🎬 The Skulls (2000) | Slept-On Cinema Podcast

Secret societies. Ivy League power. Late-90s conspiracy thrillers that somehow got absolutely buried by critics.

This week on Slept-On Cinema, we dive into The Skulls (2000) — a glossy, paranoid, endlessly watchable thriller inspired by real-life elite secret societies like Yale’s Skull and Bones. Starring Joshua Jackson, Paul Walker, and Leslie Bibb, this film explores what happens when ambition, loyalty, and power collide behind closed doors… and how high the price of success really is.

Despite a baffling 9% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes, The Skulls delivers peak early-2000s vibes: candlelit rituals, ancient rules, elite campuses, dangerous friendships, and the kind of slow-burn tension Hollywood doesn’t make anymore. We break down why this movie works far better than its reputation, why Paul Walker is electric in one of his best early roles, and why this film feels like a missing link between Urban Legend, National Treasure, and prestige conspiracy thrillers.

🔍 In this episode:

• Why The Skulls might be one of the most unfairly rated movies we’ve ever covered
• The real history behind Skull & Bones and elite secret societies
• Peak Y2K aesthetics: dorm rooms, libraries, rituals, and soundtrack choices
• Paul Walker’s star-making performance
• Iconic moments, hidden details, and our favorite BOLOs to watch for
• What this movie gets right about power, access, and ambition

If you love 90s & early-2000s thrillers, college conspiracy movies, or films critics completely missed the point on — this episode is for you.

🎧 Listen now and rediscover a movie everyone slept on.

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