May (2002)

"So many pretty parts and no pretty wholes."

Happy Halloween, Prom Party! The Wives Colangelo are closing out the most wonderful time of the year by diving into Lucky McKee's indie horror masterpiece, May. Grab your scissors and pile of doll parts because topics this week include the dreaded "things would be different if the roles were reversed" conversation, trying to determine what the inverse of pansexuality is, gushing about Angela Bettis, Anna Faris, Jeremy Sisto, and James Duval, and attempting to tackle the loneliness epidemic.

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Article Referenced

Cult Projections' interview with Lucky McKee: https://www.cultprojections.com/interviews/interview-with-lucky-mckee

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Wendell & Wild (2022)

"Maybe demons aren’t the most trustworthy beings to make a deal with?"

Spooky season continues on with the best stop-motion movie from Henry Selick to watch during Halloween, and we're not talking about the one with Jack Skellington. Join The Wives Colangelo for the gateway horror movie with the best ska and punk soundtrack imaginable, WENDELL & WILD. Discussions this week include navigating thoughts of mortality, introducing children to the concept of the school-to-prison pipeline, and what it means to fight your inner demons.

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Departing Seniors w/ director Clare Cooney!

"Well, the idea that there was any control to begin with is a f*cking illusion. There's only one thing in the universe we have even the tiniest bit of control over -- ourselves."

Y'all wanna hear an episode about independent filmmaking and telling passionate stories? In a special spooky season treat, The Wives Colangelo are joined by director Clare Cooney to talk about her latest feature film, the queer supernatural high school slasher, DEPARTING SENIORS. Together the trio discuss the horror movies that inspired the picture, the evolution of the "final girl," and what it was like to work with Yani "Paolo Valisari in the Lizzie McGuire Movie" Gellman after years of acting in horror movies. 

Check out DEPARTING SENIORS now on Tubi TV or on VOD. 

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The Guest (10th Anniversary)

"Never let anyone pick on you. Otherwise, you'll carry it with you the rest of your life."

10 years ago, Adam Wingard, Simon Barrett, Dan Stevens, and Maika Monroe joined forces to make one of the best indie action thrillers set on Halloween, THE GUEST. This is the movie that introduced genre fans to Dan Stevens and proved that Wingard and Barrett could do more than just horror. A decade later, The Wives Colangelo are here to discuss why the film makes for a perfect Halloween watch, and why more people need to listen to 20-year-old girls when they think the vibes are off about a handsome man!

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Interview Referenced

The Dissolve: "Adam Wingard, Simon Barrett, and Dan Stevens on The Guest, and its place in their big plan" https://thedissolve.com/features/interview/760-adam-wingard-simon-barrett-and-dan-stevens-on-the-/

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A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) w/ Julia Marchese and Teri Gamble

"Whatever you do... don't fall asleep."

A Nightmare on Elm Street is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, so The Wives Colangelo are joined by guests Julia Marchese and Teri Gamble of The Horror Movie Survival Guide podcast to talk about the slasher greatness of Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger, why practical effects will always reign supreme, and why Heather Langenkamp's Nancy Thompson is the ultimate final girl. We're pretending palm trees exist in Ohio, remembering a time when Johnny Depp was someone worth pining, and paying our respects to teen horror maestro, the late, great Wes Craven.

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Wolfwalkers (2020) w/ Leigh Monson

"We didn’t know the Wolfwalkers were real. That you were people."

Inside you, there are two wolves... and they're both gay and looking for family and community who love you unconditionally. This week The Wives Colangelo are joined by film critic Leigh Monson to discuss one of the most criminally underseen coming-of-age animated films of the last decade, the incredible WOLFWALKERS from Cartoon Saloon. Together the trio discusses the film's queer metaphors, gush about beautiful storybook animation, and discuss whether or not the film was snubbed at the Oscars.

Find out how to support The Animation Guild at https://www.tagnegotiations2024.com/

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Inside Out (2015)

"Crying helps me slow down and obsess over the weight of life's problems."

This Ends at Prom's month of animation continues with a Pixar film about an 11-year-old girl that made grown adults sob to the point of dry heaving. It's the movie where even feelings have feelings, so The Wives Colangelo are gonna have a whole lot of them with INSIDE OUT. Let's discuss which parts make BJ and Harmony cry, explain why all emotions are important emotions, and celebrate the fact Richard Kind finally makes an appearance on the show!

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Articles Referenced

Inside Out Wrecked Me — And Inside Out 2 Wrecked Me For Very Different Reasons: https://www.slashfilm.com/1602856/inside-out-wrecked-me-inside-out-2-wrecked-me-for-very-different-reasons/

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Nimona (2023)

"Kids. Little kids. They grow up believing that they can be a hero if they drive a sword into the heart of anything different. And I'm the monster?"

To help raise awareness of the fight of The Animation Guild's quest for a better contract, The Wives Colangelo are kicking off a month of celebrating recently released animated coming-of-age films and starting with NIMONA. Let's talk about queerness, introducing heavy themes to children, not shying away from issues of mental health, and BJ breaks her record for the time it takes to start crying in an episode! IT'S TIME TO BREAK STUFF, LET'S GET METAL!

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Articles Referenced

Why Megan Ellison Saved Nimona: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/megan-ellison-saved-nimona-1235832043/

Seeing Nimona With A Crowd Of Queer Kids Was One Of The Best Moviegoing Experiences Of My Life: https://www.slashfilm.com/1488314/seeing-nimona-with-crowd-queer-kids-best-moviegoing-experiences-of-my-life/

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Booksmart (2019)

"We are not one-dimensional. We are smart and fun!"

This Ends at Prom turns four this week, which means we're finally seniors! To celebrate, we're honoring five years of BOOKSMART, one of the best teen girl movies of the 21st century and a perfect time capsule of millennial nostalgia and liberal politics. BJ admits that she's a lot more like Beanie Feldstein's Molly than she'd ever care to admit, Harmony gushes over how much she loves Skyler Gisondo and Bille Lourd, and together they try to figure out why BOOKSMART continues to get outshined by LADY BIRD.

THANK YOU FOR AN INCREDIBLE FOUR YEARS, PROM PARTY! WE LOVE YOU!

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The Virgin Suicides (1999) w/ Miranda Zickler

"We knew the girls were really women in disguise, that they understood love, and even death, and that our job was merely to create the noise that seemed to fascinate them."

Sofia Coppola's directorial debut delivered the world a new look at the Lisbon Sisters, undeniably feminine atmospheric filmmaking, an examination of the way men examine women, and generations of women responded by romanticizing their pain and aestheticizing turmoil as a means of processing negative emotions. This week, the Wives Colangelo are joined by a dear friend of the show, Miranda Zickler, to discuss why THE VIRGIN SUICIDES is a seminal film and one of the most important films in the teen girl canon.

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Whip It (15th Anniversary)

"You really need to stop shoving your psychotic idea of '50s womanhood down my throat."

15 years ago, Drew Barrymore and Elliot Page joined forces to deliver a fresh new take on the teenage girl's coming-of-age experience with WHIP IT. Not only did the film help introduce roller derby to the masses, but it proved there's more to girlhood than beauty pageants and pleasing Marcia Gay Harden. Pick out your derby name and get ready to jam, because The Wives Colangelo are ready to run the rink.

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Article Mentioned

Feministing - Whip It: A Great Female Empowerment Story

(https://feministing.com/2009/10/02/whip-it-a-great-female-empowerment-story/ )

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Blockers (2018)

"This is not a big deal. They're teenage girls. They have sex. Do you, like, freak out when you see a bee f*cking a flower?"

Finally, a movie that actually ends at prom! This week the Wives Colangelo are discussing Kay Cannon's criminally underrated parent-child prom night comedy, BLOCKERS. Let us discuss Dad-mode John Cena, honor yet another Kathryn Newton performance, talk about parents needing to learn to let go of their kids, and wonder if this was the the death knell of studio-distributed sex comedies.

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Article Mentioned

Autostraddle: “Blockers” Is Shockingly Sex-Positive, Feminist and Gay (https://www.autostraddle.com/blockers-is-shockingly-sex-positive-feminist-and-gay-417348/ )

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Step Up (2006) w/ William Bibbiani

"Do I look like I own tights?"

This week the Wives Colangelo are diving back into the world of dance movies and finally tackling STEP UP. Joining your hosts is film critic and podcaster William Bibbiani, who makes a strong argument as to why the STEP UP franchise is the best film franchise out there. Let's talk about the uncomfortable era of white boys appropriating hip-hop culture, lay the groundwork for eventual discussions on the sequels, and figure out why STEP UP became the winner of the dance movie wars of the 2000s.

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10 Things I Hate About You (25th Anniversary)

"But mostly I hate the way I don't hate you. Not even close, not even a little bit, not even at all."

195 episodes ago, The Wives Colangelo covered 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU, the movie that inspired the podcast's existence in the first place. Harmony came down HARD on the film and BJ had an existential crisis about it. But that was before Harmony became well-versed in the ways of teen girl movies, so in honor of the show's 200th episode and the 25th anniversary of the film, it's time the movie is given a closer look. Has Harmony's feelings about Kat Stratford and Patrick Verona changed? Can BJ get through the episode without crying? (Spoiler: NO) Listen in and find out!

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Legally Blonde (2001) w/ Bobbi Miller

“I’ll show you how valuable Elle Woods can be.”

The Wives Colangelo have held off on covering LEGALLY BLONDE until there was a guest wanting to talk about the film that was deserving of Ms. Elle Woods and culture critic Bobbi Miller is here to join This Ends at Prom in finally giving our favorite Cosmo girl/lawyer her due. This week the show discusses the anti-femme hate of the 2000s, why Jennifer Coolidge is a national treasure, and why doing something out of spite is sometimes the best way to learn about yourself.

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Gidget (65th Anniversary)

"I'm no dame!"

65 years ago, a blonde small fry played by Sandra Dee picked up a surf board, showed the boys at the beach what she was made of, and completely changed the world. No, really. In honor of the anniversary of the teen beach movie that started it all, GIDGET, The Wives Colangelo are diving in deep and discussing the groundbreaking source material, how a teenage girl is responsible for popularizing surfing in the continental United States, and look at how unintentionally gay this movie is and has always been.

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Article Referenced

Gidget: The Story of Hollywood's First Surfing Star (https://www.surfertoday.com/surfing/gidget-the-story-of-hollywoods-first-surfing-star )

Just a Doll in Dungarees: Revisiting Gidget (https://the-toast.net/2014/07/16/just-doll-dungarees-revisiting-gidget/ )

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Cadet Kelly (2002)

Cadet Captain Jennifer Stone: "You're on my list, maggot!" Kelly Collins: "You'd be on mine if I had one!"

Some folks celebrate the 4th of July in the States as Independence Day, but here at This Ends at Prom we're honoring the queer tension of the military school propaganda disguised as a Disney Channel Original Movie, CADET KELLY. We've got Lizzie McGuire and Kim Possible doing aggressive drill team dance-offs and Gary Cole demanding to be called "Sir." This is a shorter episode so you can get back to eating food off the grill, blowing off fireworks, and plotting how to overthrow this ridiculously corrupt government before November. AT EASE, MAGGOTS!!

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Hilary Duff Didn't Realize Cadet Kelly Was a Queer Icon: https://www.out.com/film/2022/1/20/hilary-duff-didnt-realize-cadet-kelly-was-queer-icon

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Crush (2022)

"Is she in slow motion again?"

As Pride Month comes to a close, The Wives Colangelo are diving into a sapphic romantic comedy that's so sweet it'll give you a cavity with CRUSH (2022). Would a pun be enough to steal your heart? Have you ever done something you're not good at just to get closer to your crush? Has your mom given you a glow-in-the-dark dental dam? Let's dive in!

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The Crush Drama, Explained: https://www.out.com/celebs/2021/12/09/aulii-cravalho-calls-queer-rom-com-co-star-rowan-blanchard-biphobic

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The Hot Chick (2002)

"Come on, it's not every day that your best friend grows a penis."

It's been a while since The Wives Colangelo tackled a body-swap movie, so they're throwing good taste out the window and giving THE HOT CHICK a fair shake. Everyone remembers all of the problematic elements, but do you remember all of the heart? It's a complicated movie starring a super close-minded jerk, but for a movie trying to profit off of shock value, there's a shocking amount of pro-teen girl goodness in this odd time capsule.

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An Interview with Rob Schneider: https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/12/12/an-interview-with-rob-schneider

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Sleepaway Camp (1983)

"What's her problem anyway? She don't eat, she don't talk, she don't do anything!"

You didn't think The Wives Colangelo were going to write and and release a book about SLEEPAWAY CAMP and not do an episode on it, did you? Years in the making, This Ends at Prom finally tackles one of the most important and impactful films for both of the hosts, give a sneak peek at some of the conversations that can be found in their book, and discuss why this low-budget slasher still has merit after all these years. Meet us at the waterfront after the social, hide your curling irons, and hike up those shorts, because we're heading to Camp Arawak!

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