This Ends at Prom

Desperately Seeking Susan (40th Anniversary)

"That's what I like about you. I never know what you'll say next." 40 years ago, Madonna transcended into pop star superstardom and helped turn a quarter-life crisis film into a coming-of-age classic that helped define teen fashion for a decade. Many women are shaped by the women who came before them and showed them what was possible, and that's precisely what Susan provided for a generation. Sometimes being desperate is the best thing for you. -------- Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/thisendsatprom [https://www.patreon.com/thisendsatprom] -------- MONTHLY SPOTLIGHT Rainbow Railroad (https://www.rainbowrailroad.org [https://www.rainbowrailroad.org]) -------- Articles Mentioned The Cut: https://www.thecut.com/2015/04/ode-to-desperately-seeking-susans-dgaf-style.html [https://www.thecut.com/2015/04/ode-to-desperately-seeking-susans-dgaf-style.html] CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/26/style/remember-when-desperately-seeking-susan-madonna-signature-style [https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/26/style/remember-when-desperately-seeking-susan-madonna-signature-style] -------- Social Media Plugs @ThisEndsAtProm @BJColangelo @HarmonyColangelo ---------- Logo Design: Haley Doodles @HaleyDoodleDo Theme Song: The Sonder Bombs 'Title': https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/ [https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/]

Battle Royale (25th Anniversary)

"So today's lesson is, you kill each other off till there's only one left. Nothing's against the rules." 25 years ago, Kinji Fukasaku brought the infamous novel BATTLE ROYALE to life, and essentially invented a new subgenre of dystopian teen cinema. In honor of the film's anniversary, The Wives Colangelo are exploring the incredibly bleak messaging the film has about generational division, government-sanctioned violence, and the disposability of youth. Don't worry, this week's episode will also get into the discourse surrounding the film's connection to THE HUNGER GAMES, and why Quentin Tarantino doesn't know what he's talking about. -------- Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/thisendsatprom [https://www.patreon.com/thisendsatprom] -------- MONTHLY SPOTLIGHT Rainbow Railroad (https://www.rainbowrailroad.org [http://www.rainbowrailroad.org]) -------- Social Media Plugs @ThisEndsAtProm @BJColangelo @HarmonyColangelo ---------- Logo Design: Haley Doodles @HaleyDoodleDo Theme Song: The Sonder Bombs 'Title': https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/ [https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/]

Sweethearts (2024)

"I... have a girlfriend. She lives in Ohio." The first fall break after leaving your hometown and going off to college is one of the weirdest adjustment periods in a young person's life, and it's weird that SWEETHEARTS is one of the only movies to talk about it! This week The Wives Colangelo are heading back to the Midwest to discuss "Turkey Dumps," taking the jump without the safety net of familiarity, and the importance of intergenerational queer friendships in small towns. -------- Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/thisendsatprom [https://www.patreon.com/thisendsatprom] -------- MONTHLY SPOTLIGHT DONATE TO YOUR LOCAL FOOD BANKS. GIVE THEM MONEY! -------- Social Media Plugs @ThisEndsAtProm @BJColangelo @HarmonyColangelo ---------- Logo Design: Haley Doodles @HaleyDoodleDo Theme Song: The Sonder Bombs 'Title': https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/ [https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/]

Seventeen Again (2000) w/ Aaron Perine

"I am gonna do what I wanna do! And you know what? I don't need your permission to do it!" What if your grandparents magically turned back into teenagers, and they were so hot that it caused chaos in your high school? And what if you look exactly like your grandma did at your age, so this magical regression inspires some twin magic hijinks? This week, The Wives Colangelo are joined by Aaron Perine of Free Space to talk about the only movie to feature all three Mowry siblings, SEVENTEEN AGAIN. Let's talk about the Tia/Tamera/Tahj trifecta, the lack of "fun" coming-of-age movies with Black protagonists, and outline all of the moments that explain why this movie was made by Showtime and not the Disney Channel. -------- Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/thisendsatprom [https://www.patreon.com/thisendsatprom] -------- MONTHLY SPOTLIGHT DONATE TO YOUR LOCAL FOOD BANKS. GIVE THEM MONEY! -------- Follow Our Guest! Free Space: https://www.howtowatchfree.tv/ [https://www.howtowatchfree.tv/] @HowToWatchFreeTV @Sumitlakehornet -------- Social Media Plugs @ThisEndsAtProm @BJColangelo @HarmonyColangelo ---------- Logo Design: Haley Doodles @HaleyDoodleDo Theme Song: The Sonder Bombs 'Title': https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/ [https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/]

The Pregnancy Pact (2010)

"So this is what it feels like to be Jamie Lynn Spears." There are two types of people in this world: People who love Lifetime Original Movies and people named Harmony Colangelo. This Ends at Prom is finally embarking on the wild world of LMN originals and starting with THE PREGNANCY PACT, a ripped-from-the-headlines drama with massive creative liberties taken. What actually happened to these girls? Why are so many people obsessed with stories about teen girls behaving "badly," and where is the line between entertainment and exploitation? -------- Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/thisendsatprom [https://www.patreon.com/thisendsatprom] -------- MONTHLY SPOTLIGHT DONATE TO YOUR LOCAL FOOD BANKS. GIVE THEM MONEY! -------- Article Referenced Inside the Gloucester Pregnancy Pact: https://www.marieclaire.com/politics/news/a2055/teenage-pregnancy-pact-gloucester/ [https://www.marieclaire.com/politics/news/a2055/teenage-pregnancy-pact-gloucester/] -------- Social Media Plugs @ThisEndsAtProm @BJColangelo @HarmonyColangelo ---------- Logo Design: Haley Doodles @HaleyDoodleDo Theme Song: The Sonder Bombs 'Title': https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/ [https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/]