Just to clarify: YES we all agree with Natasha Lyonne’s perfect takes on AI usage in the entertainment industry*.

The Spineless Boys are once again joined by Adelina Marinello to discuss Jamie Babbitt’s Criterion Collection candidate BUT I’M A CHEERLEADER (1999), a masterpiece of queer satire that is either sadder or funnier than it appears on the surface, depending on who you ask.

Is this film camp? How does one define ‘camp’? Is Mad Max: Fury Road camp? Is RuPaul allowed to do a little fracking, as a treat? All these questions and more answered on the latest episode of SPINELESS. 

*this is a joke please don’t get mad at us

RuPaul tweets the trains flag instead of the trans flag

Floyd Collins Tonys performance

Natasha Lyonne in the Criterion Closet

The Criterion Collection is an ever-growing roster of movies deemed internationally significant on an artistic level. Each new film added to the collection is given a Spine Number, making any film NOT in the collection: SPINELESS. Join Nick and Brennan (your very-favorite SPINELESS BOYS) as they cover the classic and contemporary films they feel are most deserving of the Criterion treatment.

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As always, thank you to Joey Johnson for our music and to Sparrow Potter for our artwork.