How does the end of the world as portrayed in the Will Smith I AM LEGEND and cult hit DONNIE DARKO stack up to our end times. Twitter, Tik Tok and all around comedic internet presence Zach Heltzel joins Mark, Loretta, and Riley for this animate

The Real Cancun and Jackass: The Movie (w. Olivia Bolaño and Ryan Jackson)

Jan 28th, 2022 1h 58m

Reality Movies! This one's an epic, and is the most thorough discussion you'll find on 2003's THE REAL CANCUN and 2002's JACKASS: THE MOVIE anywhere. Reality TV fan/Master chef Olivia Bolaño and screenwriter Ryan Jackson join us to look at this

The Movies of 2001 vs. Now

Jan 3rd, 2022 47m 51s

Happy New Year, everyone! As we're all reflecting on the year 2021, Loretta and Mark decided to look back at their favourite movies of 2001. It was a time when movies were a major cultural force. But were popular films bolder back then, and wha

THE MATRIX RELOADED & REVOLUTIONS Revisited (w. Outlaw Vern)

Dec 9th, 2021 1h 29m

Unlicensed film critic, novelist and action movie scholar Vern (@outlawvern) joins Mark, Loretta, and '00s ZONE veteran Sarah Riley to take a fresh look at the Wachowskis' 2003 double-hitter THE MATRIX RELOADED and THE MATRIX REVOLUTIONS. We di

HOUSE OF WAX and the State of Horror (w. Lauren Messervey and Serena Whitney)

Nov 17th, 2021 1h 12m

On this lively episode, we look back at the 2005 HOUSE OF WAX featuring Paris Hilton, with returning guests (and champions) Serena Whitney and Lauren Messervey. Plus: the slasher and torture porn eras of the aughties vs. the state of horror mov

DENIS VILLENEUVE - Maelström, Polytechnique, Incendies (w. Justine Smith)

Oct 22nd, 2021 1h 46m

Film critic and programmer Justine Smith joins Mark and Loretta to look back at some of DUNE filmmaker Denis Villeneuve's early Canadian movies. MAELSTRÖM, POLYTECHNIQUE, and INCENDIES each won the Genie for best film, and the latter was even n

Die Another Day and Casino Royale: JAMES BOND! (w. Fred Topel and Matt Nguyen)

Oct 6th, 2021 1h 26m

2002's DIE ANOTHER DAY and 2006's CASINO ROYALE saw a changeover from Pierce Brosnan to Daniel Craig, reinventing James Bond for a new century. Fred Topel (aka Franchise Fred) and returning guest Matt Nguyen join the pod for all things 007. Als

Spirited Away and Metropolis (w. Adrian Comeau and Matt Nguyen)

Sep 21st, 2021 1h 45m

Our nerdiest episode yet! We delve into 2000s feature anime as Adrian Comeau and Matt Nguyen join the podcast to talk about Hayao Miyazaki's seminal SPIRITED AWAY and Rintaro's strangely under-celebrated METROPOLIS. Plus, differences between Ja

The Ring and Irreversible (w. Lauren Messervey)

Aug 13th, 2021 1h 19m

We’re joined by writer Lauren Messervey to look back at THE RING, the 2002 American remake that introduced J-horror to mainstream America. Then we argue about Gaspar Noé’s controversial New French Extremity shocker IRREVERSIBLE and discover the

Tomcats and The Sweetest Thing (w. Gillian Wallace Horvat)

Jul 28th, 2021 1h 47m

We're joined by Gillian Wallace Horvat, the director, co-writer and star of the terrific new movie I BLAME SOCIETY, for this dive into the raunch comedies of the early 2000s. First we look at the escaped testicle, horny frat farce TOMCATS (200

The CROUCHING TIGER episode! (w. Ryan Jackson)

Jul 7th, 2021 55m

In Part 2 of our discussion with Ryan Jackson (Mutual Aberration Society), we revisit Ang Lee's CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON. We also discuss Chinese cinema, Woke Capitalism, when "representation" is just empty optics, Hamilton, and what's wr

ROMEO MUST DIE and CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON: Part 1 - When in Romeo (w. Ryan Jackson)

Jun 25th, 2021 1h 29m

Ryan Jackson (Mutual Aberration Society) joins Mark and Loretta for a discussion on Black and Asian relations in pop culture. In the first segment of our two-part most political episode yet, we look at the Aaliyah and Jet Li action film Romeo M

Final Destination and Unbreakable (w. Sarah Riley)

Jun 15th, 2021 59m 6s

We're joined by Sarah Riley to discuss 2000's FINAL DESTINATION and UNBREAKABLE, two movies that tapped into the potentials and paranoias of the new millennium.

Gladiator and X-Men (w. Rich Aucoin)

May 20th, 2021 1h 22m

We're joined by musician Rich Aucoin to discuss the summer 2000 blockbusters Gladiator and X-Men. One was a popular hit belonging to no pre-existing franchise. The other marked the humble beginning of 21st century comic book movies. Plus, Loret

Bring It On and Battle Royale (w. Serena Whitney)

May 4th, 2021 58m 18s

WAR TEENS! Serena Whitney (curator of the Drunken Cinema series and programmer of the Revue Cinema in Toronto) joins us for this lively episode. First we preamble about the lazy sexual politics in COMING 2 AMERICA and WONDER WOMAN 1984. Then we

Promising Young Oscar (w. Sarah Riley)

Apr 22nd, 2021 1h 26m

In this fantastic episode, Loretta and Mark are joined by actor and media strategist Sarah Riley to discuss the Oscars' recent push for diversity. Are the Academy Awards only worried about their own image? Then we dive into Promising Young Woma

Coyote Ugly and Erin Brockovich (w. Jennifer Liao)

Apr 11th, 2021 1h 7m

Writer and director Jennifer Liao (A Sugar & Spice Holiday, Two Sentence Horror Stories) joins Mark and Loretta to discuss the very 2000 Hollywood female empowerment of Coyote Ugly and Erin Brockovich.

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