This Ends at Prom

"I just want them to know that they didn't break me." In honor of the 35th anniversary of the third in the John Hughes/Molly Ringwald trilogy, we're celebrating Andie Walsh and discussing all things 'Pretty in Pink.' BJ questionably defends the lovable albeit ignorant goof in Andrew McCarthy's "Blane," Harmony is ready to join the religion of Annie Potts' "Iona," and both have the conflicting conv...

"To do something, anything, is hard. It's much easier to blame your father, your mother, the environment, the government, the lack of money, but even if you find a place to assign the blame,it doesn't make the problems go away." Kick on your dancing shoes and get ready to tango into some social emotional education, we're ending February with the criminally underappreciated TAKE THE LEAD with speci...

"Give her the right look, the right boyfriend, and bam. In six weeks she's being named prom queen." Did you miss us at the Reel Love film Festival? No worries, we've got the audio from our "lovecast" talking about the iconic teen masterpiece, She's All That. Harmony reinstates her war with 10 Things I Hate About You, BJ confesses her undying love to Rachel Leigh Cook, and both wives agree that Mat...

"Okay? Okay." In a Very Special™ Valentine's Day episode of the podcast, the wives are doing a deep dive on everyone's favorite cancer romance story NOT by Nicholas Sparks, 2014's THE FAULT IN OUR STARS. This episode gets a little heavy, tackling both the offensive dismissal of the severity of the Holocaust and Anne Frank, and the romanticization of terminal illness. It's the episode where BJ crie...

“Well, she is not a Zeta because she's our new hizzity house mother. She'll be hizzy-tizzy - - She'll be here all the time." The wives had a wedding cancelled by COVID so instead of getting a maid of honor speech, they've got a maid of honor GUEST. Joining BJ & Harmony is vintage dealer and Midwest fashion icon, Cassie Trainer.  BJ worships at the altar of writers Kirsten Smith and K...

“We each need to find our own inspiration, Kiki. Sometimes it’s not easy.” It's our first animated film! The wives are moving out of Ohio and heading to start life anew in California, so it was only right to talk about another gal moving to a new city--Hayao Miyazaki's Kiki's Delivery Service. BJ discusses her mixed feelings about moving into already settled places, Harmony tells a beautiful story...

"What is so horrible about that? About feeling strong and graceful and beautiful for once in my life?" We're enduring the ice cold midwest winter by hitting the ice and talking about the surprisingly feminist and wholly underrated ICE PRINCESS (2005).  BJ relives her years as a competitive baton twirler feeling seen by Kim Cattrall's scary coach persona, Harmony confesses a secret childh...

"We have come to show this community that gay people, and gay positive icons such as myself, are made of the same flesh and blood as they are." Happy New Year, Prom Party! This week the wives are covering what should have been the most on-brand movie possible for this show, the Broadway hit turned Netflix Original THE PROM (2020). Harmony confesses she doesn't follow the career of Ryan Murphy, BJ...

"I need to know that it's possible that two people can stay happy together forever." We're closing out 2020 by talking about one of the wives favorite movies of all time, and one that feels more relevant now than ever, JUNO (2007). Harmony finally agrees that she's the Paulie Bleeker to BJ's Juno, Mac MacGuff is praised for being the perfect teen girl movie dad that he is, and the wives dive into...

"I’m tired of hiding. I’m tired of running!" In a very special Christmas episode, the wives are discussing the highly controversial remake BLACK CHRISTMAS (2019) with the two women behind the film, April Wolfe and Sophia Takal. BJ and Harmony firmly stake their flag on planet "DIe Mad About It" to those that dislike this movie, Sophia and April talk about the massive backlash upon the film's relea...

"Okay, well, you kids may as well learn this now. Grownups will say anything to get kids to cooperate." Before we dare tackle the inevitable legacy of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, we're starting at the very beginning with TO GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE WE GO, the made-for-TV Christmas movie that showed the world FULL HOUSE's Michelle Tanner was actually two children. BJ tells the story that got her bullied...

"And guess what, I need a friend right now. And it’s like, you guys are smashing the s**t out of me." Fresh on the heels of it's VOD release, we're talking about body swapping teen girl horror in FREAKY, with the film's co-writer, Michael Kennedy! This week BJ gets really sentimental about FREAKY's highly-discussed "car scene," Harmony explains why body-swap movies are NOT inherently transphobic,...

"I told everyone! Well, actually I told one person, but you know how these things work. It’s like wildfire." You asked for it, and we're delivering, it's time to jump back into 2010 to discuss EASY A with special guest, Brennan Klein (producer of this very show!) This week BJ tells the story about her Christian ex's soon to be wife calling her a decade later, Brennan confesses he aspires to be a p...

"What if we just tried to be honest and treat each other with respect? That is what Jesus wanted, right?"  The wives are going deep into the world of organized religion, discovering sexuality, and teaching the world what it means to "toss a salad" with Karen Maine's YES, GOD, YES.  This week BJ explains why googling "girl uses cellphone" has scarred her for life, Harmony relives the hell...

"I can't believe that I gave my panties to a geek." The wives are finally diving into the patron saint of teen movies, John Hughes' directorial debut, SIXTEEN CANDLES. This week BJ talks about the rite of passage for Chicagoland teens experiencing John Hughes cinema, Harmony has a full breakdown after drawing a parallel from the treatment of Long Duk Dong to her own family's treatment of immigrant...

"I transferred from Los Angeles. Your school has no gymnastics team. This is a last resort. *clap* " In honor of the iconic cheerleading classic's 20th anniversary, we're flipping onto the blue carpet of BRING IT ON! This week BJ gives Harmony a crash course in the world competitive spirit sports, Harmony realizes that this movie is about way, way deeper issues than just cheerleading, and we...

"If only there was a place where a superficial, materialistic b*tch could fit in... Oh, wait. There is" Fresh off the heels of the latest U.S. election, we're diving into baby's first socialism movie, the Amanda-Bynes-as-Snow-White flick SYDNEY WHITE (2007). The wives are joined with comedian, co-host of the Kicking and Screaming podcast, and host of El Rey's 'Top 5,' Vanessa Guerrero, to talk abo...

"We are the weirdos, mister." We're closing out sp0o0oky season with a bang, by traveling back to the 90s and examining the beloved witch classic, THE CRAFT (1996). Sisterhood of the Traveling Tripp Pants, this is not. This week your favorite wives talk about the dangers of groupthink, the communal misremembering of what this film is actually about, and the absolutely iconic aesthetic of Fairuza B...

"Today's the anniversary of her death. At least I get to see her. Even if she is being chased by a psycho with a machete." Week four of sp0o0oky season is a look at one of the legitimately most underrated horror films of the last decade, THE FINAL GIRLS (2015) The week your favorite wives talk about the importance of writing your own storyline, punchlines with progressive roots, the deconstruction...

"If my mom's a ghost, did she forget about me?" Week three of sp0o0oky season is all about the friendliest ghost you know, and the source of plenty of pre-teen heart eye fawning, CASPER (1995). The week your favorite wives talk about the pro-therapy messaging of Dr. Harvey, learning how to process grief and death as a child, and why films like CASPER are so important for teaching children how to n...

"Great. My secret weapon is PMS." In our second week of teen girl horror movies, we're focusing on the iconic SoCal vampire slaying film--not the series-- BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER (1992). This week your favorite wives tackle their complicated feelings about Joss Whedon, the sometimes toxic gatekeeping surrounding BUFFY, the everlasting perfection of Paul Reubens, and why Donald Sutherland is "dadd...

"What are the two house rules? Number One: No dating till you graduate. Number Two: No dating till you graduate." This week is the movie that inspired the podcast in the first place, the Shakespearean inspired classic 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU. Harmony's interpretation of the film throws BJ into a straight up existential crisis and forces her to reevaluate one of her favorite teen girl movies of...

We're all in this together! This week BJ & Harmony are joined by Willow Hawks of The Sonder Bombs to revisit the Disney Channel Original Movie to end them all, High School Musical. Can Vanessa Hudgens actually sing? Does this film accurately portray the cruel politics of high school thespians? Did Justin Bieber steal his haircut from baby Zac Efron? Find out our thoughts on all of these burnin...

"It's as if women's lib never existed." This week BJ & Harmony are diving into the super queer, ultra-debated, cross-dressing teen classic, JUST ONE OF THE GUYS. Listen to Harmony defend the hypersexual little brother Buddy, BJ acknowledge how the incidental lesbian scenes made a huge impact on her pre-teen years, and both identify the difference between authentic and problematic queer represe...