High School Slumber Party

YA author and rom-com expert Jenna Guillaume returns to the slumber party to say goodbye to the groundbreaking Netflix To All the Boys series of films as Brian and her chat To All the Boys: Always and Forever. Where will the love story of Lara Jean and Peter end up as they ready themselves for their next step, college? Jenna and Brian discuss how this film compares with the rest of the series, hot dad getting married, the lack of woah woah woahs and if the movie is a fitting sendoff for Jenny Han's work as well as the legacy of Noah Centineo and Lana Condor. Tune in through the end of the episode as Brian has a special homework assignment for Monday. 

Hang on tight spider-monkey because Twilight is proving harder to quit than our own personal brand of heroine. That's right, we're talking 2008's Twilight again! Kate Hudson is back of course but this time her and Brian are joined by Joe Two for the start of their second lifetime through Stephanie Meyer's vampire world. Is there any room for #TeamJacob anymore? Will Robert Pattinson realize his pasta dreams? Is Kristen Stewart's Bella a horse girl? Chinchilla poop? Chocolate Candles? All that and more as Joe begins his journey into joining our coven. 

Are you a Watcher or are you a Player? Well...hopefully you're at least a listener this week as the Godfather of the CageClub Podcast Network Joey Lewandowski returns to the slumber party to chat Nerve staring Emma Roberts and Dave Franco. Brian and Joey talk the rules this game of truth or dare (minus the truth), the look and feel of the film, what works about this techno-thriller and of course what doesn't all in the glow of super cool blue and pink lighting. 

What do you get when you cross a story by John Hughes, a screenplay by Seth Rogen, directing from Steven Brill (the creator of the Mighty Ducks) and producing from Judd Apatow? Well apparently you get the forgotten early 2000's comedy Drillbit Taylor! Starring Owen Wilson (wow!) Drillbit Taylor is about of a group of freshman who hire a homeless veteran to protect them from senior bullies. It's not as bad as it seems, we swear! Mike Manzi stops by to chat about the good, the bad and funny beats and beatings that make up Drillbit Taylor.  

Foodie Films man Kyle Reinfried returns to the podcast for the first time in 2021 to talk a 2020 film; Words on Bathroom Walls. Starring Charlie Plummer, Taylor Russell, Andy Garcia, Molly Parker, Walton Goggins and AnnaSophia Robb Words on Bathroom follows the teen romance between Adam; a new student coping with schizophrenia through cooking and Maya, the class valedictorian with a chip on her shoulders. Kyle and Brian discuss both the heavy and the funny moments of this Y.A. adaptation. 

The hosts of 2fast2forever make a pit stop on High School Slumber Party's side of the road as the Godfather himself Joey Lewandowski and Joe Two return to the podcast to chat Better Luck Tomorrow. After Brian's listener acclaimed turn discussing the film on their show this week, the Joe's return the favor by breaking down the high school elements of the movie that put Justin Lin on the map and that Roger Ebert screamed at a person in support of. Starring Parry Shen, Jason Tobin, Roger Fan, John Cho, Karin Anna Cheung and of course Sung Kang playing the Fast and Furious's Han for the very first time, Better Luck Tomorrow is a formative films in both Asian-American and teen cinema. 

They say idle hands make the devil's work and today we're talking a film that takes the concept quite literally. Ryan Stick of the Ryan Stick Show returns to the Slumber Party to chat about one of his favorite horror comedies, Idle Hands. Starring Devon Sawa, Jessica Alba, Seth Green, Elden Henson, the Offspring and Vivica A. Fox, Idle Hands is the story of a lazy stoner teen who's hand becomes an evil possessed killer; even after being cut off. Ryan and Brian chat all about the music and moments that make this film a cult classic. 

Brian welcomes Slumber Party veteran Mike Manzi to the podcast to talk Project Almanac; a teen time travel found footage film! And what better type of film to cover as our first movie of 2021 than a time travel movie? Mike brings his extensive knowledge of the time travel genre to the pod for this Michael Bay and MTV produced film.  

Brian opens 2021 by welcoming back the most popular girl in school to the Slumber Party as Kate Hudson hops in the sleeping bag to answer some listener questions regarding her favorite subject in the entire world; The Twilight Saga. Kate and Brian recap their 2020 run of Twilight films by updating their movie rankings and surprise guest Joe 2 of #2Fast2Forever joins the podcast to preview his involvement in High School Slumber Party's 2021 run through the world of Stephanie Meyer.

For the final episode of 2020, Brian continues to look back at all the teen films of 2020 in this part 2 of a 2 part review. This episode Brian discusses Big Time Adolescence,The Binge, Run, Vampires vs the Bronx, The Babysitter: Killer Queen, Spontaneous, Freaky, Nocturne, The Craft: Legacy, Valley Girl, The Prom, Work It, To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love you, The Kissing Booth 2, Words on the Bathroom Walls, The New Mutants and Boys State.