Yes, Another Teen Movie

WELCOME BACK TO THE FINAL EPISODE OF YES ANOTHER TEEN MOVIE! This week we're diving into Renée Rapp's cleavage... oops, we mean Mean Girls The Movie The Musical that no one asked for. Thank you Tina Fey for giving us the perfect vehicle to end this podcast on a high, and avoid having to critique the timeless perfection of the original Mean Girls!! Featuring time-travelling Ms Norberry and Mr Duvall, 12-year-old Cady and Aaron and a cameo from Heather's no. 1 lady Lindsay Lohan, you just know that this movie.... is actually OK!

Welcome back to our 69TH episode, lovely YATM listeners! This week/fortnight/month (we're still figuring out our cadence, okay?) we're back in your earholes with the film that defined a generation. Boomers had Rebel Without a Cause, Gen X had Say Anything, and ageing Millennials like Jemma and Heather had Juno, FORSHIZZ one of the best teen movies of all time. Once you get past the self-consciously wacky dialogue, there's an incredible soundtrack, toxic masculinity commentary, and Michael Cera in teeny tiny shorts.

We're honestly doing the lord's work, watching all these movies so you don't have to.You're welcome. 

I hear those sleighbells ringling, jing-jing-jingling too! And something else - what's that sound? It's the sound of a YATM CHRISTMAS SPECIAL coming over the airwaves, as fun and festive as a winter sleigh ride. Welcome one and all to the snowy world of Lindsay Lohan & Chord Overstreet, who play our romantic leads in Netflix's latest made-for-clickbait Christmas rom-com (and we're being generous with the com). There's physical comedy! There's snow! There's a failing local business! There's plaid... and even more plaid... oh my god there's so much fucking plaid. Will Lindsay be able to save the failing ski resort and learn a little something about herself in the process? Our feeling is, that with a little help from you dear listeners, she will. So jump in our SLAY and let's get going!

A delicious cocktail of 'Strangers on a train' and a shitload of teen movies

Everyone get into the YATM time machine! We're going all the way back to the 1950s this week to what might be the FIRST EVER teen movie, Nicholas Ray's 1955 classic Rebel Without a Cause. But was the film that launched a thousand pop culture references actually any good, or was it just a posthumous obsession with James Dean's own misspent youth that put this movie on the map? You're going to have to listen to find out. 

We meet again, Zac Efron. Or are we meeting Matthew Perry?  Err, pretty confusing stuff this is. And we're not the only ones who are confused (looking at you Leslie Mann and Michelle Trachtenberg...) Everyone, hop into that  DeLorean and travel back with us to the year 2009 (or 1989? We told you this was confusing). 

OK, so we took a little break! Jemma actually went into a 30-day coma after the trauma of watching Senior Year, and now she's awake she's still talking like it's May 2022. Rebel Wilson coming out is old news, Jemma!This of course mirrors the experience of our 'heroine' (and I use that word very, very lightly) Stephanie in Senior Year, who falls into a coma following a cheerleading accident and wakes up 20 years later still feelin' like a teen, but still with the hots for 37 year old men. There are a lot of good moral lessons contained within this film, which we will endeavour to convey to you, dear listener, and also to live by all the days of our lives. 

What's that you say? A feminist, queer masterpiece starring Megan Fox and Amanda Seyfriend? Get this episode in your ears, quick! 

Tall Girl 2: This Time I'm Taller. Tall Girl 2: PS I'm Still Tall. Tall Girl 2: 2 Tall 2 Function. Whatever you call it, this movie is a giant insult to the concept of cinema. and the world would be a better place if it had been consigned to the giant dumpster outside the back of Netflix HQ. No, I'm not going to elaborate... just listen to the episode if you care so much.

After watching three of these godawful movies we never want to hear about Hardin and Tessa again! Never we tell you! (Until the next one comes out...) 

Welcome back to our 60th episode! If YATM was a person, we'd be close to collecting our pension by now. But don't worry, we all know that millennials will have to work forever, and we're no exception! We're still putting our noses to the grindstone for you, the lovely listeners, and slogging our way through the sequel to After - After We Collided. And boy, did this movie make us regret ever complaining about The Kissing Booth. In this film, we've got cruelty to homeless people, violence against women, controlling behaviour, slut-shaming... and that's from the two characters that we're supposed to like. Listen at your peril, because this movie might cause you to completely lose your faith in humanity!

After listening to this episode you're gonna wish that you posted your fanfic online too! 

A Walk to Remember? More like A Film to Forget!! Ha, ha, ha. If you like terrible jokes like that, you'll love our latest episode, in which we eviscerate this sentimental teen non-classic which was originally set in the 50s and, honestly, should have stayed there. Disclaimer: Jemma and Heather are not liable for any auditory issues that may arise from you blaring 'Only Hope' by Switchfoot 200 times on repeat after listening to this episode. It's the only good thing about this movie. 

Have you always wondered what the movie is that birthed this podcast? Well, it's this one: a 2018 Netflix, synth-pop dream starring Shannon Purser and our main man Noah Centineo (in probably the only role we actually tolerate him). 

It's the film you've all been waiting for! The gender-swapped remake of She's All That hit our Netflix screens last month, starring Tiktok star Addison Rae and sundry members of the original cast who were free that day. (Not Freddie Prinze Jr, though - we're still trying to figure out whether he's Padgett's dad who lives in Florida.) But don't worry, teen movies haven't got too modern in 2021 - the Catcher In the Rye-reading, beanie-wearing male lead in this film could give Dan Humphrey a run for his money, and there are still mean girls, deadbeat boyfriends and more convoluted plot points than you can shake a stick at. Enjoy!

We're back!!! And we're kicking off senior year with a banger (the podcast episode that is. Definitely not this arse of a movie.) Will Elle get to do everything off that cursed bucket list? Will Lee finally stop being a whiny, spoiled bitch? Is Molly  Ringwald actually gonna sell the beach house? Tune in and find out! 

Summer! Summer! Summer! It's our last episode before SUMMER BREAK, and it's a corker... Kind of. Why did Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen have to be one of the most disappointing teen adaptations of the aughts while simultaneously being the most sartorially significant? As usual, we blame Disney. Along with Burberry outfits, we've got Megan Fox's first star turn, a MAJOR Hollywood dad award to present, and not one, not two, but THREE makeover scenes. Ft. those thigh-high lace-up Converse. You know the ones. Find out what Heather calls them inside!!!

Ya two favourite DUFFS (designated unbelievably funny friends) discussing this sorta good teen movie from 2015 that nobody has ever heard of. Enjoy! 

What's your damage, listeners?! In this episode we're dissecting the ultimate high school mean girl movie, the one that paved the way for Regina George & Cady Heron's frenemyship and dared to go where no teen movie has gone before. Prepare for croquet, pâté, coloured tights and just a light sprinkle of murder. More importantly, you're finally going to find out why mineral water is gay and why Heathers has haunted Jemma and Heather (Renton, not Chandler, Duke or McNamara) since we first recorded it over a year ago. How very. 

This week we're travelling to Rome in the year 2003 to watch Lizzie McGuire skip her amazing school trip and hang out with Mr. 70's-vibe-sleazeball-extraordinaire Paolo instead, while getting ready to perform at the Colosseum.  And all that at the ripe age of 13.We're here for it. "Sing to me, Paulo!"

Want to watch a film that functions as a perfect time capsule for the year 2006? Want to see Ashanti in a cheerleading outfit? Want to get the song Dirty Little Secret by All American Rejects stuck in your head on a continuous loop for the next fourteen days? Well, there's only ONE film out there for you... and John Tucker Must Die, it IS you. Other quintessentially 2006 topics covered in this episode include but are not limited to: Sophia Bush, outdated opinions on veganism, My Super Sweet Sixteen, and Penn Badgley's jawline. 

Grab your leather jackets and copies of The Second Sex because this week we are talking about the feminism with a capital F in the 2021 Netflix movie "Moxie" 

In this episode we take a welcome break from watching movies about privileged teens in huge houses navigating the trauma of choosing between Ivy Leagues, and instead turn our attention to a movie that deals with some REAL SHIT. The Citizen Kane of '00s dance movies, everything about Save The Last Dance rules. Well... almost everything. Everything except Julia Stiles.

Welcome to our episode in which we talk about the movie "To all the Boys I've loved before part 3: Ps. I'm still very much into boys." Is our gal Laura-Jean still into boys? Or just into Peter Kavinsky? Or maybe into NYC? Listen and find out, peeps!

Vampires and werewolves and Kristen Stewart, oh my! We're back, and this week's episode is coming to you live from FORKS, WA. Just kidding, but when the pandemic's over we will be posting a Go Fund Me link to get us over there for a live broadcast on Stephanie Meyer Day, and all the mushroom ravioli we can eat.Don't get the significance of the mushroom ravioli? That's OK, neither did we. In fact, there's a lot that confused us about this film, such as: 'why is every single boy at this tiny fucking high school obsessed with Bella Swann?' 'why did every other student conveniently not notice the fact that Edward flew across a car park at lightning speed and stopped a car?' and perhaps most importantly, 'what the hell do Bella and Edward see in each other?!' Do we answer any of these questions? No. But is this a seriously funny episode? Hell, yes. *fangs*

How did we manage to make a 52 min long episode about a movie with hardly any plot? Go listen and find out!

Happy 2021, guys, gals and non-binary pals! We're starting off the new year with - not quite a splash - more like a tepid ripple, with this absolute yawn-fest of a film that features Hilary Duff trying to catfish her mum using a picture of Mr Big - surely EVERY 2005 mum's biggest fantasy, right?! Cue Hilary learning to be vulnerable and Heather (Locklear, not our host) learning to be a halfway decent parent, via some lame slapstick, cringey Scrabble jokes and, of course, people pretending to be who they're not - a prerequisite for any good teen film. This movie is kind of like a budget version of You've Got Mail, if Meg Ryan was a baker and Tom Hanks was a 17-year-old girl.

There are so many movies out there called "Crossroads" but we're obviously talking about the 2002 classic starring none other than BRITNEY, BITCH, Zoe Saldana and Taryn Manning. This movie scored high in the bingo segment and in our hearts because it's truly a delightful watch and it has rekindled our love for Britney and her number one hit "I'm not a girl, not yet a woman" (Bonus: Heather and Jemma give a beautiful rendition of this classic pop tune)

The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants are back, and so are we! But how much has changed three years into the future? Lena's still shite at drawing, Tibby's still #edgy, Carmen's still downtrodden and Bridget's off somewhere out foreign again (you can tell by the music).Join us to cringe over some really bad Shakespeare puns (thanks, weedy English guy whose name I've already forgotten at the time of writing) and for some #realtalk about how high school boyfriends are best left in the past where they belong!! Jeez, Lena!

If Shakespeare was still around, do you think he would listen to us discuss this adaptation of his famous gender bending play Twelfth Night? We sure hope he would because not only is She's The Man a classic, so is this podcast episode.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE! Welcome to our spooky Halloween special that's not really that spooky at all - Louise Miller, the Teen Witch in question, is pretty much the antithesis of terrifying Nancy from The Craft. She's just a nice girl in cosy sweaters who wants to make the captain of the football team fall in love with her. Who can relate?! Bonus content: Heather raps.

We were both so ready to hate this film and guess what: We love it! (And not just because there's a hot Greek man in it)

Did you, like Jemma, watch this movie when you were like 13 years old? Did you, too, fall deeply in love with Sebastian Valmont and believe that he was a sympathetic, 'troubled' character who was eventually redeemed by love? OR, did you, like Heather, sit down to watch this cult teen classic at the age of 28 and think... what the f*ck?!Featuring Grecian columns, big hats, famous snogs, The Verve and what was probably the basis for Chuck Bass's origin story, this movie might get our biggest 'Yikes!' yet. (Apart from Sixteen Candles, obviously. There is no teen movie yikesier than Sixteen Candles. Jot that down, John Hughes stans.)

Get ready to listen to us talk over an hour about The Kissing Booth 2 Ps. I Still Love Kissing. It's a miracle we managed to fit it one hour seeing as this movie is about a 1000 hours long... Also discussed in this episode: Molly Ringwald's baffling house wife stick in the rap house, hot British gals who wanna steal your boyfriend and Lee being a toxic boyfriend. ENJOY

OK, we've found it: the worst teen movie on Netflix. Worse than SPF-18, you say? Worse than To All The Boys I've Loved Before 2: PS I Still Love Boys???Yep, The Kissing Booth is a car crash. From the extremely cringey dialogue that makes it seem like the script was a collaboration between a 12 year old and a middle aged man, to the creepy, young Christian Grey-esque character of Noah Flynn, this film leaves no stone unturned in its deranged mission to make toxic masculinity sexy.

Are you a fan of the singer Jojo (who isn't?) Emma Roberts, mermaids and dopey looking surfer dudes? THEN THIS IS FILM FOR YOU, MY FRIEND! Honestly, this 2006 teen beach flick is one of the most fun movies we've discussed and it includes a star performance from our girl Jojo, some great 2006 fashion, a doofus surfer hunk and a mean girl that is actually an absolute psychopath. Go listen now!

WARNING: this podcast episode is automatic... it's systematic... it's hyyyyyyydromatic... Why, it's Grease Lightning!YES, we've finally tackled the most iconic teen movie that's not actually a teen movie, that stars exclusively middle-aged actors and where the concept of time is just not a thing. If you've ever caught yourself idly wondering 'I wonder what Heather's favourite Grease song is?' or 'I wonder which one of the T-Birds Jemma fancies most?' then this is the episode for you. We also grapple with the age-old question: why does EVERYONE (including us) still love Grease, despite it being problematic af? Join us in the search for answers.

We did it! We watched and discussed Clueless. Go listen, you bunch of virgins who can't drive!

Wow, we can't hardly wait until the memory of this extremely mediocre film is wiped from our brains forever. This movie is useful only as a vehicle for the succession of before-they-were-famous cameos this film offers up (oh hey, Sabrina the Teenage Witch and Turk from Scrubs) - beyond that it's kind of a hot mess. WHY do the boring, entitled guys always get the girl they know nothing about except that she's hot? Why do people in teen movies love staging gay love scenes to humiliate jocks? And why did the people who made this movie think it was OK to have Seth Green pretend to be black?!?!

Listen to your two favourite halves (us of course) talk about this 2020 Netflix teen flick. It's the classic PreTenDinG YoU'Re SoMEone eLse movie trope with lots of pretentious dialogue, many discussions about love and of course: Yakult!

Welcome back to our THIRTIETH EPISODE! To celebrate, we're reviewing a film that truly stands the test of time (other than its stereotyping of Asian 'voodoo' magic). Even though today is Tuesday, let's pretend it's Friday, because it's time to get FREAKY. We've got a few questions for you: were you a Hilary or a Lindsay? And if you were JLC who would you want to snog: bad boy Chad Michael Murray or Hollywood stepdad Ryan from NCIS? (Jemma knows which side she's on.) All jokes aside, this is a very funny episode, and Freaky Friday is lowkey one of the best movies of all time, despite its 3-star rating on Letterboxd. More proof that 'cinephiles' have no taste.

This 2003 delightful movie has got all the ingredients to make a great watch: old skool Amanda Bynes (come back to us, Amanda!), Colin Firth, some evil posh English people, a very hot American boho mom and Heather's fave: the forgotten Oliver James! Make yourself a cup of tea, get comfy and enjoy us talking about this absolute gem of an early 00's teen movie.

Buckle up Guys, gals & non-binary pals, it's time for the third and FINAL instalment of our High School Musical mini-series! Once again, we're back at East High for a musical within a musical. Are there insanely well choreographed dance sequences? Yes. Does Gabriella sing some entirely forgettable solos while walking around looking sad? Yes. Does Troy battle his demons through song? HELL YES HE DOES. So, Yes Another Teen Movie listeners, just one question remains - can we have this dance?

What time is it? SUMMERTIME! The gang is back for round 2 and the quality of film has noticeably dropped in this deranged sequel.

What team?! WILDCATS!! What team?! WILDCATS!!In times of adversity it's natural to want to regress back to your childhood, so Heather and Jemma are doing exactly that in this episode and throwing it all the way back to September '06. Do you remember sitting down in front of the Disney Channel, along with 7 million other people, to watch a film that would become - let's be real - one of the biggest, cheesiest pop culture references of an emerging generation? Sure you do. So put on your Juicy Couture tracksuit/Wildcats team jersey and join us for an all-singing, all-dancing look back at the one and only High School Musical!

We're back tackling an absolute John Hughes classic: Pretty in Pink! It's got great 80's fashion, Molly Ringwald and an amazing soundtrack. It also has the most boring romantic interest, a very annoying quirky friend and a 35 year old woman who hangs around with highschool kids...

PS I Love You 2? PS I Sill Love Boys? Hello Boys I Still Love You? Whatever this movie is called, we're here to talk about it. Is Lara Jean Covey still annoying as ever? Has Chris gone to more EDM concerts? Are Peter Kavinsky and John Ambrose the Edward and Jacob of Generation Z? Ugh, who cares (PS We Still Do.)

We waaant you to wants us! We neeeed you to need us! We're beeeeegging you to beg us!

This week Jemma and Heather travel back in time to the '80's to crush on Patrick Dempsey in his first role. Expect bitchy cliques, big hair and suede outfits galore. Oh, and we solve a riddle that's plagued the podcast since Episode 8!

In this episode Jemma and Heather raise their voices and talk about the Hilary Duff movie (nope, not the Lizzie McGuire Movie) in which she and her choppy 2004 fringe head off to LA, to go find her voice, wear a lot of Juicy Couture tracksuits and finally stand up to her abusive dad.