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Rebel Without A Closet
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas - Musical May Rewind
Send us a textWelcome back to Musical May! We are taking a break right now, but we have some extra special episodes coming your way from the Rebel Rewind! I may be sus of just a Lil' Ole Bitty Pissant Country Place, but if Dolly says there's nothing Dirty going on, Who am I to say otherwise! Carlotta, Chad and I watched The Best Little Whore House in Texas (1982) and for a movie about a WhoreHouse in Texas, there's a lot for the Gays to enjoy too!Best Little W...
2023-05-27
52 min
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Hairspray - Musical May Rewind
Send us a textWelcome back to Musical May! We are taking a break right now, but we have some extra special episodes coming your way from the Rebel Rewind! "You can't stop to breathe!" It's Musical May, and nothing says "Big, Blonde, and Beautiful" like Carlotta, Bear Sailor Moon, and I losing our absolute minds like the musical adaptation of Hairspray (2007) Is It Brains? Is it Brawns? No! It's Michelle God Damned Pha-Fei-Fur!Hairspray (2007) Written by John Waters and Leslie Dixon (Screenplay), and Directed by Adam Shankman. Starring Nikki Blonsky, M...
2023-05-20
46 min
Rebel Without A Closet
The Prom - Musical May Rewind
Send us a textWelcome back to Musical May! We are taking a break right now, but we have some extra special episodes coming your way from the Rebel Rewind! We have two words for this review. James. Corden. Stuart, Chad, Carlotta, and I are joined by an extra special Guest and friend of the pod Todd aka Gay Fat Friend, and discuss The Prom (2020) now available on Netflix. SHOULD you watch it? Why don't you listen and find out.The Prom (2020) Written by Bob Martin and dir...
2023-05-13
1h 08
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Moulin Rouge
Send us a textIt's a pod about a time....a pod about a place...a pod that barely scratches the surface of the defining movie in our lives. There's SO much to discuss in the 2001 Queer Adjacent phenomenon that IS Moulin Rouge, that Stefan and his infamous Diamond Dogs (PJ, Carlotta, Chad, and Bear Sailor Moon) can barely contain the time restraints! The greatest thing you'll ever learn, is to never school me on quoting this movie verbatim.Moulin Rouge (2001) Written and Directed by Baz Luhrmann, starring Nicole Kidman and E...
2023-02-04
1h 01
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Hate Crime
Send us a textHate Crime (2005). What a perfect way to describe this film. NOT to be confused with the 2012 Neo-Nazi found footage movie of the same name. Making that VERY clear. Carlotta, Stu and I gab for hours, and intermingle this affront to our very nature. Is it the worst thing we've ever seen? Were we bored? Did we even end up watching it? Let's find out together!Hate Crime (2005) Written and Directed by Tommy Stovall, starring Seth Peterson, Bruce Davison, Chad Donella. Robbie and Trey are gay, middle-class, suburban professionals. Life is good. Unt...
2023-01-28
41 min
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Stonewall
Send us a textLeft to fend for ourselves in perpetual twilight, Stuart and I take on the painfully aggressive fairy tale, of the white washed fictional history of the non-events leading up to the 1969 Stonewall Riot(s?) Get ready, it's a treat. Listen as we encounter the lowest point in our friendship.Stonewall (2015), Directed by Nobody, Written by someone, starring a white kid, tells the story of A young man's political awakening and coming of age during the days and weeks leading up to the Stonewall Riots. ...I guess.Support...
2023-01-21
1h 13
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The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy
Send us a textNever straying far from life in the year 2000, Stuart, Chad and PJ sit with me as we take a red pen to the Broken Hearts Club, a self proclaimed Romantic Comedy(?) This group of 10's looking for 11's Remembering Dean Cain, (No he's not dead, we just haven't seen him since 2003) who we would date from the film, and my compelling theory on how The Broken Hearts club takes place in the Buffyverse. It's compelling I say! Broken Hearts Club (2000) Written and Directed by Greg Berlanti, staring Timothy Olyphant, Dean Cain an...
2023-01-14
1h 09
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Barb and Star go to Vista Del Mar
Send us a textSeagull on a tire, can you hear my prayer?! Leave your small midwestern town and join us for an island adventure, as the rebel crew celebrates the one-year anniversary of this camp comedies release, "Barb and Star go to Vista Del Mar" (2021) with extra special guest host, Tim Singleton! (aka @timpsingleton on Instagram) Barb and Star go to Vista Del Mar (2021) Directed by Josh Greenbaum, Written by Annie Mumolo and Kristen Wiig. Starring Annie Mumolo, Kristen Wiig and Jamie Dornan. Lifelong friends Barb and Star embark on...
2023-01-07
32 min
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Muppet Christmas / White Christmas
Send us a textRebels! We're full of holiday spirit after leaving our big gay job and gay best friend in the city behind for a widow and his brood on the tree farm, so we're dropping a VERY SPECIAL DOUBLE FEATURE to listen to while you're on the road reevaluating your entire life for that highschool sweetheart waiting in a gazebo somewhere.Join Host and Moderator, the Rebel Royalty herself Carlotta Carlisle for a Historic and loving look at the legendary Christmas Classics "White Christmas" (1954) and "The...
2022-12-29
1h 38
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The Happiest Season
Send us a textIt's our very special RWAC - STUCK AT HOME FOR THE HOLIGAYS! In this weeks episode we discuss the 2020 soon to be Holiday Classic "The Happiest Season" **SPOILERS THROUGHOUT!** Did Stuart love it? Did I like it? Did PJ rewrite the ending? Who can never be sure! Listen to find out!The Happiest Season (2026), Directed by Clea Duvall, written by Clea Duvall, starring Kristen Stewart, Mackenzie Davis, Dan Levi and Aubrey Plaza. A holiday romantic comedy that captures the range of emotions tied to wanting your family's acceptance, being true to...
2022-12-17
59 min
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The Craft: Legacy
Send us a textRebels! Light as a feather, stiff as a board. . . now smash me over the head with it cause this was next level! Our Rebel Camp watched "The Craft: Legacy" (2020) for Full Fantasy Realness Month, and the only spell we're invoking is whether or not we should start a coven in a Hot Topic clearance rack.The Craft: Legacy (2020) Directed and written by Zoe Lister-Jones. Starring...honestly let's just focus on Fairuza Balk. A group of high school students forms a coven of witches. ...Oh...
2022-10-29
45 min
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The Craft
Send us a textRebels! Due to Computer hardware conflicts, this week's episode of "Cruella" (2021) is going to be late So please enjoy this republished Episode from Season one!*Original Air date October 19th 2020* It's "Full Fantasy Realness!" Month! Because it's Gay Christmas! In this weeks episode we discuss the 1996 Fantasy Horror Drama, "The Craft." A fantasy movie that had so many teens in the 90's being sent to the ER for recreating Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board, with hilariously painful results.The Craft (1996), Directed by A...
2022-10-29
1h 02
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Hocus Pocus **Watch Along**
Send us a textBoooooOOOOOOOOOK! It's Watch Along Time with our cast of campy witch enthusiasts as we discuss "Hocus Pocus" (1993) Would PJ open the book? Was Thackery Stuarts sexual awakening? Did Chad Punch SJP?! From Bette to Binx, we dive deep into the lore of the Sanderson sisters. "It's just a bunch of Hocus Pocus!"Hocus Pocus (1993), Directed by Kenny Ortega, written by David Kirschner and Mick Garris, starring Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy. A curious youngster moves to Salem, where he struggles to fit in...
2022-09-24
1h 08
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God's Own Country
Send us a textRebels! My ignorance for the inability to pronounce two g sounds together cannot take away from how highly we all think of this film. Carlotta, Chad and Bear Sailor Moon (Now with notes!) join me in discussing "God's Own County" (2017) A film about a frustrated farmer and a beautiful farm hand that has as much full frontal nudity as it did full frontal lamb birthing. You take the good with the bad.God's Own Country (2017) Written and Directed by Francis Lee, staring Josh O'Connor, and Al...
2022-07-30
1h 03
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Dance of the 41
Send us a textRebels, we watch a lot of movies. Garbage fires...Oscar Winners...Stonewall... there's only one word to truly describe this film. Beautiful. Chad and I watched "Dance of the Fourty One" (2020) and we did our best to give a spoiler-free review, so you can find out for yourself.Dance of the 41 (2020) Written by Monika Revilla and Directed by David Pablos. Starring Alfonso Herrera, Emiliano Zurita and Mabel Cadena. At the end of the 19th century, Ignacio de la Torre married the daughter of the president of Mexico, P...
2022-07-30
41 min
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A Sexplanation w/ Creator Alex Liu
Send us a textRebels! Do you have burning questions about sex? Do you burn because of sex? Well we can't help with with that last one, but Chad and I sat down with the Alex Liu, the creative mind being the award winning documentary A Sexplanation (2022) and take a deep dive into his quest to uncover the naked truths on all things sex. A Sexplanation (2022) Created by Alex Liu. To right the wrongs of his all-American sex education, a 36-year-old goes on a quest to uncover n...
2022-06-25
1h 07
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The Invisible Thread
Send us a textRebels! Adolescence is hard, but navigating life as an Italian teenager with two gay fathers, that amount of hand gestures and arm flailing is next level! Join us as we dive into the Netflix original film The Invisible Thread (2022) The Insivible Thread (2022) Written and Directed by Marco Simon Puccioni. StaringFilippo Timi, Francesco Scianna, and Francesco Gheghi. A teenage son of two fathers makes a documentary about his parents but is surprised when a real-life plot twist occurs in his family.Support...
2022-06-18
39 min
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Fire Island
Send us a textRebels, It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. ...if by wife, you mean an underwear party at the ice lounge high off a pill you found on the bathroom floor. ... you're correct!Join us with extra special guest Derek from the Queer Cinema Archive as we talk all things Fire Island (2022) Fire Island (2022) Directed by Andrew Ahn, and Written by Joel Kim Booster. Starring Joel...
2022-06-11
55 min
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Coming out Colton *Updated*
Send us a textRebels! We've rerecorded and reuploaded this episode! Apologies for the delay!Coming out is never easy, but if and when you do, the one suggestion we have is ...maybe don't have an entire production crew behind you.Coming out Colton (2021) Starring reality star Colton Underwood ("The Bachelor") as he embarks on a journey to embrace his life as a member of the LGBTQ community.Support the showThank you all for an incredible 5 Seasons!Our entire library is now available...
2022-06-06
43 min
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Veneno - AfterShow Conversations
Send us a textJoin Chad and Stefan as we continue our conversations with our special guests Sofia Fly (@sofiafly__) and Fernanda (@tashatemptations) in part-two of our deep-dive into the 2020 HBO max smash hit Veneno. *SPOILER ALERTS IN EFFECT*Veneno (2020) Created by Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo. Starring Lola Rodríguez, Isabel Torres, and Paca la Piraña. A biographical story of La Veneno, transgender icon and TV personality, and those who surrounded her.Support the showThank you all for an incredible 5 Seasons!Our...
2022-05-28
51 min
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Veneno
Send us a textThe Icon. The Woman. The Story. Join Chad and Stefan as we chat with our very special guests Sofia Fly (@sofiafly__) and Fernanda (@tashatemptations) in our two-part episode deep-diving the 2020 HBO max smash hit Veneno. *SPOILER ALERTS IN EFFECT*Veneno (2020) Created by Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo. Starring Lola Rodríguez, Isabel Torres, and Paca la Piraña. A biographical story of La Veneno, transgender icon and TV personality, and those who surrounded her.Support the showThank you all for an incredible 5 Sea...
2022-05-21
49 min
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Young Royals
Send us a textRebels! If you hire bodyguards to watch over the prince heir of Sweden...check their credentials! Join us as we review the Netflix series Young Royals (2021) so you too can join Chad, PJ, Stuart, and I cringe and baffle at all the insane choices made. *SPOILER ALERTS IN EFFECT*Young Royals (2021) Created by Lisa Ambjörn, Lars Beckung and Camilla Holter. Starring Edvin Ryding, and Omar Rudberg. Prince Wilhelm adjusts to life at his prestigious new boarding school, Hillerska, but following his heart pr...
2022-05-14
48 min
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A Rebel PSA Minisode
Send us a textRebels! Fresh out of tissues from Heartstoppers, we wanted to take a second and talk to our audience about a more important topic that we've been wanting to address. Don't worry! We still poke fun at one another, and hype up the event next week, so it's not all serious, but we hope you enjoy this PSA Minisode and come back next Saturday for "Young Royals" (2021)Support the showThank you all for an incredible 5 Seasons!Our entire library is now available...
2022-05-07
18 min
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Heartstopper
Send us a textRebels! We're back! And I can't think of a better way to start this season! Do you need a good cry? A Good Happy Cry? Well then stop what you're doing, and go watch the LGBTQ Phenomenon that is Heartstopper (2022) so you too can join Chad, Stuart, Julia and I as we break this beautiful story down on our Season 4 Premier! *SPOILER ALERTS IN EFFECT*Heartstopper (2022) Created by Alice Oseman. Starring Joe Locke and Kit Connor. Teens Charlie and Nick discover their unlikely...
2022-04-30
1h 02
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The Covenant
Send us a textWelcome back Rebels! we've missed you!! We're just about finished the start of Season 4, so we wanted to take it back to our archived episode, on the 2006 Adventure Fantasy "The Covenant!" A fantasy movie that, with a few more rounds in the writers room, could have become a legendary queer film for the ages. Instead it's early 2000's pg-13 fluff with various stages of co-ed undress. The Covenant (2006), Directed by Renny Harlin, written by J.S Cardone, starring Sebastian Stan, Steven Strait, Taylor Kitsch and Chace Crawford. Mannequin tells the story o...
2022-04-23
52 min
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BloodThirsty
Send us a textHappy Pride Month! We put our Pride theme watches on hold, to watch the Queer Horror/Thriller Bloodthirsty (2020)! You're probably saying to yourself "Self, those wads watch movies all the time. ...So?" Well, hold onto your rainbow flags because Not only did we watch this first-of-its-kind Queer Horror, but we interviewed not one, but TWO of the stars of the movie! Lauren Beatty (Bleed with Me / Jigsaw) and Katharine King So (Jupiter's Legacy / Transplant ) were awesome enough to...
2022-04-02
1h 00
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The Birdcage
Send us a textBrining it back to the Classics in our Classics of the Closet Month!Don't worry honey, Robin Williams is in this! In this weeks Episode, Tim PJ and I discuss the "family friendly" 1996 Gay Classic "The Birdcage." While Nathan Lane and Robin Williams as a couple are life goals, just go ahead and ask me how much I hate Val. Oh you didn't ask? Not to worry, I'll definitely tell you!The Birdcage (1996), written by Jean Poiret (play), and Francis Veber (screenplay), Directed by Mike Nichols and...
2022-03-26
56 min
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Mommy Dearest
Send us a textCARLOTTA!!! Bring me the Axe! In this weeks Episode, Stuart Carlotta and I discuss the untethered nightmare that was or wasn't the childhood of Christina Crawford to eccentric over the top living legend Joan Crawford, in the 1981 Cult Queer Classic "Mommie Dearest." I'm not mad at you Stuart....I'm mad at the DIRT! Mommie Dearest (1981), written by Christina Crawford (book), Frank Yablans (Screenplay), Directed by Frank Perry and Staring Faye Dunaway and Diana Scarwid. Mommie Dearest is a story about the abusive and traumatic adoptive upbringing of Christina Crawford at the h...
2022-03-19
58 min
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To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar
Send us a textRebels! Here's a Classic Episode, pulled from out of the closet and rereleased for Classics out of the Closet month!When I say we discussed the 1995 film "Too Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar," I should say praise, because we all live and breathe this movie. This isn't a Call Me by Your Name slam session, there's a lot of respect for this film in our review. To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar (1995), Directed by Beeban Kidron, Written by Douglas Carter Beane, starring Wesley Sni...
2022-03-12
1h 08
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75th Episode Extravaganza!
Send us a textREBELS! We are closing in on 10k listens, finishing up Season 3, and finishing the 75th Episode!!Countless hours of recording and editing, dozens of watch parties, and so much fun to be had!Join the entire Rebel Crew (Bear Sailor Moon, Carlotta Carlisle, Chad, PJ, Stefan, and Stuart) as we reminisce about our favourite moments, chat about our favorite/least favorite episodes, and discover which of us has been on the most episodes! The answer may crush our crew.Support the showThank y...
2022-03-05
1h 06
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Dating Amber
Send us a textRebels! If you want to be my beard, all you have to do is ask! Join Chad, Carlotta, and I as we discuss small-town life in the mid-'90s with the new international queer film Dating Amber (2020) Dating Amber (2020) Written and Directed by David Freyne. Starring Finn O'Shea and Lola Petticrew. Two school friends decide to start a pretend straight relationship in an effort to fit in.Support the showThank you all for an incredible 5 Seasons!Our...
2022-02-26
46 min
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Booksmart
Send us a textGrab your wonkey eyed teddy bears and venture out to that one huge house party...but don't forget to charge your phone! Join Stuart, Pj and I with special guest host Julia for the coming of age comedy "Booksmart" (2019) If you only leave with one thing, remember...it just says Orthodontist. Booksmart (2019) Directed by Olivia Wild, Written by Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins, Susanna Fogel. Staring Kaitlyn Dever, Beanie Feldstein, and Skyler Gisondo. On the eve of their high school graduation, two academic superstars and best friends realize t...
2022-02-19
43 min
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Everybody's talking about Jamie
Send us a textOut of the Darkness, and into the Spotlight! Everybody's talking about Jamie! (2021) Well...Chad, Stuart, Bear, and I... but is anyone truly listening?! Strap on your Ruby Red Pumps as we dive in and find out if this Over the Top film adaptation lives up to the hype of the Hit Broadway Musical. And you didn't even know it...Everybody's talking about Jamie (2021) Directed by Jonathan Butterell, Dan Gillespie Sells, and Tom MacRae. Written by Jonathan Butterell and Tom MacRae Starring Max Harwood, Richard E. Grant, and La...
2022-02-05
51 min
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First Wives Club
Send us a textLadies, don't get mad, get EVERYTHING. Chad, Stuart, and Carlotta join me, also known as Babe, District Attorney, and Driving Miss Daisy we invite Guns and Roses over as we seek revenge on our exes for our review of "First Wives Club" (1996) ...If you didn't get the references... watch the movie!"First Wives Club" (1997) Directed by Hugh Wilson and Written by Olivia Goldsmith. Starring Goldie Hawn, Bette Midler, and Diane Keaton. Reunited by the death of a college friend, three divorced women seek revenge on the husbands...
2022-01-29
46 min
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In & Out
Send us a textI'll tell you right now, If Matt Dillon outs you on national television, don't take that lying down! You get up off Tom Selleck's mustache, and you embrace who you are! Chad, PJ, and I embrace the groundbreaking Oscar-nominated, GLAAD award-winning 1997 camp queer classic, which frankly does not receive its due recognition, "In&Out" (1997). "In&Out" (1997) Directed by Frank OZ and Written by Paul Rudnick. Starring Kevin Kline, Tom Selleck, and Joan Cusack. A midwestern teacher questions his sexuality after a former student makes a comment about hi...
2022-01-22
55 min
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Clue
Send us a textWelcome back to a New Year/Same Rebel Camp as Chad, PJ and I start January (albeit a little late) with the star-studded, tri-ended, meme generated, camp classic "Clue" (1985), and if movies have taught me anything, it's never entering a mansion that Tim Curry has invited you into. Do you know what's on the slab? Do you know what's in the Billiard room? Flames! Flames on the side of my face! "Clue" (1985) Directed and written by Jonathan Lynn and John Landis. Starring Tim Curry, Madeline Khan, and Christopher Lloy...
2022-01-15
44 min
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Single all the Way
Send us a textWelcome back to our second Annual "Home for the Holigays" Month!In what could be the most polarizing review the Rebels have ever had, watched the fresh Netflix film "Single all the Way" (2021), and if TaskRabbit has taught me anything, it's that you CAN find love in New Hampshire. "Single all the way" (2021) Directed by Michael Mayer and Written by Chad Hodge. Starring Michael Urie, Philemon Chambers and Kathy Najimy. Desperate to avoid his family's judgment about his perpetual single status, Peter convinces his...
2021-12-18
49 min
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Dashing in December
Send us a textIt's everything we asked for in "Home for the Holigays" Month, and we want to take it all back! Stuart, Bear, and I are joined by Harrison in watching "Dashing in December" (2020), Paramount's first Gay Christmas movie. You have Andy MacDowell, you have the main character up for a big promotion at Christmas, you have white people wearing open shirts in December on a Ranch. . . How could this have gone so wrong?! "Dashing in December" (2020) Directed and written by Jake Helgren. Starring Andy McDowell, Peter Porte, a...
2021-12-11
44 min
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The Christmas House
Send us a textIt's finally here! I'm so excited for our second Annual "Home for the Holigays" Month!What happens when a white suburban mom has way too much time on her hands and very forgiving men in her life? Find out as Chad and Carlotta join for "The Christmas House" (2020), Hallmark's first Christmas movie that proudly presents openly gay characters, that weren't shoehorned in!"The Christmas House" (2020) Directed by Michael Grossman and Written by Erin Rodman and Robert Buckley. Starring Robert Buckley, Jonathan Bennett and...
2021-12-04
1h 02
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Cinderella
Send us a textRebels! If a dream is a wish your heart makes, then what the hell caused this to exist? Our Rebel crew watched the reimagining of "Cinderella" (2021) and not even the ICON that is Billy Porter could save this film from our review.Cinderella (2021) Directed and written by Kay Cannon. Starring Camila Cabello, Billy Porter, and Nicholas Galitzine. A modern movie musical with a bold take on the classic fairy tale. Our ambitious heroine has big dreams and with the help of her fab Godmother, she...
2021-11-27
48 min
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Cruella
Send us a textRebels! Have you ever enjoyed a fever dream brought on by too many poppers during Paris fashion week? Well, now you can! One short of a full house, the Rebel Crew watched "Cruella" (2021) and our opinions may be as split as Emma Stones Two Tone Lace Front!Cruella (2021) Directed by Craig Gillespie and written by Dana Fox, Tony McNamara and Aline Brosh McKenna. Starring Emma Stone, and Emma Thompson. Estella is a young and clever grifter who befriends fashion legend, Baroness von Hellman, to become...
2021-11-20
47 min
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Nightbooks
Send us a textRebels! Do you like Scary Stories?? Join us for child endangerment and witches done right with Chad and Stefan as we interview PJ, (yes our PJ!) and get the inside scoop on all things graphics, props and witchcraft on the set of "Nightbooks" (2021) and conclude our second annual "Full Fantasy Realness" Month!Nightbooks (2021) Directed by David Yarovesky and written by Mikki Daughtry, Tobias Iaconis and J.A. White. Starring Winslow Fegley, Lidya Jewett, and Krysten Ritter. Alex, a boy obsessed with scary stories is imprisoned...
2021-11-06
44 min
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Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
Send us a textRebels! How's your head? Stefan And Chad are keeping "Full Fantasy Realness" month alive with newcomers Julia and Harrison as we chat about Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (1988). And trust me, we're more than just a great set of boobs. We're also an incredible pair of legs. Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (1988) Directed by James Signorelli and written by Sam Egan, John Paragon, and Cassandra Peterson. Starring Cassandra Peterson. Upon arriving in a small town where she has inherited a rundown mansion, a...
2021-10-30
40 min
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Hocus Pocus *ReRelease*
Send us a textBoooooOOOOOOOOOK! Our cast of campy witch enthusiasts discuss the 1993 film Hocus Pocus! Would PJ open the book? Was Thackery Stuarts sexual awakening? Did Chad Punch SJP?! From Bette to Binx, we dive deep into the lore of the Sanderson sisters. "It's just a bunch of Hocus Pocus!"Hocus Pocus (1993), Directed by Kenny Ortega, written by David Kirschner and Mick Garris, starring Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy. A curious youngster moves to Salem, where he struggles to fit in before awakening a trio of diabolical witches that were executed in...
2021-10-30
23 min
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Bleed with Me
Send us a textRebels! If you thought your friend was stealing your blood, you'd be concerned right? ...right?! Lauren Beatty (Bloodthirsty, Jigsaw) is back to discuss her latest film, the Horror/Thriller "Bleed with Me" (2020). We talk about all things blood and camp in this jam-packed episode!Bleed with Me (2020) Directed and written by Amelia Moses. Starring Lee Marshall, Lauren Beatty, and Aris Tyros. During a winter getaway at an isolated cabin, a self-destructive young woman becomes convinced that her best friend is stealing her blood.
2021-10-23
51 min
Rebel Without A Closet
Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddies Revenge
Send us a textRebels! Freddie says Relax! It's a full panel this week with the original Male Scream Queen! Our Rebel Camp and Special Guest Julia Lynch watched "A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge" (1985) and it made me wonder, did everyone's Coach make 'em hit the showers in the middle of the night...or was it just me...A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985) Directed by Jack Sholder, and written by David Chaskin and Wes Craven. Starring Robert Englund and Mark Patton. A teenage b...
2021-10-09
44 min
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Fear Street: Part One 1994
Send us a textRebels! Honest opinion! Are we too old for teen slashers?! But, what if the source material is from our teens?? What if it's based on R.L. Stine Books from the '90s?? What if it's a Queer romp?! PJ, Stuart, and I talk about "Fear Street Part One: 1994" (2021) and I wonder if I've aged out of this genre altogether Fear Street: Part One (1994) Directed by Leigh Janiak, and written by R.L. Stine, Kyle Killen, and Phil Graziadei. Starring Kiana Madeira, Olivia Scott Welch...
2021-10-02
44 min
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Mannequin 2: Mannequin on the Move
Send us a textRebels, once a year I treat myself to a special gift. The gift of laughter, or friendship, and of making Stuarts skin crawl for an hour and 37 minutes. In a very special RWAC watch party for our Patreon and fan page, Myself, Chad, Stuart, and special guest/friend of the pod Harrison watched "Mannequin 2: Mannequin on the Move" (1991)Did Stuart like the film?! Did he finally see the light of the Mannequin? Enjoy our review after we watched the film and if you want to hear our full...
2021-09-26
36 min
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Other People
Send us a textRebels, this one is a hard one. Not going to lie. I've purposely avoided watching this movie for 5 years, but it was about time. Chad, PJ, and I watched "Other People" (2016) a story about a queer man who deals with caring for his dying mother. *Trigger warning in effect*Other People (2016) Written and Directed by Chris Kelly. Starring Jesse Plemons and Molly Shannon. A struggling comedy writer, fresh off a breakup and in the midst of the worst year of his life, returns to Sacramento to care f...
2021-09-11
52 min
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I am Michael
Send us a textRebels! Do you enjoy watching someone make every wrong choice, in every given scenario? Was this the Nicholas Cage of gay films? Is it absolutely insane, or absolutely brilliant? Was James Franco awful in this role, or was he phenomenal at playing a terrible person? Chad, Stuart, and I discuss the Bio-Drama Based on True Events "I am Michael" (2015) and I determine whether or not this is in competition to be my new "Stonewall" (2015)I am Michael (2015) Written and Directed by Justin Kelly, Staring James...
2021-08-28
1h 03
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The Miseducation of Cameron Post
Send us a textI'm Dragging Bear, Chad, and PJ into the 80's phenomenon of "Blessercise" (It's a real thing!) while we discuss "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" (2018) We get fit with Jesus, while we continue our conversations about Conversion therapy centers.You gotta take the fun with the heavy......BLESSERCISE!The Miseducation of Cameron Post (2018) Written and Directed by Desiree Akhavan, Staring Chloë Grace Moretz, Sasha Lane, and Forrest Goodluck. In 1993, a teenage girl is forced into a gay conversion therapy center by her c...
2021-08-21
47 min
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Pray Away
Send us a textDo unto others... Judge not... He without sin... all sound words from the "good book," but can Stefan, Stuart and PJ forgive the countless sins of the former leaders of the "Pray the Gay away" movement? We watched the new Netflix Documentary "Pray Away" (2021) and we have a lot to discuss.Pray Away (2021) Directed by Kristine Stolakis. Former leaders of the "pray the gay away" movement contend with the aftermath unleashed by their actions, while a survivor seeks healing and acceptance from more than a decade of...
2021-08-14
47 min
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Another Gay Sequel
Send us a textSmart Fuck Piles and Golden Showers, there's nothing like your second time! Welcome to Season Three! Where Stefan, Chad, and RWAC alum Tim chat about the film sequel "Another Gay Sequel" (2008) Bigger budget, and bigger stars, but does it hold a candle to the original? Would Rupaul consider coming back? Is Perez a waste of a cameo? Listen to all this, plus special excerpts from our interview with Film Star Jonah Blechman!Another Gay Sequel (2008) Written and Directed by Todd Stephens, starring Jonah Blechman. Andy, N...
2021-08-07
56 min
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Judy *ReRelease*
Send us a textIf there's one thing I know, it's spotting a Queen on the Edge. Speaking of - Stuart, Carlotta and I sit down to discuss the 2019 film Judy. Listen to Stuart and I sit in awe of Carlotta and their knowledge of old Hollywood, while we alienate a child for her stylist, and fear for Judy not having enough change for a long distance phone call.Judy (2019), written by Tom Edge (screenplay), and Peter Quilter, Directed by Rupert Goold and Starting Renée Zellweger. Judy tells the story of Legendary performer Judy G...
2021-07-31
1h 12
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Rebel Interviews - Jonah Blechman
Send us a textRebels, we started this pod with some big "What if...." ideas, hoping they would manifest. Well, I'm excited to announce that one did!! Chad And I had an intimate Interview with acclaimed character actor and quadruple threat, Jonah Blechman!Star of the Iconic Cult Classic ANOTHER GAY MOVIE, dark comedy series PET PEEVES, and the newest Todd Stephens directed Film SWAN SONG.We are honored and flattered that he took the time to chat with us and w...
2021-07-24
40 min
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The Big Five-Oh!
Send us a textREBELS! Not only did we surpass 5k listens, not only did we finish Season 2, but we are now officially finished with the 50th Episode!Countless hours of recording and editing, dozens of watch parties, and so much fun to be had!Unfortunately, Bear couldn't make it to the recording, as he has moon kingdom politics to attend to, but hear myself and the 4 of 5 Rebel Cohosts chat about our favorite/least favorite episodes, take a quiz on moments, decide what can be left behind in Season Two, and discover...
2021-07-17
1h 00
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The Cutting Room Floor: Another Gay Movie
Send us a textThere’s a lot of hours that go into a recording session and sometimes things don't make it into the podcast but are too good to leave out so welcome to Rebel without a Closet: The Cutting Room Floor!In this Patreon Exclusive Preview, Casey and Robbie chat about their very different experiences as two young gay men. One with internalized homophobia so severe, he was too scared to watch Degrassi, and the other was an out and proud gay man who drilled glory holes into the bathroom stalls at...
2021-07-14
20 min
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Another Gay Movie *ReMaster*
Send us a textSpecial Edition ReRelease!Drinking Poppers and Drilling Gloryholes, there's nothing like your first time. Our panel of special guest hosts discusses the 2006 film Another Gay Movie, and how it shaped our budding homosexuality like a lump of glittery clay, turning us into the Queers that we happen to be today. From Aberzombies to Puckov, we dissect this films cast of characters right down to the tearaway pants.Another Gay Movie (2006) Written and Directed by Todd Stephens, starring Jonah Blechman, Michael Carbonaro, Jonathan Chase, Four gay hi...
2021-07-10
49 min
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The Celluloid Closet (Extended Interview)
Send us a textHappy Pride Month! Ever wonder why sissies are used in Film? Why Queer people gravitate to Disney Villains? Why I justify Belle being a prisoner cause she was a bitch to the Beast? Well, get ready, because Chad, Stuart I are joined by special guest Derek Le Beau from Queer Cinema Archive to discuss The Celluloid Closet (1995). Is this is my absolute go-to Queer film? Do I make everyone watch it at any given moment? Who can say! The Celluloid Closet (1995) Based on the works of...
2021-07-03
50 min
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The Normal Heart (Extended Interview)
Send us a textHappy Pride Month! Continuing out Pride Month film reviews, Chad, Stuart and I take a step back with our deep gratitude, to have a heavy and intimate conversation with Gary Woodroffe, a elder gay man with real lived experiences before, and during the AIDS Epidemic. Gary recants the story of living in the Maritimes, finding a gay tribe, his first party experience, his first eye-opening experience with AIDS. This is a very important story that needs to be told and we can't thank Gary enough for sharing it with u...
2021-06-26
1h 11
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PRIDE
Send us a textHappy Pride Month! There is no doubt in my mind that the creators of Stonewall (2015) looked at Pride (2014) and thought, "I could do that!" Fun fact!! They couldn't. Celebrating the true stories based on a small group of activists, PJ and I talk strength in numbers, changing the world one act at a time, and old biddys with nudie mags.PRIDE (2014) Written by Stephen Beresford and directed by Matthew Warchus, starring bill Nighy, Dominic West, and Imelda Staunton. U.K. gay activists work to help m...
2021-06-12
42 min
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The Prom
Send us a textHappy Pride Month! We have two words for this review. James. Corden. Stuart, Chad, Carlotta, and I are joined by extra special Guest and friend of the pod Todd aka Gay Fat Friend, and discuss The Prom (2020) now available on Netflix. SHOULD you watch it? Why Don't you listen and find out.The Prom (2020) Written by Bob Martin and directed by Ryan Murphy, starring Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, and James Corden. A troupe of self-obsessed theater stars swarms into a small conservative Indiana t...
2021-06-05
1h 06
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Chicago
Send us a textWhat happens when you give in to a life of jazz and drink? You become instantly 70% cooler. Bear Sailor Moon, Pj, and I watched Chicago (2002), and Instantly asked the question, WHAT is Renee Zellweger looking for?! Contacts? A point? A sandwich?!Chicago (2002) Written by Bill Condon and directed by Rob Marshall, starring Renee Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and John C. Reilly. Two death-row murderesses develop a fierce rivalry while competing for publicity, celebrity, and a sleazy lawyer's attention.Hear this episode early on Patreon! ...
2021-05-29
53 min
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Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Send us a textI may be sus of just a Lil' Ole Bitty Pissant Country Place, but if Dolly says there's nothing Dirty going on, Who am I to say otherwise! Carlotta, Chad and I watched The Best little WhoreHouse in Texas (1982) and for a movie about a WhoreHouse in Texas, there's a lot for the Gays to enjoy too!Best Little Whorehouse In Texas (1982) Directed by Colin Higgins, starring Dolly Parton, Burt Reynolds, and Dom DeLuise. A town's Sheriff and regular patron of a historical whorehouse fights to keep i...
2021-05-29
50 min
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Moulin Rouge *Watch Party*
Send us a textThere was a boy....a very strange enchanted boy, who wandered so far off on a tangent about Kylie Minogue, that we had to turn our Moulin Rouge Episode into a BONUS Patreon WATCH PARTY!Joined by our Rebel Patreons and Facebook Viewers, the Rebel Camp enjoyed our monthly "Rebels with their Exe's Netflix Account!" Livestream Watch Party, to continue the obsession and madness, that IS Moulin Rouge (2001) Moulin Rouge (2001) Written and Directed by Baz Luhrmann, starring Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor. C...
2021-05-22
13 min
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Hairspray
Send us a text"You can't stop to breathe!" It's Musical May, and nothing says "Big, Blonde, and Beautiful" like Carlotta, Bear Sailor Moon, and I losing our absolute minds like the musical adaptation of Hairspray (2007) Is It Brains? Is it Brawns? No! It's Michelle God Damned Pha-Fei-Fur!Hairspray (2007) Written by John Waters and Leslie Dixon (Screenplay), and Directed by Adam Shankman. Starring Nikki Blonsky, Michelle Pfeiffer and Queen Latifah. This is the film version of the Tony Award-winning musical about Pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad teaching 1962 Baltimore a thing or two about...
2021-05-08
44 min
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RENT
Send us a text"Paaay your Biiiiiiills!!" It's Musical May, and what better film to start us off than a Bohemian Musical about communities suffering through a serious housing crisis while an invisible virus rages through the world. ....La vie Boheme...Chad, PJ, and I watched the musical adaptation of RENT (2005) and we discuss if our opinions watching as teenagers changed that much as 30'somethings. ...fun fact! I'm Team Benny. Goooo figure.RENT (2005) Written by Jonathan Larson and Directed by Chris Columbus. Starring Anthony Rapp, Adam Pascal, and Rosario Dawson. This...
2021-05-01
52 min
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Boy Erased
Send us a textYou know, when we watched "But I'm a Cheerleader," Rupal and the vinyl-covered everything made this deeply oppressive and very real problem in the lgbtq2ia+ community a lot less heart-wrenching... By your poll votes, The Rebel Crew and I (sans PJ) watched "Boy Erased" The 2018 film based on the memoirs of a gay man who was put into conversion therapy by his religious parents. *TRIGGER WARNING IN EFFECT* This movie deals with scenes of rape, suicide, and child abuse. Boy Erased (2018) Written and Directed by Joel Edgerton, Based on...
2021-04-24
58 min
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Boy Meets Girl
Send us a textWhat happens when you're a small-town girl, living in a lonely world? You take the midnight train going ANYWHERE! PJ and I watched Boy Meets Girl (2014) with very special Guest Jacklynne Hyde!The three of us take a red pen at this movie's old college try at navigating a trans teen's lived experience, created from the mind of a cis white male. ...We have opinions!Boy Meets Girl (2014) Written and Directed by Eric Schaeffer, Staring Michael Welch, Michelle Hendley, and Alexandra Turshen. Boy Meets Girl is a...
2021-04-17
1h 09
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Alex Strangelove
Send us a textIf you ever thought to yourself, "I wish "Love Simon" had an overachieving older brother with better friends who could have handled this a lot better" Then look no further! We watched Alex Strangelove (2018) The YA coming of age story about a mature, supportive, sex-positive girlfriend who gets dragged through this movie while her dork boyfriend stumbles through cereal hallucinations of sexual identity and gay confusion.Alex Strangelove (2018) Written and Directed by Craig Johnson, Staring Daniel Doheny, Madeline Weinstein, and Antonio Marziale. Alex, high school class president, nerd, and a...
2021-04-10
1h 01
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Handsome Devil
Send us a textRemoving ourselves from Garbage Fire March, Chad, PJ and I review a movie that's title can also best describe our Co-Hosts! Handsome Devil (2016) asks the question "Wait, I can be a queer outcast AND a star athlete??" Step aside Troy Bolton, Eat a dick Glee, we can have it all!Handsome Devil (2016) Written and Directed by John Butler, Staring Fionn O'Shea, Andrew Scott and Nicholas Galitzine. Ned and Conor are forced to share a bedroom at their boarding school. The loner and the star athlete at this rugby-mad school f...
2021-04-04
59 min
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Almost Normal
Send us a textHere at RWACpod we love to take out our frustrations on these monstrosities. Your Mulligans, your Stonewalls, but this.... this is next level.Stonewall was deeply misguided. Mulligans was a good idea gone wrong. THIS....this is a story about a guy named Brad....In what could arguably be the worst acted film we've ever seen, PJ and I try to understand why Bear did this to us, in the LAST of Garbage Fire March with Almost Normal (2005)Staring Jennifer Coolidge as Janet the Muppet a...
2021-03-27
51 min
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Mulligans *Watch Party*
Send us a textA Movie so terrible, it changed the way we recorded. For the first time in this podcast's history, I had to postpone a recording. Ten Minutes in, over 30 notes, 5 voice messages, and an IMDb spiral, I couldn't bring myself to press play. So we took a breath, gave it some time, and came back to it, for our first-ever live reaction Audience Watch Along!Mulligans (2008) Written by Charlie David, Executive produced by Charlie David, Starring Charlie David. Charlie David spends 92 minutes trying to convince the audience that he's a closeted teen b...
2021-03-20
1h 01
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Drop Dead Gorgeous
Send us a textWe didn't choose the pageant life. The pageant life chose us. Carlotta, Chad and PJ join me in what can only be described as our most chaotic episode to date. Chosen through our audience poll, we cry laugh in terrible Minnesotan accents through a review of the 1999 film Drop Dead Gorgeous.Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999) Written by Lona Williams and Directed by Michael Patrick Jann, starring Kirsten Dunst, Allison Janney and Kirstie Alley. A small-town beauty pageant turns deadly as it becomes clear that someone will...
2021-03-06
1h 01
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The Hanging Garden
Send us a textHow do you interpret a film that is so heavy handedly spoon-feeding you metaphors, while still staying mind-numbingly confusing? In what could be our shortest review to a movie that was equal parts 90's as it was Canadian Independent, Bear Sailor Moon, Carlotta and I try to decipher this mess. From bad acting to bi cuckolding, we wonder who gave awards to the strangest movie we've ever seen. The Hanging Garden (1997) Available on OuttvGo Written and Directed by Thom Fitzgerald, staring Chris Leavins, Kerry Fox, Ian Parsons. William, a once obese and...
2021-02-20
41 min
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The Way He Looks
Send us a textPass the Tissues and grab the towels because our Cold Frozen Hearts are melting and our Lonely Loins are flooding. Stuart, Chad and Bear Sailor Moon sat with me as we discussed the 2014 Foreign Queer Romance "The Way He Looks" ...and we looked!! From Showers to stolen kisses we dive deep and rip into a poor guy somewhere in Innisfil we've never met. Sorry ...I wanna say Mark?Do yourself a favor and find The Way He Looks (2014) Written and Directed by Daniel Ribeiro, staring Ghilherme Lobo, Fabio Audi and Tess A...
2021-02-04
1h 04
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CAMP
Send us a textCongratulations to Anna Kendrick for coming out of this unscathed! A problematic product of it's time, CAMP is a LOT to take in. Actual text message from myself to Co-Host PJ ".... I cannot believe I'm sitting through a teen camp musical. I want to punch my laptop" Did I come around and like it by the end?? Listen to find out!CAMP (2003) Written and Directed by Todd Graff, starring Daniel Letterle, Joanna Chilcoat, Robin de Jesus (who's IMDb picture is from 2003 btw) and Anna Kendrick. According to IMDb....The Movie is...
2021-01-30
43 min
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Edge of Seventeen
Send us a textI'm on the edge! Joined by Chad and PJ, we come full circle from our Season one Premier with the 1998 teen coming of age story "Edge of Seventeen." Fun fact! Todd Stephens also Wrote "Another Gay Movie." How do we feel about this movie compared to that one? We definitely have thoughts! A Special thanks goes out our "Adolescent" correspondent, our twentysomething take, the youth on the ground, Andrew "Berk" Berkeley. Edge of Seventeen (1998) Directed by David Moreton and written by Todd Stephens, starring Chris Stafford, Tina Holmes and Andersen Gabrych...
2021-01-23
1h 24
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25th Episode Special
Send us a textSPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT! This weekend is our 25th Episode! We've reviewed 24 Movies, with over 29 hours of content put out there to you! And trust me with 29 hours of content to you, there's about 60 hours unaccounted for!Host Stefan @sjmaroni talks with good friends and Stockholm captives, Carlotta, Chad, PJ and Stuart, to recap the 25 episodes, chat about our beauties and our faults, our catchphrases, alcohol poisoning, waking up with rage, glitter transitions, what we love about Chad, what we read Stuart for, the movies we'll never do, and of course.... Brokeback Mountain.
2021-01-15
1h 04
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Love Simon
Send us a textWhat is love?! baby don't hurt me. In this weeks episode we discuss the 2018 teen coming of age/coming out/comedy/romance "Love Simon" As the designated jaded hosts of the podcast, it was up to Stuart and I to discuss our feelings about what makes this movie work, and what doesn't. Did we love it? Did we hate it? Were we bitterly jealous of all the iced coffees and ferris wheel tickets. Let's find out! Love Simon (2018) Directed by Greg Berlanti and Written by Becky Albertalli. Staring Nick Rob...
2021-01-04
1h 07
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Meet Me In St Louis
Send us a textFinishing up our very special RWAC - STUCK AT HOME FOR THE HOLIGAYS! In this weeks episode we discuss the 1944 Comedy Drama "Meet me In St Louis" Carlotta and Stuart join my utter delight watching Judy Garland be an icon for over 2 hours. Meet me in St Lousis (2020), Directed by Vincent Minnelli and written by Irving Brecher, starring Judy Garland and Margaret O'Brien. In the year leading up to the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, the four Smith daughters learn lessons of life and love, even as they prepare for a reluctant mov...
2020-12-26
1h 01
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The Christmas Setup
Send us a textIt's our very special RWAC - STUCK AT HOME FOR THE HOLIGAYS! In this weeks episode we discuss the 2020 Holiday Romantic Comedy "The Christmas Setup"**SPOILERS THROUGHOUT!** Was this the most polarizing episode yet?? Did Lifetime just replace a female lead? Are we all bitter cat ladies who give up on love? Let's find out!The Christmas Setup (2020), Directed by Pat Mills and written by Michael J. Murray, starring Fran Drescher, Blake Lee and Ben Lewis. As they enjoy the local holidays together, Hugo and Patrick's attraction to each other is...
2020-12-19
1h 09
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Make the Yuletide Gay
Send us a textSeasons Greetings! It's our very special RWAC - STUCK AT HOME FOR THE HOLIGAYS! In this weeks episode we discuss the 2009 Holiday Romantic Comedy "Make the Yuletide Gay" **SPOILERS THROUGHOUT!** Is this the Queer Holiday Classic we've been waiting for?! ...HAHAHAHAHAHA.....HAHAHAHAHAHAH....Listen to find out!Make the Yuletide Gay (2009), Directed and written by Rob Williams, starring Keith Jordan and Adamo Ruggiero. A gay student who is "out" at college but not to his family receives an unexpected visit from his boyfriend while at home during the holidays. ...It's no...
2020-12-12
51 min
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Jeffrey
Send us a textNothing Summarizes 1995 film "Jeffrey" better than a train wreck that must have put such a strain on Patrick Stewarts back, for literally CARRYING this movie from start to finish.Side Note: The Beginning starts with a brief history lesson on HIV/AIDS, followed by The Episode, next Wednesdays bonus content will dive deeper.Jeffrey, Directed by Christopher Ashley and Written by Paul Rudnick. Starring Steven Weber, and Patrick Stuart. Jeffrey, a young gay man in New York, decides that sex is too much and decides to become celibate. He i...
2020-11-28
1h 06
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The Boys in the Band
Send us a textIn this weeks episode we discuss both the 2020 Netflix remake of the "Boys in the Band" Originally an off Broadway show in the late 60's turned film release, turned Broadway revival, THEN remake....both film depict a group of gay men dealing with personal dramas during a Birthday Party in a life before the AIDS crisis.Our Hosts discuss the actors portrayals of the originals, the unlikelihood of an apt in NYC with that Patio, and how so much and yet so little has truly changed.Boys in the Ba...
2020-11-21
50 min
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The Cutting Room Floor: Death Becomes Her
Send us a textThere’s a lot of hours that go into a recording session and sometimes things don't make it into the podcast but are too good to leave out so welcome to Rebel without a Closet: The Cutting Room Floor!Here it is!! We reference it throughout the podcast, get ready for Stuarts dissertation of women in Hollywood! RWACpod on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/rwacpodFollow on IG: @RWACpodWhere to find the Rebels:Stefa...
2020-10-28
14 min
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Death Becomes Her *Watch Along*
Send us a textSEMPRE VIVE! LIVE FOREVER! It's Watch Along time with our regular band of catty queens as we discuss the 1992 film Death Becomes Her! Would Chad take the potion? Can PJ see her ass? Has Stuart stocked his cupboards with frosting? Does Joey remember where he parked the car? We dive deep and cut into me like a bitch on this re-recording, that to US seems like it took forever to get here, and to YOU, you'll just find it deeply entertaining.Death Becomes Her (1993), Directed by Robert Zemeckis, written by Martin Do...
2020-10-24
1h 08
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The Cutting Room Floor: Rocky Horror Picture Show
Send us a textThere’s a lot of hours that go into a recording session and sometimes things don't make it into the podcast but are too good to leave out so welcome to Rebel without a Closet: The Cutting Room Floor!Continuing my conversation with Allysin Chaynes (@allysinchaynes) we discuss their drag, how Rocky Horror Plays into that aesthetic, and plans for the future audience viewings and theatre showcases.RWACpod on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/rwacpodFollow on IG: @RWACpod
2020-10-21
16 min
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Send us a textOH! ROCKY!!! In this weeks episode we discuss the 1975 Comedy Musical Phenomenon, "Rocky Horror Picture Show" This is a cult classic meant to confuse, inspire, confuse, arouse and confuse. Don't dream it, be it! Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), Directed by Jim Sharman, written by Richard O'Brien, starring Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick. When a newly-engaged couple have a breakdown in an isolated area and must seek shelter at the bizarre residence of Dr. Frank-n-Furter.RWACpod on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/rwacpod...
2020-10-17
53 min