EPISODE · Feb 20, 2026 · 1H 41M
Knowing (2009) ft Kurt North
from At the Movies in the Noughties · host Film Stories
"You're not feeding him Dad's famous Sunday night hot dogs again, are you?" On this episode of AT THE MOVIES IN THE NOUGHTIES (or 00s if you're into the whole brevity thing), Devon Elson is finally bringing the Cage Rage to the noughties, or his guest is, but is this film really on par with some of his most meme-worthy pictures of the decade, or is it one of several hidden gems scattered across this rocky period for the great actor? His special guest this week is Kurt North! And the numbers predict he hosts The Magic Box, The X-Cast, No Book Club, The Time Is Now, Make It So, and Shipwrecked & Comatose! Together they discover a time capsule of 00s Nic Cage memes and how this film straddles the line of thought-provoking ideas and disasterpiece trend chasing, as well as Rose Byrne and Ben Mendelsohn not getting enough screentime, questionable alien/angel plotting, and just how soon is too soon for a mainstream American blockbuster to make 9/11 a throwaway cultural reference. Host / Editor Devon Elson twitter.com/absolutetravist Guest Kurt North https://bsky.app/profile/rmuldrake.bsky.social 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 Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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"You're not feeding him Dad's famous Sunday night hot dogs again, are you?" On this episode of AT THE MOVIES IN THE NOUGHTIES (or 00s if you're into the whole brevity thing), Devon Elson is finally bringing the Cage Rage to the noughties, or his guest is, but is this film really on par with some of his most meme-worthy pictures of the decade, or is it one of several hidden gems scattered across this rocky period for the great actor? His special guest this week is Kurt North! And the numbers predict he hosts The Magic Box, The X-Cast, No Book Club, The Time Is Now, Make It So, and Shipwrecked & Comatose! Together they discover a time capsule of 00s Nic Cage memes and how this film straddles the line of thought-provoking ideas and disasterpiece trend chasing, as well as Rose Byrne and Ben Mendelsohn not getting enough screentime, questionable alien/angel plotting, and just how soon is too soon for a mainstream American blockbuster to make 9/11 a throwaway cultural reference. Host / Editor Devon Elson twitter.com/absolutetravist Guest Kurt North https://bsky.app/profile/rmuldrake.bsky.social 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 Facebook/Instagram/Threads: Film Stories 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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