Empire Records (1995)

We mustn't dwell, No, not today. We can't. Not on Rex Manning Day."

You asked for it and we delivered. With Rex Manning Day right around the corner, it's time we finally tackled the cult phenomenon, EMPIRE RECORDS. The Wives Colangelo talk about the bangin' soundtrack, our celebrity crushes, wax poetic about films that are "just vibes," and Harmony shares a wild story about dealing with a shoplifter.

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Scream 2 (1997) w/ Michael Kennedy

"It's a perfect example of life imitating art imitating life."

We're closing up sequel month with arguably the greatest teen slasher series in history and talking about SCREAM 2. Friend of the show and FREAKY screenwriter Michael Kennedy drops in from the set of his new horror film to give some extra love to his all-time favorite movie, and Harmony once again laments how the SCARY MOVIE franchise has warped her feelings about the SCREAM series. Sorry to the Randy stans, we're mean to him about this movie too!

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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)

"Remember who the real enemy is."

As sequel month continues on, we're tackling a sequel that surpasses the original and represents the best installment of a franchise. That's right, we're reentering THE HUNGER GAMES! The Wives are talking about the increased political messaging, what was lost by maintaining a PG-13 rating, and why the film has only gotten more relevant with time.

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But Have You Read the Book? by Kristen Lopez

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The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004)

"Just because I didn't get my fairytale ending doesn't mean you shouldn't."

Justice for Lilly Moscovitz!! Sometimes a movie gets a sequel ... and really shouldn't have gotten a sequel. This week The Wives Colangelo are returning to Genovia, and aren't exactly thrilled with the results. How dare Disney make us disappointed by a movie starring so many of our favorites AND written by Shonda Rhimes? Let's dive in and discuss what could have been done differently, what parts we genuinely still enjoy, and a small mini-rant about the way male YouTube "critics" punch down at movies for young women.

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Medium: Princess Diaries 2 is the Worst Sequel Ever Made

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High School Musical 2 (2007) w/ Zach Heltzel

"I always liked the idea of being in charge of my future ... until it actually started happening."

Sequel month continues as The Wives Colangelo go on summer vacation with the cast of HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2. This week they're joined by writer and funnyman Zach Heltzel, who used to host the incredible Zetus Lepodcast: The Oral History of Disney Channel Original Movies. Together they talk about why this is the best HSM film of the bunch, how weird it is that the Disney Channel was clearly trying to profit off of the tween machine's obsession with Zac Efron, give Ashley Tisdale her flowers, and continue to lament the lack of an openly gay Ryan Evans.

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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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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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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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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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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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