Rebel Without a Cause with Drew Gregory

Jordan and Brooke are joined by filmmaker and writer Drew Gregory for 1955's utterly iconic teen flick. They do a deep dive into this film's long history with the queer community on and off camera, draw some timely "Euphoria" parallels, and Drew explains why James Dean is her style icon (as he should be).Follow us on Twitter! (And Jordan's Letterboxd / Brooke's Letterboxd)Follow Drew on Twitter and Letterboxd, and support Autostraddle!

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Four-quadrant films are movies designed to appeal to the biggest, widest audience possible. In the process, they can often leave out a lot of LGBTQ+ representation – but end up loaded with subtext. In The Queer Quadrant, hosts Brooke Solomon and Jordan Gustafson examine cinema in all its cultural contexts, and explore why your favorite four-quadrant blockbuster is maybe…not as straight as you think it is.