This Ends at Prom

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Election (1999) Nov 03, 2022

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“Some people say I'm an overachiever, but I think they're just jealous.”

It's election day and The Wives Colangelo are celebrating with the greatest American political film ever made, ELECTION. This week's discussions include the reappraisal of Tracy Flick as an archetype, why the guy who played Ferris Bueller thrives as a loser adult, and how weirdly relevant ELECTION has remained after all these years. PICK FLICK!

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Article Mentioned: Election - That’s Why It’s Destiny: https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/5189-election-thats-why-its-destiny

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Theme Song: The Sonder Bombs 'Title': https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/

Coraline (2009) w/ Bona Bones Oct 27, 2022

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“Being brave didn’t mean you weren’t scared. Being brave meant you were scared, really scared, badly scared, and you did the right thing, anyway.”

This week The Wives Colangelo are going to stop-motion animation school with stop-motion educator, TikTok creator, and ROBOT CHICKEN animator Bona Bones to talk about Henry Selick and Neil Gaiman's spooky classic, CORALINE. There's a lot of geeking out on this week's episode, but plenty of conversations about growing up weird, trying to find your independence, and learning how to face your fears.

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Check on Bona's website: https://www.bonabones.com/

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Logo Design: Haley Doodles @HaleyDoodleDo

Theme Song: The Sonder Bombs 'Title': https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/

We Are What We Are (2013) Oct 20, 2022

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"I don't know what you think you heard, but you must be mistaken..."

Sometimes the most horrific movies have nothing to do with active threats like demonic possession or masked slashers, but the twisted ways in which women are forced into roles they never asked for, and are convinced that harmful, patriarchal rule is "just the way it's always been." In Jim Mickle's haunting film WE ARE WHAT WE ARE, we see Ambyr Childers and Julia Garner forced to navigate their new gender roles as "the women of the house," and how they are now responsible for the preparation of their family's annual feast ...which may or may not be human flesh.

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Find the Show on Twitter & Instagram: @ThisEndsAtProm

BJ Colangelo —Twitter & Instagram: @BJColangelo

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Logo Design: Haley Doodles @HaleyDoodleDo

Theme Song: The Sonder Bombs 'Title': https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/

The Babysitter (2017) w/ Xero Gravity Oct 13, 2022

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"Things get messy when you make a deal with the devil."

Spooky season is well underway and this week we're giving praise to McG and Brian Duffield's fun as hell teen horror flick, THE BABYSITTER. The Wives Colangelo are joined by the illustrious host and podcaster Xero Gravity to talk about the brilliance of Samara Weaving, the female gaze, embracing "unelevated horror," and why we need more "f*ck off" horror movies.

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Follow Xero on social media: @idkgravity

Listen to her podcast Blerdy Massacre!

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Find the Show on Twitter & Instagram: @ThisEndsAtProm

BJ Colangelo —Twitter & Instagram: @BJColangelo

Harmony Colangelo — Twitter & Instagram: @Veloci_trap_tor

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Logo Design: Haley Doodles @HaleyDoodleDo

Theme Song: The Sonder Bombs 'Title': https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/

Halloween (1978) Oct 06, 2022

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"Halloween is when people play tricks on each other. It's all make-believe."

We're kicking off spooky season with a long-requested heavy hitter, John Carpenter's iconic slasher film, HALLOWEEN. Together The Wives discuss the impact of suburban horror stories, figure out which character we most closely identify with, and break down why the decision to center a film around a teen girl hero helped the film become a horror classic. It's Halloween. Everyone's entitled to one good scare.

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Find the Show on Twitter & Instagram: @ThisEndsAtProm

BJ Colangelo —Twitter & Instagram: @BJColangelo

Harmony Colangelo — Twitter & Instagram: @Veloci_trap_tor

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Logo Design: Haley Doodles @HaleyDoodleDo

Theme Song: The Sonder Bombs 'Title': https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/

Hocus Pocus (1993) Sep 29, 2022

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"We must find the book, brew the potion and suck the lives out of the children of Salem before sunrise. Otherwise, it’s curtains. We evaporate! We cease to exist! Dost thou comprehend?"

With the upcoming sequel just around the corner, we're celebrating the Sanderson sisters with a return to HOCUS POCUS. Is this the last cult film to make a crossover into becoming a classic? Why is this film so concerned with mocking virgins? Does Disney approve of monster f*cking? The Wives Colangelo attempt to answer these questions and so many more in this must-listen to episode. Ah say ento pi alpha mabi upendi!

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Become a Patron! www.patreon.com/thisendsatprom

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Find the Show on Twitter & Instagram: @ThisEndsAtProm

BJ Colangelo —Twitter & Instagram: @BJColangelo

Harmony Colangelo — Twitter & Instagram: @Veloci_trap_tor

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Logo Design: Haley Doodles @HaleyDoodleDo

Theme Song: The Sonder Bombs 'Title': https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/

Sugar & Spice (2001) w/ Chelsea Rebecca of Dead Meat Sep 22, 2022

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“If the O.J. trial taught us anything, it taught us that, in America, you can cut somebody's head off and still be innocent as long as you have enough money.”

We've got spirit, yes we do! We've got spirit, how 'bout you? This week The Wives are tackling the darkly comedic cheerleading bank robbery film SUGAR & SPICE, and we're joined by Chelsea Rebecca of the Dead Meat podcast. Together the trio discuss the himbo greatness of James Marsden, how all of the marketing completely buried the lede of Diane's pregnancy, and how the rest of the world ignores the powerful political symbolism of Richard Nixon and pregnant Betty Dolls in American flag capes robbing a bank because it's in a teen girl movie.

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Follow Chelsea on Twitter: @carebecc

Check Out Dead Meat!: https://www.youtube.com/c/DeadMeat/videos

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Find the Show on Twitter & Instagram: @ThisEndsAtProm
BJ Colangelo —Twitter & Instagram: @BJColangelo
Harmony Colangelo — Twitter & Instagram: @Veloci_trap_tor
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Logo Design: Haley Doodles @HaleyDoodleDo
Theme Song: The Sonder Bombs 'Title': https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/

Romy and Michele's High School Reunion - 25th Anniversary w/ Brennan Klein Sep 15, 2022

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“Like if there’s a guy in a rowboat going X miles, and the current is going, like, you know, some other miles, how long does it take him to get to town? It was like, who cares? Who wants to go to town with a guy in a rowboat?”

In honor of the anniversary of one of the greatest sisterhood comedies of all time, we're having a little This Ends at Prom reunion of our own, as producer Brennan Klein returns to talk ROMY & MICHELE'S HIGH SCHOOL REUNION. Together the trio discuss the quotable dialogue, the incomparable fashion, and completely forget to even mention Justin Theroux as the cowboy who gets it on with Janeane Garofalo!

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Articles Referenced

The cast and creator of ‘Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion’ are ready to reunite: https://rb.gy/2eqvt3

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Follow Brennan on Twitter! @itsrainingbrens

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Find the Show on Twitter & Instagram: @ThisEndsAtProm

BJ Colangelo —Twitter & Instagram: @BJColangelo

Harmony Colangelo — Twitter & Instagram: @Veloci_trap_tor

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Logo Design: Haley Doodles @HaleyDoodleDo

Theme Song: The Sonder Bombs 'Title': https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/

The Princess Bride - 35th Anniversary Sep 08, 2022

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“But for now, rest well and dream of large women."

35 years later and THE PRINCESS BRIDE is still as perfect now as it was then. This week The Wives discuss the fantasy romance adventure that solidified Andre the Giant as a screen legend, gave a princess the chance to save herself, delivered an endlessly quotable script, and found a way to turn a film from a genre usually reserved for teen girl audiences into an evergreen classic that all could enjoy.

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Articles Referenced

Why The Princess Bride is a Perfect Film: https://rb.gy/yezfxg

The Princess Bride was a Jewish Fantasy Film: https://rb.gy/5j8w4d

Mandy Patinkin on TikTok: https://rb.gy/wyt81u

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Find the Show on Twitter & Instagram: @ThisEndsAtProm

BJ Colangelo —Twitter & Instagram: @BJColangelo

Harmony Colangelo — Twitter & Instagram: @Veloci_trap_tor

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Logo Design: Haley Doodles @HaleyDoodleDo

Theme Song: The Sonder Bombs 'Title': https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/

Fast Times at Ridgemont High - 40th Anniversary Sep 01, 2022

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“In Ridgemont? We can’t even get cable TV here, Stacy, and you want romance?!"

FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH turns 40 this year, and there's no way we were going to pass up the chance to talk about the teen film that changed the subgenre forever. The Wives Colangelo get candid on air and share some of their more odd personal dating anecdotes, we read from Mike McBeardo McPadden's TEEN MOVIE HELL, and share some interesting trivia bits we've learned about the film over the last 40 years. Stacy Hamilton Forever!

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Article Referenced

‘Fast Times’ at 35: Cameron Crowe, Amy Heckerling on Courting David Lynch, Sean Penn’s Method Acting, Genital Equality: https://rb.gy/bl4sim

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Find the Show on Twitter & Instagram: @ThisEndsAtProm

BJ Colangelo —Twitter & Instagram: @BJColangelo

Harmony Colangelo — Twitter & Instagram: @Veloci_trap_tor

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Logo Design: Haley Doodles @HaleyDoodleDo

Theme Song: The Sonder Bombs 'Title': https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/