Genre Grinder

Author: Gabe Powers

Genre Grinder is a podcast devoted to the weirdest, most unique, and painfully specific film genres. Every month, your host, Gabe Powers, and a special guest will talk about movies that (hopefully) you've never heard of.
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BONUS EPISODE: The Most Underrated Films of the First Quarter of the 21st Century!
Thursday, 1 January, 2026

HERE'S EVERYTHING YOU MISSED IN THE LAST 25 YEARS!! The gang is back together and we're talking about our top 5 (sometimes 10) underrated films released between the years 2000 and 2025 (don't give me that whole "2001 is the first year of the 21st century" spiel, alright, let it go). Join Gabe and Patrick Ripoll, along with call ins from previous Genre Grinder guests Jim Laczkowski, Luana Saitta, Chloe Waryan, Tyler Foster, Kristine Fisher, and 96 Greers co-host Barry Linn. So get your watchlists ready and get in the comments or email me to tell me your top 5 underrated films of the first quarter of the 21st century (again, keep your opinions about what year was the first of the 21st century to yourself, just let me have this). 00:00 – Intro and Gabe & Patrick's first two 16:57 – Jim's list 25:17 – Gabe & Patrick's next two 36:15 – Luana's list 44:19 – Chloe's list 50:35 – Gabe & Patrick's next two 58:23 – Tyler's list (featuring Gabe) 1:30:35 – Gabe & Patrick's next two 1:43:03 – Barry's list 1:46:51 – Kristine's list 1:54:36 – Gabe & Patrick's last two and outro You can find more of Patrick and Barry on the 96 Greers podcast! You can find more from Jim at his Linktree! You can find Luana's story writing at the following links: Love's Red Blossom The Dream Quest of Well-known Kawtar Hedging Your Bets (part of Wyngraf Romance Special 2025) New Edge Sword & Sorcery 2025 (pre-order) You can find more Chloe at the Chloe's Not Scared Substack! You can find more or Tyler right here on the Genre Grinder Website! You can join Kristine's Music League here! I used a lot of music on this episode so here's a track list, though that might spoil some of the picks for some of you, so proceed with caution: "Land of the Dead" by The Misfits "Galaxies" by Laura Veirs "Makin' Some Noise" by Tom Petty "Schweden Schweden" by Ebba Grön "Lagaan... Once Upon a Time in India" by A.R. Rahman & Anuradha Sriram "Night Club Fight" by Fajar Yuskemal & Aria Prayogi "Fish Story" by Kazuyoshi Saito "Horizon Of Computation" by Morgan Coy "Friends Come in All Sizes" by David Newman (feat. Robin Williams) "Digital Versicolor" by Glass Candy "Hail Halyx" performed by Shelly Regner, Roger Freeland, Jeff Hoeppner, Brendan McCreary, Selena Moshell, and Ryan Dean