Congratulations! You've been accepted into SpaceCamp as Brian and Mike Manzi chat about the 1986 film of the same name. Starring Kate Capshaw, Kelly Preston, Lea Thompson, Tate Donovan and Joaquin Phoenix in his first big screen role, SpaceCamp harkens back to an era of eternal optimism and Americanism when it comes to the final frontier. Also, listen for the return of High School Movie News!
Brian is joined by Superintendent Mike Manzi to finally put Season Two of our Two Coreys series to bed. Instead of covering some more Corey Feldman and Corey Haim teen movies, Brian and Mike talk up a trifecta of latter day Two Coreys projects; Dream a Little Dream 2, National Lampoon's Last Resort and Busted.
High School Slumber Party AP returns to talk 2022's Sex Appeal, available on Hulu. In a very candid and fun episode Aislinn shares a personal life experience related to the premise of the film (shout out to the mysterious "tutor") and assigns her highest grade yet!
Coming out of episode #300 it's more of the same good old fashioned Corey fun. Brian welcomes new Superintendent Mike Manzi and returning guest and High School Slumber Party favorite Austin Wolf-Sothern to discuss a very unique f̶i̶l̶m̶ d̶o̶c̶u̶m̶e̶n̶t̶a̶r̶y̶ video diary; Corey Haim; Me Myself, and I. The Haimster himself produced this "day in the life" style project that's either a love letter to his fans or a sign to producers that he's A-Okay. Listen and find out what kissing really means to ...
Brian rambles for an hour about what 300 episodes of High School Slumber Party mean to him. Featuring Mike Manzi and Jordan Polan-Clarke.
Monster Mike Manzi (The Monsters that Made Us) joins the slumber party to combine two of his favorite interests, werewolves and Coreys to chat 1985's Silver Bullet. This 1985 Stephen King adaptation staring Corey Haim and Gary Busey has become something of a cult classic in recent years. Listen and find out what Mike and Brian think of it!
An erotic thriller staring the Two Coreys? Sure. Mike Manzi is here along with special guest (and erotic thriller expert) Christian Larson to chat about 1993's Blown Away staring Corey Haim, Corey Feldman and Nicole Eggert as a teen femme fatale . Will the guys be able to get past the creep factor and discover another underrated Corey classic? Also tune in for an explosive discussion on all things time-bombs!
High School Slumber Party AP returns to discuss a classic in the genre and the foundational AP film; Lady Bird. Powered by first time solo director Greta Gerwig, and starring Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf, Beanie Feldstein and Timothée Chalamet the film made a huge impact when it first came out in 2017. Brian and Aislinn discuss if it holds up today in 2022 and so much more! Also, Brian shares his thoughts the 2021 Irish film Here Are The Young Men for his Study Abroad assignment.
Before returning to finish senior year strong, Brian joins High School Slumber Party for a very special chat on mental health and current events.
Brian is joined by Mike Manzi to discuss the latest film in their Two Corey's series: Watchers. This 1988 Dean Koontz adaptation stars none of than Corey Haim as a teen who adopts a super intelligent dog who is being hunted down by a genetically enhanced monster. Also starring Michael Ironside. This movie is wild.
If you're a fan of MTV's animated late 90's/early 2000's hit series Daria, you don't want to miss this episode. And if you're NOT a fan of Daria for whatever reason, you will be after listening to today's episode. Brian welcomes first time guest Matt Kelly to the podcast to talk the second and final Daria TV movie; Daria: Is it College Yet? In Matt's words, Daria is "the most realistic depiction of high school that has ever been put on television" and though we're starting at the end of Daria's ...
BONUS: She may not have won the Oscar but Kirsten Stewart will always be #1 around these parts. Kate Hudson and Brian Rodriguez talk 2021's Spencer for their new podcasting Twilight Slumber Party, launching soon. Lots of British royal gossip today, Twihards.
On part 2 of the High School Slumber Party AP discussion on CODA co-hosts Brian Rodriguez and Aislinn Addington chat all about the Best Picture winning film. Brian and Aislinn discuss the inclusivity and impact of the deaf cast including Oscar winners Troy Kostur and Marlee Matlin, the amazing performance of Emilia Jones as well as the direction and writing of Sian Heder. If you missed part 1, don't forget to check out the wonderful interview with Rian Gayle wherever you get your podcasts or at ...
High School Slumber Party AP co-hosts Brian Rodriguez and Aislinn Addington are here to talk CODA's big Oscar wins. For part 1 of this special AP discussion Aislinn and Brian welcome Rian Gayle, university leader and member of the deaf and hard of hearing community to discuss inclusion and deaf representation in media. Interpreter: Andrew Tolman. Look out for part 2 of our CODA breakdown this Friday!
This month our Class Reunion series explores 2011's Young Adult. CageClub Podcast Network hosts Dan Colon and John Brooks stop by to chat all about Charlize Theron and her remarkable performance, Patton Oswalt and his brief foray into more dramatic roles, Patrick Wilson being Patrick Wilson, Jason Reitman's early career as well as everything that inspired Diablo Cody to create this memorable film. While Young Adult is not for everyone and probably shouldn't be described as a "feel good" story, C...
BONUS: Before Robert Pattison became the Batman he of course was Edward Cullen in the Twilight Saga. Kate Hudson and Brian Rodriguez host A Twilight Guide to The Batman in the official soft launch of their new podcast Twilight Slumber Party.
The Two Corey's series is swinging back fast and furious as Mike Manzi joins the pod to talk Fast Getaway. This Corey Haim VHS release is filled with stunts worthy of any action film today, which should be no surprise if you're at all familiar with its director. Also starring the badass Cynthia Rothrock, Leo Rossi and Marcia Strassman Fast Getaway is another Corey hidden gem and Mike and Brian will tell you exactly why.
The year is 1996 and Corey Haim is still somehow playing a teenager. Also Alan Thicke? A high school under siege by domestic terrorists with possession of a nuclear warhead? That's the plot of Demolition High. Think Die Hard but with teens. Mike Manzi stops by the slumber party to explain why this film my actually be awesome.
They're back...at least Corey Feldman is as Brian is joined by Mike Manzi on another Two Corey's Adventure. "You guys wanna go see a dead body?" We're talking the #iconic Stand by Me based on a short story by Stephen King and directed by Rob Reiner. This classic coming of age tale staring the Feldog, Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Jerry O'Connell, Kiefer Sutherland and Richard Dreyfuss meant so much to a generation of film watchers but how does the film age today? Have a listen and find out Mike an...
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 abroad to talk 2021's Double Dad.
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 teen beauty pageant in Minnesota has a lot more heart that you may remember!
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 High School Movie News!
"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 nomination chat as well. Spoiler Alert: This podcast is #TeamKiki.
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 Jesus!
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. Also Brian takes us to India for Study Abroad to chat up Skater Girl and Aislinn lets the slumberer...
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 Thurman among a talented cast of others. Also, Austin breaks down his personal science of choosing a ...
