The Queer Gaze

TIFF 2026: La Bola Negra (2026)

Now that La Bola Negra is out in limited release, Conrad and Joe can release our thoughts from TIFF 2026. From filmmaking (and former romantic) duo, Javier Calvo and Jav

Holding The Man (2015)

Our 'Sad Goodbyes and Roadtrips' sub theme on films dealing with HIV & AIDS continues with Neil Armfield's 2015 adaptation of Timothy Conigrave's 1995 memoir, Holding The

We're Nothing At All

Conrad and Joe have a spoiler-free discussion of Herman Yau's "based on a true story" We're Nothing At All (2026). The film tells the story of Fai and Ike - two vulnerab

Longtime Companion (1989)

Our HIV & Aids sub theme on 'Sad Goodbyes and Road Trips' kicks off with Longtime Companion (1989). What's surprising about this film is that it went theatrical! Sure, i

TIFF 2026: La Gradiva (2026)

Conrad and Joe continue their 2026 TIFF coverage with Marine Atlan's 2.5 hour feature directorial debut, La Gradiva (2026). Centering on a French school group who travel

The Crying Game (1992)

Conrad and Joe wrap up our 'Gay Panic' theme with Neil Jordan's The Crying Game (1992). The film notoriously features a "trans twist" which dominated pop culture discuss

TIFF 2026: Julián (2026)

Conrad and Joe continue their coverage of queer texts at TIFF 2026 with an adaptation that's heavy on the queer coding: Julián (2026). From acclaimed Irish animation stu

TIFF 2026: Coward (2026)

Conrad and Joe's TIFF coverage continues with a spoiler-free look at writer/director Lukas Dhont's latest film, Coward (2026). A love story set in the trenches of WWI, t

TIFF 2026: Masc (2026)

Our TIFF 2026 coverage continues with Bertil Nilsson's feature directorial debut Masc (2026) which explores the intersection of race, queerness, and neurodivergence. It'

TIFF 2026: Ancestors (2026)

Conrad and Joe continue our TIFF 2026 coverage with a spoiler free(ish) review of David Turpin’s Ancestors, a "dreamy" 1980s AIDS drama about Irishman Beau (Éanna Hardwic

TIFF 2026: Oxygen Masks Will (Not) Drop Automatically (2026)

Joe and Conrad dig into the first episode of the renowned Brazilian filmmaker Marcelo Gomes' HBO Max series Oxygen Masks Will (Not) Drop Automatically, which tells the tr

I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (2007)

Joe and Conrad hit the most popular of our 'Gay Panic' titles with I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (2007). This is a film that thinks its funny because it's offensiv

Matthias & Maxime (2019)

Conrad and Joe continue our 'Gay Panic' theme with Canadian writer/director Xavier Dolan's Matthias & Maxime (2019).  It's a return to his roots for Dolan, who explores

I Love You, Man (2009)

Our second entry in the 'Gay Panic' theme is John Hamburg's 2009 American bromance I Love You, Man, which we struggled to connect with. Issues with the ending aside, the

Humpday (2009)

Conrad and Joe kick off a new theme on 'Gay Panic' with a look at Lynn Shelton's Humpday (2009). Starring Mark Duplass and The Blair Witch Project's Joshua Leonard, the

Dallas Buyers Club (2013)

Conrad and Joe tackle their second Jean-Marc Vallée title with 2013's Dallas Buyers Club. Starring Matthew McConaughey (in full McConaughassance) as real life figure Ron

Angels In America: Perestroika (2003)

Conrad and Joe return to discuss the back half of Mike Nichols' multi-award winning HBO limited series, Angels in America. Does the series pay off its lengthy time commi

Leviticus (2026)

Conrad and Joe drop a (mostly) spoiler-free review of writer/director Adrian Chiarella's feature debut Leviticus (2026) about two boys who fall in love in a religious com

Angels In America: Millennium Approaches (2003)

Settle in because we are discussing the first three episodes/hours of the HBO miniseries adaptation of Tony Kushner's Pulitzer-award winning play, Angels in America. Dir

Philadelphia (1993)

We're discussing the most popular title from our slate of 1993 films depicting HIV and AIDS: Jonathan Demme's Oscar winning movie, Philadelphia. Starring Tom Hanks and D