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Rise of the Gay Cinephiles

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4.3
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This podcast has
395 episodes
Language
English
Explicit
Yes
Date created
2019/09/09
Latest episode
2026/09/24
Average duration
103 min.
Release period
16 days

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Formerly known as Horror. Cult. Trash. Other., Rise of the Gay Cinephiles is a queer film, TV & pop culture podcast that covers everything from what’s happening in Real Housewives to what’s newly released in cinemas. Every two weeks, you can expect hosts Chris and Gary to talk about their four favourite films they’ve been watching, two older films and two new releases, as well as talking about everything else they’ve been watching on TV and on the big screen alongside any other random things that may or may not lead to extensive tangents. Sit back, relax, and enjoy listening to two gay cinephiles talking about what they’ve been watching and various other hot topics!

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Scream As If You Know 10 Things I Hate About Band Camp #15 - 2004 Part 1
2026/09/24
Welcome to Rise of the Gay Cinephile's millennial teen cinema season, Scream As If You Know 10 Things I Hate About Band Camp (or How Millennial Teen Movies Taught Me Everything I Know About Sex, Friendship and the American Dream)! This week, we're delving into the first half of 2004 and we're discussing Jared Hess’ cult classic, Napoleon Dynamite; Angela Robinson’s ahead of its time queer action rom com, D.E.B.S.; Sam Raimi’s top tier comic book movie sequel, Spider-Man 2; Gary Winick’s high camp gem, 13 Going on 30; and Gregg Araki’s thought provoking masterpiece, Mysterious Skin. You can find us on Instagram over at @riseofthegaycinephiles. If you would like to support the podcast, head over to buymeacoffee.com/gaycinesrise – it's completely optional, and any support will go a long way with helping us continue to run the show!  If you'd like to contact us, message us on Instagram; alternatively, email us at [email protected]. Our theme song is Katie by Gary's old band, One Week Stand—you can check them out on all online music streaming platforms.
Scream As If You Know 10 Things I Hate About Band Camp #14 - 2003 Part 2
2026/09/10
Welcome to Rise of the Gay Cinephile's millennial teen cinema season, Scream As If You Know 10 Things I Hate About Band Camp (or How Millennial Teen Movies Taught Me Everything I Know About Sex, Friendship and the American Dream)! This week, we're delving into the second half of 2003 and we're discussing Catherine Hardwicke's hard hitting drama, Thirteen; Gus Van Sant's disturbing thriller, Elephant; Richard Linklater's cult classic, School of Rock; and Mike Newell's insincere yet charming piece of Oscar bait, Mona Lisa Smile. You can find us on Instagram over at @riseofthegaycinephiles. If you would like to support the podcast, head over to buymeacoffee.com/gaycinesrise – it's completely optional, and any support will go a long way with helping us continue to run the show!  If you'd like to contact us, message us on Instagram; alternatively, email us at [email protected]. Our theme song is Katie by Gary's old band, One Week Stand—you can check them out on all online music streaming platforms.
Scream As If You Know 10 Things I Hate About Band Camp #13 - 2003 Part 1
2026/08/27
Welcome to Rise of the Gay Cinephile's millennial teen cinema season, Scream As If You Know 10 Things I Hate About Band Camp (or How Millennial Teen Movies Taught Me Everything I Know About Sex, Friendship and the American Dream)! This week, we're delving into the first half of 2003 with a teen idol special episode, and we're discussing Harald Zwart's boring James Bond parody, Agent Cody Banks; Jim Fall's high camp cult classic, The Lizzie McGuire Movie; Robert Iscove's hilairously bad, From Justin to Kelly; and Mark Waters' iconic Disney remake, Freaky Friday. You can find us on Instagram over at @riseofthegaycinephiles. If you would like to support the podcast, head over to buymeacoffee.com/gaycinesrise – it's completely optional, and any support will go a long way with helping us continue to run the show!  If you'd like to contact us, message us on Instagram; alternatively, email us at [email protected]. Our theme song is Katie by Gary's old band, One Week Stand—you can check them out on all online music streaming platforms.
Scream As If You Know 10 Things I Hate About Band Camp #12 - 2002 Part 2
2026/08/13
Welcome to Rise of the Gay Cinephile's millennial teen cinema season, Scream As If You Know 10 Things I Hate About Band Camp (or How Millennial Teen Movies Taught Me Everything I Know About Sex, Friendship and the American Dream)! This week, we're delving into the second and more bleak half of 2002, and we're discussing Jake Kasdan's fun dramedy, Orange County; Adam Shankman's bland and badly written A Walk to Remember; Kátia Lund and Fernando Meirelles' neo-noir masterpiece, City of God; Ken Loach's hard hitting British working-class drama, Sweet Sixteen; and Roger Avary's dark takedown of teen comedies, The Rules of Attraction. You can find us on Instagram over at @riseofthegaycinephiles. If you would like to support the podcast, head over to buymeacoffee.com/gaycinesrise – it's completely optional, and any support will go a long way with helping us continue to run the show!  If you'd like to contact us, message us on Instagram; alternatively, email us at [email protected]. Our theme song is Katie by Gary's old band, One Week Stand—you can check them out on all online music streaming platforms.
Scream As If You Know 10 Things I Hate About Band Camp #11 - 2002 Part 1
2026/07/30
Welcome to Rise of the Gay Cinephile's millennial teen cinema season, Scream As If You Know 10 Things I Hate About Band Camp (or How Millennial Teen Movies Taught Me Everything I Know About Sex, Friendship and the American Dream)! This week, we're delving into the first half of 2002, and we're discussing Tamra Davis' camp classic, Crossroads; the worst film of the season so far, Walt Becker's trashy comedy, National Lampoon's Van Wilder; Gurinder Chadha's cult sports comedy, Bend It Like Beckham; and Sam Raimi's camp yet dark comic book movie, Spider-Man. You can find us on Instagram over at @riseofthegaycinephiles. If you would like to support the podcast, head over to buymeacoffee.com/gaycinesrise – it's completely optional, and any support will go a long way with helping us continue to run the show!  If you'd like to contact us, message us on Instagram; alternatively, email us at [email protected]. Our theme song is Katie by Gary's old band, One Week Stand—you can check them out on all online music streaming platforms.
Scream As If You Know 10 Things I Hate About Bandcamp #10 - 2001
2026/07/16
Welcome to Rise of the Gay Cinephile's millennial teen cinema season, Scream As If You Know 10 Things I Hate About Band Camp (or How Millennial Teen Movies Taught Me Everything I Know About Sex, Friendship and the American Dream)! This week, we're delving into 2001 and discussing Thomas Carter's bland dance drama, Save the Last Dance; Richard Kelly's surreal masterpiece, Donnie Darko; Harry Elfont and Deborah Kaplan's cult classic, Josie and the Pussycats; Terry Zwigoff's dark dramedy, Ghost World; Garry Marshall's camp and charming The Princess Diaries; and the best of the many noughties parody films, Joel Gallen's Not Another Teen Movie. You can find us on Instagram over at @riseofthegaycinephiles. If you would like to support the podcast, head over to buymeacoffee.com/gaycinesrise – it's completely optional, and any support will go a long way with helping us continue to run the show!  If you'd like to contact us, message us on Instagram; alternatively, email us at [email protected]. Our theme song is Katie by Gary's old band, One Week Stand—you can check them out on all online music streaming platforms.
Scream As If You Know 10 Things I Hate About Band Camp #9 - 2000 Part 2
2026/07/02
Welcome to Rise of the Gay Cinephile's millennial teen cinema season, Scream As If You Know 10 Things I Hate About Band Camp (or How Millennial Teen Movies Taught Me Everything I Know About Sex, Friendship and the American Dream)! This week, we're delving into the second half of 2000, and we're discussing Ed Bye's British equivalent to Beavis and Butt-Head, Kevin & Perry Go Large; Peyton Reed's intelligent and hilarious Bring It On; Cameron Crowe's music dramedy masterpiece, Almost Famous; and Kinji Fukasaku's bleak and intense cult classic, Battle Royale. You can find us on Instagram over at @riseofthegaycinephiles. If you would like to support the podcast, head over to buymeacoffee.com/gaycinesrise – it's completely optional, and any support will go a long way with helping us continue to run the show!  If you'd like to contact us, message us on Instagram; alternatively, email us at [email protected]. Our theme song is Katie by Gary's old band, One Week Stand—you can check them out on all online music streaming platforms.
Scream As If You Know 10 Things I Hate About Band Camp #8 - 2000 Part 1
2026/06/11
Welcome to Rise of the Gay Cinephile's millennial teen cinema season, Scream As If You Know 10 Things I Hate About Band Camp (or How Millennial Teen Movies Taught Me Everything I Know About Sex, Friendship and the American Dream)! This week, we're out of the 90s and delving into the first half of 2000, and we're discussing James Wong's supernatural slasher, Final Destination; Keenen Ivory Wayans' horror parody, Scary Movie; Amy Heckerling's surprisingly serious romantic comedy, Loser; and John Fawcett's queer cult classic, Ginger Snaps. You can find us on Instagram over at @riseofthegaycinephiles. If you would like to support the podcast, head over to buymeacoffee.com/gaycinesrise – it's completely optional, and any support will go a long way with helping us continue to run the show!  If you'd like to contact us, message us on Instagram; alternatively, email us at [email protected]. Our theme song is Katie by Gary's old band, One Week Stand—you can check them out on all online music streaming platforms.
Scream As If You Know 10 Things I Hate About Band Camp #7 - 1999 Part 2
2026/05/29
Welcome to Rise of the Gay Cinephile's millennial teen cinema season, Scream As If You Know 10 Things I Hate About Band Camp (or How Millennial Teen Movies Taught Me Everything I Know About Sex, Friendship and the American Dream)! This week, we're delving into the second half of our 1999 two parter, and we're discussing Alexander Payne's phenomenal political dramedy, Election; Sofia Coppola's dark yet dreamy masterpiece, The Virgin Suicides; Paul Weitz's teen sex comedy cultural reset, American Pie; Michael Patrick Jann's hilarious mockumentary, Drop Dead Gorgeous; and Jamie Babbit's queer cult classic, But I'm a Cheerleader. You can find us on Instagram over at @riseofthegaycinephiles. If you would like to support the podcast, head over to buymeacoffee.com/gaycinesrise – it's completely optional, and any support will go a long way with helping us continue to run the show!  If you'd like to contact us, message us on Instagram; alternatively, email us at [email protected]. Our theme song is Katie by Gary's old band, One Week Stand—you can check them out on all online music streaming platforms.
Scream As If You Know 10 Things I Hate About Band Camp #6 - 1999 Part 1
2026/05/14
Welcome to Rise of the Gay Cinephile's millennial teen cinema season, Scream As If You Know 10 Things I Hate About Band Camp (or How Millennial Teen Movies Taught Me Everything I Know About Sex, Friendship and the American Dream)! This week, we're delving into the first half of 1999, a year that is considered by some to be the greatest movie year of all time, and we're discussing Brian Robbins' awful sports comedy, Varsity Blues; Robert Iscove's extremely 1999 yet extremely charming, She's All That; Darren Stein's camp cult classic, Jawbreaker; Roger Kumble's iconic erotic thriller, Cruel Intentions; and one of the greatest teen comedies ever made, Gil Junger's 10 Things I Hate About You. You can find us on Instagram over at @riseofthegaycinephiles. If you would like to support the podcast, head over to buymeacoffee.com/gaycinesrise – it's completely optional, and any support will go a long way with helping us continue to run the show!  If you'd like to contact us, message us on Instagram; alternatively, email us at [email protected]. Our theme song is Katie by Gary's old band, One Week Stand—you can check them out on all online music streaming platforms.
Scream As If You Know 10 Things I Hate About Band Camp #5 - 1998 Part 2
2026/04/30
Welcome to Rise of the Gay Cinephile's millennial teen cinema season, Scream As If You Know 10 Things I Hate About Band Camp (or How Millennial Teen Movies Taught Me Everything I Know About Sex, Friendship and the American Dream)! This week, we're delving into the second half of 1998 where we're discussing Joe Dante's cult action comedy, Small Soldiers; Gary Ross' inventive dramedy, Pleasantville; James Merendino's angry masterpiece, SLC Punk!; Jamie Blanks' camp slasher flick, Urban Legend; and some post-Scream sci-fi horror with Robert Rodriguez's The Faculty. You can find us on Instagram over at @riseofthegaycinephiles. If you would like to support the podcast, head over to buymeacoffee.com/gaycinesrise – it's completely optional, and any support will go a long way with helping us continue to run the show!  If you'd like to contact us, message us on Instagram; alternatively, email us at [email protected]. Our theme song is Katie by Gary's old band, One Week Stand—you can check them out on all online music streaming platforms.
Scream As If You Know 10 Things I Hate About Band Camp #4 - 1998 Part 1
2026/04/16
Welcome to Rise of the Gay Cinephile's millennial teen cinema season, Scream As If You Know 10 Things I Hate About Band Camp (or How Millennial Teen Movies Taught Me Everything I Know About Sex, Friendship and the American Dream)! This week, we're delving into the first half of 1998 for a very gay episode where we're discussing Don Roos' dark comedy, The Opposite of Sex; John McNaughton's erotic thriller satire, Wild Things; Simon Shore's British queer rom com, Get Real; and John Waters' hilarious satirical take on the price of fame, Pecker. You can find us on Instagram over at @riseofthegaycinephiles. If you would like to support the podcast, head over to buymeacoffee.com/gaycinesrise – it's completely optional, and any support will go a long way with helping us continue to run the show!  If you'd like to contact us, message us on Instagram; alternatively, email us at [email protected]. Our theme song is Katie by Gary's old band, One Week Stand—you can check them out on all online music streaming platforms.
Scream As If You Know 10 Things I Hate About Band Camp #3 - 1997
2026/03/30
Welcome to Rise of the Gay Cinephile's millennial teen cinema season, Scream As If You Know 10 Things I Hate About Band Camp (or How Millennial Teen Movies Taught Me Everything I Know About Sex, Friendship and the American Dream)! This week, we're delving into 1997 and discussing David Mirkin's comedy masterpiece, Romy and Michele's High School Reunion; the best and final entry of Gregg Araki's phenomenal Teen Apocalypse Trilogy, Nowhere; Jim Gillespie's post-Scream giallo and slasher hybrid, I Know What You Did Last Summer; and Paul Verhoeven's satirical and ahead of its time take on the state of American politics, Starship Troopers. You can find us on Instagram over at @riseofthegaycinephiles. If you would like to support the podcast, head over to buymeacoffee.com/gaycinesrise – it's completely optional, and any support will go a long way with helping us continue to run the show!  If you'd like to contact us, message us on Instagram; alternatively, email us at [email protected]. Our theme song is Katie by Gary's old band, One Week Stand—you can check them out on all online music streaming platforms.
Scream As If You Know 10 Things I Hate About Band Camp #2 - 1996
2026/03/10
Welcome to Rise of the Gay Cinephile's millennial teen cinema season, Scream As If You Know 10 Things I Hate About Band Camp (or How Millennial Teen Movies Taught Me Everything I Know About Sex, Friendship and the American Dream)! This week, we're delving into 1996 and discussing Andrew Fleming's camp goth cult film, The Craft; Hettie Macdonald's queer romantic comedy, Beautiful Thing; Takeshi Kitano's bleak yet incredibly grounded, Kids Return; Richard Linklater's hangout dramedy, SubUrbia; Baz Luhrmann's modern and stylish Shakespeare adaptation, Romeo + Juliet; and Wes Craven's cultural reset, Scream. You can find us on Instagram over at @riseofthegaycinephiles. If you would like to support the podcast, head over to buymeacoffee.com/gaycinesrise – it's completely optional, and any support will go a long way with helping us continue to run the show!  If you'd like to contact us, message us on Instagram; alternatively, email us at [email protected]. Our theme song is Katie by Gary's old band, One Week Stand—you can check them out on all online music streaming platforms.
Scream As If You Know 10 Things I Hate About Band Camp #1 - 1995
2026/02/24
Welcome to Rise of the Gay Cinephile's millennial teen cinema season, Scream As If You Know 10 Things I Hate About Band Camp (or How Millennial Teen Movies Taught Me Everything I Know About Sex, Friendship and the American Dream)! This week, to kick off this new season, we're delving into 1995 and discussing Amy Heckerling's cult classic, Clueless; Larry Clark's endurance test, Kids; John N. Smith's cringy white saviour drama, Dangerous Minds; Patrick Read Johnson's heartfelt underdog story, Angus; and Allan Moyle's joyous music comedy, Empire Records. You can find us on Instagram over at @riseofthegaycinephiles. If you would like to support the podcast, head over to buymeacoffee.com/gaycinesrise – it's completely optional, and any support will go a long way with helping us continue to run the show!  If you'd like to contact us, message us on Instagram; alternatively, email us at [email protected]. Our theme song is Katie by Gary's old band, One Week Stand—you can check them out on all online music streaming platforms.

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4.3 out of 5
6 reviews
★★★★★
RP Productions 2020/07/15
Awesome!
Unique and fun! Great breakdown of horror! Content is fantastic! Detailed and a funny conversational breakdown between the hosts! Chemistry is great. ...
★★★★★
Thatsabingo! 2019/10/17
Great great great!
Seriously love the vibes of the host. They’re knowledgeable AND funny which is rare. Great show about some really amazing films!
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