This Ends at Prom

NEW EP: MS .45 (45th Anniversary) Zoë Lund was cast in one of the premier films in the rape-revenge subgenre when she was just 17. A righteous rallying cry for anyone who has ever been wronged. When they silence our voices... find other ways to be heard. Listen wherever you get your podcasts!

It’s show announcement Sunday and the last episode of October. Say it once, say it twice… it’s time to be strange and unusual with BEETLEJUICE. Episode drops on Thursday!

Put on your war paint. A reminder that tomorrow’s episode is a very intense discussion about MS .45. Please do your due diligence if you are sensitive to movies about SA.

Zoe Lund was 17 when she starred as Thana in MS .45. That’s younger than Jane Doe who survived the Cornell 7, and younger than E.M. who survived Canada’s Hockey 5. This is your reminder to do your due diligence and keep your heart and mind protected. Episode drops on Thursday.

NEW EP: THE LAST KISS (2026) FINAL DESTINATION meets ... every movie ever covered on the pod? Fresh, frisky, and a hell of a lot of fun. Save this slasher from VOD hell and watch it with your friends! THANK US LATER!!! Listen wherever you get your podcasts!

TFW your friend says she can see how people 💀 by kissing them (and also that our episode on THE LAST KISS goes live tomorrow!). Get the movie now on VOD!

It’s show announcement Sunday! This week we’re kissing our crushes and seeing how they 💀 with THE LAST KISS. The new teen slasher is available on VOD and we cannot wait to talk about it with you. Episode drops on Thursday!

NEW EP: THE SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE (1982) A low-budget classic; never forget that we were deconstructing the male gaze and gender's relationship with slashers over 40 years ago. Grab your drill and order pizza because it's time for THE SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE. Listen wherever you get your podcasts!

Pizza tastes better on top of a 💀 delivery driver. That’s just science. THE SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE goes live tomorrow!

It’s show announcement Sunday! We’re eating cold pizza over dead bodies and examining gender in the slasher film. It’s time for THE SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE!

NEW EP: URBAN LEGEND (1998) Let's kick off the season of scares with a teen horror classic that critics hated, but real ones know is one of the best of the post-SCREAM slasher boom. All hail Brenda, our queen of creepy PowerPoints. Listen wherever you get your podcasts!

It’s her day tomorrow. URBAN LEGEND is coming… tell a friend of a friend. 😈

It’s show announcement Sunday! This week kicks off the most wonderful time of the year and we’re starting scary season right with URBAN LEGEND. Check the back seat and tune in this Thursday!

NEW EP: SKY HIGH (2005) We’re going up, up, and examining the way Disney's non-Marvel superhero movie is the perfect exploration of the cruel hierarchy of high school that doubles as an allegory for coming out. Warren Peace stans, this episode's for you. Listen wherever you get your podcasts!

If you’re really excited for tomorrow’s episode on SKY HIGH, Happy Bisexual Visibility Day!

It’s show announcement Sunday! This week we’re going to a super high school and telling the world that if you like superhero origin stories… YOU LIKE TEEN MOVIES!! Episode drops on Thursday!

NEW EP: YOUR NAME. (10th Anniversary) The Wives Colangelo cover a lot of body-swap movies on this podcast, but YOUR NAME. is arguably the best one ever to do it. Let's explore what it means for two teenagers to body-swap across time, space, and gender. Listen wherever you get your podcasts!

YOUR NAME is one of the best films we’ve ever covered and not enough of you have seen it! Is it bullying if we scream WATCH THIS MOVIE in your general direction? Anyway. Episode drops tomorrow!

It’s show announcement Sunday and we’re swapping bodies across time and space with YOUR NAME. Episode drops on Thursday!

NEW EP: SAVE THE LAST DANCE (25th Anniversary) Chosen by the Patreon Prom Party, a movie remembered more for its memes than its message! Let's dissect a film everyone seems to remember loving but might not feel the same way about 25 years later. Listen wherever you get your podcasts!

Here's your reminder that tomorrow's episode is on SAVE THE LAST DANCE. Spoiler Alert: this is a real "wow, I did NOT remember the movie going like THAT" episode... 😈

It’s show announcement Sunday and we’re finally saving the last dance for YOU. Episode drops on Thursday. We’ve got A LOT to unpack!

NEW EP: THE BLUE LAGOON (1980) How do we discuss a movie so impactful to a generation of young people, when we are plagued with knowing too much about the depravity of humans? Let’s tackle one of the highest-grossing films of 1980. It’s, uh, gonna get weird. Listen wherever you get your podcasts!

How do we discuss a movie like THE BLUE LAGOON, which was so impactful to a generation of young people, when we are plagued with knowing too much about the depravity of humans? Well, we’re sure going to try. Episode drops on Thursday.

Sometimes a teen girl movie deserves interrogation more than celebration. This week we’re tackling THE BLUE LAGOON and unpacking why it was one of the highest-grossing film of 1980. You, uh, don’t need to rewatch this if you don’t want to. We did it so you don’t have to!

FERRIS BUELLER’S DAY OFF (40th Anniversary) Call out sick because the pod is six years old! The Wives Colangelo are celebrating with the last John Hughes teen movie they've yet to cover and one so culturally impactful that it's in the Library of Congress. Listen wherever you get your podcasts!

This Ends at Prom turns six tomorrow, and we’re celebrating by tackling the only John Hughes teen movie we’ve yet to discuss. Skip school and get those rewatches of FERRIS BUELLER’S DAY OFF in now!

@thisendsatprom.bsky.social’s Rocky Horror episode kept me company on the drive home from work late last night. I’d just rewatched the film this past weekend. Tim Curry’s been at the front of my mind. So many people loved him. What a horrible week.

It’s Show Announcement Sunday! In honor of the show’s 6th Anniversary (!!), we’re covering the last John Hughes teen movie we’ve yet to tackle and one that changed the landscape of the genre for the rest of the ‘80s — IT’S FERRIS BUELLER’S DAY OFF!

Who are our data-loving listeners who want to join us on this journey to figure it out?!

NEW EP: UPTOWN GIRLS (2003) It's a harsh world. As chosen by the Patreon, let's process childhood trauma by spinning around in teacups until we puke. Critics didn't understand this film at the time, but legions of fans have turned it into a beloved classic. Listen wherever you get your podcasts!

Already in our feels about tomorrow’s episode on UPTOWN GIRLS. Meet us at the teacups. We’ll be waiting.

Devastated doesn’t even come close. Rest in Peace, Hayden Panettiere.

It’s almost like you know UPTOWN GIRLS turned 23 yesterday when you voted for it for this month’s listener-selected episode! See y’all on Thursday, babes!

fine, yes, you can probably guess half this list without even clicking. but the other half? @thefienprint.bsky.social and I got some nice under-the-radar picks in there, i think!

NEW EP: WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER (2001) 25 years ago, one of the greatest summer camp comedies was unleashed on the world, and a generation has been quoting it ever since. Don't worry, we'll still like you even if you taste like a burger. Listen wherever you get your podcasts!

You better be off-book for tomorrow’s episode on WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER because this is NOT the Cleveland Play House!!!

Sorry for the delayed show announcement, but some vandals knocked out Verizon for all of the Valley and we had no way of sharing that IT’S WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER TIME! See y’all on Thursday!

SADIE HAWKINS TEEN BOY TAKEOVER Since one of us is recovering from oral surgery, enjoy a compilation of Sadie Hawkins Dance "teen boy movie" episodes: PUMP UP THE VOLUME (1990) w/ guest Tony Pauletto, DIARY OF A WIMPY KID (2010), and EDGE OF SEVENTEEN (1998). Listen wherever you get your podcasts!

Here’s your reminder that tomorrow is a Sadie Hawkins Takeover since BJ had all of her teeth yanked out of her skull. Here’s a taste of the kind of fun we have with teen boy movies over on the Patreon — PUMP UP THE VOLUME, DIARY OF A WIMPY KID, and EDGE OF SEVENTEEN. See y’all tomorrow!

It’s show announcement Sunday! Since @bjcolangelo.bsky.social is still recovering, we’re doing a special Sadie Hawkins Dance takeover! This week, we’re unearthing three Patreon-exclusive episodes: PUMP UP THE VOLUME, DIARY OF A WIMPY KID, and EDGE OF SEVENTEEN. Episode drops on Thursday!

NEW EP: REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES w/ @moviemija.bsky.social Let’s talk about familial obligation, generational body issues, growing up Latina, and dissect the parallels of the film with Lady Bird. Listen wherever you get your podcasts!

Here’s your reminder that tomorrow we’re talking about moms, bodies, and generational obligations in REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES with @moviemija.bsky.social ! Get those rewatches in tonight!

It’s show announcement Sunday and we are SO excited to announce that we’re finally covering REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES and are joined by the best in the biz, @moviemija.bsky.social ! Episode drops on Thursday!

NEW EP: SUMMER OF '69 Women-led teen sex comedies are nearly non-existent, so let's celebrate Jillian Bell's raunchy coming-of-age flick about fairy godstrippers, hiding your identity behind a persona, and hilarious hot girls Hollywood isn't ready for. Listen wherever you get your podcasts!

Call up your fairy godstripper, because tomorrow we're talking about SUMMER OF '69. This movie is a blast and a half, and we can't wait for you to hear the episode.

It's show announcement Sunday! We're back in our AMERICAN HIGH bag with a rare teen sex comedy that isn't about boys. It's the SUMMER OF '69, prom party! Episode drops on Thursday.

NEW EP: REALITY BITES (1994) How can we repair all the damage we inherited? How does this beloved, seminal classic hold up in 2026? Let's dissect hopes, dreams, Gen X cynicism, and the struggle to find personal meaning amid societal expectations in the 1990s! Listen wherever you get your podcasts!