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Aug. 4, 2024

MaXXXine As a Metaphor for Fame

At one point in MaXXXIne (Ti West’s movie about a porn star seeking crossover fame), a director (played by Elizabeth Debicki) tells the eponymous main character she booked the part in her big, splashy movie because of what she had said after h…

May 16, 2024

I'll Keep the Vampires from Your Door: A Deep Dive into Queer Cinema Catchup's Second Episode on All of Us Strangers

In grad school, I took a Writing Horror, Fantasy, and Supernatural course where my professor stated there was a difference between a horror film and a ghost story. Both contain scares and incite dread, but the former ends without relief, plunging yo…

May 7, 2024

You're Ny-Ver Too Old: Diving Deep into Queer Cinema Catchup's Take on the Oscar-Nominated Film Nyad

Welcome to Queer Cinema Catchup, a podcast where we talk about queer-related themes in film and TV. Who’s we, you ask? Joe Murphy and Allison Theveny, movie-lovers who have a long history together. That history began in the 90s and almost end…