Out Takes

Girls & Boys with special guest Donncha Gilmore, Bearcave and On The Sea

Out Takes is the home of queer cinema and television on JOY 94.9 and once again we went around the world for this show, reviewing films from Ireland, Greece and Northern

Greek Film Festival, Love Divine and NT Live: The Misanthrope

For this Out Takes, we went global reviewing films from Greece, Italy and a filmed staged production from the West End in London. We kicked off with the 31st Greek Film F

‘Route 187’ with Jesse Lewis IV, Rainbow Popcorn Origin Series and ‘The Bisexual’

For this Out Takes, we featured two interviews and a review that highlighted local and international queer content and excellence on on our big and small screens. Our fir

Practical Magic 2, Dang! and Dicks The Musical

For this Out Takes, we dived back into the witchy world of Practical Magic (the original and the recently released sequel) to see if this beloved sisterly tale of curses,

Australian Queer Screens, ‘Armani and the Birth of Italian Fashion’ and ‘Constructing Change’ short documentary

For this Out Takes we went to Italy and then back to Victoria with a pit stop in Adelaide and Barcelona to speak to two of our guests about a brilliant book they’ve colla

Out Takes Recommends: On The Road, The Invite, Ride or Die and Homebodies

For this program, we decided to follow the KISS principle (keep it simple, stupid!) and feature a selection of reviews and recommendations for TV shows and films that we

Queer Screen 2026, reviews of ‘Here The Whole Time’ and The Chronology of Water’ plus Gregg Araki

For this Out Takes, we looked at two very different queer films adapted from much loved books, got the scoop on the program of one of our favourite Sydney queer film fest

‘Corpus’ with Lily Cowles and Brodie Townsend plus ‘High & Low – John Galliano’ with Kevin Macdonald

Following its world premiere at the Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal, ‘Corpus’, a genre-bending erotic body horror from rising filmmaker Corrin Evans rece

Stop! That! Train! with special guests Jujubee, Ginger Minj and Adam Shankman plus more 2026 MIFF recommendations

For this program, we celebrated the upcoming release of ‘STOP! THAT! TRAIN!’, arguably the queerest, campiest, and silliest film you’ll see in cinemas this year that brin

Out Takes Extra – STOP! THAT! TRAIN! with Adam Shankman, Jujubee and Ginger Minj

One of the queerest, campiest and funniest films of 2026 is about to land in Australian cinemas and we jumped at the chance to speak with its director Adam Shankman and t

Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma review, Phillip Philadelphia with Adam C. Briggs and Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 2026

For this Out Takes, Out Takes, we featured two films that delve into the world of experimental filmmaking from a queer perspective. First up, ‘Teenage Sex and Death at Ca

MIFF Ulrike Ottinger retrospective, Screen Australia Private Investment Toolkit, From All Sides writer/director Bina Battacharya

In this episode of Out Takes we speak with Kate Jinx, senior programmer at Melbourne International Film Festival about the retrospective of German avant-garde filmmaker U

Heartstopper Forever, special guest the acclaimed editor Jill Bilcock, MIFF picks, Obsession

For this Out Takes, we speak with Jill Bilcock, the acclaimed editor of some of the most iconic films of Australian cinema, including Strictly Ballroom, Romeo + Juliet, M

MIFF 2026 with Al Cossar and the ‘Best Films You’ve Never Seen – Queer Edition’ with Dr Patrick Kelly

For this Out Takes, we were very excited to welcome back MIFF a.k.a the Melbourne International Film Festival which is back in cinemas and online this August. Our special

‘First Light’ with special guest James J. Robinson and NAIDOC Week 2026

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 b

Melbourne Documentary Film Festival (MDFF) with special guest James Lewis for ‘Out Laws’

For this Out Takes, we dedicated it to the return of MDFF aka Melbourne Documentary Film Festival, which is celebrating its 10th year this July in bringing quality films

Leviticus with special guest Adrian Chiarella and John Cameron Mitchell for MIFF 2026

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-supernatura

Geeks-Out-Out-Takes 2026 Radiothon Special!

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 broad

Out Takes Extra: Adrian Chiarella for ‘Leviticus’

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

Sydney Film Festival 2026 with special guests Gregg Araki, Mawena Yehouessi and Fallon Manyanja

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, w