Not Another 2001 Movie Podcast

Joshua Moore
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Not Another 2001 Movie Podcast is a show exploring movies released in the first year of a chaotic century. Once a week throughout 2026, hosts Allison, Josh and Slate will cover an important film released in 2001, and attempt to answer the question, "Does this movie still matter?"

  1. Bombed Again ("Pearl Harbor" with Justin from "Unvarnished")

    3d ago

    Bombed Again ("Pearl Harbor" with Justin from "Unvarnished")

    PEARL HARBOR is what happens if Michael Bay wants to make TITANIC and everybody around him says, ‘OK, you should definitely go for it bro!’” We kick off the back half of our year-long trek through 2001's cinema monuments with one of the most dreadful blockbusters of the 21st century. And we welcome back a special guest, Justin of “Unvarnished,” to help us parse through the history. If PEARL HARBOR’s greatest offenses were its historical inaccuracies, that’d be one thing. But the best performance in this movie comes from a character that could have easily been written out of the movie. It’s a Michael Bay masterclass, is what I’m trying to say. (This shit was nominated for FOUR Oscars and actually won one!!!) We dive into some actual history about the events of Pearl Harbor and World War II before a rather complicated discussion as we try to answer “Does this movie matter?” SHOW NOTES: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QWMVsl0fYLo2ojmRp8IjDQ-jpO1eHUoYiHeA91SFM0c/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.e32fsjx5hwrr Subscribe to Unvarnished: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/unvarnished/id1871869874 NOT ANOTHER 2001 MOVIE PODCAST is a limited series exploring movies released in the first year of a chaotic century. Watch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NotAnother2001MoviePodcast Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/notanother2001moviepodcast/ Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@na2001mp

    2h 36m
  2. My World's On Fire, How 'Bout Yours? ("Shrek")

    Jun 30

    My World's On Fire, How 'Bout Yours? ("Shrek")

    Somebody once told me the world is gonna roll me. And they were correct. Honestly a great call. We’re battered but not broken after 25(!!!!!) mainline episodes of this “limited series” and have finally arrived at the halfway mark, and it’s a big boy — SHREK is on deck!!!!!! Does this swampy romp even need an introduction? SHREK won the first EVER Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film and spawned a full-fledged franchise with spin-offs and everything. It’s a middle finger to Disney that somehow has as much heart as anything produced by the Mouse House (if not more). It’s probably singlehandedly responsible for keeping Smashmouth relevant forever. Does SHREK matter? Do donkeys talk? SHOW NOTES: https://docs.google.com/document/d/17Vzbw7i9b6tiueHh32x3sUHgjs8ViRLaKMrU21S-9l8/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.54kz1oojh3oi NOT ANOTHER 2001 MOVIE PODCAST is a limited series exploring movies released in the first year of a chaotic century. Watch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NotAnother2001MoviePodcast Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/notanother2001moviepodcast/ Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@na2001mp

    2h 4m
  3. It's a Grouper! (".Com for Murder" with Tojo Yamamoto's Larry Joe Treadway)

    Jun 23

    It's a Grouper! (".Com for Murder" with Tojo Yamamoto's Larry Joe Treadway)

    Is .COM FOR MURDER a tech-thriller? An unintentional comedy? A prophetic look at the future? Even a 2001 movie? We try to answer some of those questions this week with our special guest Larry Treadway, lead singer of Tojo Yamamoto and a renowned aficionado in cinema that’s … less loved than most. Directed by longtime D-lister Nico Mastorakis and staring Nastassja Kinski, Nicollette Sheridan, Roger Daltrey and Huey Lewis, the film follows a paralyzed woman who stumbles upon a live-stream killer on the early internet. We dive into the film’s peak-Y2K aesthetic, the hilarious logistics of its technology, and how it captured a unique moment when the World Wide Web really did feel “wide.” In our bonus feature segment, we leverage Mastorakis’s “pedigree” to dig into the history of exploitation cinema. From the grindhouse theaters of the 1970s and the direct-to-video boom of the '80s and '90s to how the genre's DNA has mutated in our modern media landscape, these movies have shaped our culture far more than they often get credit for. Let us know some of your favorites! Does .COM FOR MURDER matter in 2026? Let’s just say it took us two attempts to record this episode to completion — that’s how much we cared!!! SHOW NOTES: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PP_TcMdNJMQeIAHX1nH9uTUmkEaM04m5JgGObaQNFWQ/edit?tab=t.0 Buy all kinds of Tojo Yamamoto stuff: https://thetojoyamamoto.bandcamp.com/album/tojo-yamamoto Follow Tojo Yamamoto on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tojo.yamamoto/ Follow Larry on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gotreadgo/ Brains on Film - But not us: https://youtu.be/v5e2g635YdI?si=ZhndI3zlY64cjcGY Outro song: "A Face Made For Radio (Hog Jowls)" by Tojo Yamamoto NOT ANOTHER 2001 MOVIE PODCAST is a limited series exploring movies released in the first year of a chaotic century. · Watch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NotAnother2001MoviePodcast · Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/notanother2001moviepodcast/ · Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@na2001mp

    2h 20m
  4. Die Vergangenheit wiederholt sich ("Nowhere in Africa")

    Jun 16

    Die Vergangenheit wiederholt sich ("Nowhere in Africa")

    This week we’re traveling across continents and deep into our feels with NOWHERE IN AFRICA (NIRGENDWO IN AFRIKA) Caroline Link’s sweeping 2001 drama captivated global audiences and went on to win the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 75th Academy Awards (an important distinction particularly for our show). Based on Stefanie Zweig's autobiographical novel, the film tells the story of a Jewish family fleeing Nazi Germany to start a new life on a remote farm in Kenya. We dive into the film’s exploration of cultural displacement, the nuanced portrayal of familial relationships through the lens of a young girl approaching adolescence and discuss what it “home” really means. We use this week’s bonus feature to highlight other prominent 2001 movies directed by women before a bigger discussion about Hollywood’s general treatment of female directors, especially how things have improved and how it could be better. Finally: does NOWHERE IN AFRICA still matter? Spoiler: it may more than ever. SHOW NOTES: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Dalo25upuTX8iYqReT8WDm4DPS7uF696HUl1Bggwqdo/edit?usp=sharing DON'T BE A SUCKER (1943 U.S. Department of Defense propaganda film): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGAqYNFQdZ4 NOT ANOTHER 2001 MOVIE PODCAST is a limited series exploring movies released in the first year of a chaotic century. Watch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NotAnother2001MoviePodcast Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/notanother2001moviepodcast/ Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@na2001mp

    2h 13m
  5. BONUS: This Movie Destroyed Me ("A.I. Artificial Intelligence" with Derek from the Glitterjaw Podcast Collective)

    Jun 11 ·  Bonus

    BONUS: This Movie Destroyed Me ("A.I. Artificial Intelligence" with Derek from the Glitterjaw Podcast Collective)

    Hi, Josh here. I put off watching A.I. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE for a long time and immediately after watching felt like I had to talk about it. This might be my favorite movie of the year. This is a monumental collaboration between Stanley Kubrick (who conceived it) and Steven Spielberg (who wrote and directed it after Kubrick's death). Haley Joel Osment gives a performance of a lifetime as David, the first Mecha designed to act as a loving child. So much ensues, and it produces way more to feel and think about than I could've dreamed. Bonus episodes are always loose, but this might take the cake. It's honestly a lot of me rambling while Derek (NOT DOUG!!!) from the Glitterjaw Podcast Collective gracefully ebbs and flows through my poorly constructed word salad. Go check out all of his great work and that of Glitterjaw as a whole. I'm gonna be thinking about this movie forever, probably. Follow Derek (Hell, follow Doug too, they both rock) SHOW NOTES: https://docs.google.com/document/d/13Lkauchj6dG3F90SRndC1-FIp8s3lfibtRj6OXvhppI/edit?tab=t.0 NOT ANOTHER 2001 MOVIE PODCAST is a limited series exploring movies released in the first year of a chaotic century. Watch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NotAnother2001MoviePodcastFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/notanother2001moviepodcast/Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@na2001mpGlitterjaw is a collective featuring queer creators who make independent, audio-centered podcasts about media. Glitterjaw shows center analysis of specific pieces of media—from tours through film series, to TV episode deep dives, to book clubs, video game history, and more. All of their shows include at least one host with a queer lived experience, and enjoy analyzing media through a queer lens. Glitterjaw provides space for conversations about social justice and advocacy for marginalized peoples, and offers support for developing new podcasts and bringing more queer voices into the media analysis landscape. Check out their newest feed, a badass variety show called Glitterjaw Presents!

    1h 10m
  6. Up Yours ("Evolution" with Malcolm of "Hidden Stats: The Podcast")

    Jun 9

    Up Yours ("Evolution" with Malcolm of "Hidden Stats: The Podcast")

    Check your meteorites at the door, because this week we’re dealing with an outbreak of alien ass! Luckily we’ve got extra help: Malcolm from “Hidden Stats: The Podcast” joins the show. It’s time for EVOLUTION, Ivan Reitman’s 2001 sci-fi comedy that attempted to recapture the lightning-in-a-bottle energy of GHOSTBUSTERS, but with a lot more Head & Shoulders. We dive into the film's bizarrely stacked cast (David Duchovny, Orlando Jones, Seann William Scott, and Julianne Moore), debate the merits of product placement and spend more time talking about GHOSTBUSTERS and stealing cable than we probably should have. Our bonus feature this week centers around a big theme of the cast's careers: the leap from TV to film. How have the lines between television actors and major movie stars changed from 2001 to now? Finally, as always*, we ask: does EVOLUTION matter? SHOW NOTES: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EuxUy06FdhIBjy_lKqLIaO_ZnfXGs-xU5UDJMB_UL6M/edit?usp=sharing Subscribe to Hidden Stats: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvF02sNOw2xq5BSMVozF6Bg Slate’s interview on Hidden Stats: https://youtu.be/mOLZLSnZIAE?si=uGENElzsIYZtsHZe Josh’s interview on Hidden Stats: https://youtu.be/wrNDNiL1E6U?si=RqAs4X_QNLMvMhAg NOT ANOTHER 2001 MOVIE PODCAST is a limited series exploring movies released in the first year of a chaotic century. Watch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NotAnother2001MoviePodcast Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/notanother2001moviepodcast/ Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@na2001mp *Except last week LOL

    2h 11m
  7. This One's for the Losers ("Ghost World")

    Jun 2

    This One's for the Losers ("Ghost World")

    GHOST WORLD, Terry Zwigoff’s 2001 adaptation of the Daniel Clowes comic book with the same name, departs from the source material in some key material ways but is about as faithful, spiritually, as anything you’ll find. The film, like the comic, follows Enid (Thora Birch) and Rebecca (Scarlett Johansson) right at the point where they start to navigate that weird post-high school, pre-rest of our life space we all experience. Here, though, a character named Seymour — a super-minor guy in the book who’s fleshed out considerably in the flick, where he’s played by Steve Buscemi — becomes something of an obsession for Enid. In our bonus feature segment, we trace the history of comic-book and, by extension, superhero adaptations over time. We walk through how the industry transitioned from these quirky, counter-culture anomalies into the (withering) juggernaut of today. Does GHOST WORLD still matter in 2026. Well … we completely forgot that segment LOL. It only took 22 episodes! As a mea culpa, Josh has offered himself up as sacrifice — stick around for the end of the episode to hear him singing karaoke with his sister Brittany. SHOW NOTES: https://docs.google.com/document/d/10vSmi9YuhHvMZJo5nRLrvXPeu3CcUnHNLg4_KThAEgg/edit?usp=sharing NOT ANOTHER 2001 MOVIE PODCAST is a limited series exploring movies released in the first year of a chaotic century. Watch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NotAnother2001MoviePodcast Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/notanother2001moviepodcast/ Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@na2001mp

    2h 27m
  8. BONUS: Insert Dick Joke Here ("Monkeybone")

    May 28 ·  Bonus

    BONUS: Insert Dick Joke Here ("Monkeybone")

    Hey, a bonus episode! Josh wrote a monologue about MONKEYBONE because he's a mad man. NOTABLE CLIPS REFERENCED Ebert & Roeper's episode featuring MONKEYBONE: https://youtu.be/Nv4w8Nbv_4s?si=WFHi8eri-Pau_Bvg Phil Machi's interview with Kaja Blackley: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcLH7y1yn38 NOT ANOTHER 2001 MOVIE PODCAST is a limited series exploring movies released in the first year of a chaotic century. Watch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NotAnother2001MoviePodcastFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/notanother2001moviepodcast/Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@na2001mp

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Not Another 2001 Movie Podcast is a show exploring movies released in the first year of a chaotic century. Once a week throughout 2026, hosts Allison, Josh and Slate will cover an important film released in 2001, and attempt to answer the question, "Does this movie still matter?"

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