Boy Party

By Shane Kelly and Lucien Waugh-DalyTV & Film Film History

Boy Party episodes

March 24 Pretty Woman 💄
Cue the Roy Orbison because it's Pretty Woman week on Boy Party! We're discussing Gary Marshall's beloved 'hooker with a heart of gold' rom-com starring Richard Gere and Julia Roberts. We'll be discussing the film's parallels to Anora, Gere's Hollywood blacklisting since becoming an advocate for Tibet, and Julia's 90s run as the world's biggest female star.
55 min
March 17 The Gorge (Commentary) with Michael and Eoghan! ⛰️
It's our first ever Watch-along Commentary, and we're joined by Eoghan and Michael to talk you through Scott Derrickson's The Gorge, starring Miles Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy!
2 hr
March 10 The Golden Boy Awards 2026 🏆
It's the third annual Golden Boy Awards! Join Lucien and Shane as we celebrate the best films, performances and craft of the past year, handing out Golden Boys to all of our favourites. Plus, we present the Lifetime Achievement Award to the iconic Richard Jenkins.

00:02:45 - Supporting Actor
00:13:20 - Original Score
00:18:00 - Needle Drop
00:21:40 - Original Song
00:23:40 Supporting Actress
00:34:40 Cinematography
00:39:00 Editing
00:41:00 Casting
00:45:20 Scenes of the Year
00:52:00 Lifetime Achievement Award
00:55:40 Pills Performance
00:59:40 Adapted Screenplay
1:01:40 Original Screenplay
1:04:10 Lead Actress
1:12:00 Lead Actor
1:22:10 Young Performer
1:24:20 Best Picture

1 hr 28 min
March 03 Little Women (with Katie!) 📚
Katie returns to the show for her fourth appearance, discussing Greta Gerwig's beloved 2019 adaptation of Little Women and the careers of its stars: Saoirse Ronan, Florence Pugh and Emma Watson!
1 hr 20 min
February 24 Nocturnal Animals 🦉
Amy Adams and Jake Gyllenhaal star in Tom Ford's turgid, style-over-substance 2016 thriller Nocturnal Animals!
1 hr 11 min
February 17 Beautiful Boy (with Katherine!) 💉
First-time guest Katherine joins us to discuss 2018 drug addiction melodrama Beautiful Boy starring this year's presumptive Best Actor winner, Timothée Chalamet, opposite Steve Carell.
57 min
February 10 The Guard (with Barra Convery!) 👮‍♂️
Irish filmmaker Barra Convery joins us for a Galway classic, John Michael McDonagh’s The Guard starring Brendan Gleeson and Don Cheadle!
1 hr 11 min
February 03 Big Fat Liar (with Alistair Ryder!) 🥶
Film critic Alistair Ryder returns to the show, to chat about 2002 family comedy Big Fat Liar and its trio of stars: Frankie Muniz, Amanda Bynes and Paul Giamatti!
1 hr 7 min
January 27 Fail Safe 💣
You will hear a shrill shrieking sound... as we discuss Sidney Lumet's nuclear masterpiece Fail Safe starring Henry Fonda and Walter Matthau!
56 min
January 20 The Last Duel ⚔️
En garde! Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are back on screens in Netflix's The Rip this week (reviewed briefly on this episode) but we're looking back at a better collaboration between the two Boston boys: Ridley Scott's 2021 historical drama The Last Duel starring Damon and Affleck alongside Adam Driver and Jodie Comer. Plus: as Damon joins our elite Three-Timers Club, Lucien quizzes Shane on his career.
1 hr 5 min