Join the Deviants as they explore essential indie queer films, sharing unfiltered takes on the moments that gag, wreck, inspire, and beautifully bewilder.
This week the Deviants throw on a speedo and head to the French woods with Stranger By The Lake. Join them as they discuss gay men prioritizing sex over community, compare US lakes to French lakes, and try to figure out in what year this film set.
27 Sept 2026
Female Trouble
This week the Deviants head to Dreamland to talk our first John Waters’ film, Female Trouble. Join them as they discuss Divine’s brilliance as our antihero Dawn Davenport, gush over Cookie Mueller as an icon, and
Also, has John Waters’ fame-hungry influencer-culture prophesy been fulfilled?
5 Sept 2026
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
This week the Deviants head down under and hop on a bus named Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. Join them as they discuss wanting the film to focus more on Bernadette, wishing for more comeuppance for the deadnaming Felicia, and Mitzi’s journey from closeted queen to embracing fatherhood.
30 Aug 2026
CAMP
This week the Deviants head to drama camp to watch the 2003 cult classic CAMP. Join them as they discuss that breath-taking opening musical number, relating to the queer coming-of-age journey of Robin DeJesus’ Michael, and losing all patience with the white straight-boy banality of Vlad.
8 Aug 2026
Sordid Lives
This week the Deviants head down to Texas to attend a funeral and get caught up in the Ingram family melodrama with Sordid Lives. Join them as they discuss the brilliance of Beth Grant’s Sissy, Juanita’s genius cigarette acting, and whether or not Latrelle learns anything by the end of the film.
24 Jul 2026
Teen Apocalypse Trilogy Wrap Up
This week the Deviants are wrapping up their cinematic journey through Gregg Araki’s LA by discussing the Teen Apocalypse Trilogy as a whole. Join them as they discuss the shift of 90s pop culture, adolescence as a linear narrative, and mishearing Shoegaze as “Shoe gays.”
11 Jul 2026
Nowhere
This week the Deviants are heading back to LA to talk the final installment of Gregg Araki’s Teen Apocalypse Trilogy with Nowhere. Join them as they discuss an enormous ensemble cast, cockroaches and aliens, and an undeniable LA setting.
26 Jun 2026
Bound
This week the Deviants slip on a little black dress and plan a double crossing heist as they cover the 1996 classic, Bound. Join them as they discuss subverted femme fatale tropes, terrible fake tattoos, and the hottest sex scenes in all of cinema history.
29 May 2026
The Doom Generation
This week the Deviants are heading back into the surreal world of Gregg Araki’s Teen Apocalypse Trilogy with The Doom Generation. Join them as they discuss immaculate production design, the iconic line delivery of Rose McGowan, and hear multiple religious readings of a film from four heretical queers.
16 May 2026
The Birdcage
This week the Deviants are putting on their best drag and heading to South Beach to visit The Birdcage. Join them as they discuss Armand as a lesbian fashion icon, the brilliant camp of Auntie Albert, and the mustache-twirling-level villainy of the ungrateful Val.
1 May 2026
Pillion
This week the Deviants are jumping on the back of their motorbikes to discuss the 2025 film Pillion. Join them as they discuss criminal mis-marketing, representation in the queer BDSM subculture, and the differences between Dominant behavior and abusive behavior.
17 Apr 2026
Totally F***ed Up
This week the Deviants are hanging out on the subcultural fringes of LA in the first entry of Gregg Araki’s Teen Apocalypse Trilogy, Totally Fucked Up. Join them as they discuss teenage melodrama; wanting to hug the hopeless romantic, Andy; and queer representation in the nihilistic Gen X 90s.
3 Apr 2026
But I'm A Cheerleader
In this inaugural episode, the Deviants are packing their bags and heading to True Directions. Join them as they dive into the 2000 cult classic masterpiece But I'm A Cheerleader. Expect lots of laughs as they discuss doldrum suburbs, a die hard love of Clea Duvall, and how easy it is to be a prude when you're not attracted to him.
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