Sleepover Cinema

Films That Formed the Tween Collective Unconscious of the Y2K Era

Welcome to Sleepover Cinema, where we analyze the films that created the collective unconscious of the girls and gays of the late 90s and early 2000s.

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The Little Mermaid

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Pop in your battered old cassette and get ready to pour one out for Howard Ashman as we finally discuss the one and only!...
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Green Day’s “American Idiot” ft. Keara Sullivan

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"American Idiot" launched a thousand memes, an entire (questionable!) Broadway show, and the post-9/11 political consciousness of youth around the...
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Best in Show ft. Lukas Battle

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Pack your favorite eight kimonos and pile in the van for a trip to the Mayflower Dog Show!...
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Just My Luck ft. Lexi Shaye

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We are no fair-weather Lindsay Lohan fans!...
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Live Appearances

Check out these amazing photos from Sleepover Cinema's live podcast event in Arizona as part of She Podcasts in October 2021.

Photos by Margarita Corporan

Hannah warms up the crowd at the She Podcasts Live Conference in Scottsdale, AZ!
Hannah warms up the crowd at the She Podcasts Live Conference in Scottsdale, AZ!
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Hannah getting into the nitty gritty of why the logic of Hocus Pocus doesn’t fully work… deep stuff
Hannah getting into the nitty gritty of why the logic of Hocus Pocus doesn’t fully work… deep stuff
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A view from the floor of the slumber party at the She Podcasts Live Conference in Scottsdale, AZ!
A view from the floor of the slumber party at the She Podcasts Live Conference in Scottsdale, AZ!
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This was probably when the audience was reacting to the bad critic reviews of Hocus Pocus. Justified.
This was probably when the audience was reacting to the bad critic reviews of Hocus Pocus. Justified.
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Getting into The Facts, an essential part of any Sleepover Cinema episode.
Getting into The Facts, an essential part of any Sleepover Cinema episode.
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A great sample of Hannah and Audrey’s sisterly dynamic.
A great sample of Hannah and Audrey’s sisterly dynamic.
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Audrey, surely drilling into Hannah for not knowing anyone in the cast.
Audrey, surely drilling into Hannah for not knowing anyone in the cast.
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Season 3 Photoshoot

Hannah and Audrey at the Fashion Institute of Technology in February 2023! All photos take by Holland Rainwater, photographer extraordinaire and Sleepover Cinema listener!

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The Team

Hannah Rae Leach

Host & Producer
A graduate of NYU Tisch Dramatic Writing in 2017, Hannah is an audio producer, musician, educator, and writer based in Chicago, Illinois. She is the older sister (and a leo).

Audrey Leach

Host
A graduate of NYU Tisch Film & TV in 2019, Audrey is a documentary filmmaker and editor based in Los Angeles, California. She is the younger sister (and a cancer).

Sean Rule-Hoffman

Audio Engineer
Sean hails from Orange Village, Ohio. He earned a degree in Music Technology with a minor in Electronic Media and Film from Capital University in Columbus, Ohio.