THE ADDAMS FAMILY gets the Movie Club treatment as Joe Black joins me to discuss on-set disasters, the long and rocky road of the film’s development, Barry Sonnenfeld’s technical wizardry and very specific personality, Anjelica Houston’s iconic performance and painful makeup process, MC Hammer, Raul Julia and his horrific eye calamity, Christopher …

Erik Clapp of the mighty Cinema Force, EC Films & The Bobbie Wygant Archive joins me to discuss SECONDS. Starring Rock Hudson, John Frankenheimer's dark and deeply disturbing classic was released in 1966 to tremendous controversy and terrible box-office. Over the years, SECONDS has come to be rightly recognized as a paranoid, somewhat-misanthropic …

Pia Zadora welcomed me to her gorgeous Las Vegas home to discuss her legendary life and career. We talk The Lonely Lady, owning a plane with your name on it, the Golden Globes scandal, her marriage to Meshulam Riklis, working with John Waters on Hairspray, dealing with depression, psychoanalysis, Celebrity Wife Swap, Voyage Of The Rock Aliens, Pia’…

Legendary filmmaker Alex Cox (Repo Man, Straight To Hell, Walker, Tombstone Rashomon etc) has a new film in the works, a film you can help make a reality by participating via Kickstarter. Click the link, snatch up the fabulous rewards available and thank Alex for decades of wonderful films.Alex & I discuss his collaborations with Joe Strummer, REPO…

Director, bon-vivant and raconteur Marc MacNamara joins me to talk directing gay corn, working with Falcon Nakedsword, co-hosting Discretion Advised (with our friend John Hill), getting kicked out of Micky’s, Fame Games On Fire Island, Thom Moulton, Cherry Grove, pop culture, Real Housewives, the legend of Willy Nilly and a whole lot more. Get Your…

We continue our marathon discussion of Michael Mann’s MANHUNTER. We talk the danger of the distorted lens, the self and shadow self, how Mann’s obsession with the smallest details enriches the bigger picture, Willam Friedkin’s near casting as Hannibal, Mann's impeccable song & score selections, digital vs. film, Mann's Chicago origins & extensive w…

The one and only Salina EsTitties joins me for a lively chat about growing up in the Castro, gay uncles, bringing Mexican-American culture to the stage, chems*x and the way out, RuPaul’s Drag Race, representation, keepin’ on the hustle, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, Kenny Ortega, Survivor and much much more. Get Your Craig & Friends Movie Club T-Shirts…

Michael Mann's 1986 classic MANHUNTER gets the full Movie Club treatment. So full, it had to be split into 2 parts. Gala Avary & Rich Johnson join me for a an in-depth investigation of the first film adaptation of a Hannibal Lector fable (Lecktor in this film), Michael Mann's masterful color-coding, Alex Cox's dismissive and rather confused summary…

Adult performer & producer, pegging enthusiast & pioneer Michael Vegas joins me to talk Altoid roulette, filmmaking, color-coding, overcoming internalized shame, Taser golf, meeting the love of his love (creative & life partner Siouxsie Q) in a uniquely specific, Robert Greene & The 48 Laws Of Power, Ada & I making a cameo in Michael & Siouxsie’s u…

Released in 1990 TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES was a blockbuster smash. No one burned with the fever of Turtle Power more than my guest, Tom Schwartz (Vanderpump Rules). Get a nice cheese pizza, stay out of the sewer and enjoy our chat about this cultural phenomenon. This series is brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/CraigAndFriends⁠⁠⁠ Head…

Musical pioneer Chaz Jankel welcomed me to his home to discuss his legendary musical career - from his days with Ian Dury & The Blockheads (co-writing Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick, Sex & Drugs & Rock’N’Roll and more) through his wildly influential solo career, his later foray into film scoring and that time Quincy Jones covered one of his songs. W…

UNHhhh yea... that's a wrap on season 8. While Trixie and Katya take a hiatus, relish in these random moments from the most recent topics. Stay subscribed and we'll see you again in 2024.

The older you get, the more you realize, no one knows what they are doing. To wrap up season 8, Trixie and Katya get real about what it's like being older in a world of young queens.

People who live in glass houses should not live next to a drag queen. This week Trixie and Katya are tapping at your bedroom window.

Craig, special guest co-host Katya & Sapphira continue their chat and talk going vegan, discovering opera, straight tone, vibrato’n’viagra, Miss D’America, resting diva face, doing the thing you need to be doing and MORE! This series is brought to you by ⁠https://www.patreon.com/CraigAndFriends⁠

It’s a bit nipply outside! This week Trixie and Katya barely discuss the topic, winter.

Originally posted in the salad days of the pandemic (August 2020), this Encore Presentation is in honor of our beloved Sapphira Cristál gooping and gagging the world on Season 16 of RuPaul's Drag Race. Craig & special guest co-host Katya welcome Sapphira Cristal via satellite to talk perfect pitch, homeless schooldays, sorority sister saves, carbon…

Box it up baby! This week Trixie and Katya share their anxiety around receiving packages, both large and small. WOW does not endorse flirting with any delivery persons.

This week Trixie and Katya become disgruntled while talking about the US Postal Service. Does anyone know how to unsubscribe from junk mail?

There are no mistakes, only happy accidents. This week our two favorite 'happy accidents,' Trixie and Katya, talk about their biggest mistakes. Huge!

Our girl for all seasons Eureka O'Hara joins me to talk the mirth, magic and mayhem of the undercover feminist cult classic GREASE 2! We get into what a T-Bird could mean these days, the majesty of Michelle Pfeiffer, shooting dance numbers before the songs are ready, the chaotic grandiosity of producer & impresario Allan Carr, the impact of RSO & R…

Aliens like probing humans because they are gay as hell. This week Trixie and Katya get extra terrestrial -- if we're here, then they're there.

Nashville’s pre-eminent film critic, connoisseur & Prince devotee Jason Shawhan returns to Movie Club as we talk Prince’s 2nd film UNDER THE CHERRY MOON. We get into Prince’s ever-practical wardrobe choices, Jerome Benton’s woefully short film career, the rather progressive queerness of the film, “Martin Scorsese’s Pee Wee’s Big Adventure”, Wendy &…

My dear friends Mike Chapman & Maddy Paterson join me to talk writing and producing decades of hits like “Ballroom Blitz”, “Hey Mickey” “Simply The Best” and much more, Michael Des Barres, producing Agnetha from ABBA, Suzi Quatro, pairing Lita Ford & Ozzy Osbourne, the trouble with Sharon Osbourne, working with mentor Micky Most, Dreamland Records,…

It’s the queerest time of year! For this 7th Halloween special, Trixie and Katya will trick your treats. Featuring: a nondescript officer, dressed as a gay person and an elderly woman, begging to be kissed.

Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Freddy is - gonna be late. This week Trixie and Katya get into the ooky-spooky spirit by revealing their nightmares. The call is coming from inside the house.

The Muppet Movie, Phantom Of The Paradise, Bugsy Malone, A Star Is Born, “You And Me Against The World”, Smokey & The Bandit...what singular magical element do these cultural touchstones have in common? The legendary, inspirational & hilarious singer, songwriter, actor, author, recovery advocate/counselor AND President of ASCAP known as PAUL WILLIA…

Enjoy this compilation of clips from the cutting room floor of the dragoons in the dungeon. Trixie and Katya are best served randomly.

You don’t walk into a party like a bitch — at least you try not to. This week Trixie and Katya are giving pure source energy.

Nobody likes a sad clown. Trixie and Katya are queens who just wanna have fun.

This candid chat with legendary compser, co-creator of Hedwig & The Angry Inch and all-around terrific person known as Stephen Trask continues, picking up where we left off: the difficulties of coming out during the Reagan era, the extremes of youthful idealism, protest & arrests, Don Hill's and the dream of a better nightlife future coming true wi…

Once again, Trixie and Katya talk about heterosexual people. Because these two gay men in wigs still have opinions on straight culture.