At the Movies in the Noughties

"We just rolled up a snowball and tossed it into hell. Now lets see what chance it has."

On this episode of AT THE MOVIES IN THE NOUGHTIES (or 00s if you're into the whole brevity thing), Devon Elson is left spinning in slow motion after the hotly anticipated sequel to Mission: Impossible (1996). Bigger and cooler than ever, Tom Cruise elected John Woo to helm a bombastic, operatic adventure that proved "difficult" was not such a walk in the park for the megastar in Mission: Impossible II.

His special guest is fresh into the decade, it's Craig McKenzie! Runner of kneelbeforeblog.co.uk and host of podcasts Kneel Before Pod and We Are Starfleet: A Star Trek Podcast!

Together they have just 20 hours to figure out how exactly things got out of control with this sequel on cruise control. Why is so much of it a tourist advertisement for Australia? Why does it focus so heavily on the 'Bond girl' romance over actual spycraft? Will Tom Cruise ever acknowledge this entry in the later sequels?

Host / Editor

Devon Elson

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Guest

Craig McKenzie

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Executive Producer

A. J. Black

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Title and opening music:

'Just For Fun' by April Moon (c) epidemicsound.com

'Midside Notes' by Martin Landström (c) epidemicsound.com

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"Always know if the juice is worth the squeeze."

On this episode of AT THE MOVIES IN THE NOUGHTIES (or 00s if you're into the whole brevity thing), Devon Elson gets scandalous in the realm of boner comedies. After the frathouse antics of American Pie, surprisingly a 2004 film about a teen who learns his new neigbour is in adult entertainment is the sweet coming-of-age romance The Girl Next Door.

His special guest has only talked to the very stars in it, Kat Hughes! RT-Approved Critic & host of Movies with Mummy, All of Us are Lost, and Savage Garden. Bylines in THN, Second Sight, Arrow, Film Stories, & Dread Central!

Together they discover the genuine emotional depth found in a comedy about pornography, debate the nuances of 2000s romance stories compared to films now and before, and answer whether the juice is worth the squeeze.

Host / Editor

Devon Elson

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Guest

Kat Hughes

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Executive Producer

A. J. Black

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Title and opening music:

'Just For Fun' by April Moon (c) epidemicsound.com

'Midside Notes' by Martin Landström (c) epidemicsound.com

Part of the Film Stories Podcast Network: https://filmstories.co.uk/film-stories-podcast-network-shows/

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"Time to explain evolution to the monkeys."

Welcome back to AT THE MOVIES IN THE 90s... wait a minute... Yup this was a sneaky backdoor pilot idea A. J. Black over on his podcast, and we're sharing it as a bonus. Will Devon ever cover these damn dirty apes? He aims to talk every 00s movie from chimpan-a to chimpan-z.

A. J. Black is joined by recurring guest, podcaster Rob Turnbull, to discuss Tim Burton's 2001 remake of the Planet of the Apes, with a ramble through the entire history of the franchise to date...

Host / Editor

A. J. Blackhttps://linktr.ee/ajblackwriter

Guest

Rob Turnbull

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Title music:

'I Am Changing' by Isaac Elliott (c) epidemicsound.com

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"Look at what they make you give."

The inaugural episode of AT THE MOVIES IN THE NOUGHTIES (or 00s if you're into the whole brevity thing). Devon Elson starts in the year 2002 to comment on the obvious real world events that would shape the decade, but also unravels the long history of director Doug Liman getting his dream project made, gritty spy thriller The Bourne Identity.

His special guest remembers this film well, it's Mark McManus, one half of the team behind At the Movies in the 90s. Together they tackle whether it stands outside the shadow of its decade, its own sequels, and 007, while appreciating all the strengths that influenced spy movies in the last 20+ years.

Host / Editor

Devon Elson

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Guest

Mark McManus

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Executive Producer

A. J. Black

Find the podcast on Linktr.ee:

twitter.com/atthenoughties

Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon:

https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew

Twitter: @filmstories

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Website: www.filmstories.co.uk

Title and opening music:

'Just For Fun' by April Moon (c) epidemicsound.com

'Midside Notes' by Martin Landström (c) epidemicsound.com

Part of the Film Stories Podcast Network: https://filmstories.co.uk/film-stories-podcast-network-shows/

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.