Final Destination 5 (2011)

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 quintessential Aughtsterion title, and it's going to involve discussion of viral videos, the gay screenwriter boom in horror at the end of the 1990s, the straight gaze of studio executives, and of course... that twist! Make sure to sweep your balance beam for stray screws, friends. Produced by: Jordan Crucchiola Music by: Sam Wineman