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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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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...

The Good, The Bad, and The What!? ·

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...

The Good, The Bad, and The What!? ·

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 /...

The Good, The Bad, and The What!? ·

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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01:43:36

GBW #65: Summer 2022 Catch-Up

The Good, The Bad, and The What!? ·

2022/09/02

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 2022 Summer Movie Season comes to a close and we have one more episode before we take most of September off for life and work obligations, Ryan and Chris look back on the summer season, talk a little bit about the state of the industry, and go

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01:15:46

GBW #64: Riding [Trench]Coattails (The One /...

The Good, The Bad, and The What!? ·

2022/08/26

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 put on a nu metal album and travel back to the early 2000s to discuss movies that were inspired by the runaway success of "The Matrix." First, we start with 2001's "The One," a high-concept martial arts extravaganza that's silly but highly

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01:45:30

GBW #63: California Screamin' (The Prey [1983] / The...

The Good, The Bad, and The What!? ·

2022/08/19

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 back into the world of regional horror films, specifically with three California-set, not-LA-based trashy slashers. We start with 1983's "The Prey," which finds our hosts overall divided on this regional oddity with a strange

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01:29:14

GBW #62: Ride Upon Your Mystery Ship (Fire in the Sky...

The Good, The Bad, and The What!? ·

2022/08/05

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 coincide with the recent release of Jordan Peele's "Nope" (now out in theaters), Chris and Ryan look at three tales of alien abduction, specifically ones that are based on what are claimed to be "real events." We start with 1993's "Fire in the Sky," a

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01:39:20

GBW #61: If It Bleeds, We Can Kill It (Predators /...

The Good, The Bad, and The What!? ·

2022/07/29

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, in honor of the upcoming "Prey" (out on Hulu on August 5, directed by "10 Cloverfield Lane" helmer Dan Trachtenberg), Ryan and Chris dive into the history of the "Predator" franchise, and as we do with these franchise episodes, we eschew our traditional

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01:34:05

GBW #60: To Sever and Protect (Maniac Cop / Shallow...

The Good, The Bad, and The What!? ·

2022/07/22

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! First, before we dive into this week's episode, much like on our recording itself, we want to offer a trigger warning to viewers, as Chris and Ryan dive into three horror/exploitation films that deal with crooked, corrupt, or downright murderous cops. We have not

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01:39:34

GBW #59: I Gave You All the Clues (Gone Girl / The Da...

The Good, The Bad, and The What!? ·

2022/07/15

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 adaptations of airport novels; page-turners that sit at an endcap at a Hudson News that get propelled into The New York Times' Bestseller list and inevitably get bought up by a studio. We start with David Fincher's 2014

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