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Pop Culture Happy Hour

Pillion

Pop Culture Happy Hour

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4.511.6K Ratings

🗓️ 16 February 2026

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

In Pillion, a.k.a. the “gay BDSM biker movie,” a meek young man named Colin (Harry Melling) meets a handsome, broody biker played by Alexander Skarsgård who brings out his submissive side. They enter into a sub/dom relationship, but the biker remains so mysterious and withholding that Colin starts to want more – endangering the bond the two men share. 

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0:14.5

A warning, this episode contains discussion of sex and kink.

0:22.8

Folks have been talking about the gay BDSM biker movie since it premiered at Cannes last year.

0:28.4

Well, it's finally here.

0:30.0

In Pillion, a meek young man named Colin meets a handsome, broody biker who brings out his

0:35.5

submissive side.

0:36.7

The biker is played by Alexander Scarsgaard,

0:39.3

so I mean, you get it. They enter into a sub-dom relationship, but the biker remains so

0:45.0

mysterious in withholding that Colin starts to want more, endangering the bond the two men share.

0:51.0

I'm Glenn Weldon, and today we're talking about Pillion on Pop Culture Happy Hour

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from NPR.

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