Bend It Like Beckham with Yamini Nambimadom

Jordan and Brooke are joined by writer and actor Yamini Nambimadom for a trip to 2002. We're talking low-rise jeans, the Spice Girls, and lots of gay panic. But we loveeee Gurinder Chadha's earnest, sweet, VERY GAY sports film featuring footballers who will definitely explore each other's bodies in college. Plus, the plight of the Irish, bra shopping, and why Parminda Nagra should be a movie star!Follow us on Twitter, Bluesky, and IG! (And Jordan's Letterboxd / Brooke's Letterboxd)Follow Yamini on IG and Letterboxd! More at: yamininambimadom.com/For privacy & ad info, visit: audacyinc.com/privacy-policy/

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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.