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In Northern Ireland, Martin McGuinness and Ian Paisley were the ultimate political boy party. We're discussing 2016's The Journey, in which legendary character actors Colm Meaney and Timothy Spall star as the Chuckle Brothers of post-Troubles Northern Ireland.

In 2010, Robert Downey Jr and Zach Galifianakis were the most famous men in movies. Todd Phillips put them together in road trip comedy Due Date!

In celebration of the late David Lynch, who died this month, we're discussing one of his finest films: 1990's Wild At Heart, starring Nicolas Cage and Laura Dern.

Christina returns to the show to discuss Cameron Crowe's 2000 rock n roll coming-of-age classic Almost Famous and its trio of stars: Kate Hudson, Billy Crudup and the late Philip Seymour Hoffman.

We're back for a new year of episodes, and kicking off 2025 with lots of coughing and sneezing... it's Contagion! This week, we discuss Steven Soderbergh's all-star pandemic thriller and its leads Jude Law, Matt Damon, Marion Cotillard and Kate Winslet.

As we hit our 1 year anniversary this week, we’re taking a week off and celebrating some of the best moments from the past 12 months. Back next week!

We close out the year with a roundup of some new release Boy Party movies we haven’t discussed in 2024, including The Substance, We Live in Time, A Real Pain, Wicked, His Three Daughters and more!

We've reached our milestone 50th episode and we're celebrating by welcoming back special guest Katie to discuss the origins of diagonal billing, celebrating its own 50th anniversary this month: it's 1974's The Towering Inferno starring Steve McQueen and Paul Newman.

It’s the Christmas special, and we’re discussing Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn’s 2008 festive rom com Four Christmases!

Don't spill yer beans. Lucien and Shane are joined by first-time guest Luke to discuss Robert Eggers' 2019 surrealist black comedy The Lighthouse starring Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe (and Sully Seagull!).

A night club, a dance hall and a bordello. Ruled over by Harold Zidler. A kingdom of night time podcast. This week, Lucien and Shane are discussing Baz Luhrmann's 2001 maniacal musical Moulin Rouge! starring Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor.

Lucien's new friend Edward Norton stars opposite Robin Williams in 2002's Danny DeVito-directed black comedy Death To Smoochy.

Michael Caine and Steve Martin star in 1988's con artist comedy Dirty Rotten Scoundrels! We discuss their respective careers and how low energy this movie is.

After more than 40 episodes we're finally discussing the one and only Tom Cruise, as he stars opposite Jamie Foxx in Michael Mann's beloved 2004 noir thriller Collateral. Is this movie as good as everyone thinks? Is it Cruise's best on-screen look? And is Jamie Foxx actually a good actor?

Lucien and Shane react to the teaser trailer for Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning.

Brendan Kelly Palenque returns to the show to discuss Pedro Almodovar's first English-language film starring dual Oscar winning actresses, Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore.

Relive your Leaving Cert memories as we discuss Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush in Oscar-winning megahit The King's Speech.

We’re joined from the USA by special guest Hannah to discuss Yorgos Lanthimos’s The Favourite and its Oscar winning trio of leading women: Olivia Colman, Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz.

All aboard! Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody and Jason Schwartzman star in Wes Anderson's 2007 India-set dark comedy The Darjeeling Limited, and we dig into each of their careers as a leading man, including the upcoming Brody renaissance led by his roles in Succession and The Brutalist.

A spoonful of podcast makes the medicine go down! With Joker Month behind us, we're talking about a different breed of messers... (still) living legends Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke in 1964's classic Disney musical Mary Poppins! We talk about the incredible Sherman Brothers songs, David Tomlinson's legendary performance as Mr. Banks, the issues with two Poppins adjacent films - Saving Mr. Banks...

The world is a stage, as Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga star in the sequel to 2019's Oscar-winning Twisted interpretation of the Joker character, from director Todd Phillips.

As we eagerly await Joker: Folie À Deux to wrap up Joker Month, it's time for another off-topic AFTERPARTY episode! This week, Shane and Lucien host a special draft of every living Oscar winner for Best Actor based on Star Power. Who are the heavyweights, and who should just retire? From Leonardo DiCaprio and Denzel Washington to recent winners Brendan Fraser and Cillian Murphy, it's a tense match...

continuing #JokerMonth, we’re discussing one of the worst major films of the century, David Ayer’s Suicide Squad, and an in-depth chat on its stars Will Smith, Jared Leto and Margot Robbie.

Our Joker Month continues in the lead-up to the release of Joker: Folie A Deux. This week, we're discussing Christopher Nolan's 2008 classic The Dark Knight, where Christian Bale's Batman faces off against Heath Ledger's Joker, with Aaron Eckhart's Harvey Dent caught in the middle.

We kick off Boy Party's JOKER MONTH with Tim Burton's classic 1989 Batman, starring Jack Nicholson and Michael Keaton. Is Nicholson the best Joker ever? Did Michael Keaton win the Best Actor Oscar in people's hearts? And has Bruce Wayne ever had less screentime in a Batman movie than he does in this? Joker Month continues for the next 3 episodes 17 Sept - The Dark Knight 24 Sept - Suicide Squad 1...