Out Takes

For this Out Takes, we were excited to feature an up-and-coming queer filmmaker whose first feature film will be in Aussie cinemas soon plus we acknowledged NAIDOC week by spotlighting an award-winning short film that celebrates the queer First Nation’s experience on country. We started off by reviewing ‘First Light’ , a new Australian-Filipino co-production that is in cinemas from Jul...

For this Out Takes, we dedicated it to the return of MDFF aka Melbourne Documentary Film Festival , which is celebrating its 10 th year this July in bringing quality films online and in cinema for Melbourne cinephiles that amplify marginalised voices and share stories from here and around the world. One of the LGBTQIA+ documentary’s on offer this year is ‘Out Laws’ which follows three...

For this Out Takes, we were very excited to bring you our review and interview with Adrian Chiarella, the writer and director of ‘Leviticus’, a new gay horror-supernatural film that is in cinemas now and is already being hailed as one of the best Australian films of the year. Set within a Christian community in regional Victoria, it takes the already-terrifying reality of conversion th...

JOY 94.9’s Radiothon maybe officially over but you can still relive the magic of the 2nd annual ‘Geeks-Out-Out-Takes’ two hour crossover quiz extravaganza which was broadcast live from the JOY studios and proudly supported by FOMO Cinemas . You can also continue to support JOY by making a donation and becoming a member which keeps this incredible independent LGBTQIA+ media organi...

With the Australian cinema release finally here, we were delighted to speak with ‘Leviticus’ director Adrian Chiarella about this homegrown queer horror feature film that caused a stir at Sundance and is about to be unleashed here and around the world. Set within a Christian community in regional Victoria, ‘Leviticus’ takes the already-terrifying reality of conversion thera...

For this Out Takes, we put the spotlight on three queer filmmakers whose films are featured in this year’s Sydney Film Festival which is on now until June 14. First up, we spoke with Gregg Araki, the legendary gay filmmaker whose latest film ‘I Want Your Sex’ is a queer highlight in this year’s Sydney Film Festival program. Noted for his involvement with the New Queer Cinema movement,...

With his latest film ‘I Want Your Sex’ about to have its Australian Premiere at the Sydney Film Festival, we jumped at the opportunity to speak with Gregg Araki about the film, its incredible cast and more. Noted for his involvement with the New Queer Cinema movement, Gregg Araki’s filmography includes the Teenage Apocalypse film trilogy from the 90’s, consisting of Totally...

For this Out Takes, we had a bumper crop of reviews and interviews as we took a look at some of the best queer films and television on offer this winter in Melbourne and via streaming too. First up was the St Kilda Film Festival , Australia’s largest and longest-running short film festival which is back on from June 4 – 14. One of the highlights in the program each year is the Pride Wi...

For this Out Takes, we put the spotlight on two queer filmmakers whose films are featured in this year’s Sydney Film Festival . The 73rd edition of the festival will showcase the very best in contemporary cinema from June 3 to 14 and features an incredible selection of films from around the world, Our first guest was L.A. based filmmaker, writer, and multimedia artist William D. Caballero who is k...

We went around the world for this Out Takes, featuring some of the latest queer films on offer this May from Chile, Germany and the UK . With the 2026 HSBC German Film Festival back on in Melbourne until May 28, we had the opportunity to speak with director Faraz Shariat about their film ‘Prosecution’ which is one of the featured Australian Premieres in this year’s festival. Winn...

For this Out Takes, we turned our spotlight on to one of the retrospective highlights in a new Aussie focused cinema celebration screening right through May at Cinema Nova , plus we reviewed Jodie Foster’s latest film that is one for the Francophiles. First up, we took a look at ‘Going Down’ from the early 80’s, a film about four young women living in a share house in Sydne...

For this Out Takes, we turned the spotlight on to another great local film festival that is taking over the Northside this month plus we revisited one of our favourite interviews from earlier this year to celebrate its inclusion in a new Aussie focused cinema celebration coming to Cinema Nova this May. First up we took a deep dive into the Brunswick Underground Film Festival (a.k.a BUFF) with fest...

For this Out Takes, we celebrated the return of two local film festivals that are bringing fantastic queer cinema to big screens across Melbourne and Geelong over April and May. First up, we dived into this year’s TILDE which is the trans-led international film festival that is in its 12th year showcasing the work of established and emerging trans and gender diverse artists. In 2026, TILDE i...

During April, the team at ACMI presented Drag Week , a super-sized selection of films about the art and artists of drag who blazed a trail in this irreverent, outrageous and unapologetic performance style. On Thursday April 23, JOY 94.9 and the Out Takes teamed up with ACMI to deliver a special live outside broadcast to celebrate a special shadow cast screening of ‘The Adventures of Priscill...

For this Out Takes, we reviewed a new Aussie musical that brings, the latest television show from Dan Levy and two of the local films on offer for ACMI Drag Week plus an interview for you with one of Australia’s favourite comic actresses and a global movie star. First up was ‘The Deb’ , an original musical comedy about two teenage cousins who dig deep to find self-acceptance and a date...

For this Out Takes Extra, we had the pleasure of speaking with Rebel Wilson, the local comedy legend who has gone on to become an incredibly successful international movie star who is now launching her feature film directorial debut with a story that is near and dear to her heart. Bold, outrageous, and funny, ‘The Deb’ is a vibrant Australian musical about two wildly different teenage...

For this Out Takes, we put the spotlight on Drag Week which is coming to ACMI this April which allows you to experience a super-sized week of films that walked so Drag Race could run … in heels! Our special guest was Spiro Economopoulos who has recently joined the team at ACMI to help bring great cinema to the masses in Melbourne and he’s kicking it off with a week long celebration of queer films...

With International Day of Transgender Visibility being celebrated on March 31, we took the opportunity to spotlight ‘Homebodies’ , a brand new digital series that is streaming now on SBS on Demand that highlights local trans and queer talent on screen and behind the scenes including its creator AP Pobjoy. Fresh from its selection for this year’s prestigious Series Mania in France, &#82...

If you listened to our show in June 2023, then you know we absolutely l oved season 1 of Deadloch and we were very excited to hear that a second season was in the works. Nearly three years later and its fair to say that the return of Deadloch to our small screens was well worth the wait! Not only do we get to spend more time with Eddy and Dulcie, this time the unlikely cop duo are in Darwin invest...

For this Out Takes, we celebrated the return of two homegrown television shows that represent the best of Aussie queer talent across the board, and we took a look at five LGBTQIA+ short films that highlight some of the best global queer cinema on offer for free this March. First up, we welcomed back Deadloch which saw its second season transported from the cool Tasmanian climate up into the balmy...

For this Out Takes Extra, we got together 24 hours post-Oscars for a debrief and to see if any of our winner predictions were spot on or way off (spoiler – we did pretty well). Let us know what you loved and loathed about the 98th Academy Awards via email or on our socials . Happy Awards Season to all who celebrate! The post Oscars Recap 2026 appeared first on Out Takes .

With Awards season wrapping up for another year, we thought we’d celebrate some of the winners at this year’s GLAAD Media Awards (LIZA!) and revisited our interview with the team behind ‘A Nice Indian Boy’ who took home one of the big prizes of the night. We also threw our Oscar predictions into the mix with varying degrees of success and as always, we congratulate everyone who was nom...

For this Out Takes, we welcomed the return of the Melbourne Women in Film Festival . Running from March 19–23 across ACMI and Fed Square, this year’s program continues to bring together bold works from Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand and Pasifika. Over four days, audiences can look forward to premiere screenings, restorations, creator conversations and hands-on workshops—an immersive celebration o...

With ‘Scream 7’ finally out in cinemas around the world after various delays and controversies, we took the opportunity for this Out Takes to review this latest instalment in the 30+ year franchise and also explore its queer legacy across this incredibly popular and at times very camp slasher film series. From those iconic early days of high-profile scream queens being killed off in th...

For this Out Takes, we celebrated the release of two highly anticipated queer films for February that celebrate the diversity of our community, the importance of representation and the ability for LGBTQIA+ folks to tell our own stories in an authentic way while still been given the opportunity to have them out in the mainstream. First up was ‘Jimpa’ , the latest film from Adelaide base...