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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.

The fifth episode of City Sicjos has arrived and it's a Cate Blanchett spectacular, as we discuss her 2003 Dublin crime biopic Veronica Guerin and Oscar-winning role in Woody Allen's San Francisco-set Blue Jasmine.

No Encore host and cultural journalist Dave Hanratty returns to the show to discuss David Fincher's 2011 adaptation of Men Who Hate Women - also known as The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, and the careers of its stars Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara.

The screen rivalry so dramatic it spawned a whole miniseries... it's Bette Davis and Joan Crawford in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, this year's Boy Party March Madness bracket champion! We discuss Robert Aldrich's camp classic, the Hagsploitation subgenre it spawned, the on and off screen feuding of its two stars and Ryan Murphy's 2017 Feud: Bette & Joan, which captured the making of the film with two stellar performances by Susan Sarandon and Jessica Lange.

Easter has just wrapped up, so we’re heading to the Vatican for Carol Reed’s Michelangelo/Pope Julius two-handed The Agony & The Ecstasy starring screen icons Charlton Heston and Rex Harrison!

This week we're discussing Gus Van Sant's 1991 gay classic My Own Private Idaho starring Keanu Reeves and the late River Phoenix as two young hustlers in a film loosely based on William Shakespeare's Henry IV. We touch upon the ups and downs of Gus Van Sant's career, River Phoenix's tragically short-lived reign as a Hollywood leading man, and the varying faces of Keanu Reeves as romantic lead, action hero and respected theatre actor over the decades.

Cue the Roy Orbison because it's Pretty Woman week on Boy Party! We're discussing Gary Marshall's beloved 'hooker with a heart of gold' rom-com starring Richard Gere and Julia Roberts. We'll be discussing the film's parallels to Anora, Gere's Hollywood blacklisting since becoming an advocate for Tibet, and Julia's 90s run as the world's biggest female star.

It's our first ever Watch-along Commentary, and we're joined by Eoghan and Michael to talk you through Scott Derrickson's The Gorge, starring Miles Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy!

It's the third annual Golden Boy Awards! Join Lucien and Shane as we celebrate the best films, performances and craft of the past year, handing out Golden Boys to all of our favourites. Plus, we present the Lifetime Achievement Award to the iconic Richard Jenkins.00:02:45 - Supporting Actor00:13:20 - Original Score00:18:00 - Needle Drop00:21:40 - Original Song00:23:40 Supporting Actress00:34:40 Cinematography00:39:00 Editing00:41:00 Casting00:45:20 Scenes of the Year00:52:00 Lifetime Achievement Award00:56:00 Pills Performance1:00:00 Adapted Screenplay1:02:00 Original Screenplay1:04:30 Lead Actress1:12:20 Lead Actor1:22:30 Young Performer1:24:40 Best Picture

Katie returns to the show for her fourth appearance, discussing Greta Gerwig's beloved 2019 adaptation of Little Women and the careers of its stars: Saoirse Ronan, Florence Pugh and Emma Watson!

Amy Adams and Jake Gyllenhaal star in Tom Ford's turgid, style-over-substance 2016 thriller Nocturnal Animals!

First-time guest Katherine joins us to discuss 2018 drug addiction melodrama Beautiful Boy starring this year's presumptive Best Actor winner, Timothée Chalamet, opposite Steve Carell.

Irish filmmaker Barra Convery joins us for a Galway classic, John Michael McDonagh’s The Guard starring Brendan Gleeson and Don Cheadle!

Film critic Alistair Ryder returns to the show, to chat about 2002 family comedy Big Fat Liar and its trio of stars: Frankie Muniz, Amanda Bynes and Paul Giamatti!

You will hear a shrill shrieking sound... as we discuss Sidney Lumet's nuclear masterpiece Fail Safe starring Henry Fonda and Walter Matthau!

En garde! Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are back on screens in Netflix's The Rip this week (reviewed briefly on this episode) but we're looking back at a better collaboration between the two Boston boys: Ridley Scott's 2021 historical drama The Last Duel starring Damon and Affleck alongside Adam Driver and Jodie Comer. Plus: as Damon joins our elite Three-Timers Club, Lucien quizzes Shane on his career.

We're Girl Crazy this month, as we discuss 2015's San Francisco-set coming-of-age drama Diary of a Teenage Girl starring Bel Powley and Alexanderd Skarsgard, and 1964's Dublin-set Edna O'Brien adaptation Girl with Green Eyes starring Rita Tushingham and Peter Finch.

We're kicking off the new year with what is technically our first ever horror movie... it's Robert Zemeckis' 2000 ghost story What Lies Beneath starring Michelle Pfeiffer and - finally being discussed for the first time on the show - Harrison Ford.

Lucien and Shane begin 2026 and conclude our 25 for '25 countdown by awarding the best films and performances of 2000-2025.

As 2025 draws to a close, we're looking back at some of our best moments and best guests of the year in Boy Party. Happy New Year and we'll see you all in 2026!Jump to a clip:00:35 - The Devil Wears Prada with Katie Brady03:39 - Heat with Kevin McGahern09:39 - Golden Boy Awards 202512:06 - The Morning Show with Fionnuala Jones15:27 - The Roaring Twenties with Peter McGann20:07 - Triple Frontier with Dave Hanratty23:08 - No Country for Old Men with Ray Tintori and Jordan Fish26:50 - Some Like It Hot with Niamh Mary Martin29:27 - Ballistic: Ecks vs Sever with Alistair Ryder32:33 - Mikey and Nicky with Luke Shanahan35:56 - All The President's Men with Michael McAndrew37:40 - The Quiet Man40:00 - The Nice Guys with Eoghan D43:00 - Notes on Scandal with Lauren C45:35 - Funny Face with Christina A47:00 - Burlesque with Brendan F49:00 - Titanic - 100th Episode, Live from the Dot Theatre

To wrap up the year, Lucien and Shane discuss all the eligible 'Boy Party' new releases we didn't get around to discussing in 2025!Films discussed on this episode:​Den of Thieves 2: Pantera ​Back in Action​Together ​You’re Cordially Invited ​The Gorge​In the Lost Lands​Long Day’s Journey into Night​Another Simple Favor ​Hallow Road ​Black Bag ​Snow White ​Hurry Up Tomorrow ​Die My Love ​Friendship ​Pillion​Fountain of Youth​Sentimental Value​The History of Sound ​Echo Valley​Deep Cover​Heads of State​The Fantastic 4: First Steps​The Pickup​Freakier Friday​The Roses​The Thursday Murder Club​Bugonia​Hamnet​Frankenstein​Saipan​Good Fortune​Eternity​Is This Thing On?​Regretting You​Now You See Me: Now You Don’t​Wicked: For Good 

We've come to the end of Lucien's countdown of the 25 best films of the 21st century so far. Number 1 is The Coen Brothers' 2009 A Serious Man starring Michael Stuhlbarg, Richard Kind, Fred Melamed and Aaron Wolff.

It's the Christmas episode! This year we're discussing Richard Curtis's deeply evil 2003 all-star romantic comedy Love Actually, and focusing on the careers of three of its leads: Hugh Grant, Emma Thompson and Liam Neeson.

Lucien discusses the second greatest film of the 21st century: David Lynch's 2001 surrealist masterpiece Mulholland Dr. starring Naomi Watts and Justin Theroux.

Here, far, wherever you are... it's Boy Party's milestone 100th Episode, recorded live in front of an audience at The Dot Theatre, Dublin on 22nd November. We're discussing the most successful Boy Party movie ever: James Cameron's epic Titanic starring Oscar winners Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet. Plus: playing the Letterboxd Top 4 Game and the Box Office Game (All Time Edition) with our studio audience, and we count down our Top 10 Boys and Top 10 Girls from the list of stars we've discussed in our first century of podcasts.

Bill Murray and Richard Dreyfuss are two of Hollywood's biggest grumps, so imagine the fun when they shared the screen in Frank Oz's 90s psychiatry comedy What About Bob?Note: this episode was recorded in March 2025

Lucien discusses the No. 3 best film of the 21st Century: Paul Thomas Anderson's Punch-Drunk Love starring Adam Sandler, Emily Watson and Philip Seymour Hoffman.

Lucien and Shane discuss Terence Malick's 1973 classic Badlands and its legendary stars Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek.

Lucien discusses the fourth best film of the century: Greta Gerwig's perfect coming-of-age movie Lady Bird starring Saoirse Ronan, Beanie Feldstein, Laurie Metcalfe, Tracy Letts and Timothee Chalamet.

This week Sean Penn, Naomi Watts and Benicio Del Toro star in Alejandro González Iñárritu's 2003 misery-fest 21 Grams.Tickets for Boy Party Live this Saturday on sale here

Lucien discusses the No. 5 best film of the 20th century: Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy.

With the great Peter Sellers’ 100th birthday this year, we discuss when he and Peter O’Toole co-starred in 1965 raunchy comedy “What’s New Pussycat?”Get tickets for Boy Party LIVE on 22nd Nov!

Hannah and Lucien compare two biopics of iconic political leaders: Gus Van Sant’s San Francisco-set Milk starring Sean Penn, and Neil Jordan’s Dublin-set Michael Collins starring Liam Neeson!

For the first time, we're discussing a TV boy party, digging into Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon's pricey Apple series The Morning Show with TV/radio presenter and Flop Culture host Fionnuala Jones! Follow Fionnuala on InstagramListen to Flop Culture

Lucien discusses No. 6 on the 25 for '25 list of the century's best films: Richard Linklater's epic coming-of-age drama Boyhood.

Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum teamed up for 2011’s action comedy megahit 21 Jump Street, but does this teen-oriented comedy hold up in 2025?

Lucien discusses the seventh best film of the century: Christopher McQuarrie and Tom Cruise's action spectacular Mission: Impossible - Fallout.

Shane and Lucien pay tribute to Diane Keaton with a discussion of Woody Allen's Oscar-winning classic Annie Hall.

Lucien discusses the 8th best film of the century so far: Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom.

Shane and Lucien discuss Noah Baumbach's Jay Kelly starring George Clooney and Adam Sandler, and recap their trip to London Film Festival 2025.

Lucien discusses the No. 9 film on the 25 for '25 list: Christopher Nolan's 2010 dream heist masterpiece Inception.

Christina returns to the show to discuss Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire in Stanley Donen's classic musical Funny Face!

Shane and Lucien are joined by Norming host Michael to celebrate the late Robert Redford and discuss classic journalism drama All The President's Man starring Redford and Dustin Hoffman (and, coincidentally, winner of our September Sixteen bracket)LinksListen to Michael's podcast Norming every monthBuy tickets to Boy Party LIVE in NovemberFollow Boy Party on Instagram

Lucien discusses the 10th best film of the century so far: Damien Chazelle's drumming thriller Whiplash starring Miles Teller and JK Simmons.

Shane and Lucien discuss a new release: Kogonada's new fantasy romance A Big Bold Beautiful Journey starring Colin Farrell and Margot Robbie.

Lucien discusses the 11th best film of the century so far: Hayao Miyazaki's 2001 animated masterwork Spirited Away.

Hannah and Lucien are back for the second episode of City Sickos, discussing San Francisco classic Sister Act (1992) and Dublin comedy Deadly Cuts (2021).