High School Slumber Party

It's a tale of friendship on High School Slumber Party AP as Brian and Aislinn talk 2018's Banana Split. Staring Liana Liberato, Hannah Marks, Dylan Sprouse and Jacob Batalon this film about a blossoming summer friendship and the boy who could ruin is sparks some very personal conversation from the AP hosts. Also; Aislinn let's us know what she thought of 2018's Never Goin' Back and Brian goes abr...

It pageant time on High School Slumber Party and your judges will be slumber party host Brian Rodriguez and special guest Shawnee Mead and they'll be scoring a cult classic from the legendary film year of 1999; Drop Dead Gorgeous. Starring Academy Award nominee Kirsten Dunst, Ellen Barkin, Brittany Murphy, Allison Janney, Denise Richards, Kirstie Alley and Amy Adams this wacky mockumentary about a...

Lifetime expert Joe Two returns to the program fresh off his run on #TwilightForever to headline another High School Slumber Party series: our Class Reunion series with what else but a Lifetime movie. Joe and Brian talk head bonks, gun play, exploding CGI cars, mimosas brunches and everything else that makes 10 Year Reunion a bonkers and entertaining Lifetime movie. Also, listen for the return of...

"Be scientific, douchebag!" Mark Wahlberg as a science teacher? Yup! We're talking M. Night Shyamalan's The Happening. Jenny O'Connell returns to the slumber party to chat all things Wahlberg, the Queen of Twee Zooey Deschanel, John Leguizamo, hot dogs, an almost Succession pre-union and everything else that makes this wacky thriller about trees and their deadly effect on people kind of amazing. 

High School Slumber Party AP returns to talk a Sundance film from 2019; Mickey and the Bear. Starring Camila Morrone and directed by Annabelle Attanasio this film about a teenager and her veteran father struggling with addiction takes place in Aislinn's home state of Montana! Does it have enough "Montana Magic" to get a passing grade from the AP hosts? Listen and find out!

What is Miles Teller doing here? Brian welcomes first time slumberer (and brother of the host) Kenny Rodriguez to the podcast to talk about a film he saw in the theaters opening weekend back when he was in high school; 2012's Project X. This epic party movie was a HUGE hit when he came out and Kenny and Brian dish on how well it's aged in the last decade. Also, stick around for some Oscar nominati...

Happy Valentine's Day Twihards! Kate Hudson joins Brian on this special Valentine's Day evening to share some Twilight love advice. Put the kids to bed for this slumber party as it's for adult only.

It's the sequel you never thought you needed! Brian is joined by Mike Manzi and Shakespeare expert John Hardin to chat 2008's Hamlet 2 staring Steve Coogan, Catherine Keener, Elisabeth Shue, Amy Poehler and David Arquette. How well does a film about a teacher/ failed actor trying to save his high school drama program by staging a sequel to the Bards most sacred play work? Listen and find out, sexy...

Co-hosts Aislinn Addington and Brian Rodriguez talk the 2020 jukebox musical remake of the Nicholas Cage classic; Valley Girl starring Jessica Rothe, Josh Whitehouse, Mae Whitman, Chloe Bennet, Logan Paul and High School Slumber Party Hall-of-Famer Alicia Silverstone. Brian and Aislinn pick their favorite tracks and help decide if this film pulls off the tricky mix of nostalgia, music and spandex....

Brian is joined by the returning Ryan Stick and very special first time guest Melissa Galianos to talk 1997's Laserhawk. What makes Melissa so special? She was in the movie! Melissa shares what her experience was like working with Mark Hamill (Star Wars) and Jason James Richter (Free Willy) on this SciFi movie about an impeding alien invasion. 

Welcome back for another Class Reunion episode as Austin Wolf Sothern returns to talk 1996's Beautiful Girls. This romantic comedy about fear of commitment and returning home is from the writer of Con Air (you read that right) and was directed by the late Ted Demme. Brian and Austin also discuss Matt Dillon, Timothy Hutton, Rosie O'Donnell, Natalie Portman, Michael Rapaport, Mira Sorvino and Uma T...

In part 2 of our 2 part discussion on The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 Joe Two says goodbye but not before Kate Hudson and Brian have one final slumber party of fun. Joe shares his thoughts on the final battle pitting Bella, Edward, Jacob and the Cullen Coven on one side and the Volturi on the other. What's real? What's a vision? Kate tries her best to help us sort it all out. Also, Kate sh...

Twihard Kate Hudson and Brian Rodriguez welcome back Joe Two on his final (sort of) lifetime through the Twilight franchise as they chat Breaking Dawn Part 2. The Slumber Coven breaks down a Twilight related Key & Peele sketch, discuss the film series leaving Netflix, Jacob nicknaming Bella and Edward's daughter Nessie and which characters they would like to spend forever with. Also; one of them d...

Brian and Aislinn return for the conclusion of the 2021 Teen Movie Review! "Black as Night", "A Week Away", "12 Mighty Orphans", "To All the Boys: Always and Forever", "Come True", "Kid 90", "Moxie", "North Hollywood", "Seance", "Hero Mode", and "The Kissing Booth 3" are all discussed on this episode. 

Aislinn Addington and Brian Rodriguez return for part 2 of the 2021 Teen Movie Review! Find out their thoughts on the following 2021 teen films; "Fear Street 1994", "Fear Street 1978", "Fear Street 1666", "Slumber Party Massacre", "There's someone inside your house", "Let us in", "Finding Ohana", "Plan B", "Sophie Jones", "Paper Spiders", "Blast Beat" and "The Exchange."

High School Slumber Party host Brian Rodriguez watched as many teen films in 2021 as he could so you didn't have to! With help from High School Slumber Party AP co-host Aislinn Addington, Brian reviews "The Map of Tiny Perfect Things", "The Ultimate Playlist of Noise", "CODA", "Licorice Pizza", "Spider-Man: No Way Home", "Boogie", "Concrete Cowboy", "He's All That", "First Date", "Everybody's Talk...

Brian is joined by his P.S. I Love Hoffman co-host Kyle Reinfried and by Danny Kim to talk Paul Thomas Anderson's new movie: Licorice Pizza. Starring Cooper Hoffman (son of the late great Philip Seymour Hoffman), Alana Haim, Sean Penn and Bradley Cooper; Licorice Pizza tells the story of an entrepreneurial teen actor and his life and times in the 70's Valley of Los Angeles. 

Brian is joined by high school friends Kyle Reinfried and Danny Kim to chat Just Friends for a special Christmas Edition of our Class Reunion series. The guys talk Ryne Reynolds in a fat suit, Amy Smart as the Jersey girl next door, Chris Klein as simply Dusty "Lee" Dinkleman (is there any other?) and Anna Faris playing a severely troubled pop diva. Find out just how this 2005 comedy holds up. Als...

Spider-Month comes to a close with an Amazing finale! Mike Manzi, Kyle Reinfried and Slumber Party host Brian Rodriguez talk Spider-Man: No Way Home in this epic spoiler-filled cross over episode.

Join Kyle Reinfried, Mike Manzi and of course your Slumber Party host Brian Rodriguez as they preview the Marvel movie event of the year; Spider-Man: No Way Home. Will their predictions come true? Find out in our next spoiler filled episode. 

What's up, danger? Spider-Month swings into the final film we'll be discussing before No Way Home; Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. This Academy Award winning animated film introduced audiences to teenager Miles Morales and his origin story as Spider-Man. Guest Mike Manzi and Brian discuss all the Spider-People in the film including Spider-Ham (John Mulaney), Peter Parker (Chris Pine), Peter B....

Spider-Manzi (Mike Manzi) returns to the slumber party to talk about the most polarizing, controversial and impactful Spider-Man film of all time; The Amazing Spider-Man 2. Despite returning stars Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone and new faces like Jamie Foxx, Dane Dehaan and Paul Giamatti; The Amazing Spider-Man 2 failed in the eyes of critics and fans. Mike and Brian discuss what's redeemable abou...

We're swinging into another Spider-Man episode as Spider-Manzi (Mike Manzi of The Monsters that Made Us) joins us to talk The Amazing Spider-Man. Same web-slinging powers; different guy in the suit...as Andrew Garfield dons the mask in this 2012 reboot of the franchise. Mike and Brian talk about their feelings originally hearing about and watching the film as well as their thoughts today almost te...

Elementary? No, it's AP! Co-hosts Aislinn Addington and Brian Rodriguez are on the case this week as they chat Netflix's Enola Holmes. Find out just what Arthur Conan Doyle's estate had to say about the adventures of Sherlock Holmes younger sister and just how much more we respect Millie Bobby Brown for her work on the film. The film also stars Henry Cavill, Sam Claflin and Helena Bonham Carter. 

Look out! Here comes Spider-Manzi! Mike Manzi returns to the Slumber Party to talk 2002's Spider-Man directed by Sam Raimi and starring Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst. This groundbreaking super hero film not only ushered in a whole era of Spider-Man films; it also ushers in the start of our Spider-Month as we cover the Spider-Man films that will lead us to the premier of Spider-Man: Far From Home...