Boy Party

Anyone for tennis? This week, we're discussing Luca Guadagnino's 2024 sexy tennis drama Challengers starring trendy stars-of-the-moment Zendaya, Josh O'Connor and Mike Faist. We debate the film's frustrating lack of compelling characters, the narrative challenges faced by tennis films, the brilliant Trent Reznor/Atticus Ross score, and much more.

Shane and Lucien discuss Francis Ford Coppola's 1983 moody coming-of-age drama starring two bad boy heartthrobs of the era, Matt Dillon and Mickey Rourke.

Lucien and Shane discuss Michael Bay's 2013 body building-themed caper starring Mark Wahlberg and Dwayne Johnson! We debate this movie's compelling pre-Trump Era depiction of Miami white trash, phenomenal Tony Shalhoub and Ed Harris supporting performances and the disappointing arc of Wahlberg's leading man career.

Niamh Mary returns to the show to discuss Alfred Hitchcock's seminal 1960 Psycho - the foundation of slasher cinema - starring Anthony Perkins and Janet Leigh as the iconic Norman Bates and Marian Crane.

Full episode of Lucien and Hannah's City Sickos podcast. Subscribe to this podcast's own exclusive feed HERE . This month, Hannah and Lucien discuss two sexually-charged inter-marital stories: Olivia Wilde's hit 2026 comedy The Invite starring Wilde herself, Seth Rogen, Penelope Cruz and Edward Norton; and Mark O'Rowe's 2018 Irish film The Delinquent Season starring Cillian Murphy and Andrew Scott. Plus, we react in real time to Mayo winning the All Ireland Football Final and breaking their 75 year curse.

Shane and Lucien discuss the biggest movie of the summer: Christopher Nolan's epic The Odyssey starring Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Himesh Patel, Samantha Morton and an ensemble of faces. We're mixed on the movie but dive into Nolan's adaptation of the classic text, depiction of fantasy sequences and casting choices.

Happy Bastille Day! We're getting very French this week discussing (embarrassingly) our first ever foreign language film... the biggest French hit ever, 2008's Dany Boon/Kad Merad comedy Bienvenue Chez Les Ch'tis/Welcome to the Sticks , a culture clash sensation, with very special guest Pierce! We dig into this film's colossal box office, Dany Boon's career as auteur/star, the French's obsession with broad comedy and how this movie functions as a tourism ad for the Northern provinces.

Christina returns to the show as we close the loop on discussing variations of A Star is Born: this time tackling the 1976 Barbra Streisand/Kris Kristofferson iteration. We dig into Streisand's short but high quality filmography, the extent to which Bradley Cooper poached ideas from this movie for his 2018 edition, and debate the merits of songs including "Look Closely Now" and "The Woman in the Moon".

At the tail end of Pride Month, we're discussing an iconic leather-clad biker boy gang... yes it's the profoundly heterosexual Wild Hogs! Tim Allen, John Travolta, Martin Lawrence and William H Macy teamed up for this 2007 comedy, the epitome of three-star 2000s comedy filmmaking. We talk Allen's success as a sitcom dad-turned-movie star, Lawrence existing in the shadow of Eddie Murphy and Macy's genuinely hilarious role in the film.

Music producer and No Encore sonic architect Adam Shanahan makes his first appearance on the show, discussing his true passion of motorsports and 2019's Ford v Ferrari starring Matt Damon and Christian Bale. We discuss the best films about fast cars going vrrrrroooom, Christian Bale's collaborations with Adam McKay and upcoming Heat 2 role, how Matt Damon is often willing to take a backseat to another star, James Mangold's history with biopics, this film's incredible use of Tracy Letts, and much more!

Football's coming home and we're celebrating the start of the FIFA World Cup, as we discuss 1981's football-on-a-POW camp romp Escape to Victory and its stars Sylvester Stallone, Michael Caine and Brazilian legend Pelé!

Shane and Lucien discuss some early 90s bad boys: Rob Lowe and James Spader star in Curtis Hanson's erotic thriller Bad Influence . We go in-depth on the careers of these one-time leading men turned network TV mainstays, analyse the rise and fall of the male-oriented erotic thriller and ask 'exactly how bad was the influence?'.

We're all out of hotdogs! Shane and Lucien dig into Todd Haynes' 2023 psychological drama May December starring Oscar-winning duo Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore as actress and subject opposite Charles Melton in a breakout role. We discuss Haynes' eclectic filmography, the film's complex depiction of the aftermath of a sexually predatory relationship and the research of an actor, and Portman and Moore's great careers as leading women.

Shane and Lucien read between the lies to discuss Bill Condon's 2019 OAP thriller The Good Liar starring beloved British thespians Helen Mirren and Ian McKellen. Subscribe to our new weekly newsletter: https://boypartypod.substack.com/subscribe?params=%5Bobject%20Object%5D

Shane and Lucien are joined by Luke to discuss Robert De Niro and Charles Grodin in Martin Brest's 80s classic Midnight Run! We celebrate our third De Niro movie with a quiz about his career, discuss Grodin's leading man career and how this film set the template for the modern action comedy. Follow Luke on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lukeshanhowdyman/ Subscribe to our new weekly newsletter: https://boypartypod.substack.com/subscribe?params=%5Bobject%20Object%5D

Shane and Lucien celebrate the huge number of great living Irish screen actors with a special draft episode. We're picking our respective teams of the best Irish actors across 8 categories. Who will get the best crew and be the ultimate victor?

So you're telling me... there's a chance? It's Dumb & Dumber week on the show, as we discuss Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels' comedy breakout in the Farrelly Brothers' 1994 slapstick sensation. We discuss Carrey's record-breaking 90s run, Daniels' short-lived movie star career and subsequent The Newsroom comeback, Peter Farrelly's pivot to Oscar-winning dramas with Green Book , and this film's disappointing 2014 sequel.

Lucien and Shane discuss Frank Darabont’s beloved Stephen King adaptation starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman.

Shane and Lucien review the long-awaited sequel to 2006's The Devil Wears Prada , starring Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci.

Brendan returns to the show to discuss David Cronenberg's 2022 sci-fi Crimes of the Future and its stars Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux and Kristen Stewart. We chat about Cronenberg's return to body horror, this film's low-budget futuristic aesthetic, Viggo Mortensen's support for Sinn Féin, Kristen Stewart's pivot from Twilight lead to indie icon, and much more.