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Aughtsterion

A Bigger Umbrella

Like the Criterion Collection but more gay and more fun, Aughtsterion chronicles and canonizes the horror films released around the turn of the new millennium.

tv & film film history

All Episodes

01:04:09

Final Destination 5 (2011)

Aughtsterion ·

2021/10/22

This episode of the Aughts pod is a special one, because your co-hosts are discussing a pick that is extra near and dear to Sam's heart. It's time to break ground on the Final Destination franchise, but not with the Devon Sawa original. No, in characteristic fashion we're going to kick it off with FD5 — which happens to be the entry with the highest critical rating of them all. Sam is bound and determined to let you know why you shouldn't have slept on this movie, which he considers to be a

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36:03

BONUS — I Know What You Did... in Episode 1

Aughtsterion ·

2021/10/21

A quintessential millennium era horror title has been revived as a series, and Sam and Jordan have decided they have no choice but to cover it. I Know What You Did Last Summer is now streaming on Prime, and it's ignoring your nostalgia while screaming, "We are modern teens!" This show is a mess, but it's the kind of mess your co-hosts love, and it's also got hot queer characters making big impressions from the jump. Will this show turn supernatural? Is it a shadow sequel to Pretty Little Liars? Will

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01:20:37

Sorority Row (2009)

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2021/10/01

In some ways, this is a very special episode of Aughtsterion, because it revolves around a movie that is truly a mega-mix of the decade. Sorority Row is the melting pot of everything superficial and calloused about the 2000s, but executed in such a way as to make it deliciously addictive and a hell of a good time. It's cruel, in poor taste, hilarious, and has a soundtrack that hits as hard as the movie kills. It has the era's most preposterous weapon. It has the patriarchy as the enemy. It has

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13:06

Minisode — Blame It On The Pop

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2021/09/30

Do you ever just start talking about 2009 and realize you've been talking for far longer than one episode of a podcast should allow? As you might imagine, Sam and Jordan find themselves in that position often, which is how you end up with a minisode all about DJ Earworm mega-mixes, Britney Spears chart toppers, and the emergence of Grindr. Your hosts are in a house with 50 crazy bitches in useless belts, and they've got a lot to tell you. Produced by: Jordan Crucchiola Music by: Sam Wineman

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01:15:04

Scream 3 (2000)

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2021/09/10

If you wondered when Sam and Jordan would start covering the Scream franchise, you must have always suspected — as a devout Aughtsterion listener — that the conversation would begin with the least loved entry in the series. Because what are Sam and Jordan about if not a passionate reclamation project? So here it is, horror fans: The Scream 3 episode, and your co-hosts are not shying away from the big topics. As always, they map out the pop culture context surrounding the film, and of course, they

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01:20:17

Inside (2007)

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2021/09/03

This is the first episode of the Aughts pod to take the conversation international, and your hosts couldn't have a better guest for it. Shudder's Director of Programming, Sam Zimmerman, brings his vast genre knowledge to a discussion of Bustillo and Maury's New French Extremity touchstone: 2007's Inside. Jordan, Sam and Sam dig into the differences between French torture and American torture in the 2000s, the singular presence of Béatrice Dalle, the importance of baby POV, and — if you know you know

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01:07:14

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)

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2021/08/27

Grab your best white tank top and get ready to go back in time, because we have a 2000s "period piece" to discuss on this episode of the Aughts pod. Joining your faithful co-hosts this time around are screenwriter Michael Kennedy and artist Nay Bever, which makes this a full scale Attack of the Queerwolf podcast reunion special as the group convenes to discuss The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. The first movie in the new millennium to reboot the Chainsaw universe, TCM '03 was also the first remake to land

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43:32

Minisode — The Paris Hilton Top 10

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2021/08/17

Among Sam's many doctorates in 2000s history, one of them is a PhD in Paris Hilton. So, in this first minisode of season 2, he's doing a bit of public service and counting down the heiress of record's 10 best songs. Spanning nearly two decades, Sam is looking beyond her flagship hit "Stars Are Blind" — recently made re-famous by Promising Young Woman — and opening up a world of wonders to Aughtsterion fans. And of course, because this is a podcast about the historical significance of millennium era

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01:18:47

House of Wax (2005)

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2021/08/13

It's a big moment on the Aughts pod, because Sam and Jordan are tackling one of the crown jewels of the era: Jaume Collet-Serra's 2005 spectacular, House of Wax. This. Movie. Has. Everything. There's a premium-tier soundtrack, lost-to-time elaborate set pieces, audaciously gory kills, white tank tops, the absolute peak of 2000s horror stunt casting in Paris Hilton, and somehow even more. And as you know if you're a longtime Aughts listener, all of this comes courtesy of the decade soaring at its

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01:09:19

Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000)

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2021/08/06

If you know Sam Wineman at all, you know he's long championed Urban Legends: Final Cut as the superior film in the one-two punch slasher property from the turn of the new millennium. And now, it will finally be entered into the hallowed Aughtsterion library. Higher on concept on the first film but less well know, Final Cut skewers film school, gives Loretta Divine's treasured Reese a little more room to stretch, takes us on a small tour of brutalist architecture, and of course, teaches us the

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01:12:09

Jennifer's Body (2009)

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2021/07/09

Sam and Jordan are just two episodes into the second season of the Aughts pod, but this one has already been a long time coming. In this installment, your devoted 2000s historians examine the great and power Jennifer's Body through the lens of the era's misogynist boy-run media climate. You might have heard Jordan discuss the movie before (a lot?) but you've never heard her talk about it with Sam while he uses Tucker Max and revenge porn blogs to elucidate why the culture was so primed to

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01:04:50

Sick Girl (2006)

Aughtsterion ·

2021/07/01

Aughts junkies! Sam and Jordan are back for season 2 of your absolute favorite podcast about the intersection of horror movies and pop culture around the turn of the new millennium. You've been in the dark, but they are now shining a light upon you with the help of writer and director and friend of the show, Vivienne Vaughn, who is bringing Lucky McKee's "Sick Girl" episode of the Masters of Horror anthology series for a much closer look. It's just a take on that classic story of girl meets girl,

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01:09:38

Bonus Episode — My Super Psycho Sweet 16 (2009)

Aughtsterion ·

2021/02/25

Surprise, Aughts addicts! Season 1 might be over, but Jordan and Sam have some celebrating to do for his birthday. And in true Sam fashion, he wanted to spend it talking all about horror and celebrity culture of the 2000s. In this bonus installment of your favorite podcast, your co-hosts go long on the bioluminescence of Chris Zylka, the meaning of the word scene, and even on the insidious beta nerd best friend boy archetype that has marred so much of pop culture since his ignominious rise in the

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40:58

Season 1 Superlatives

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2021/02/11

As the Oscars announces its short lists and high profile bodies like the Golden Globes and the SAGs reveal their nominees, awards season is in full swing, which is why Jordan and Sam have come together for an honors event of their own. After a season of pop culture deep dives and singing the praises of under-appreciated aughts starlets, your co-hosts will now honor the very best that this first slate of episodes has to offer. Who will take home the honor of Best Actor? Which movie will rise above

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57:20

Drag Me To Hell (2009)

Aughtsterion ·

2021/01/28

After getting us all through election season, Aughtsterion is concluding its first season with an elite level guest. Filmmaker April Wolfe joins Jordan and Sam to discuss Sam Raimi's odd man out of millennium horror with 2009's Drag Me To Hell. This one is a classic of the era by virtue of feeling completely out of place within it, but turns out that not only is this charmingly kitschy story of a demonic curse a little marvel of daylight horror with excellent performances from Alison Lohman and

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52:36

Valentine (2001)

Aughtsterion ·

2021/01/21

This episode of Aughtsterion may not have Sam, but it does have guest host Kalyn Corrigan and plenty of discussion about Denise Richards. And that's not just because she's an icon; it's because she's an icon in the 2001 slasher Valentine. Riding ride up against the bifurcated zone in Millennium Horror that was split apart by the events of 9/11, Valentine is a last remnant of the Tank Top Terror era's softer fare — a final bubblegum ensemble piece born of Kevin Williamson's supreme reign over the

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01:01:27

The Quiet (2005)

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2021/01/14

For a wildly unpredictable new year, Sam and Jordan have a wildly unpredictable Aughtsterion coming at you thanks to Jamie Babbit's 2005 meditation on Very Sad Mysteries: The Quiet. This episode is really one for the books you guys, because it finds your co-hosts lobbying for The Quiet as the definitive 2000s anti-erotic thriller while providing you with a huge insider tip for how to get cast in a Sam Wineman feature film. Elisha Cuthbert is saying fuck your girl next door fantasies. Katy Mixon is

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59:31

The Roommate (2011)

Aughtsterion ·

2021/01/07

In the first episode of 2021, Sam and Jordan have something to teach you, and that something is: You were completely wrong about 2011's The Roommate, starring two true Aughts Princesses in Minka Kelly and Leighton Meester. Plenty of people dismissed the movie as yet another lesser Single White Female upon its release. But what if it's actually... an improvement on that classic forbearer? As always, your co-hosts will make the passionate case for why this movie deserves your time and respect, in

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48:07

Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008)

Aughtsterion ·

2020/12/31

It's time for Aughtsterion to go full gay by celebrating both musicals and Paris Hilton with Repo! The Genetic Opera. In this episode, Jordan is joined by theater kid BJ Colangelo (with Sam cheering us on from the ether) to talk about this most ostentatious 2000s time capsule, and make the case for the Oscar is should have won. Get ready to body roll to "Zydrate Anatomy" while you come around to understanding why you were wrong about Paris all those years ago. Produced by: Jordan Crucchiola Music

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58:22

Silent Night (2012)

Aughtsterion ·

2020/12/24

Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas, Aughtsterion family! Although the spirit of the season feels a little bit lacking in 2020, Jordan and Sam simply couldn't let the advent calendar go empty without one more chapter of winter wonderland content for you. This time, your co-hosts immerse themselves in the weird and wild world of Silent Night, the 2012 remake of trash Christmas classic Silent Night, Deadly Night. And Sam is taking a BIG SWING on the true meaning of this late era Aughsterion entry

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