked podcast hosts you listen to today.  It was industrial...

"What's so good about you guys?" We watched The Family Stone (2005) with our friend Jackson Cooper and listeners, you owe us one. Nothing says "sentimental holiday classic" like judgemental, mean-spirited WASPs terrorizing Sarah Jessica Parker for 90 minutes. Being the odd-man-out at a family gathering can be intimidating - like starting at a new job where everyone as been working there for years,...

It's Christmas in LA, and remember to payback your drug dealer for the 50K you own him! We're rounding out our Bret Easton Ellis discussion on the podcast just in time for the holidays, and watched Less Than Zero with our friend Ben Cheaves from TCM Slumberground. It's a home for the holidays tale as old as time. Clay (Andrew McCarthy) comes back home from his preppy east coast college at the requ...

Move over Prince Eric there's a hunkier animated dream boat in town.   We watched Anastasia (1997) with our friend Donovan Marcotte and we would seriously consider giving up royalty for a shot at animated John Cusack.   Anastasia was the 1990's animated princess *not* brought to you by the house of mouse, but rather thorn in Disney's side Don Bluth and Gary Goldman - the team behind The Secret of...

"Love conquers all, have you not seen the Graduate? Or like, I don't know, anything?" We're rounding out our Diablo Cody joints this year and invited over the hilarious Kelly Hardy  to watch Young Adult. Seeing Charlize Theron as a "psychotic prom queen bitch" who takes on her hometown to rescue to her old beau Buddy Slade (Patrick Wilson) from his wife (Elizabeth Reaser) and new born, is dare we...

"We're trying to find out who killed him, where , and with what !" It's our Black Friday weekend episode, and we watched Clue (1985) with pop culture aficionado Hiko Mitsuzuka @thefirstecho. I hope you recieved your letter, because this is one of our favorite comedies, like ever. This film is instantly quotable (Flames Flames from the sides of my face), and everyone in the cast is bringing their A...

"Winds in the east, mist coming in. Like somethin' a brewin' and 'bout to begin."   We watched Mary Poppins (1964) with extra special guest Daniel Franzese and we're ready to join an all chimney sweep dance crew. This movie is a classic, and we're not here to dissect a classic - we're here to sing songs, question parenting skills and thirst over Dick Van Dyke. Listen if we were raising a family in...

"Molly you in danger girl." We watched the blockbuster romantic fantasy film Ghost directed by Jerry Zucker with our friend Joshua Clement, and all the sudden we feel the urge to take up pottery as a hobby. Ghost made over 500 million dollars in its theatrical run, and was one of the highest grossing romances of the 90s. After 32 years what's not to still love here. It has our forever movie hunk P...

"When it comes to huge openings, a lot of people think of me." We watched Hedwig and the Angry Inch with our friend Amber Shaw and we're ready for a car wash! We talk about our introduction to this queer classic through the stage production, various versions of the soundtrack and the still-rockin' after 20 years movie. John Cameron Mitchell's snappy dialogue is hilarious and the music by Stephen T...

"In my dreams I'm beautiful... and Baaad."  We watched A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987) with our friends Tim Murdock and Matt Emert from the podcast Happy Horror Time and we need to get some sleep - Ándale!  We covered "the gay one"(NOES2) and "the MTV one" (NOES4) and now we're here to talk about the critically aclaimed one.  The start of the "dream trilogy" brings back Freddy's...

"It's not a monster movie. It's a supernatural thriller."  We watched Ed Wood (1994) with our friend and MTUG SuperStar Jackson Cooper and we don't need coverage - the first take was perfect!  Ed Wood is often hailed as the worst director of all time and we're here to tell you - "Glen or Glenda" and "Plan 9 From Outer Space" are pretty terrible, but his story is fascinating. Johnny Depp plays Wood...