This Ends at Prom

“I'm the best goddamn dancer In The American Ballet Academy…” Who the hell are you?" Before the dance movie craze went wild enough to constitute its own parody film, there was CENTER STAGE. This week the Wives Colangelo spotlight the phenomenal choreography, praise Zoe Saldana's breakthrough performance, try to make sense of all the hate this film got post-STEP UP, and explain why the flimsy story...

"We cannot break bread with you" If you're an American, how old were you when you first learned the truth about Thanksgiving? Did you have great parents? A private school education? Or did you learn because Wednesday Addams radicalized you? With an episode landing on Thanksgiving here in the States, The Wives Colangelo are talking about the film that established Wednesday Addams as the protagonist...

"Letting everyone down would be my greatest unhappiness." With PRISCILLA coming to theaters, now is the perfect time for The Wives Colangelo to finally dive into the filmography of Sofia Coppola. A polarizing film upon release, Coppola's anachronistic costume drama reveled in the teenage excitement of France's most notorious queen, and delivered a candy-coating musing on coming-of-age, excess, and...

"My memories shine like a diamond, not because I love them, because I hate them" The Wives Colangelo have an extremely special treat this week as they are joined by Cecilia Aldarondo and Sarah Enid Hagey to talk about their new hybrid documentary, YOU WERE MY FIRST BOYFRIEND. Centered around Cecilia's memories of yesteryear, she sets out on a reflective quest to reconcile and reconnect with the to...

"Is 'Do Revenge' even, like, correct grammar?" You asked and The Wives Colangelo delivered, it's time to watch STRANGERS ON A TRAIN for teen girls and DO REVENGE. This week's episode is filled with lots of personal anecdotes from your hosts, a defense of Diablo Cody's teenspeak, and another round of supporting women's wrongs. And don't even think of asking -- WE DON'T DO COCAAAAAAINE! WE DON'T EVE...

“We'll pray. We'll pray. We'll pray for the last time. We'll pray.” The Wives Colangelo are saying goodbye to sp0o0oky season 2023 by tackling the grandmother of all teen girl horror movies, Brian De Palma and Stephen King's CARRIE. Joining your hosts are two of the most brilliant minds assessing horror today, Jazz and Kat of Girl That's Scary on the Dread Central podcast network. Together the fou...

“We don’t go anywhere with ‘scary’, ‘spooky’, ‘haunted’, or ‘forbidden’ in the title.” Sp0o0oky season is for everybody, so as a nice respite from the intense scares, this week The Wives Colangelo are bringing some spooky goodness for the whole family with the live-action SCOOBY-DOO. Joining the pair is Scooby Scholar Valerie Ettenhofer, and together the group discusses the perfection of teen idol...

"I'm not an alien. I'm discontent." As sp0o0oky season continues on, The Wives Colangelo are spotlighting the all-time great collaborative effort between Robert Rodriguez and Kevin Williamson and celebrating the 25th anniversary of THE FACULTY. Let's talk about hot teachers, bad haircuts, snappy dialogue, camp casting, and hear as BJ defends the historically divisive ending. This episode? Guarante...

“Mrs. MacNeil, the problem with your daughter is not her bed; it's her brain.” 50 years ago, William Friedkin delivered what is considered by many to be the scariest movie ever made ... and it's the story of a 12-year-old girl. In honor of it's monumental anniversary, The Wives Colangelo are opening sp0o0oky season with THE EXORCIST. Rather than focus on the priests or what the film has to say abo...

“I really value when people use violence for me, it's actually one of my love languages” ARE YOU READY TO BE MESSY GAYS?! This week the Wives Colangelo are discussing the teen movie that has taken over the world, Emma Seligman's raunchy, raucous, and wild delight -- BOTTOMS. Let's talk about subverting teen tropes, allowing gay characters to be nightmares, finding humor in trauma, and dive into th...

“You're the most beautiful, exciting thing I've ever seen in my life and I don't know anything about you.” 50 years ago, George Lucas tried his hand at telling a nostalgic story inspired by his own teenage years and revolutionized the coming-of-age film forever. This week, The Wives Colangelo are joined by Bradford Oman (aka Ethan Anderton) to honor the half-of-a-century anniversary...

“Sensei, I’m scared that my other self will do something that I don’t know about…” One of the greatest animated films ever crafted, Satoshi Kon's PERFECT BLUE is a terrifying coming-of-age story of obsession, stolen identity, and the way the public at large feels entitled to consume the idea of young starlets. In discussing arguably the scariest movie ever covered on the podcast, The Wives Colange...

“That’s why we fought the Nazis? So you could have a mojito bar?!” The Wives Colangelo are heading back to middle school and becoming young women, Sandler family-style, with YOU ARE SO NOT INVITED TO MY BAT MITZVAH. Together the Wives talk about the benefits of watching coming-of-age stories about different cultures than your own, cry about the fact they're now old enough to see Adam Sandler in da...

"You see us as you want to see us — in the simplest terms and the most convenient definitions" This Ends at Prom is celebrating its 3-year anniversary by closing out the Hughes/Ringwald trilogy and finally tackling the teen movie of all teen movies, THE BREAKFAST CLUB. The Wives Colangelo discuss what the film has to say about growing up, lamenting your teen years, the cruel hierarchy of high scho...

"The quickest way to ruin a relationship with someone is to actually try to have a relationship with them." Book-to-film adaptations aren't easy, but what happens when a film script tries to cram two novels into one movie? Well, you get HOW TO DEAL. Joining The Wives Colangelo is Stephanie Gagnon from the Books in the Freezer podcast to talk about the film's literary source material, how her feeli...

"Oh! I almost forgot my machine gun!" This is another reminder that coming-of-age stories aren't always about high school romance or breaking curfew, sometimes it's about being a deadly assassin forced to take a service industry job to evade suspicion. In the first instance of a film covered on the show with a perfect 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, the Wives Colangelo encourage you to enjoy BABY ASSASSI...

"You have *everything*, and still the world holds no joy, and yet you insist on making fun of those who *would* see it for its possibilities." It took nearly three years, but The Wives Colangelo have finally found a Cinderella story where we understand what the 'Ella' sees in the prince (other than Paolo Montalban being hot in the musical, of course). It's time to celebrate the 25th anniversary of...

"Which religion should I be? Sometimes I just wish I’d been born one way or the other." It took over 40 years, but Kelly Fremon Craig's film adaptation of ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT'S ME, MARGARET was well worth the wait. The Wives Colangelo dive into a seminal favorite, wax poetic about how much they love Rachel McAdams, and even hear from the show's official tween correspondent, their 10-year-old nie...

“I have a brilliant beyond brilliant idea!” Believe it or not, but Disney's THE PARENT TRAP remake just turned 25 years old so The Wives Colangelo are celebrating a quarter of a century of Lindsay Lohan by discussing her debut feature. Joining the Wives this week is Jamie Jirak, an entertainment journalist, and critic who doubles as a die-hard fan of this film. We're talking twin dreams, the queer...

"Hit me. I'm serious, I can't feel anything, hit me! Again, do it harder! I can't feel anything, this is so awesome!" The Wives Colangelo are ripping open wounds they didn't even know they had in order to talk about one of the most requested titles in honor of its 20th anniversary. What happens when your coming-of-age experience is, well, a little more than rough around the edges? We're talking ab...

"I wish my mother had given me lube when I was your age." Things have been a little bit too sugar, spice, and everything nice around these parts, so this week The Wives Colangelo are getting sexy! Listen in as the duo discusses women-led sex comedies, the concept of 'body counts,' talk about early "self-love" adventures, and fawn over the comedic hilarity of a star-studded cast. ------ Become a Pa...

"Everyone is born, but not everyone is born the same. Some will grow to be butchers, or bakers, or candlestick makers. Some will only be really good at making Jell-O salad. One way or another, though, every human being is unique, for better or for worse." This week the Wives Colangelo are talking about falling in love with reading, the attachments children develop with their teachers, this movie s...

"You have the power to make anything you want happen." TEEN WITCH might not be winning an Oscar anytime soon, but it's certainly a movie that so many of us hold near and dear. The Wives Colangelo are talking about the fashion, the nonsensical plot, the hilarious set pieces, the questionable behavior of everyone in this damn movie, and of course, the "Top That" rap. Is it a musical? Sometimes! Is i...

“I wish I could live through something.” Y'all have been asking The Wives Colangelo to cover LADY BIRD for almost three years, and the time has finally arrived. Writer and filmmaker Drew Burnett Gregory joins the show to talk about Greta Gerwig's coming-of-age masterpiece and continue to scream about Laurie Metcalfe's Oscar snub. Don't forget to cue up some Dave Matthews Band and crush on the scho...

"I took a photo of us, mid-embrace. When I am old and alone I will remember that I once held something truly beautiful." It's Harmony's birthday week which means whatever baby wants, baby gets. This year's birthday episode is Richard Ayoade's unconventional coming-of-age black comedy, SUBMARINE. The Wives Colangelo discuss seeing yourself in films that don't exactly showcase your lived experience,...