The '00s Zone
This is a podcast that looks back at the movies of the '00s, and tries to make sense of that seemingly culturally faceless first decade of the new millennium. It's hosted by screenwriter, filmmaker, and sometimes critic Mark Palermo (Detention) and actor Loretta Yu (Blood and Water, Diggstown). Sometimes there are guests (also of some renown).
Episodes
17 episodes
I AM LEGEND and DONNIE DARKO (w. Zach Heltzel)
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...
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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1:36:06
The Real Cancun and Jackass: The Movie (w. Olivia Bolaño and Ryan Jackson)
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...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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1:58:20
The Movies of 2001 vs. Now
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...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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47:51
THE MATRIX RELOADED & REVOLUTIONS Revisited (w. Outlaw Vern)
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...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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1:29:02
HOUSE OF WAX and the State of Horror (w. Lauren Messervey and Serena Whitney)
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...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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1:12:03
DENIS VILLENEUVE - Maelström, Polytechnique, Incendies (w. Justine Smith)
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...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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1:46:43
Die Another Day and Casino Royale: JAMES BOND! (w. Fred Topel and Matt Nguyen)
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...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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1:26:34
Spirited Away and Metropolis (w. Adrian Comeau and Matt Nguyen)
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...
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Episode 10
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1:45:19
The Ring and Irreversible (w. Lauren Messervey)
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...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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1:19:35
Tomcats and The Sweetest Thing (w. Gillian Wallace Horvat)
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...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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1:47:47
The CROUCHING TIGER episode! (w. Ryan Jackson)
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...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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55:00
ROMEO MUST DIE and CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON: Part 1 - When in Romeo (w. Ryan Jackson)
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 Rom...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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1:29:28
Final Destination and Unbreakable (w. Sarah Riley)
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.
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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59:06
Gladiator and X-Men (w. Rich Aucoin)
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...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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1:22:05
Bring It On and Battle Royale (w. Serena Whitney)
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...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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58:18
Promising Young Oscar (w. Sarah Riley)
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 ...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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