Shows
Boy PartyMikey & Nicky (with Luke!)Luke Shanahan returns to the show to discuss Elaine May's Mikey & Nicky starring the legendary duo of John Cassavetes and Peter Falk.2025-07-151h 09
Boy PartyThe Before TrilogyIt's 3 movies for the price of 1 this week, as Shane and Lucien dig into Richard Linklater's classic trilogy of romances Before Sunrise, Before Sunset and Before Midnight starring Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy.2025-07-081h 16
Boy Party16: Me and You and Everyone We Know | 25 for 25We've reached No. 16 on Lucien's list of the 25 best films of the century: Miranda July's offbeat 2005 independent comedy(ish) Me and You and Everyone We Know.2025-07-0613 min
Boy PartyTriple Frontier (with Dave Hanratty!)Cultural journalist and host of the NO ENCORE podcast, Dave Hanratty, joins Shane and Lucien to discuss JC Chandor's 2019 black ops thriller Triple Frontier and a long-awaited dive into the careers of Ben Affleck and Oscar Isaac.Dave's LinksSubscribe to NO ENCOREFollow Dave on InstagramFollow Dave on Letterboxd2025-07-011h 26
Boy Party17: The Florida Project | 25 for 25It's number 17 on Lucien's list of the 25 best films of the century so far: Sean Baker's 2017 indie classic The Florida Project.2025-06-2713 min
Boy PartyMillion Dollar BabyThis week we're having a long overdue Clint Eastwood conversation, as he co-stars with Hilary Swank in his 2004 Best Picture winner Million Dollar Baby, a boxing drama with a refreshingly dark third act twist.2025-06-241h 01
Boy Party18: Ghost World | 25 for 25Lucien discusses the No. 18 best film of the last 25 years: Terry Zwigoff's 2001 comic-book adaptation Ghost World starring Thora Birch, Scarlett Johansson and Steve Buscemi.2025-06-2115 min
Boy PartyThe Nice Guys (with Eoghan!)It's our 75th episode, and we're welcoming friend of the show and the boys' former podcasting comrade Eoghan for his first appearance, discussing Shane Black's 2016 noir comedy The Nice Guys, and its stars Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling!05:40 - Film discussion20:08 - Russell Crowe discussion35:30 - Ryan Gosling discussion44:20 - Letterboxd Top 4 Game48:00 - Box Office 2025-06-1757 min
Boy Party19: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | 25 for 25It's the No. 19 film on our 25 for '25 countdown: 2004's Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, directed by Michel Gondry, written by Charlie Kaufman and starring Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Kirsten Dunst, Mark Ruffalo and Tom Wilkinson.2025-06-1216 min
Boy PartyThe Quiet ManLucien and Shane dig into John Ford's classic The Quiet Man starring John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara, including a visit to the Quiet Man statue and museum in Cong, Co. Mayo. Jump to:(29:00) John Wayne discussion(40:00) Maureen O'Hara discussion(49:00) Letterboxd Top 4 Game(53:00) Box Office Game2025-06-1058 min
Boy PartyA Star Is Born (1954)This week we're diving back into the A Star Is Born IP, discussing 1954's George Cukor version and its iconic stars Judy Garland and James Mason.Jump To:5:45 - Biopic Game10:50 - Film discussion32:00 - James Mason discussion41:00 - Judy Garland discussion49:48 - Letterboxd Top 4 Game53:00 - Box Office Game2025-06-0556 min
Boy Party20: Spider-Man 2 | 25 for 25It's film number 20 in the 25 for '25 countdown: Sam Raimi's 2004 comic-book classic Spider-Man 2.2025-05-3012 min
Boy PartyBurlesque (with Brendan!)Brendan returns to the show for the fourth time to discuss Cher and Christina Aguilera in 2010 camp musical spectacular Burlesque! 2025-05-271h 03
Boy Party21: Shame | 25 for 25Lucien discusses the 21st best film of the last 25 years: Steve McQueen's dark drama Shame (2011) starring Michael Fassbender as a sex addicted New York executive, opposite Carey Mulligan as his sister.2025-05-2412 min
Boy PartyMission: Impossible - The Final ReckoningLucien and Shane discuss Tom Cruise's eighth Mission: Impossible adventure on the week of release.2025-05-1956 min
Boy Party22: The Spongebob Squarepants Movie | 25 for 25Lucien discusses his 22nd favourite film of the last 25 years: 2004's The Spongebob Squarepants Movie.Tune into regular Boy Party every Tuesday.2025-05-1711 min
Boy PartyBallistic: Ecks vs Sever (with Alistair Ryder!)This week, Lucien and Shane are joined by film critic Alistair Ryder to discuss 2002's Antonio Banderas/Lucy Liu vehicle Ballistic: Ecks vs Sever, officially the worst reviewed film in Rotten Tomatoes history. But is this film, from a director literally named Koas, really that terrible? We also dig into Banderas and Liu's careers and play The Vs Game.Guest LinksFollow Alistair on TwitterFollow Alistair on InstagramFollow Alistair on LetterboxdThe Film Stage ReviewsZavvi Features2025-05-1354 min
Boy Party23: Tár | 25 for 25Lucien discusses his No. 23 favourite film of the past 25 years, Todd Field's 2022 character study Tár starring Cate Blanchett as fictitious conductor Lydia Tár.2025-05-0916 min
Boy PartyThe Two PopesWhite Smoke! As we discuss 2019 papal drama The Two Popes starring Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce as Popes Benedict and Francis.2025-05-0643 min
Boy PartyThunderbolts*Shane and Lucien return to the Marvel canon to discuss new release Thunderbolts* and its stars Florence Pugh and Sebastian Stan.2025-04-2947 min
Boy Party24: The Judge | 25 for 25It's No. 24 on Lucien's list of the 25 Best Films of the Last 25 Years: David Dobkin's 2014 legal drama The Judge starring Robert Downey Jr. and Robert Duvall.2025-04-2818 min
Boy PartyLong ShotSeth Rogen and Charlize Theron star as a speechwriter and presidential candidate pursuing romance in 2019’s Long Shot.LinksFunny People2025-04-2250 min
Boy Party25: Hugo | 25 for 25Lucien kicks off Boy Party's 25 for 25, celebrating the 25 best films of the last 25 years (according to Lucien), with No. 25: Martin Scorsese's 2011 family-friendly celebration of cinema history Hugo starring Asa Butterfield, Chloe Grace Moretz, Ben Kingsley, Sacha Baron Cohen and Michael Stuhlbarg.The 25 for 25 continues throughout the summer with episodes dropping intermittently. 2025-04-2118 min
Boy PartyNotes on a Scandal (with Lauren!)Lauren joins Shane and Lucien to discuss 2006's Notes On A Scandal, starring Judi Dench and Cate Blanchett as English schoolteachers embroiled in a twisted story. 2025-04-151h 10
Boy PartyEyes Wide ShutIt's your March Madness winner for 2025... Stanley Kubrick's classic erotic drama starring real-life married couple Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman! Lucien and Shane discuss the film's legacy as Kubrick's swan song, Cruise and Kidman's respective 90s and how this intersects with their doomed marriage, the new Mission: Impossible trailer and this film's journey to winning our March Madness bracket.2025-04-0858 min
Boy PartyTrailer 2 Reaction - Mission: Impossible The Final ReckoningLucien reacts to the brand new Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning trailer!2025-04-0709 min
Boy PartyLooney Tunes: Back in ActionLucien and Shane celebrate 1st April by discussing when iconic movie stars Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck co-starred with Oscar winner Brendan Fraser in 2003's Looney Tunes: Back in Action!LinksAdam & Ben episode on AirheadsTheme music contains sample from The Studio Episode 1 (now on Apple TV+)2025-04-0152 min
Boy PartyWhen Harry Met Sally...We'll pod what she's podding. Lucien and Shane discuss 1989's rom-com classic When Harry Met Sally... starring Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal. We dig into what makes this such a beloved film across the generations, Meg and Billy's highs and lows as movie stars, and the secret to selecting who presents Best Picture at the Oscars every year.2025-03-2552 min
Boy PartyMarriage StoryLucien and Shane tackle Noah Baumbach’s Oscar-winning 2019 divorce masterpiece Marriage Story, starring Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver.LinksAdam & Ben: The Meyerowitz Stories episodeAdam & Ben: Greenberg episodeAdam & Ben: While We're Young episode2025-03-181h 06
Boy PartyRunaway JuryThis week we celebrate the late Gene Hackman, discussing 2003 courtroom garbage Runaway Jury starring Hackman, John Cusack and Dustin Hoffman!LinksHear us discuss The Royal Tenenbaums in April 2022Lucien guests on NO ENCORE PodcastVote in our daily March Madness polls2025-03-1153 min
Boy PartyLast VegasThis week, Shane and Lucien discuss mid-2010s old man bachelor party comedy Last Vegas, from the director of the National Treasure movies and starring 5 (five!) Oscar winning actors. We dig into the careers of Michael Douglas and Kevin Kline, and touch upon their co-stars Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman and Mary Steenburgen. Listen to Lucien’s appearance on NO ENCORE2025-03-0456 min
Boy PartyThe 2nd Annual Golden Boy AwardsShane and Lucien celebrate the best films, performances and craft of the past year at the 2nd Annual Golden Boy Awards.0:00 Introduction03:58 Best Supporting Actor10:51 Best Needle Drop14:24 Best Original Song16:03 Best Supporting Actress22:26 Miscellaneous Awards33:03 Best Scene39:05 Best Actress44:33 Best Actor49:16 Best Director51:35 Best Picture2025-02-251h 00
Boy PartyGlengarry Glen Ross (with Michael!)Michael McAndrew, host of the Norming podcast, joins the boys to discuss classic David Mamet adaptation, the boy-heavy Glengarry Glen Ross, and its stars Al Pacino, Alec Baldwin and Kevin Spacey. 2025-02-1857 min
Boy PartyThe JourneyIn Northern Ireland, Martin McGuinness and Ian Paisley were the ultimate political boy party. We're discussing 2016's The Journey, in which legendary character actors Colm Meaney and Timothy Spall star as the Chuckle Brothers of post-Troubles Northern Ireland.2025-02-1149 min
Boy PartyDue DateIn 2010, Robert Downey Jr and Zach Galifianakis were the most famous men in movies. Todd Phillips put them together in road trip comedy Due Date! 2025-02-0455 min
Boy PartyWild At HeartIn celebration of the late David Lynch, who died this month, we're discussing one of his finest films: 1990's Wild At Heart, starring Nicolas Cage and Laura Dern. 2025-01-2854 min
Boy PartyAlmost Famous (with Christina!)Christina returns to the show to discuss Cameron Crowe's 2000 rock n roll coming-of-age classic Almost Famous and its trio of stars: Kate Hudson, Billy Crudup and the late Philip Seymour Hoffman.2025-01-211h 03
Boy PartyContagionWe're back for a new year of episodes, and kicking off 2025 with lots of coughing and sneezing... it's Contagion! This week, we discuss Steven Soderbergh's all-star pandemic thriller and its leads Jude Law, Matt Damon, Marion Cotillard and Kate Winslet.2025-01-1452 min
Boy PartyBoy Party's Best Bits of Year 1As we hit our 1 year anniversary this week, we’re taking a week off and celebrating some of the best moments from the past 12 months. Back next week! 2025-01-0726 min
Boy PartyThe Best and Worst Boy Parties of 2024We close out the year with a roundup of some new release Boy Party movies we haven’t discussed in 2024, including The Substance, We Live in Time, A Real Pain, Wicked, His Three Daughters and more!2024-12-3144 min
Boy PartyThe Towering Inferno (with Katie!)We've reached our milestone 50th episode and we're celebrating by welcoming back special guest Katie to discuss the origins of diagonal billing, celebrating its own 50th anniversary this month: it's 1974's The Towering Inferno starring Steve McQueen and Paul Newman.2024-12-2456 min
Boy PartyFour ChristmasesIt’s the Christmas special, and we’re discussing Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn’s 2008 festive rom com Four Christmases!2024-12-1744 min
Boy PartyThe Lighthouse (with Luke!)Don't spill yer beans. Lucien and Shane are joined by first-time guest Luke to discuss Robert Eggers' 2019 surrealist black comedy The Lighthouse starring Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe (and Sully Seagull!).2024-12-101h 00
Boy PartyMoulin Rouge!A night club, a dance hall and a bordello. Ruled over by Harold Zidler. A kingdom of night time podcast. This week, Lucien and Shane are discussing Baz Luhrmann's 2001 maniacal musical Moulin Rouge! starring Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor. 2024-12-0352 min
Boy PartyDeath To SmoochyLucien's new friend Edward Norton stars opposite Robin Williams in 2002's Danny DeVito-directed black comedy Death To Smoochy.2024-11-2650 min
Boy PartyDirty Rotten ScoundrelsMichael Caine and Steve Martin star in 1988's con artist comedy Dirty Rotten Scoundrels! We discuss their respective careers and how low energy this movie is.2024-11-1947 min
Boy PartyCollateralAfter more than 40 episodes we're finally discussing the one and only Tom Cruise, as he stars opposite Jamie Foxx in Michael Mann's beloved 2004 noir thriller Collateral. Is this movie as good as everyone thinks? Is it Cruise's best on-screen look? And is Jamie Foxx actually a good actor?2024-11-1249 min
Boy PartyTrailer Reaction - Mission: Impossible 8Lucien and Shane react to the teaser trailer for Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning.2024-11-1121 min
Boy PartyThe Room Next Door (with Brendan!)Brendan Kelly Palenque returns to the show to discuss Pedro Almodovar's first English-language film starring dual Oscar winning actresses, Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore.2024-11-0548 min
Boy PartyThe King's SpeechRelive your Leaving Cert memories as we discuss Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush in Oscar-winning megahit The King's Speech.2024-10-2958 min
Boy PartyThe Favourite (with Hannah!)We’re joined from the USA by special guest Hannah to discuss Yorgos Lanthimos’s The Favourite and its Oscar winning trio of leading women: Olivia Colman, Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz.2024-10-221h 05
Boy PartyThe Darjeeling LimitedAll aboard! Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody and Jason Schwartzman star in Wes Anderson's 2007 India-set dark comedy The Darjeeling Limited, and we dig into each of their careers as a leading man, including the upcoming Brody renaissance led by his roles in Succession and The Brutalist.2024-10-1555 min
Boy PartyMary PoppinsA spoonful of podcast makes the medicine go down! With Joker Month behind us, we're talking about a different breed of messers... (still) living legends Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke in 1964's classic Disney musical Mary Poppins! We talk about the incredible Sherman Brothers songs, David Tomlinson's legendary performance as Mr. Banks, the issues with two Poppins adjacent films - Saving Mr. Banks and Mary Poppins Returns - and how Andrews and Van Dyke have never quite recaptured the magic of their best 1960s movie musicals.2024-10-0848 min
Boy PartyJoker: Folie à DeuxThe world is a stage, as Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga star in the sequel to 2019's Oscar-winning Twisted interpretation of the Joker character, from director Todd Phillips.2024-10-0344 min
Boy PartyThe Best Actor Draft | AfterpartyAs we eagerly await Joker: Folie À Deux to wrap up Joker Month, it's time for another off-topic AFTERPARTY episode! This week, Shane and Lucien host a special draft of every living Oscar winner for Best Actor based on Star Power. Who are the heavyweights, and who should just retire? From Leonardo DiCaprio and Denzel Washington to recent winners Brendan Fraser and Cillian Murphy, it's a tense match to see who can pick the best team. Head over to our Instagram to vote for the best team.2024-09-2848 min
Boy PartySuicide Squadcontinuing #JokerMonth, we’re discussing one of the worst major films of the century, David Ayer’s Suicide Squad, and an in-depth chat on its stars Will Smith, Jared Leto and Margot Robbie.2024-09-2456 min
Boy PartyThe Dark KnightOur Joker Month continues in the lead-up to the release of Joker: Folie A Deux. This week, we're discussing Christopher Nolan's 2008 classic The Dark Knight, where Christian Bale's Batman faces off against Heath Ledger's Joker, with Aaron Eckhart's Harvey Dent caught in the middle.2024-09-1753 min
Boy PartyBatmanWe kick off Boy Party's JOKER MONTH with Tim Burton's classic 1989 Batman, starring Jack Nicholson and Michael Keaton. Is Nicholson the best Joker ever? Did Michael Keaton win the Best Actor Oscar in people's hearts? And has Bruce Wayne ever had less screentime in a Batman movie than he does in this?
Joker Month continues for the next 3 episodes
17 Sept - The Dark Knight
24 Sept - Suicide Squad
1 Oct - Joker: Folie à Deux2024-09-1048 min
Boy PartyPulp FictionThis week, Shane and Lucien are celebrating the 30th anniversary of one of the most iconic films of all time, it's Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction! We discuss the movie's four main stars - John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis and Uma Thurman - including what this project meant for their careers, and where they're at now in terms of star power. Is this movie as good as normies say? Is Travolta a good actor? And would Bruce Willis have killed as live-action Homer Simpson?2024-09-0354 min
Boy PartyRoman Holiday (with Katie!)Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck go on a Roman Holiday, and Katie joins us to discuss this classic William Wyler romance, its iconic pair of stars, the blacklisted of the Oscar winning screenwriting, and whether the city of Rome is “underwhelming”2024-08-2746 min
Boy PartyBegin AgainAre we all Lost Stars, trying to light up the dark? Shane and Lucien discuss as Mark Ruffalo and Keira Knightley make music together in John Carney's Begin Again, with a cast that also includes Adam Levine, Cee Lo Green, Hailee Steinfeld, Catherine Keener and James Corden.2024-08-2056 min
Boy PartyThe InstigatorsIt's another n-n-new release, and unfortunately this one's a streaming movie, as Doug Liman reunites Matt Damon and Casey Affleck for heist caper The Instigators. We discuss this pretty-good movie that nobody seems to be watching, Matt and Casey's respective careers as leading men, and its amazing ensemble cast of Michael Stuhlbarg, Hong Chau, Alfred Molina, Ron Perlman, Paul Walter Hauser and more.2024-08-1351 min
Boy PartyNetworkFaye Dunaway, William Holden, Peter Finch and Robert Duvall star in Sidney Lumet's 1976 masterpiece Network!2024-08-0659 min
Boy PartyThe ApartmentIt's a buddy boy party, podcast-wise, as we discuss Billy Wilder's beloved, Best Picture winning romantic comedy The Apartment starring Jack Lemmon and Shirley Maclaine!2024-07-3046 min
Boy PartyDeadpool and WolverineRyan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman finally reteam as Deadpool and Wolverine in the most annoying movie of the summer! Which we... didn't hate as much as we expected? Hear our FIRST REACTION following the premiere of Marvel's only 2024 theatrical release. 2024-07-2446 min
Boy PartyThe BodyguardThis week, Lucien and Shane discuss Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston in Mick Jackson's 1992 megahit musical-thriller-romance The Bodyguard.
We talk Costner and Whitney's careers and her tragic death, the cancelled release of Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 2, what this movie gets wrong about planning a televised awards show, whether there are real world counterparts to Rachel Marron's level of success, the wonderful Ralph Waite and Richard Schiff, and much more!
2024-07-1649 min
Boy PartyThe Dark Tower"The power you have to resist my magics"
Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey face off in 2017's ill-fated Stephen King adaptation The Dark Tower. Find out our thoughts on Elba's career as TV star vs movie star, McConaughey's disappointing post-Oscar run, how this film quietly arrived in the middle of a Stephen King boom, and why we're excited to talk about magic portals in the middle of New York right now.2024-07-0946 min
Boy PartyCarnage"Your son disfigured our son!"
It's the 25th episode of Boy Party and we're talking CARNAGE!
Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, John C. Reilly and Christoph Waltz star in Roman Polanski's 2011 adaptation of the hit play about two sets of squabbling parents in a Brooklyn apartment. Find out how a playground fight erupts into a domestic battle of wits, how you vomit when you eat bad cobbler, and why the movie had to be shot in France because its director is a horrific criminal.2024-07-0250 min
Boy PartyThe RockWelcome to the pod! Bayhem really hit its stride in 1996 with action spectacle The Rock, starring Sean Connery and Nicolas Cage as an unlikely counterterrorism team launching a siege on Alcatraz. Find out how Connery behaved during production, how this cemented Cage's action man era, which A-list filmmakers did rewrites on the script, and how it... might... have contributed to the start of the Iraq war.2024-06-2554 min
Boy PartyThe Marvel Ranking (with Brendan!) | AfterpartyReturning guest Brendan joins Lucien for a lengthy rundown of every MCU, Sony and Fox Marvel movie ranked from worst to best. Apologies for audio issues, you can blame Riverside virtual recording studio.
Films discussed: The Amazing Spider-Man, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Ant Man and the Wasp, Ant Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, Ant-Man, Avengers Age of Ultron, Avengers Endgame, Avengers Infinity War, Black Panther, Black Panther Wakanda Forever, Black Widow, Captain America Civil War, Capt America The Winter Soldier, Captain America The FIrst Avenger, Captain Marvel, Dark Phoenix, Deadpool, Deadpool 2, Dr Strange in the Multiverse of Madness...2024-06-221h 27
Boy PartyCloser"I can't take my EYYYESSSS off of YOUUUUU." Okay, go off Damien Rice.
We're taking it back to the year 2004 this week. Julia Roberts, Jude Law, Natalie Portman and Clive Owen star in Mike Nichols' four-hander romantic drama Closer. It's very much an adaptation of a stage play, so we discuss the four actors' criss-cross dynamics, the Jude Law fever that hit American in Autumn 2004, and how Julia Roberts was such a massive star even a dull chamber drama like this could make $116m with her face on the poster.2024-06-1846 min
Boy PartyBarefoot in the ParkThis week we're talking Robert Redford and Jane Fonda's first on-screen coupling, the delightful Neil Simon adaptation Barefoot in the Park!2024-06-1148 min
Boy PartyThe ForeignerDust off your Northern Ireland history books for Martin Campbell's 2017 thriller The Foreigner, starring Jackie Chan and Pierce Brosnan as a fictitious Irish republican leader who definitely bears no resemblance to Gerry Adams. We compare Chan and Brosnan's careers as major action stars, discuss how this movie is secretly pretty great, and try to answer the question "which of these guys even is the titular Foreigner?"
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Boy PartyTwinsOnly their mother can tell them apart! Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito played mismatched siblings in 1988's hit comedy Twin! Lucien and Shane discuss the two stars, the enormous mediocrity of Ivan Reitman's films, and whether DeVito is really a movie star at all.
Follow @boypartypod on Instagram and Twitter and visit boypartypod.com to check out all episodes.2024-05-2850 min
Boy PartyFuriosa: A Mad Max SagaDo you have it in you to make it epic? Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth star in George Miller's long-awaited prequel to Mad Max: Fury Road. Lucien and Shane provide instant reactions to the movie, dissect how it balances its two stars, and analyse the box office success to date of Taylor-Joy and Hemsworth.
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Boy PartyPassengersTitanic in space? Or a different kind of disaster? Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt shared the screen in 2016's big-budget sci-fi Passengers, and Lucien and Shane are here to dissect what went wrong.
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2024-05-1446 min
Boy PartyOn The TownNew York, New York, it's a wonderful town! Lucien and Shane discuss 1949's classic movie musical On The Town starring Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra as Navymen on a 24 hour Big Apple bender.
Follow @boypartypod on Instagram and Twitter and visit boypartypod.com to check out all episodes.2024-05-0744 min
Boy PartyThe Fall GuyIt's another new release for the boys, as Lucien and Shane discuss Ryan Gosling/Emily Blunt vehicle The Fall Guy, in cinemas this Thursday 2 May.
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Boy PartyThe Incredible Burt WonderstoneJoin The Elusive Lucien and The Spectacular Shane for a trip through the magical, the marvellous, 2013's The Incredible Burt Wonderstone. Steve Carell and Jim Carrey star in a Vegas magician comedy that absolutely nobody remembers, and it's not bad!
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Boy PartyBrokeback MountainLucien and Shane discuss the winning film of our March Madness tournament... Ang Lee's gay western Brokeback Mountain starring Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal. And it's quite a Boy Party.2024-04-1644 min
Boy PartyThe Lone RangerOur most cursed film yet, starring two very chill and normal dudes. Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer team up in Gore Verbinski's bankruptcy bait 2013 reboot of The Lone Ranger.2024-04-0944 min
Boy PartyBurn After ReadingLucien and Shane get ready to write their memoirs, discussing the Coen Brothers' 2008 madcap masterpiece Burn After Reading. George Clooney and Frances McDormand lead an all-star cast that also includes Brad Pitt, John Malkovich, Tilda Swinton and Richard Jenkins.2024-04-0247 min
Boy PartyNorbitOn a special bonus episode, Lucien and Shane dig into 2007's Norbit, when Eddie Murphy shared the screen with Eddie Murphy for the first and only time.
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Boy PartyMothers' InstinctIt's our first New Release! Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain finally share the screen in 60s-set melodrama Mothers' Instinct, in cinemas this week in the UK and Ireland. 2024-03-2639 min
Boy PartyPhiladelphia (with Brendan!)Brendan Kelly Palenque joins Lucien and Shane to discuss Jonathan Demme's 1993 gay rights drama Philadelphia, starring Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington.2024-03-1953 min
Boy PartyIntermission (with Christina!)Grab your bottle of Brown Sauce and a pint of the black stuff... there's a bit of Irish pride on Boy Party this week, as we celebrate Cillian Murphy's Oscar win(!) by talking 2003's "Irish answer to Trainspotting"... John Crowley's interMission! Starring Colin Farrell, Colm Meaney and more alongside our Cillian. Lucien, Shane and special guest Christina discuss the extremely Celtic Tiger vibes, the Irish accents put on by British actresses Kelly McDonald and Shirley Henderson, Cillian and Colin's parallel rises to fame and much more. 2024-03-1258 min
Boy PartyThe 1st Annual Golden Boy AwardsShane and Lucien reveal their ballots for the first annual Golden Boy Awards: celebrating our favourite films, performances, line readings, needle drops and more from the last year in movies.
2024-03-0555 min
Boy PartyA Star Is Born (2018)Cooper x Gaga... It's 2018's A STAR IS BORN! A rare movie with Oscar nominations for both Lead Actor and Lead Actress.
Tune in for a not-so-Shallow discussion of one of the last decade's most iconic screen pairings.2024-02-2749 min
Boy PartyWhat's Up, Doc?"Howard!! Howard Bannister!!!!!" Lucien and Shane dissect Peter Bogdanovich's 1972 screwball masterpiece What's Up, Doc? starring Barbra Streisand and the recently departed Ryan O'Neal. 2024-02-2044 min
Boy PartyThe HeatGood cop, Mad cop. It's a Girl Party this week on the show as Lucien and Shane dive into Paul Feig's hilarious Bridesmaids follow-up... 2013's The Heat, starring Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy.
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Boy PartyThe HeatGood cop, Mad cop. It's a Girl Party this week on the show as Lucien and Shane dive into Paul Feig's hilarious Bridesmaids follow-up... 2013's The Heat, starring Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy.
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Boy PartyCentral IntelligenceSaving the world takes a little Hart and a big Johnson.
Lucien and Shane dive into the world of mediocre action comedies, with 2016's Dwayne Johnson/Kevin Hart vehicle Central Intelligence, a just-okay movie with a fantastic poster and tagline.
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2024-02-0645 min
Boy PartyThe Philadelphia StoryThree of the greatest movie stars of the 20th century share the screen in George Cukor's 1940 romantic comedy The Philadelphia Story, starring Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn and James Stewart. Lucien and Shane discuss the hilarious lead performances in Grant and Stewart's only on-screen collaboration, Stewart's Oscar win, how the Hayes Code affected the film's content and the highest-grossing movies of the year 1940.2024-01-3043 min
Boy PartyThe PostStreep Hanks. The Post. On our second episode, Shane and Lucien discuss Steven Spielberg's 2017 journalism drama THE POST starring Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks (and Bob Odenkirk, Carrie Coon, Jessie Plemons, Michael Stuhlbarg, Alison Brie, David Cross and many more!). How does this extremely post-2016 Hillary Clinton campaign movie hold up?
Follow @boypartypod on Instagram and Twitter, and visit boypartypod.com for more info on the show2024-01-2344 min
Boy PartyOnce Upon a Time... in HollywoodThis is Boy Party, the podcast that tackles cinema's most legendary team-ups, films where two or more major stars shared the screen and battled it out for screentime, top billing, the fatter paycheck and the most acclaim. First up we're talking about Quentin Tarantino's ONCE UPON A TIME... IN HOLLYWOOD, which won Brad Pitt his first Oscar opposite Leonardo DiCaprio and Margot Robbie. That's a lot of boys for one party!
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Adam and Ben (New and Selected)36. PixelsLucien and Shane celebrate Adam Sandler's 2015 collaboration with OG Harry Potter director Chris Columbus... mega-budget video game blockbuster Pixels. We tackle Lucien's decade-long feud with Josh Gad, why this movie succeeds where Ready Player One failed and our relationships with video games. Plus: Michelle Monaghan, Brian Cox and how this movie killed Sandler's theatrical comedy movies for good.2023-02-231h 08
Adam and Ben (New and Selected)31. There's Something About MaryLucien and Shane discuss one of Ben Stiller's most successful films, the Farrelly Brothers' hit gross-out comedy There's Something About Mary. We dig into Cameron Diaz's wild career, the time Lucien met Matt Dillon in New York, and how this movie influenced the next decade of US comedies.2022-10-121h 02
Adam and Ben (New and Selected)24. I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry with Brendan Kelly PalenqueIt's a belated Happy Pride as we're joined by expert of LGBT cinema, Brendan Kelly Palenque, to dissect Adam Sandler's foray into gay culture, a 2007 comedy where Sandler and Kevin Smith pose as a gay couple to scam the government -- a victimless crime! We talk about the film's treatment of the gay community, its shockingly racist Rob Schneider performance, mainstream Hollywood standards for gay and lesbian romance in the mid-2000s and how boring Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake's married life must be. Plus: talking Transformers and Harry Potter in the box office game.2022-07-121h 11
Adam and Ben (New and Selected)23. The Night At The Museum TrilogyEverything comes to life! Lucien and Shane host a TRIPLE edition of the show as we dig into Ben Stiller's hit fantasy comedies, the Night At The Museum trilogy. We jump from 2006 to 2009's Battle Of The Smithsonian to 2014's Secret of the Tomb and chat about the Shawn Levy-directed historical hijinks that captured the world's imagination. Featuring career spotlights on Robin Williams, Mickey Rooney, Dick Van Dyke, Rami Malek, Ricky Gervais and Carla Gugino amongst others. Plus... how much would tickets to the magic museum cost, and Lucien remembers his own visit to the American Museum of Natural...2022-06-211h 29
Adam and Ben (New and Selected)03. The Secret Life of Walter MittyShane and Lucien are back on the Ben Train to talk about Stiller's 2013 directorial blank check The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, a film about daydreaming and life-living or - as Lucien describes it - "Joker for Coldplay fans". We dig into the film's pretentious message, striking imagery and clichéd needle drops and ask "would this film work with Adam Sandler in the lead role?".2021-05-2536 min