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PODCAST

The Good, The Bad, and The What!?

A weekly film podcast hosted by Ryan Oliver and Chris Thomas, dedicated to discussing the "good," "bad," and "what!?" films of a given subgenre, theme, motif, or filmography.

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01:45:36

GBW #85: Gridiron Gumshoes (Night Moves [1975] / Ace...

The Good, The Bad, and The What!? ·

2023/02/17

Hello, and welcome to another episode of The Good, The Bad, and The What!? The show in which we discuss three films that we have deemed "good," "bad," or "what!?" within a subgenre, theme, motif, director or actor's filmography, and more! This week, as the NFL season winds to a close after the Chiefs narrowly defeated the Eagles in the Super Bowl, Ryan and Chris dive into three different detective films that involve football in some way, whether directly or indirectly. We start with Arthur Penn's

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02:04:24

GBW #84: Be Still, My Beating Heart (My Bloody...

The Good, The Bad, and The What!? ·

2023/02/10

Hello, and welcome to another episode of The Good, The Bad, and The What!? The show in which we discuss three films that we have deemed "good," "bad," or "what!?" within a subgenre, theme, motif, director or actor's filmography, and more! This week, Chris and Ryan return to the well of holiday-themed slasher movies with a trio of Valentine's Day carnage that's sure to rip your heart out! First, we discuss 1981's "My Bloody Valentine," which came out just under a year after "Friday the 13th" hit

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01:27:13

GBW #83: Sugar Cereal (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles:...

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2023/02/03

Hello, and welcome to another episode of The Good, The Bad, and The What!? The show in which we discuss three films that we have deemed "good," "bad," or "what!?" within a subgenre, theme, motif, director or actor's filmography, and more! This week, Ryan and Chris dive into a trio of adaptations of popular '80s Saturday morning cartoon shows. First, we start with 2016's "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows," which is probably the most accurate adaptation of the popular cartoon, and is

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01:33:03

GBW #82: On the Clock (Sorcerer / 30 Minutes or Less...

The Good, The Bad, and The What!? ·

2023/01/27

Hello, and welcome to another episode of The Good, The Bad, and The What!? The show in which we discuss three films that we have deemed "good," "bad," or "what!?" within a subgenre, theme, motif, director or actor's filmography, and more! This week, Chris and Ryan dive into a set of films where the protagonist(s) must make a potentially life-threatening delivery underneath a ticking clock. We start with William Friedkin's 1977 masterwork "Sorcerer," a film labeled as a disaster in its time but has

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01:37:31

GBW #81: Dystopian Detectives (Total Recall /...

The Good, The Bad, and The What!? ·

2023/01/20

Hello, and welcome to another episode of The Good, The Bad, and The What!? The show in which we discuss three films that we have deemed "good," "bad," or "what!?" within a subgenre, theme, motif, director or actor's filmography, and more! This week, Ryan and Chris take a look at sci-fi noirs, a perfect peanut-butter-and-chocolate genre blend when done right. We start with one of the best to do it, which is Paul Verhoeven's bold, bloody classic, 1990's "Total Recall." Yes, it is an action-adventure

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01:29:31

GBW #80: Cage Match Vol. 3: Despite All My Rage...

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2023/01/13

Hello, and welcome to another episode of The Good, The Bad, and The What!? The show in which we discuss three films that we have deemed "good," "bad," or "what!?" within a subgenre, theme, motif, director or actor's filmography, and more! This week, Chris and Ryan dive back into their mutually-favorite subject in Nicolas Cage for the third iteration of "Cage Match." In this edition, we discuss films that hinge on the famous Nicolas Cage "freakout" moment. We start with Panos Cosmatos' 2018 doom

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01:22:45

GBW #79: The Final Countdown (New Year's Evil /...

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2023/01/06

Hello, and welcome to another episode of The Good, The Bad, and The What!? The show in which we discuss three films that we have deemed "good," "bad," or "what!?" within a subgenre, theme, motif, director or actor's filmography, and more! This week, to ring in the New Year, Chris and Ryan dive into three New Year's horror films, rounding out our tour of holiday horror films (for now). We start with 1980's "New Year's Evil," a movie with a fun premise and uses the New Year's holiday well, but has its

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00:45:40

GBW #78: Charming as an Eel (Dr. Suess' How the...

The Good, The Bad, and The What!? ·

2022/12/24

Hello, and welcome to another episode of The Good, The Bad, and The What!? The show in which we discuss three films that we have deemed "good," "bad," or "what!?" within a subgenre, theme, motif, director or actor's filmography, and more! This week, to close out the Christmas season, Ryan and Chris pivot out of the holiday horror flicks to discuss the three adaptations of Dr. Suess' beloved "How the Grinch Stole Christmas." Given that all three films are based on the same source material, the

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01:49:17

GBW #77: Little Helpers (Gremlins / Feeders 2: Slay...

The Good, The Bad, and The What!? ·

2022/12/16

Hello, and welcome to another episode of The Good, The Bad, and The What!? The show in which we discuss three films that we have deemed "good," "bad," or "what!?" within a subgenre, theme, motif, director or actor's filmography, and more! This week, Chris and Ryan continue their Christmas carnage with holiday creature features. We start with the all-time classic in this arena with Joe Dante's 1984 "Gremlins." Yes, we know it's ubiquitous, but we still gush over how great it is. Then, we move into

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01:10:42

GBW #76: "On Slasher, On Dancer..." (Don't Open Till...

The Good, The Bad, and The What!? ·

2022/12/09

Hello, and welcome to another episode of The Good, The Bad, and The What!? The show in which we discuss three films that we have deemed "good," "bad," or "what!?" within a subgenre, theme, motif, director or actor's filmography, and more! This week, Ryan and Chris kick off the holiday season the only way they know how with three trashy Christmas-set slasher films. We start with 1984's "Don't Open Till Christmas," which just received a spectacular new Blu-ray courtesy of Vinegar Syndrome. We discuss

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01:12:16

GBW #75: Fowl Play (Poultrygeist: Night of the...

The Good, The Bad, and The What!? ·

2022/11/23

Hello, and welcome to another episode of The Good, The Bad, and The What!? The show in which we discuss three films that we have deemed "good," "bad," or "what!?" within a subgenre, theme, motif, director or actor's filmography, and more! This week, Chris and Ryan regrettably take a turn into what they believed to be films about killer turkeys for Thanksgiving, but turns out, only one of them actually fits the bill (though to be fair, one of them advertised on the poster a killer turkey and it

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01:26:34

GBW #74: Won't You Be My Captor? (Tie Me Up! Tie Me...

The Good, The Bad, and The What!? ·

2022/11/18

Hello, and welcome to another episode of The Good, The Bad, and The What!? The show in which we discuss three films that we have deemed "good," "bad," or "what!?" within a subgenre, theme, motif, director or actor's filmography, and more! This week, Ryan and Chris dive into three films that explore Stockholm Syndrome. We understand that this may be a tricky topic for some, so we want to acknowledge it up front. We start with Pedro Almodóvar's provocative 1990 dark comedy "Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!", a

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01:28:42

GBW #73: Sasquatch Sillies (Harry and the Hendersons...

The Good, The Bad, and The What!? ·

2022/11/11

Hello, and welcome to another episode of The Good, The Bad, and The What!? The show in which we discuss three films that we have deemed "good," "bad," or "what!?" within a subgenre, theme, motif, director or actor's filmography, and more! This week, Chris and Ryan dive into the weird, niche category of family-friendly Bigfoot films. We start with 1987's "Harry and the Hendersons," which doesn't quite hit the bar for an Amblin film of this ilk, but it's charming and does a lot of things right

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01:07:07

GBW #72: Living in the Pictures (Dead Men Don't Wear...

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2022/11/04

Hello, and welcome to another episode of The Good, The Bad, and The What!? The show in which we discuss three films that we have deemed "good," "bad," or "what!?" within a subgenre, theme, motif, director or actor's filmography, and more! This week, as a palette cleanser to our horror-heavy October, Ryan and Chris dive into the very niche category of films that involves actors interacting with footage from older films, dubbing the footage, or both. We start with Carl Reiner's 1982 film noir spoof

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01:56:51

GBW #71: Fall 2022 Horror Catch-Up

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2022/10/28

Hello, and welcome to another episode of The Good, The Bad, and The What!? The show in which we discuss three films that we have deemed "good," "bad," or "what!?" within a subgenre, theme, motif, director or actor's filmography, and more! This week, to put a cap on this year's spooky season, Ryan and Chris catch-up with the glut of (mostly very good) new horror films that came out in September and October. The film's discussed without spoilers are "Barbarian," "Pearl," "Smile," "Terrifier 2," "Dark

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01:19:19

GBW #70: Technicolor Terror (The Blob [1988] / Psycho...

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2022/10/21

Hello, and welcome to another episode of The Good, The Bad, and The What!? The show in which we discuss three films that we have deemed "good," "bad," or "what!?" within a subgenre, theme, motif, director or actor's filmography, and more! This week, Chris and Ryan dive into remakes of classic horror films from the '50s and '60s. We start with Chuck Russell's 1988 version of "The Blob," which pays respectful homage to the 1958 version while carving its own path forward and is arguably a superior film

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01:15:32

GBW #69: Barker at the Moon (Hellbound: Hellraiser II...

The Good, The Bad, and The What!? ·

2022/10/14

Hello, and welcome to another episode of The Good, The Bad, and The What!? The show in which we discuss three films that we have deemed "good," "bad," or "what!?" within a subgenre, theme, motif, director or actor's filmography, and more! This week, with the new version of "Hellraiser" now out on Hulu, Ryan and Chris take this time to look back on the adaptations of Clive Barker's work. We start with 1988's "Hellbound: Hellraiser II" a sequel that, while not as groundbreaking as the first film, we

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01:41:24

GBW #68: Video Killed the Radio Star (Boardinghouse /...

The Good, The Bad, and The What!? ·

2022/10/07

Hello, and welcome to another episode of The Good, The Bad, and The What!? The show in which we discuss three films that we have deemed "good," "bad," or "what!?" within a subgenre, theme, motif, director or actor's filmography, and more! This week, Ryan and Chris dive into the weird, wild world of shot-on-video (SOV henceforth) horror movies. While mostly cheap, trashy, and more, SOV horror films are an important stepping stone not just in the evolution of horror, but in cinema as a whole (the

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01:59:01

GBW #67: Shamble On (Let Sleeping Corpses Lie /...

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2022/09/30

Hello, and welcome to another episode of The Good, The Bad, and The What!? The show in which we discuss three films that we have deemed "good," "bad," or "what!?" within a subgenre, theme, motif, director or actor's filmography, and more! This week, Ryan and Chris' brief hiatus comes to a close sooner than expected, and also with that begins our trek into Spooky Season! (Yes, we know it's technically still September, but whatever!) With our first in a string of horror-themed episode, we dive into

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01:23:44

GBW #66: Music is My Life! (West Side Story [2021] /...

The Good, The Bad, and The What!? ·

2022/09/09

Hello, and welcome to another episode of The Good, The Bad, and The What!? The show in which we discuss three films that we have deemed "good," "bad," or "what!?" within a subgenre, theme, motif, director or actor's filmography, and more! This week, Ryan and Chris dive into contemporary musical adaptations, as the last few years has seen the Golden Age of Hollywood favorite come roaring back, due to the combined success of 2016's Oscar-winning "La La Land" and Broadway smash "Hamilton." We start

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