BGM: Bad Gay Movies = Bitchy Gay Men

It's always a thrill to have Brian Francis on the show, particularly when it turns out he loves network TV movies from the eighties as much as we do! Brian joins Bil and Daniel to talk about the 1982 Made-for-TV film Hotline starring the great Lynda Carter. Email badgaymovies@gmail.com Photo by Michael Sheffer Theme by The Chronos Band

Bil and Michael take a look at Gaymer Vs Gaymer, aka Our Son starring Billy Porter and Luke Evans, and ask the age old question, should a gay man who lives in a Manhattan townhouse be allowed to work? Email badgaymovies@gmail.com Photo by Michael Sheffer Theme by The Chronos Band

Daniel and Bil have never been on a hike in jolly old England, but they're pretty sure it involves a lot more than drinking beer and playing games of Strip Pooh. Listen as they discuss the details of the 2023 film MATES by Arno Crous. Email badgaymovies@gmail.com Photo by Michael Sheffer Theme by The Chronos Band

The Oscars were a month ago but we actually got together the day after the ceremony to talk about a classic film set on the night of the Academy Awards, the very chill, super naturalism of The Oscar by Russell Rouse, starring Stephen Boyd.Email badgaymovies@gmail.com Photo by Michael Sheffer Theme by The Chronos Band

We're so thrilled that Ryan G. Hinds has joined us on the show again, this time from his new life in Jolly Old England! Many years after they regaled the patrons at a Thai restaurant on a very late night in downtown Toronto restaurant with their rendition of the Barbra and Judy medley from The Judy Garland Show, Bil and Ryan sat down to discuss their favourite icon's very last film, I COULD GO ON SINGING by Ronald Neame. Email badgaymovies@gmail.com Photo by Michael Sheffer Theme by The Chronos Band

Oscar night is upon us, and we know that none of you can watch the show without us to prepare you! For the tenth year in a row, Bil and Daniel have the honour and pleasure of film and theatre critic Glenn Sumi joining them to talk about this year's nominees. Email badgaymovies@gmail.com Photo by Michael Sheffer Theme by The Chronos Band

Bil and Michael don't what to make of a movie called Code Name: Dynastud, but they do their best to try and figure out Richard Griffin's classic is trying to do. Email badgaymovies@gmail.com Photo by Michael Sheffer Theme by The Chronos Band

Bil is thrilled to have the great Ryan Porter back on as a guest to delve back into the glory days of nineties indie cinema, the two of them taking a look at the recently resurrected classic I Think I Do starring the late, great Alexis Arquette. Email badgaymovies@gmail.com Photo by Michael Sheffer Theme by The Chronos Band

Bil and Mike spend all of What Happens Next DYING to know the answer to that question. Check out their conversation about Jay Arnold's 2011 film! Email badgaymovies@gmail.com Photo by Michael Sheffer Theme by The Chronos Band

Bil, Michael and Daniel love a homegrown classic, and were thrilled to learn that Canada once produced a Fatal Attraction-ripoff for television called The Phone Call by Allan A. Goldstein Email badgaymovies@gmail.com Photo by Michael Sheffer Theme by The Chronos Band

There's nothing we love more than a movie we can't see, and this week's selection indulges us by never turning on the lights! Join Michael and Bil as they talk about Shadows In Mind by Mark Schwab Email badgaymovies@gmail.com Photo by Michael Sheffer Theme by The Chronos Band

The boys are reunited to delve into a classic called Sometimes Aunt Martha Does Dreadful Things by Thomas Casey and find themselves wondering...is she dreadful enough? Email: ⁠badgaymovies2013@gmail.com⁠ Photo by Michael Sheffer Theme by The Chronos Band

Bil and Daniel go back to their roots and find an obscure BGM classic that existed solely to inspire this podcast. Listen as they talk about the 2000 family comedy GET YOUR STUFF by Max Mitchell. Email badgaymovies@gmail.com Photo by Michael Sheffer Theme by The Chronos Band

Bil invites MJ Lyons back on to the show to talk about the pinnacle in Boy Witch cinema, the 2006 thriller classic The Covenant by Renny Harlin.Email badgaymovies@gmail.com Photo by Michael Sheffer Theme by The Chronos Band

In 2007, Britain's Channel 4 decided to celebrate Pride Month and the fortieth anniversary of the abolishing of anti-gay laws with a television film that, well, doesn't feel all that celebratory. Join Bil and Daniel as they talk about Clapham Junction by Adrian Shergold Email badgaymovies@gmail.com Photo by Michael Sheffer Theme by The Chronos Band

It's taken long enough to finally get to a Doris Day movie! Bil and Michael take a look at one of Doris's last films, Caprice by Frank Tashlin.

If you're a skinny cutie pie who is dreaming of a big bear in the sack, make sure you look to Hilary Swank for fashion tips. These and more are the things that Bil, Daniel and Michael learned this week when exploring their latest adventure in the gay cinema canon. This week's episode is a discussion of Douglas Langway's comedy Bear City

Michael, Daniel and Bil would love to discuss this film but they drank too many Caesars and didn’t really know what was happening. Apologies in advance for referring to her as Carmen and not Cameron Esposito… Jewish Princess, White People’s Version of Rappers and Jail Costumes Straight out of The Producers…from the writer of In And Out? The Gay Though Not Gay (look it up!) episode features a discussion of Marci X

We're almost at 20! But until then, Bil, Michael and special guest Alicia Douglas attended the Next Wave Film Festival where they found themselves surrounded by young people...but they didn't die. Not wanting to be behind the curve, BGM takes a look at a film aiming at the tween set (whatever that is). Join Bil, Michael and Alicia as they discuss Darren Stein's G.B.F.

This week, we get a little soft in the touch: we actually thought we would have bitchier things to say about this movie, but as it turns out, Vincente Minnelli's look at the Fear Of A Gay Planet might still have things to say to us. Join Bil, Michael and Daniel as they discuss Vincente Minnelli's Tea And Sympathy

How is it possible that being a hustler was such a wonderfully delightful way to live and nobody told us? Even more shocking, how is it possible that this film is based on a book? Join Bil, Michael and our Super Special Guest Ryan G. Hinds as they discuss Q. Allan Brocka's Boy Culture

Goodness knows that a true friend can leave whatever bodily functions they want on your bed. At least that's what we solidified in our discussion of our latest BGM, a comedy with anger starring your favourite 80s television sitcom star. Join Bil, Michael and Daniel as they discuss Casper Andreas' starring Mindy Cohn! Violet Tendencies

It's tough when your dad has sex with your best friend, and it's a LOT harder to reconcile when your dad is the same age as you. Join Bil, Michael and special guest Steven Jackson, host of Road To The Church podcast, as they discuss Chip Hale's Written by and starring Charlie David. Mulligans

Bill Clarke showing us dance moves on an audio podcast might not reveal a complete command of the medium, but that doesn't mean that our second guest panel wasn't a complete success. This week, just in time for Christmas, we look at the connection between gay sex and gruesome murder that eighties movies taught us was completely inevitable. Join Bil as he welcomes guest panelists Heath Flint and Bill Clarke of Magenta Magazine as they discuss what must have been Anita Bryant's feelgood film of the year, by William Friedkin Starring Al Pacino, Karen Allen, Paul Sorvino, and Al Bundy Cruising

We're still not fully convinced that granny is played by anything other than a white man in a fat suit and wig. However, BGM is delighted to return to the original crew for our lucky thirteenth episode, so make sure you don't miss out on the fun. Join Daniel, Michael and Bil as they take a look at Todd Wilson's Under One Roof

Listen, when the inspiration hits you, you just gotta grab and camera and film...you can't be bothered with a script, lighting, or an actual plot for a movie. Just grab people off the street and MAKE THIS HAPPEN. BGM is delighted to welcome a guest panel for this week's episode, as Bil is joined in the superstar million dollar studio the fabulous twosome of Matthew Harris and Kevin Calaguiro as they discuss Michael C. Gallant's 10 Attitudes

This week we solidify Daniel's position as the Bette Midler of our First Wives Club, Bil reveals his ability to apply the philosophy of The Colour Purple to anything, and Michael reveals his ability to eat chocolate mousse and podcast at the same time. Join us as we discuss Todd Stephens' unforgettable sequel to Another Gay Movie, Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild

Despite the fact that it's about a verbally abused woman who hooks up with a sex-addicted modelizer, it's a romantic comedy. Go figure! To celebrate reaching our tenth episode, we at BGM have decided to branch outside the norm and review a movie that, while not particularly in gay in content, is fully gay in cultural context, and so we have touched upon Barbra Streisand's Am I Pretty Epic,The Mirror Has Two FacesPlus we have the added bonus of our guest and our first ever Female Token Honorary BGM, Alison Broverman!

Another Australian masterpiece is the focus of a conversation on Bad Gay Movies, but this time Bil has an actual Australian to Ozsplain everything to him. Paul Mizzi, host of the wonderful The Swapcast Podcast, graciously joins the show to talk about Lonesome by Craig Boreham. Email: badgaymovies2013@gmail.com Photo by Michael Sheffer Theme by The Chronos Band

All three members of the O.G. BGM crew sit down together in one room for the first time since the 2020 Lockdown, and we couldn’t find a more iconic movie to do it with! Join Bil, Michael and Daniel as they all talk at the same time while hitting the table discussing Longhorns by David Lewis Email: badgaymovies2013@gmail.com Photo by Michael Sheffer Theme by The Chronos Band

Bil was in Australia for 10 minutes a decade ago, so naturally he brings his expertise to bear on the details of the film he is discussing with Michael, who turns out to be a big fan of it! Join them as they discuss Goran Stolevski’s Of An Age. Email: badgaymovies2013@gmail.com Photo by Michael Sheffer Theme by The Chronos Band

Adam Bailey returns to talk to Daniel and Bil about the Blumhouse horror film aimed at us modern-day wokesters, They/Them by John Logan. Email: badgaymovies2013@gmail.com Photo by Michael Sheffer Theme by The Chronos Band

OSCAR NIGHT IS UPON US! And as always we have a lot to say about it. Join Bil, Daniel and their special guest Glenn Sumi returning for the ninth time to talk about their pics for this year’s Academy Awards. Email: badgaymovies2013@gmail.com Photo by Michael Sheffer Theme by The Chronos Band

We can’t do a movie about an infant without a real live mother on hand for research, so we’re thrilled that TAPA’s newly appointed Executive Director Annemieke Wade joined Bil, Daniel and Mike to talk about The Baby by Ted Post. Email: badgaymovies2013@gmail.com Photo by Michael Sheffer Theme by The Chronos Band

Daniel returns and he and Bil take a look at yet another campy play turned into an earnest movie, this time inspired by the real-life story of Rock Hudson’s marriage to Phyllis Gates. Listen as they try Straight-Jacket by Richard Day on for size. Email: badgaymovies2013@gmail.com Photo by Michael Sheffer Theme by The Chronos Band

Bil and Michael had so many questions about a BGM that they couldn’t go on unless the star of the movie answered them! BGM has the pleasure of actor Craig Jordan joining the podcast to talk about Joshua Lim’s Godless. Email: badgaymovies2013@gmail.com Photo by Michael Sheffer Theme by The Chronos Band

The Riviera Rats podcast has launched and Bil and Gregory Rosebrugh are having a marvelous time going through every year of the Cannes Film Festival. To talk about their new show, Bil invited Greg for a crossover BGM episode where they take a look at a film that looks like official competition material. Email: badgaymovies2013@gmail.com Photo by Michael Sheffer Theme by The Chronos Band

It’s a thrill to have Said Atabaki on the show again, and this connoisseur of refined tastes brings us back to the arthouse by discussing the finer points of Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s Fox And His Friends. Email: badgaymovies2013@gmail.com Photo by Michael Sheffer Theme by The Chronos Band

Spooky season will be upon us soon enough, so why not celebrate with yet another gay vampire movie! Bil and Michael try to make sense of Scab by Thomas Jason Davis! Email: badgaymovies2013@gmail.com Photo by Michael Sheffer Theme by The Chronos Band

It was time to have Bill Clarke back on the show, and the perfect choice for him was a film set in his favourite city in the world. Daniel, Bil and Bill go Back to Berlin with Alex & Leo by Yuri Garate. Email: badgaymovies2013@gmail.com Photo by Michael Sheffer Theme by The Chronos Band

We continue our celebration of Token Straight Man month with the return of Phoevo, and we were so excited to have him back that we found him a movie with as many boobs as we could find. Join Bil, Daniel and Phoevo as they discuss 4 Nights In The Hamptons by Michael Knowles. Email: badgaymovies2013@gmail.com Photo by Michael Sheffer Theme by The Chronos Band

Imagine if Love Actually was made with only 6 people and none of them spoke in a way you recognized, and you have the hit rom-com Shared Rooms! Michael Soulard returns to the show, and he and Bil Antoniou discuss this modern classic. Email: badgaymovies2013@gmail.com Photo by Michael Sheffer Theme by The Chronos Band

It’s Token Straight Man month and Bil couldn’t be more excited to have his fellow podcaster and dear friend Marco Timpano, host of The Insomnia Project, on the show to Italian-splain the 2018 comedy My Big Gay Italian Wedding by Alessandro Genovesi. Email: badgaymovies2013@gmail.com Photo by Michael Sheffer Theme by The Chronos Band https://creators.spotify.com/pod/dashboard/episodes?currentPage=2

It’s another example of Gay Vs God, but the higher power in this case is the magnificent Judith Light. Bil and Daniel watch Chad Allen in Save Me and you’re going to want to know what they think. Email: badgaymovies2013@gmail.com Photo by Michael Sheffer Theme by The Chronos Band

The first time we at BGM ever felt like real somebodies was when actor and star extraordinaire Mark Cirillo appeared on the show to take a drubbing for his magnificent career, and we couldn’t be more excited to have him back! Mark joined us to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of The Last Straight Man by Mark Bessenger. Email: badgaymovies2013@gmail.com Photo by Michael Sheffer Theme by The Chronos Band

If you follow the exquisite actor and singer James Gibson-Bray on the socials, you’ll know that there’s no one better suited to a discussion of the TV movie that brought Ann-Margret and Julie Andrews to talk about the most serious health crisis of the 1980s. Email: badgaymovies2013@gmail.com Photo by Michael Sheffer Theme by The Chronos Band

Comedian extraordinaire Jonathan Duffy joins Bil and Daniel to talk about a real doozy of a Covid project, the 2022 drama Borrowed. Email: badgaymovies2013@gmail.com Photo by Michael Sheffer Theme by The Chronos Band

New episode! If you’re searching the universe for rock music to take to your planet, it stands to reason that you come to a town where Pia Zadora is dancing to New Wave. Anders Yates returns to BGM’s delight to talk with Bil about the cult classic (?) VOYAGE OF THE ROCK ALIENS! Email: badgaymovies2013@gmail.com Photo by Michael Sheffer Theme by The Chronos Band

We got our dear friend Matthew Harris back on the show and he wanted to get back in the loop with the one and only Bianca Del Rio! Bil, Daniel and Matthew watch Hurricane Bianca: From Russia With Hate and compare it to the original classic. Email: badgaymovies2013@gmail.com Photo by Michael Sheffer Theme by The Chronos Band

Everyone knows that the biggest threat to the music industry is when your cassette tapes are boxed up and sent to Japan. We didn’t understand the plot of Maid For Each Other, but we were happy to reminisce on its delights. Email: badgaymovies2013@gmail.com Photo by Michael Sheffer Theme by The Chronos Band