Conrad and Joe are joined by Horror Queers' Trace Thurman to discuss Charlie Polinger's debut feature, The Plague (2025).

Expect plenty of discussion about pre-teen bullying, queer-coding, and body horror as we're collectively triggered by this story about hazing rituals gone awry at an all-boy water polo camp.

Plus: praising Kayo Martin as central antagonist Jake, Joel Edgerton's useless Coach, and debate about how rarely (or not!) this kind of story is told.

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For our final 'Cruising' entry, we've returned to France to discuss Alain Giraudie's Stranger By The Lake (2013).

It's one of Joe's favourite contemporary texts, but what did Conrad think of his time watch?

Plus: unsimulated sex, naturalistic sound design, Henri's separation, and the lake as a gay utopia

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Our second last 'Cruising' title arrives in the form of Nate Dushku's feature directorial debut, Birder (2023).

Prepare for innuendos abound courtesy of Amnon Lourie's screenplay, which is brought to life by charming chameleon Michael Emery in the lead role.

Plus: queer diversity, and why Conrad and Joe feel differently about David Sachs' father figure Miles

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