Twilight: New Moon (2009)

"Wow, maybe I shouldn't be dating such an old man. It's gross. I should be thoroughly repulsed."

We're kicking off a month of sequels with the second installment of the TWILIGHT saga, NEW MOON. We're into uncharted territory for Harmony, who had as good of a time watching this film as you can imagine ... which is to say she had a very bad time. Let's talk about Bella's adrenaline junkie phase, the Vampire Vatican, and the awful Indigenous representation with Jacob's wolf pack!

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Article Discussed: Film Daze - The Twilight Saga’s Issue with Indigenous Culture

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Titanic (25th Anniversary)

“I'll never let go, Jack. I'll never let go.”

It's been 25 years since James Cameron dazzled the world with his gripping, historical disaster romance drama, but it's perpetually annoying that people forget TITANIC is a teen girl story. We're revisiting the film by focusing on the one aspect of the film that hasn't been analyzed to death yet -- the teenage power of Kate Winslet as Rose DeWitt Bukater. Alexa, play "My Heart Will Go On."

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Article Discussed: /Film - Titanic Is The Best Possible Defense Of The Movie Sex Scene

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Valley Girl (40th Anniversary)

"Man, he's like tripendicular, ya know?"

Ohmigod like, gag us with a spoon! VALLEY GIRL is turning 40?! We're going back in time to celebrate one of the teen girl movies that completely changed an entire culture, permanently altered the way people speak, and gave us a heartthrob leading man out of Nicolas Cage. We're totally dying over this movie and hope you enjoy this celebration of a classic retelling of Romeo & Juliet.

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Wish Upon a Star (1996)

"You may have my body, breasts, and boyfriend, but you are not me."

We're turning on the Disney Channel and talking about another body swap film, the beloved and yet somehow still underrated, WISH UPON A STAR. The Wives talk about the edgy story elements that keep this film off of the Disney+ platform, how the sisterhood of the characters fundamentally changes the body swap story elements often seen in films like FREAKY FRIDAY, and of course, we give our thanks for the dominatrix outfit.

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Hanna (2011)

"I mean, you're a freak and everything, but I like you."

There's so much more to the teen girl movie genre than high school stories, and Joe Wright's HANNA is a perfect example of it. The Wives Colangelo are discussing the different ways a parent can define love, Cate Blanchett's questionable accent, whether or not Hanna is neurodivergent, and why Sophie is such a fantastic best friend character.

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Articles Mentioned

Focus Features: Now Ten Years Old, Hanna Just Keeps Going

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Almost Famous (2000) w/ Jaclyn Moore

"I always tell the girls, never take it seriously, if ya never take it seriously, ya never get hurt, ya never get hurt, ya always have fun, and if you ever get lonely, just go to the record store and visit your friends."

The Wives Colangelo are joined by the wise and wonderful Jaclyn Moore to talk about the glory of ALMOST FAMOUS. We're talking about "egg behavior" trans themes, good tunes, groupie culture, and seeing yourself in stories you never thought possible.

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Articles Mentioned

Fashion Magazine: 20 Years After Almost Famous, Has The Idea of the Groupie Changed?

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Sleepover (2004) w/ Abby Rose Morris

"You're out here collecting tickets instead of being inside at the dance. You spend your weekends doing extra credit algebra, you play way too much Monopoly with your parents, and you've never eaten anywhere near the fountain. And in 4 years I will be YOU unless I get into that dance!"

We're heading back to 2004 to talk about the teen hijinks comedy SLEEPOVER. This week The Wives Colangelo are joined by Abby Rose Morris of the podcast, More than Tracy Turnblad, to talk about a stellar cast, fat representation in teen girl cinema, and why this movie plays like a PG-rated sex comedy.

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Adventures in Babysitting (1987)

"Now boys, if either of you give me any grief I swear to God I'll kill you. Dead, murdered, stabbed."

ADVENTURES IN BABYSITTING is an undeniable classic of the teen girl movie canon, but the fish-out-of-water story of a group of kids from the suburbs thrust into Chicago has aged ... poorly. We have a lovingly frank discussion about an absolute blast of a movie, that tried very hard to be different from the blatantly offensive films of the years prior but couldn't quite stick the landing. That said, there's a reason people still have so much love for this film, and a reason why "don't fuck with the babysitter" is one of the all-time great line deliveries in the genre.

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Articles Mentioned

The Guardian: Blacking up, wacky Asians and the Libyans - the worst of 80s movie racism

Vulture: Elisabeth Shue Answers Every Question You Have About Adventures in Babysitting

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American Pie (1999)

"She's gone! Oh my God, she used me. I was used. I was used! Cool!"

We're kicking off 2023 by examining the real reason that teen girl cinema went into hibernation after 1999, with the sex comedy that completely changed the genre. That's right, strap in for a discussion on AMERICAN PIE. As This Ends at Prom expands the scope of the films we cover, it's important to look at the game-changers that impacted the films we love so much. So let's talk about Stifler's mom, that "one time at band camp," and whether or not third base actually feels like a warm apple pie.

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The Atlantic: Was 'American Pie' More Influential Than 'Titanic'?

The Guardian: American Pie at 20 -- why the raucous comedy could never be made today

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Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)

"Listen, I know I can be hard to be around sometimes. I totally understand if you don't want to hang anymore."

For the third year in a row, we're ending the calendar with a Michael Cera movie that completely changed the way women were presented in teen cinema moving forward. This time, we're rocking out, playing games, dying our hair, and unpacking our baggage with SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD. We're talking about this perfect time capsule of a very niche part of 2010, for better and for worse. WE ARE THIS ENDS AT PROM AND WE'RE HERE TO MAKE YOU THINK ABOUT YOUR INNER TEEN AND WORK THROUGH IT AND STUFF. 1-2-3-4!!!!

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NPR: Does 'Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World' Hold Up, Ten Years Later?

The Ringer: Knives Chau Has Always Been the Coolest Part of ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’

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Anna and the Apocalypse (2017) w/ Matt Donato

"Christmas is fast becoming my least favorite 'C' word."

We're combining a coming-of-age story, a musical, a zombie-comedy, and a Christmas story all in one, ridiculously fun package with ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE. The Wives Colangelo are joined by prolific film journalist, Matt Donato, who is quite possibly this film's biggest fan on the planet. We talk about seeing ourselves on screen, the appreciation of a musical where the characters can actually sing, the surprising amount of gore for a film this heartfelt, and why Christmas horror films are so much fun.

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Black Christmas (1974)

"No, Clare, it's the Mormon Tabernacle Choir making their annual obscene phone call."

After three years, we've finally made our way through all three versions of BLACK CHRISTMAS. This week, we're talking about the one that started it all, Bob Clark's classic from 1974. We discuss the importance of BLACK CHRISTMAS in the slasher canon, how the oldest version of the film is somehow the most progressive of all three, wax poetic about Margot Kidder's Barb, and declare this as the best film we've ever covered on the show. (So far.)

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The Radical Legacy of Black Christmas: https://morbidlybeautiful.com/radical-legacy-black-christmas/

The Low-Budget Canadian Film That Inspired 'Halloween' and Launched an Entire Horror Genre: https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/nation/black-christmas-review-first-slasher-film-genre

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A Cinderella Story (2004)

"Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game."

You've been asking for it since the very beginning, but The Wives Colangelo are finally talking about the Hilary Duff not-Disney film, A CINDERELLA STORY. Let's talk about the brilliance of Jennifer Coolidge, the weird Lindsay Lohan/Hilary Duff drama that helped this film at the box office, and why this is the most paint-by-numbers teen girl film ever made. 

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Some Kind of Wonderful (35th Anniversary)

"The only things I care about in this goddamn life are me and my drums and you."

It's the 35th anniversary of John Hughes' final teen film, SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL, and The Wives Colangelo has plenty to say. We talk about why this film is the better version of PRETTY IN PINK, pay our respects to a forever crush in Watts, and even give a mini-lesson on the history of Skinheads. All of this and more in this week's episode.

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Entertainment Weekly: 'John Hughes was a romantic. He was in love with love': An oral history of Some Kind of Wonderful

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Heaven Help Us (1985) w/ Margo Donohue

"I've been kicked off the track team, and without track, my grades will be based on ...my grades."

We're celebrating Brooklyn, the baby Brat Pack, and Boys' Catholic school with the criminally underseen HEAVEN HELP US. The Wives Colangelo are joined by podcaster, writer, and pop culture maven, Margo Donohue, who just released the book FILMED IN BROOKLYN all about movies set in her stomping grounds. We read a bit from Mike McPadden's TEEN MOVIE HELL, have the chance to examine how teen boys function differently around women compared to all-male groups, and try to figure out why we love Kevin Dillon's Rooney so much, even though he says the f-slur more in this movie than any others combined.

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The DUFF (2015)

“It's actually not my job to give you pervy intel on my best friends but good luck anyway.”

Thanks to the franchise boom of the 2010s, there aren't always a lot of teen films to talk about from this time period. We've been saving this title for a rainy day, and it sure is pouring. That's right, The Wives Colangelo are finally diving deep into THE DUFF. Together we discuss the frustration of films with good intentions, the difference having a script and director can make when allowing actors to truly shine, and sadly including the information that the "DUFF" as a social conceit is a very real thing.

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Articles Mentioned

We Can Already Declare “The Duff” To Be the Worst Movie of 2015 (https://www.bitchmedia.org/post/we-can-already-declare-the-duff-to-be-the-worst-movie-of-2015)

Being the DUFF | Psychology Today

(https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/lifetime-connections/201504/being-the-duff)

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Election (1999)

“Some people say I'm an overachiever, but I think they're just jealous.”

It's election day and The Wives Colangelo are celebrating with the greatest American political film ever made, ELECTION. This week's discussions include the reappraisal of Tracy Flick as an archetype, why the guy who played Ferris Bueller thrives as a loser adult, and how weirdly relevant ELECTION has remained after all these years. PICK FLICK!

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Article Mentioned: Election - That’s Why It’s Destiny: https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/5189-election-thats-why-its-destiny

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Coraline (2009) w/ Bona Bones

“Being brave didn’t mean you weren’t scared. Being brave meant you were scared, really scared, badly scared, and you did the right thing, anyway.”

This week The Wives Colangelo are going to stop-motion animation school with stop-motion educator, TikTok creator, and ROBOT CHICKEN animator Bona Bones to talk about Henry Selick and Neil Gaiman's spooky classic, CORALINE. There's a lot of geeking out on this week's episode, but plenty of conversations about growing up weird, trying to find your independence, and learning how to face your fears.

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We Are What We Are (2013)

"I don't know what you think you heard, but you must be mistaken..."

Sometimes the most horrific movies have nothing to do with active threats like demonic possession or masked slashers, but the twisted ways in which women are forced into roles they never asked for, and are convinced that harmful, patriarchal rule is "just the way it's always been." In Jim Mickle's haunting film WE ARE WHAT WE ARE, we see Ambyr Childers and Julia Garner forced to navigate their new gender roles as "the women of the house," and how they are now responsible for the preparation of their family's annual feast ...which may or may not be human flesh.

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The Babysitter (2017) w/ Xero Gravity

"Things get messy when you make a deal with the devil."

Spooky season is well underway and this week we're giving praise to McG and Brian Duffield's fun as hell teen horror flick, THE BABYSITTER. The Wives Colangelo are joined by the illustrious host and podcaster Xero Gravity to talk about the brilliance of Samara Weaving, the female gaze, embracing "unelevated horror," and why we need more "f*ck off" horror movies.

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