Sleepover Cinema

The best way to spread Christmas cheer is by sharing your daddy issues loud and clear! Who doesn’t love 2003’s Elf? We get into it in this long-awaited holiday episode!  Watch the video version of this episode here! Sleepover Cinema is sponsored by Regal Cinemas’ Regal Unlimited Program! New subscribers can use code REGTOOPINK for 10% off of Regal Unlimited for the first 3 months. Make sure to sig...

Friend (and longtime listener!) of the pod Aimee joins us for a thorough unpacking of Aladdin including our controversial favorite song, Tumblr-ified Disney Princes, and of course, that one scene where Jafar calls Jasmine “pussycat.”  Watch the video version of this episode here! Subscribe to Aimee’s YouTube channel here and follow her on TikTok here! Sleepover Cinema is sponsored by Regal Cinemas...

It’s been a long time coming, but we’re finally here: it’s time to talk Nacho Libre. Please join us in our quarters for some toast, a revue of “is Nacho Libre racist?” Twitter discourse, and of course, a celebration of Jack Black.  Watch the video version of this episode here! Sleepover Cinema is sponsored by Regal Cinemas’ Regal Unlimited Program! New subscribers can use code REGTOOPINK for 10% o...

We’re supporting our local PBS stations today by celebrating one of public media’s finest offerings— Arthur! This week we talk husky sizing, Audrey’s allergy-based traumas, and about how having fun isn’t hard when you’ve got a library card. Watch the video version of this episode here! Sleepover Cinema is sponsored by Regal Cinemas’ Regal Unlimited Program! New subscribers can use code REGTOOPINK...

Close your eyes and listen to the cool sounds of the Wii’s main menu… It’s time to relive that legendary 2006 Christmas when it all began! We’re talking about our generation’s favorite childhood console, and in particular, Wii Sports, MySims, Disney Princess Enchanted Journey, Guitar Hero, and Wii Sports Resort. Watch the video version of this episode here! Download the 5 Calls app here for iPhone...

Who could forget hot Tom Riddle, wanting to stomp on Dobby, or Rupert Grint throwing up slugs? This week we earn graduate degrees in the extended lore of Voldemort’s upbringing, as well as discuss our recent trip to Harry Potter World at Universal Studios Hollywood.  Watch the video version of this episode here! Download the 5 Calls app here for iPhone and here for Android! Sleepover Cinema is spo...

Our world is with our girls— and by “our girls” we mean the girls and moms of everyone’s favorite Lifetime program, Dance Moms. We’re living on the dance floor this week! Watch the video version of this episode here! Follow the HBO Girls Rewatch Podcast on TikTok and Instagram! Sleepover Cinema is sponsored by Regal Cinemas’ Regal Unlimited Program! New subscribers can use code REGTOOPINK for 10%...

Featuring deeply unsubtle nepotism, unmissable hallmarks of bisexuality, and of course the ever-evocative Danielle Panabaker as the green girl-next-door, Sky High has something for everyone. Amelia and Evan of the HBO Girls Rewatch podcast join us in an attempt to answer the question… why does Mrs. Stronghold have 10/10 cleavage at her son’s homecoming dance? Watch the video version of this episod...

We’re wrapping up our Halloween era just the way we started— a fun and flirty tour through Halloween episodes of Sleepover Cinema-worthy TV shows including Sabrina The Teenage Witch, Scream Queens, Ugly Betty, Pretty Little Liars, and American Horror Story. Get tickets to the LA screening of “From The Flesh” here! You can follow “From The Flesh” on IG here! You can follow Hunter himself on IG here...

They didn’t have to make her so hot, and yet… they did. From the caucasian mind of Tim Burton and the physical labor of his underlings, Corpse Bride was born. Watch the video version of this episode here! Sleepover Cinema is sponsored by Regal Cinemas’ Regal Unlimited Program! New subscribers can use code REGTOOPINK for 10% off of Regal Unlimited for the first 3 months. Make sure to sign up today!...

Throw on your black dress, mix in with the lot— today we’re going to the city to see a marching band. The Mary-Kate and Ashley to My Chemical Romance pipeline is more robust than you might think! Watch the video version of this episode here! Sleepover Cinema is sponsored by Regal Cinemas’ Regal Unlimited Program! Get 60% off your yearly subscription when you shop Regal’s Slasher Sale.  Join our Di...

We’re kicking off season nine of Sleepover Cinema with a Halloween party— we’re watching six very special Halloween episodes from our favorite Nickelodeon, Disney Channel, and (gasp!) Cartoon Network shows.  Watch the video version of this episode here! Sleepover Cinema is sponsored by Regal Cinemas’ Regal Unlimited Program! Get 60% off your yearly subscription when you shop Regal’s Slasher Sale. ...

If Sleepover Cinema was a high school student, she’d be starting her senior year! We’re celebrating our three year anniversary with a heartfelt check-in on our relationships with girly-girl culture AND attempt to answer the question… have we finally come of age? Watch the video version of this episode here! Sleepover Cinema is sponsored by Regal Cinemas’ Regal Unlimited Program! New subscribers ca...

When did you first witness the bedroom eyes of an animated lioness? Answer— it was the 90s and you were watching The Lion King. We take a trip to Pride Rock this week in an attempt to answer the question… is Scar really gay? Or do we just want him to be? Watch the video version of this episode here! Sleepover Cinema is sponsored by Regal Cinemas’ Regal Unlimited Program! New subscribers can use co...

Miley Cyrus, future pop star and cultural icon, rocked onto our screens in March of 2006 and our lives were never the same. And while Hannah Montana had massive impact on kids’ TV overall (how many shows can you name that were centered around kids vying for fame?), we deliberate… why did anyone really love this show? Watch the video version of this episode here! Sleepover Cinema is sponsored by Re...

In a Sleepover Cinema first, we’re talking beloved Barbie PC games— specifically Barbie Nail Designer, Barbie Sparkling Ice Show, and Barbie Pet Rescue. We also have two very special guests: a true pioneer of the girly-games industry, composer Jan Bozarth, and her most beloved collaborator (son Shane Madden) join us to talk about composing for and producing some of our favorite games. Check out Ja...

An exploration of one man’s dwindling masculinity in the vein of American Beauty (somehow), 2004’s “The Incredibles” is a crown jewel of Pixar’s golden age— but what does it really about manhood and fatherhood? Watch the video version of this episode here! Sleepover Cinema is sponsored by Regal Cinemas’ Regal Unlimited Program! New subscribers can use code REGTOOPINK for 10% off of Regal Unlimited...

Come check into The Atlantis Resort® with America’s favorite twins in “Holiday in the Sun!” Mary-Kate and Ashley singlehandedly halt cultural colonizers, have questionably old love interests, and still manage to go on a shopping spree in this direct-to-video gem. Watch the video version of this episode here! Sleepover Cinema is sponsored by Regal Cinemas’ Regal Unlimited Program! New subscribers c...

Oh snap… it’s time for our long-awaited episode on “That’s So Raven!” Lovingly remembered for zany disguises, charismatic performances, and of course, hard-hitting episodes on body image and racism, no other Disney show has done it like this. Watch the video version of this episode here! Sleepover Cinema is sponsored by Regal Cinemas’ Regal Unlimited Program! New subscribers can use code REGTOOPIN...

Do you have hazy memories of a young Dorothy Gale being strapped down to a gurney in a psychological institution? What about an evil princess who collects the heads of the girlies she kills? What about scary talking rocks? We’re here to unlock some terrifying core memories this week. Watch the video version of this episode here! Sleepover Cinema is sponsored by Regal Cinemas’ Regal Unlimited Progr...

Hi Barbie! In a Sleepover Cinema first, we’re tackling a current-day release, and the movie gripping the nation— Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie.” While Barbie’s wild success is already a huge breakthrough for female filmmakers everywhere, what is the movie really about? We discuss this week. Watch the video version of this episode here! Sleepover Cinema is sponsored by Regal Cinemas’ Regal Unlimited Progr...

The girls and gays of 2008 had no idea what was coming for for them… that was, until a slightly-scary woman claimed she wanted to take a ride on our disco stick. Gaga was just a girl vowing to change the world one sequin at a time, and boy, is she doing it. Watch the video version of this episode here! Sleepover Cinema is sponsored by Regal Cinemas’ Regal Unlimited Program! New subscribers can use...

The favorite princess of many-a-girlie, Belle is the girl so many of us love to love. But does she really deserve it after all these years? We discuss! Watch the video version of this episode here! Sleepover Cinema is sponsored by Regal Cinemas’ Regal Unlimited Program! New subscribers can use code REGTOOPINK for 10% off of Regal Unlimited for the first 3 months. Make sure to sign up today! Join o...

The promise of fame, glamor, and brand sponsorships swirled around the phenomenon we now know as the most influential TV show of our time, American Idol. As an unlikely family offering for kids and parents alike, we can’t help but remember it fondly. Watch the video version of this episode here! Join our Discord server here! Check out our merch shop here! Get 15% off Casetify with code 15SLEEPOVER...

A timeless classic slowly defiled by its own creators, 1950’s “Cinderella” is a staple of the Disney universe. However, that did not stop greedy executives from churning out the dismal “Cinderella II: Dreams Come True” and the canonically questionable “Cinderella III: A Twist in Time.” Despite it all, we are grateful. Watch the video version of this episode here! Join our Discord server here! Chec...