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PODCAST

The Good, the Bad and the Weird

Nicho and Chris

The Good, the Bad and the Weird is a bi-weekly podcast hosted by two friends, Nicho and Chris, who explore all aspects of film from forgotten classics, to gore-fests, to more contemporary films. Join us as we explore the good, the bad and the weird that cinema has to offer!

tv & film film reviews

All Episodes

29:12

MicroView #070 Zatoichi and the One-Armed Swordsman

The Good, the Bad and the Weird ·

2026/04/22

DISCLAIMER: We are sorry for the audio quality on the first part of this MicroView. We did not notice until we got to editing. Sorry in advance. Two icons of cinema clash in the newest MicroView from Nicho and Chris! One bline and one missing an arm!

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01:15:22

#187 The Tale of Zatoichi

The Good, the Bad and the Weird ·

2026/04/15

Close your eyes and return to the early days of The Good, the Bad & the Weird Podcast as Nicho and Cris return to bring honor to The Tale of Zatoichi! A movie that still deserves the praise for creating a compelling and iconic disable martial artist upon which all others stand on his shoulders.

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29:10

MicroView #069 Blind Woman's Curse

The Good, the Bad and the Weird ·

2026/04/08

The arc of revenge comes to a close in this final instalment as Nicho and Chris return to Meiko Kaji for one last revenge flick! This time around, she is the target! DISCLAIMER: We are sorry for the audio quality on the first part of this MicroView. We did not notice until we got to editing. Sorry in advance.

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01:30:27

#186 Kill Bill: Vol 2

The Good, the Bad and the Weird ·

2026/04/01

Revenge is never a straight line but in the second installment of Kill Bill, it kinda is. Join Nicho and Chris as they bring to a close Tarantino's epic Frankenstein of a revenge flick!

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34:09

MicroView #068 Promising Young Woman

The Good, the Bad and the Weird ·

2026/03/25

How to you take revenge for the dead when you have no proof and no one will believe your story? Find out in the latest MicroView as Nicho and Chris explore Promising Young Woman. A wannabe edgy movie that is too well written and good to be considered edgy.

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01:51:18

#185 Kill Bill: Vol 1

The Good, the Bad and the Weird ·

2026/03/18

Revenge is never a straight line and neither is storytelling or inspirations as Nicho and Chris discover in Kill Bill: Vol 1. In this episode they explore some of the inspirations that Tarantino pulled from but also brought new light to forgotten or ignored films by mainstream American audiences!

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32:28

MicroView #067 Lady Snowblood: Love Song of Vengeance

The Good, the Bad and the Weird ·

2026/03/11

What happens when revenge has run its course and a studio is looking to set the groundwork for a new serial franchise? Find out in the latest episode as Nicho and Chris take a look at how the sequel to the iconic Lady Snowblood franchise, Lady Snowblood: Love Song of Vengeance veered so off course.

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01:34:04

#184 Lady Snowblood

The Good, the Bad and the Weird ·

2026/03/04

The time for knights in shining armor is over! It is time for women to take revenge! It is time for Asura snow! Stained fiery red in this deep dive into Lady Snowblood! Join Nicho and Chris as they explore the historical context and the ideas of traditionalism vs Western influence in this film that would go on to inspire an even larger icon, Kill Bill!

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32:18

MicroView #066 Maleficent

The Good, the Bad and the Weird ·

2026/02/25

Good girls go bad in the last MicroView of the Golden Age and Silver Age Disney related movies with 2014's Maleficent! Join Nicho and Chris as they take a look at Disney's revisionist history of one of, if not THE greatest villain to grace their movies!

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01:52:11

#183 Sleeping Beauty

The Good, the Bad and the Weird ·

2026/02/18

You don't have to go to sleep for 100 years for the conclusion of the Golden and Silver Ages of Disney from The Good, the Bad and the Weird Podcast! It's here now! Join Nicho and Chris as they put to rest this arc of Disney and explore why this movie ended the decadent age of Disney and why it is the worst "princess" of them all!

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27:34

MicroView #065 Cinderella 3: A Twist in Time

The Good, the Bad and the Weird ·

2026/02/11

What happens when your happily ever after is taken from you? Find out how Disney tackled this very question in what some consider the best direct-to-video Disney sequel in Cinderella 3: A Twist in Time! Join Nicho and Chris as they dive into where Disney created something more than a money grabbing sequel and how the reused the classic fairy tale elements to crafts something rather unique.

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01:39:25

#182 Cinderella

The Good, the Bad and the Weird ·

2026/02/04

Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo into the Silver Age of Disney with 1950's Cinderella! Return to the world of Disney Princesses with Nicho and Chris as they dive into yet another princess movie that saved Disney from ruin but with a little different quality.

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28:06

MicroView #064 Schneewittchen und die sieben Zwerge

The Good, the Bad and the Weird ·

2026/01/28

With the success of Disney's adaptation of Snow White cemented in cinematic history, return to the Vaterland to explore the 1955 adaptation, Schneewittchen und die sieben Zwerge! Join Nicho and Chris as they explore where this German adaptation pulled from Disney while also making it their own.

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01:59:55

#181 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

The Good, the Bad and the Weird ·

2026/01/21

Once upon a time, on a podcast far away, lived a pair of Disney haters. Only the sweet and pure heart of Snow White could melt the hearts of Nicho and Chris! Join them as they take a look at the early days of animated feature films and the one and only Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs that set the standard for decades to come!

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28:14

MicroView #063 Betty Boop: Snow-White & Poor Cinderella

The Good, the Bad and the Weird ·

2026/01/14

Boop-Oop-a-Doop into the princess movies of Betty Boop in the newest MicroView. Join Nicho and Chris kick off the Golden Age and Silver Age princess movies of Disney with a couple shorts that pre-date the beginnings of their own iconic feature films. In this episode Nicho and Chris take a look at the state of animation prior to the Disney revolution as well as explore the icon that is Betty Boop!

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01:56:23

#180 Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children

The Good, the Bad and the Weird ·

2026/01/07

Time to dilly-dally shilly-shally and focus on the future that is always the children in Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children! Join Nicho and Chris as they dive into the first major sequel to the popularly milked dry Final Fantasy VII franchise and look at where this movie succeeded and where creating video games didn't exactly translate to movie making.

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35:32

MicroView #062 Final Fantasy: The Spirit Within

The Good, the Bad and the Weird ·

2025/12/31

Travel to the distant future of 2065 where aliens have taken over the world and it is up to #87 of Maxim Magazine's 2001 Hot 100, Aki Rose in all her CGI realism to save the world as Nicho and Chris say farewell to 2025!

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01:41:05

#179 Die Hard

The Good, the Bad and the Weird ·

2025/12/24

Yippie Ki‐Yay Everyone! It's Christmas Eve! Thank you for listening to us on the eve of the most magical time of the year as Nicho and Chris tackle the age old question, is Die Hard a Christmas movie? Find out where we stand in an answer that might surprise you!

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33:40

MicroView #061 Jack Frost

The Good, the Bad and the Weird ·

2025/12/17

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire. Jack Frost dying in a car crash and being resurrected as a sentient snowman who melts in 2 days in 1998's weird family holiday adventure, Jack Frost. Join Nicho and Christ as they take a look back at the odd attempt at a blockbuster meant to hit your right in the feels but ends up giving you the chills instead!

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02:04:57

#178 A Christmas Story

The Good, the Bad and the Weird ·

2025/12/10

Ohhhhhhh fuuuuuuuudge……… It's another holiday season of cheer, family drama, embracing the weird interests of your significant other and Nicho reminding you that this movie makes him want to shoot his own eyes out! That's right, it's time for 1983's A Christmas Story! Join Nicho and Chris as they take a peek into the Americana overload that some call a classic. While others may say that it looses a bit of its Christmas charm every year.

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