Are you a Watcher or are you a Player? Well...hopefully you're at least a listener this week as the Godfather of the CageClub Podcast Network Joey Lewandowski returns to the slumber party to chat Nerve staring Emma Roberts and Dave Franco. Brian and Joey talk the rules this game of truth or dare (minus the truth), the look and feel of the film, what works about this techno-thriller and of course what doesn't all in the glow of super cool blue and pink lighting.
Feb 12, 2021•1 hr 52 min
What do you get when you cross a story by John Hughes, a screenplay by Seth Rogen, directing from Steven Brill (the creator of the Mighty Ducks) and producing from Judd Apatow? Well apparently you get the forgotten early 2000's comedy Drillbit Taylor! Starring Owen Wilson (wow!) Drillbit Taylor is about of a group of freshman who hire a homeless veteran to protect them from senior bullies. It's not as bad as it seems, we swear! Mike Manzi stops by to chat about the good, the bad and funny beats ...
Feb 05, 2021•2 hr 7 min
Foodie Films man Kyle Reinfried returns to the podcast for the first time in 2021 to talk a 2020 film; Words on Bathroom Walls. Starring Charlie Plummer, Taylor Russell, Andy Garcia, Molly Parker, Walton Goggins and AnnaSophia Robb Words on Bathroom follows the teen romance between Adam; a new student coping with schizophrenia through cooking and Maya, the class valedictorian with a chip on her shoulders. Kyle and Brian discuss both the heavy and the funny moments of this Y.A. adaptation.
Jan 29, 2021•2 hr 3 min
The hosts of 2fast2forever make a pit stop on High School Slumber Party's side of the road as the Godfather himself Joey Lewandowski and Joe Two return to the podcast to chat Better Luck Tomorrow. After Brian's listener acclaimed turn discussing the film on their show this week, the Joe's return the favor by breaking down the high school elements of the movie that put Justin Lin on the map and that Roger Ebert screamed at a person in support of. Starring Parry Shen, Jason Tobin, Roger Fan, John ...
Jan 22, 2021•1 hr 54 min
They say idle hands make the devil's work and today we're talking a film that takes the concept quite literally. Ryan Stick of the Ryan Stick Show returns to the Slumber Party to chat about one of his favorite horror comedies, Idle Hands. Starring Devon Sawa, Jessica Alba, Seth Green, Elden Henson, the Offspring and Vivica A. Fox, Idle Hands is the story of a lazy stoner teen who's hand becomes an evil possessed killer; even after being cut off. Ryan and Brian chat all about the music and moment...
Jan 15, 2021•1 hr 48 min
Brian welcomes Slumber Party veteran Mike Manzi to the podcast to talk Project Almanac; a teen time travel found footage film! And what better type of film to cover as our first movie of 2021 than a time travel movie? Mike brings his extensive knowledge of the time travel genre to the pod for this Michael Bay and MTV produced film.
Jan 08, 2021•1 hr 59 min
Brian opens 2021 by welcoming back the most popular girl in school to the Slumber Party as Kate Hudson hops in the sleeping bag to answer some listener questions regarding her favorite subject in the entire world; The Twilight Saga. Kate and Brian recap their 2020 run of Twilight films by updating their movie rankings and surprise guest Joe 2 of #2Fast2Forever joins the podcast to preview his involvement in High School Slumber Party's 2021 run through the world of Stephanie Meyer.
Jan 04, 2021•1 hr 57 min
For the final episode of 2020, Brian continues to look back at all the teen films of 2020 in this part 2 of a 2 part review. This episode Brian discusses Big Time Adolescence,The Binge, Run, Vampires vs the Bronx, The Babysitter: Killer Queen, Spontaneous, Freaky, Nocturne, The Craft: Legacy, Valley Girl, The Prom, Work It, To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love you, The Kissing Booth 2, Words on the Bathroom Walls, The New Mutants and Boys State.
Dec 31, 2020•1 hr 27 min
As we close 2020, Slumber Party host Brian Rodriguez decided to assign himself the huge homework assignment of watching every single teen film from 2020 as a gift to the slumberers. In part 1, Brian chats about All the Bright Places, All Together Now, American Pie presents Girls Rules, Another Round, Chemical Hearts, Clouds, Critical Thinking, Enola Holmes, Never Rarely Sometimes Always, Onward, Stargirl, The Half of It, the Vast of Night, The Way Back, Unpregnant, and Yes God Yes.
Dec 28, 2020•1 hr 24 min
The Godfather Joey Lewandowski joins the slumber party on Jesus's birthday as we're talking an ever so rare teen Christmas film; Better Watch out! What may seem like a tropey horror film at first glance is flipped on its head by an exciting and deadly twist, all wrapped in the peppermint and illumination that make this time of year so special. Also, an old friend calls in to wish Brian a merry Christmas on this most blue of Yuletide gatherings.
Dec 26, 2020•1 hr 46 min
Raise your glass to the Foodie Films Man Kyle Reinfried, as he drops by the Slumber Party to talk a new film with Oscar buzz; Another Round. This Danish film (also known as Drunk and Druk) stars Mads Mikkelsen as one of four high school teachers and friends who decided to drink alcohol on a daily basis to see how it affects their creativity as well as their professional and family lives. Kyle and Brian discuss the tragic circumstances surrounding the filming, sazeracs, Denmark, graduation caps, ...
Dec 21, 2020•1 hr 43 min
Cousin Pumkin stops by the Slumber Party to play a couple rounds of Two Truths and a Lie and to chat the 2002 Frankie Muniz and Amanda Bynes film; Big Fat Liar (B.F.L., the Biffle). Not only is this the film that turned Paul Giamatti blue, it also features Donald Faison, Sandra Oh, Lee Majors and John Cho among other surprises. Find out what the cousins thinks of the film and who makes the list of Pumkin's Baddies.
Dec 18, 2020•1 hr 53 min
Jenny O'Connell returns to the slumber party to spill some tea and have a kiki as she chats the brad new Netflix musical, The Prom. With a star studded cast of Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, Kerry Washington, Keegan-Michael Key and Andrew Rannells along with newcomer Jo Ellen Pellman help tell the story (based on a musical of the same name) of an Indiana teenager ostracized for wanting to take her girlfriend to prom. Oh yeah the movie also stars James Corden and let's just say Jenny is not a fan.....
Dec 14, 2020•2 hr 14 min
Shazam! Just say the word and not only will Mike Manzi return to our slumber party, but he'll also tell us all about the origins of Captain Marvel...or Shazam as he's known today as we take a very nerdy and fun deep dive into the 2019 DCEU film staring Zachary Levi.
Dec 11, 2020•2 hr 29 min
Finally we bring the Twilight Saga to a close (for now) as Kate Hudson is back to talk the final installment in the franchise; Breaking Dawn part 2. As we conclude our first lap in our Twilight forever series, Brian and Kate discuss Jacob falling in love with a baby, surprise appearances from Lee Pace, Rami Malek and Wendell Pierce, and of course Michael Sheen's amazing laugh!
Dec 08, 2020•2 hr 5 min
Imagine a film written and produced by Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry and directed by Barbarella director Roger Vadim. Now imagine this film stars Rock Hudson as a married playboy Vice Principal/Guidance Counselor/Football coach, Telly Savalas doing his best Kojak impression a couple of years before Kojak, Roddy McDowall and Angie Dickinson. Thanks to guest Galen Howard, we're talking all about this outrageous film; Pretty Maids All in a Row. Despite having an 8% critical score on Rotten Tom...
Dec 04, 2020•1 hr 38 min
Are you a superhero or a sidekick...or rather...hero-support? Find out when Dan "The Duke" Hayden returns to chat Sky High; a kids movies with a ton of cameos to make the adults smile. Starring Kurt Russell, Kelly Preston, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Michael Angarano this action packed film about a superhero high school in the sky might not be made for Dan and Brian's age group but there are enough laughs and cool moments to inspire conversation of heroic proportions. It's a kids movie! It's a s...
Nov 30, 2020•1 hr 57 min
High School Slumber Party is proud to present the induction ceremony of the inaugural class of the High School Slumber Party Hall of Fame hosted by Brian Rodriguez, host of High School Slumber Party. Voted upon by a panel of teen film experts, the High School Slumber Party Hall of Fame is reserved for those actors and filmmakers with whom the history of teen films would not be the same without. Find out what actors and filmmaker join our 2020 class!
Nov 27, 2020•55 min
Alicia Silverstone in 1995 looking for clues? Count us in! Our true crime expert Alexander Schroeder is back to talk about the appropriately titled True Crime, also starting Kevin Dillon. Despite Alex's best efforts, True Crime is a hard case to crack and may leave you with a bit more questions than answers.
Nov 23, 2020•1 hr 13 min
Brian welcomes his slumberers back for a part 2 of 2 sleep over with guests Kate Hudson and Mike Manzi as they continue their wine fueled conversation on 1983's Valley Girl staring Nicolas Cage and Deborah Foreman. Kate continues championing director Martha Coolidge's vision for Valley Girl from her soap box before descending into a fun tornado of chaos in which she tells us how Valley Girl changed her life forever and mentions Keith Coogan a ton of times despite him not being in this film. Also...
Nov 20, 2020•1 hr 44 min
Like oh my God! Our two most seasoned guests Kate Hudson and Mike Manzi hop back in the sleeping bag to talk about the early 1980's teen classic Valley Girl staring Nicolas Cage and Deborah Foreman in part 1 of a 2 part conversation. Directed by Martha Coolidge, this totally awesome film deserves way more credit that it gets today so be prepared for Kate, Mike and Brian to hop on their soap box for this one! Also listen for some soundtrack talk and an Afterschool Special tangent! If you think th...
Nov 16, 2020•1 hr 28 min
¿Qué lo que primos? It's a cousin reunion on High School Slumber Party as Brian's cousins Pumkin and Michael Conrad Tavarez stop by to chat Netflix's Vampires vs. The Bronx. This new film by director Oz Rodriguez (no relation) inspires a lot of Dominican and NYC pride in the cousins as they talk about their heritage, gentrification, representation and of course everything that makes Vampires vs. The Bronx so fun. Also, Michael shares how he's brought Dominican street food to Dallas, Texas with h...
Nov 14, 2020•1 hr 50 min
Joe Two has returned with the gift that keeps on giving; a Lifetime movie! She's Too Young, staring (somewhat surprisingly) Oscar winner Marcia Gay Harden and Alexis Dziena follows the lives of teenage girls and their parents as they deal with drugs, alcohol, parties, peer pressure and of course syphilis. Slumberers, there is a good choice you watched this film in health class! Find out what Joe and Brian think of this Lifetime classic.
Nov 09, 2020•1 hr 46 min
We love watching the movies that inspired the movies here on High School Slumber Party and Over The Edge certainly belongs in that category. Returning guest Galen Howard hops in his sleeping bag to chat about a film that inspired the likes of Kurt Cobain and Richard Linklater. We also chat Matt Dillons film debut, urban planning, soundtrack choices and youth in revolt!
Nov 07, 2020•1 hr 29 min
It's Election Day on High School Slumber Party as veteran guests Kyle Reinfried of Foodie Films and Danny Kim step in the booth to debate Alexander Payne's Election. This dark comedy stars Ferris Bueller himself Matthew Broderick, Reese Witherspoon as the ICONIC Tracy Flick and Chris Klein in a debut performance. Danny, Kyle and Brian are here to break down what makes each character in the film so unique and great. Also, find out about a real life student-teacher rivalry between one of our guest...
Nov 02, 2020•2 hr 14 min
Come little children as the Sanderson Sisters (played by Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy) have returned to wreak havoc on Salem once again in the cult classic; Hocus Pocus. Brian (somewhat reluctantly) welcomes his wife Nicole DeLuise to the podcast to chat about why she loves this movie so much and why she thinks it continues to put a spell on its viewers today as a Halloween favorite.
Oct 30, 2020•1 hr 45 min
Returning Halloween experts Shawnee Mead and Dan Colon are here to talk about the film the made it fun to be a vampire, The Lost Boys. Staring Jason Patric, the two Corey's (Corey Feldman and Corey Haim), Jami Gertz, Kiefer Sutherland and so many more, The Lost Boys is everything that's wonderful about Joel Schumacher. We talk about all that and more (including lots of sexy sax talk and Tim Cappello tales) for this October fan favorite!
Oct 26, 2020•1 hr 54 min
Joey Lewandowski and Austin Wolf-Sothern step into their respective sleeping bags and burry the hatchet (or the "Bratchet") at the slumber party in order to talk about Detention. This film, directed by acclaimed music video director Joseph Kahn; is one of the wildest ones we'll ever discuss on podcast. With easter eggs to make any teen film enthusiast laugh, blood and guts, bears riding spaceships, people turning into flies, time travel and a whole lot of heart, Detention might not be for everyo...
Oct 23, 2020•1 hr 46 min
Vampires? Werewolves? Potential Demon Babies? If Twilight: Breaking Dawn part 1 isn't a Halloween movie, I don't know what is. The most popular girl in school Kate Hudson is back to chat about our latest film in our Twilight Forever series! Bella (Kristen Stewart) finally gets everything she has always dreamed of as we get a wedding, a honeymoon, sexy time, a pregnancy and a human to vampire transformation? Edward (Robert Pattinson) is back of course and Jacob (Taylor Lautner) is still mad at hi...
Oct 19, 2020•2 hr 1 min
Are you ready for the most metal teen horror movie of all time? Ryan Stick of the Ryan Stick show joins us for the very first time to chat Trick or Treat! Gene Simmons? Check. Ozzy Osbourne? Check. Skippy from Family Ties? Sure! What happens when a dead rock star (Sammi Curr) comes back through his superfan's playing of his last record backwards? A movie worth talking almost two hours about as our Halloween horror series continues.
Oct 16, 2020•2 hr 12 min
