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Lizzie & Sam are shooketh by Barbarian (2022) and try to come to terms with how loud we squealed in theaters. Spoilers ahead! To get the full episode, join us on Patreon at the Gay, Gayer, or Gayest levels! Subscribe to our Patreon to get access to more exclusive content, like video episodes, merch, and voting rights for future episodes! Find us on Patreon at patreon.com/subtextualpod Follow us on...

Lizzie and Sam celebrate one year of the podcast! Walk with us through a year of giggles and occasional intelligent conversation as we look back on our most popular episodes, the stinker episodes, and make a few updates and amendments to past episodes. Thanks for sticking around with us this year!  Support the creators and get bonus episodes on our Patreon! patreon.com/subtextualpod Follow us on s...

Sam and Lizzie need an ice bath after this classic lesbigay sports movie, Stick It! Stacked with legend after legend, this film will have you working out your abs and your daddy issues all at once. Special mention to Fall Out Boy, lesbian approved, era-specific band of the week. MEDIA: Stick It Trailer Clip: Haley's Training Montage Clip: Wei Wei's routine Support the creators and get bonus episod...

Lizzie & Sam realize ACAB with 2022 release, My Policeman, starring Emma Corrin, David Dawson and Harry Styles. From real life, to book, to movie, we follow this story that's so sad it must be a gay period piece. But hey, there's some boys kissing to help make up for it!  MEDIA: Clip: My Policeman trailer Support the show and get cool shit by joining our Patreon. patreon.com/subtextualpod Follow u...

Sam & Lizzie come back to life it with a ~Halloween Extravaganza~ special episode with stone cold classic, JENNIFER'S BODY! This is one of our favorite movies and we get in to it. The gayness! The bloodiness! The mess of a marketing strategy! Happy Halloween, ya freaks.  MEDIA: Clip: Jennifer's Body trailer Clip: Megan Fox & Diablo Cody interview Clip: Sacrifice her to Satan (Trigger alert for vio...

Lizzie & Sam get witchy with it with Kenny Ortega's original masterpiece, Hocus Pocus! We do a deep dive into what makes nostalgia so powerful, unpack the borderline obsession with the main character's v-card, and list the great number of things we would do for Bette Midler. Merry gay christmas to all! MEDIA: Hocus Pocus Trailer Clip: "I Put a Spell on You!" Want bonus episodes? Want merch?? Find...

Sam & Lizzie are back at it with more ~mommy issues~ and an unforgettable gay icon, THE BABADOOK! A directorial debut that has us Babashook, we peel back the layers to see what actual horrors lie beneath that charming top hat and ten inch acrylics.  Trigger Warning: this movie is violent, so proceed with caution if that may be harmful for you MEDIA: Clip: Babadook Trailer Clip: Reading the book Cl...

Lizzie and Sam sink their teeth into Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire (1994). Plenty of gay vampire drama ensues - we talk the vampy Cher, the shady Anne Rice, and the vaguely obnoxious Tom Cruise. Don't worry darling, we only mention the Twilight series one hundred or so times this episode. Happy spooky movie month! MEDIA: Clip: Anne Rice on Twilight and Stephanie Meyer Clip: AMC's Intervie...

Sam & Lizzie kick off spooky movie month with a movie that is so gay it's scary, Scooby-Doo! Jinkies, zoinks, and scooby snax to your heart's content with some of the 2000s hottest stars + enough repression to fill the mystery machine. Plus, queer canon animated icon to be revealed as we discuss the age-old question...why of the mystery canon was the most gay??? MEDIA: Clip: Behind the Scenes with...

Lizzie & Sam are skeletwins for our autumnal lead-up episode, The Skeleton Twins, starring SNL darlings Kristen Wiig and Bill Hader. This movie has it all...crunchy leaves, chunky sweaters, crippling depression, and a morally questionable scuba instructor. (Special love for the Stefon stans out there, we see you.) MEDIA: Scene: Milo & Maggie at the dentist Scene: Lizzie's favorite scene in cinemat...

Sam & Lizzie are here to finish the deed. They continue their ride sucked into a bagel with more tears, more everything, and more all at once! Special mention to Kung Fu Panda 2, A24, and our therapists. MEDIA: Clip: Interview with Michelle Yeoh Get your own googly eyes + cry button Support the creators + get bonus episodes and merch by joining our Patreon! Find us at patreon.com/subtextualpod Fol...

Sam & Lizzie dive headfirst into the multiverse with Daniels' second feature, Everything Everywhere All at Once. If you've ever seen this movie, you won't be surprised to know that we cried the whole time! So sit down, hold on, and let Michelle Yeoh do what she came here to do. MEDIA: Clip: EEAAO Trailer Clip: Interview with Ke Huy Quan Clip: Interview with Michelle Yeoh Get your own googly eyes +...

Lizzie & Sam drink all the rum and explore uncharted bisexual seas with mega-franchise header Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl. The fandom gates swing wide + we explore the quite gay history of real life pirates and learn a thing or two about the pirate lore of Pirates of the Caribbean. YAR MATEYS! GET YER BOOTY IN HERE! MEDIA: CLIP: POTC trailer PIC: Captain Jack - Writer Inspir...

Every year on their birthdays, the hosts get to pick a movie that is not subtextually gay in any way. Sam's birthday pick is not one for the faint of heart - The Blair Witch Project (1999)! A movie that's been scaring us sh*tless for over 20 years. But there's so much more going on behind the camera than you may realize.. MEDIA: Clip: Heather talks GPS (7:10) Support the creators + keep our episod...

Lizzie & Sam with special guest Olivia go deep into the spit-tastic world of Disobedience, now with double Rachel action! Oh come on, we know that's why you clicked on this episode, ya freak! ;) MEDIA: Naomi Alderman's blog CLIP: Red carpet with Rachel Weisz CLIP: Rachel Weisz interview (2:22) CLIP: Lady Gaga CLIP: Esti & Ronit clip from the film CLIP: Robert Pattinson TikTok Olivia's book rec: "T...

Lizzie & Sam with special guest actress & singer Susan Gordon ( @susangordonactor ) get childish with millennial classic, Matilda! This movie queered an entire generation, thanks to the legendary lesbians, Miss Trunchbull and Miss Honey. And Danny Devito, for good measure.  CLIP: "Matilda" Netflix teaser trailer CLIP: Bruce & the Chocolate Cake IMAGE: Faina Melnik, Olympic athlete Support the podc...

Sam & Lizzie strive for world peace and ship two of America's most beloved states - New Jersey and Rhode Island. She's beauty and she's gay! It's Miss United States! And she will not hesitate to kick your ass! CLIP: Miss Congeniality Trailer CLIP: Gracie's Makeover Support the podcast + get access to bonus content by joining our Patreon! Find us at patreon.com/subtextualpod Follow us on social  @s...

Sam & Lizzie shoot plenty of ouzo in honor of another musical episode, Mamma Mia - starring The Streep herself and littered with enough gay content to have its own float at Pride. Sing, dance, and gyrate along with us - we know you know all the words! Support the queers behind the scenes + get lots of cool stuff yourself by joining our Gaytreon! Find us at patreon.com/subtextualpod Follow us on so...

Lizzie & Sam swoon over Wong Kar-wai's Happy Together, joined by special guests Lee & Charles from the Northern OverExposure podcast! Our conversation takes us around the globe, and by the end we could all use a cigarette and maybe a hug. Do you want to select a movie we cover on the show? Consider becoming a Patreon supporter! Find us at patreon.com/subtextualpod Follow us on social  @subtextualp...

Sam & Lizzie look back fondly on the gaybies they once were with Sam's Pride Month pick, Now and Then. We all suspend our disbelief at casting Rosie O'Donnell as a hetero OB/GYN and lesbian Brendan Fraser makes a guest appearance.   MEDIA: Pic: Demi Moore being iconic Clip: The Softball Game Clip: Crazy Pete Happy pride, yall! Support the show + get a bunch of bonus episodes by becoming a Gaytreon...

Lizzie and Sam kickoff pride month with a special musical episode starring the beloved classic, Grease! Everyone is dating everyone! Boys wear tight pants! Girls wear tight pants! Greasy cars! Homoerotic dance numbers! This movie has it all. MEDIA: Clip: Kenickie asks Danny to be his boyfriend Photo: Danny & Sandy ;)  aka Gottmik and Nicki Doll Happy pride, yall! Support the show + get a bunch of...

Sam and Lizzie go through the portal into Being John Malkovich (1999) and come out the other side wiser and gayer than ever. Sigh...we love a happy ending. Support the show + get a bunch of bonus episodes by becoming a Patreon supporter! Find us at patreon.com/subtextualpod Follow us on social  @subtextualpod Instagram | Twitter |TikTok | Letterboxed Subtextual is hosted by Lizzie Guitreau & Saman...

Lizzie & Sam explore the many rooms and corridors of 1999 classic stinker The Haunting. This film is bursting at the scenes with obtrusive CGI, nonsensical dialogue ,and a very horny, incestuous ghost. But hey, Catherine Zeta-Jones has a girlfriend, so at least there's that! All we can say is..."WOW." MEDIA: Clip: Meeting Theo (1999) Clip: Meeting Theo (1963) Clip: The Haunting (1963) "Nature'...

Sam and Lizzie go crazy for Girl, Interrupted and gasp and gush for the better part of an hour over this incredible ensemble cast. Things get borderline...nuts. MEDIA: Clip: the girls read their diagnoses Clip: Daisy & Lisa  We've launched a Patreon! Support the show + get access to bonus episodes at patreon.con/subtextualpod Find us on social @subtextualpod Instagram | Twitter |TikTok |Letterboxe...

Sam & Lizzie clink Coronas and go full throttle on action monolith, The Fast and the Curious. Going full speed all the way, hot rods, clutching gear shifts...nothing queer to see here folks! IMAGES: Jordana Brewster aka Mia Toretto Michelle Rodriguez aka Letty Ortiz   If you’d like a peek behind the scenes, you can now join our Patreon fam!   Patreon.com/subtextualpod Find us on social @subtextual...