This week on the first episode of Rise of the Gay Cinephiles (formerly Horror. Cult. Trash. Other.), we're discussing Nobuhiko Ôbayashi's His Motorbike, Her Island; Yoshifumi Kondô's Whisper of the Heart; Halina Reijn's Babygirl; and Mike Leigh's Hard Truths for our four highlights!

You can also expect discussions on Real Housewives of Salt Lake City and Beverly Hills, RuPaul's Drag Race, David Lynch, Companion, Maria, Russ Meyer, The Traitors, and Carrie Bradshaw delivering pizza to Mr. Big. 

You can find us on Instagram and Threads over at @gaycinephilesrise and on Twitter over at @gaycinesrise.

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Our theme song is Katie by Gary's old band, One Week Stand—you can check them out on all online music streaming platforms.