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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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01:39:15

GBW #55: Piper's Pit (They Live / Sci-Fighters / Hell...

The Good, The Bad, and The What!? ·

2022/06/10

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 dive into the films of the late "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, arguably the first professional wrestler to successfully translate from the ring to the big screen. We start with 1988's "They Live" - John Carpenter's satirical horror-comedy that has

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01:23:50

GBW #54: May 2022 Catch-Up

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2022/06/03

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 return with another monthly catch-up (though this will not be a regular occurrence; we just didn't want to burden our vacations with additional movie-watching). May 2022 had a lot to offer, from megabudget tentpoles to smaller indie fare,

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01:32:58

GBW #53: Reunited (Days of Thunder / Skyscraper /...

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2022/05/20

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 dive into director/actor reunions after their previous film was a big hit. We start with "Days of Thunder," a re-team of Tom Cruise and Tony Scott after the massive success of "Top Gun," and though it made less than half of what "Top Gun"

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01:20:11

GBW #52: Coming to You Live... For Now (Pontypool /...

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2022/05/06

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, Chris and Ryan dive into the niche world of Broadcast Terrors; a sub-subgenre of horror in which horrific events are being broadcast in real-time over the airwaves, the Internet, or your television. We start with "Pontypool," a 2008 zombie movie gem in

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01:00:44

GBW #51: April 2022 Catch-Up

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2022/04/29

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, with a large crop of new releases in April that Ryan and Chris were excited to see, the two give their non-spoiler thoughts on four high-profile releases, including The Daniels' "Everything Everywhere All At Once," Michael Bay's "Ambulance," Nicolas Cage

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01:24:38

GBW #50: Down by the Bay (Pain & Gain / 6 Underground...

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2022/04/15

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, with the recent release of "Ambulance," Ryan and Chris look back on the career of Michael Bay, specifically through the vulgar auteurist's R-rated features (not only because of "Ambulance's" R-rating, but because nearly all of his PG-13 films - which

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01:35:25

GBW #49: WE MADE YOU! (The Mist / Maximum Overdrive /...

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2022/04/08

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 three films in the very specific horror subgenre of "supernatural siege." We start with 2007's "The Mist," Frank Darabont's tense, bleak, yet completely prescient adaptation of Stephen King's novella, then we swing into King

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01:45:34

GBW #48: My Posse's Gettin' Bigger (The Untouchables...

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2022/04/01

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 look at three pieces of historical pulp fiction with a cartoonish tone about rounding up a posse to take down the corrupt in power. We start with Brian De Palma's hugely entertaining 1987 crime flick "The Untouchables" (fresh off a new 4K

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01:39:56

GBW #47: Car Trouble (Breakdown / Rest Stop / The...

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2022/03/18

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, not unlike our Road Trip Comedies episode from two weeks ago, Chris and Ryan dive into road trip thrillers; films that start out with a destination and then go horribly south for our protagonists. We start with 1997's "Breakdown," a nerve-frying thriller

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02:13:33

GBW #46: C'mon... Let's Get Nuts (The Batman / Batman...

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2022/03/11

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, Ryan and Chris dive into the cinematic history of one of their mutually favorite subjects: Batman. From the Adam West series all the way to Matt Reeves' "The Batman" (Currently out in theaters), the two of them talk about Batman through the years,

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02:18:55

GBW #45: Road to Nowhere (Lost in America / Wild Hogs...

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2022/03/04

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, Ryan and Chris dive into road trip comedies without a destination. Our "good" and our "bad" pick speak to one-another, as both center around protagonists who attempt to lead the "Easy Rider" lifestyle and come up short. In this case, those films are

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01:44:55

GBW #44: Cage Match Vol. 2 - Caged Emotions...

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2022/02/25

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 their second "Cage Match," this time about Nicolas Cage dramas. We start with director Spike Jonze and writer Charlie Kaufman's brilliant "Adaptation" (with a top-tier, dual-role performance from Cage), Paul Schrader's

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01:46:13

GBW #43: Citizen Krang (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles...

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2022/02/11

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, Ryan and Chris dive into the small pocket in the '90s where the niche rubber suit/animatronic and martial arts kid flick subgenre ran rampant, launched by one specific pop culture behemoth and our "Good" pick this week: 1990's "Teenage Mutant Ninja

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01:44:26

GBW #42: Old Man Strength (Mad Max: Fury Road /...

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2022/02/04

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, Chris and Ryan dive into another round of legacyquels, this time of the action variety. We start with George Miller's high-octane 2015 masterwork "Mad Max: Fury Road," then come down hard on the misguided, poorly-made, and pathetic franchise finale

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01:08:32

GBW Minisode #7: Scream (2022)

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2022/01/28

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, Ryan and Chris take a break from a normal three-film episode to discuss the latest "Scream," the fifth entry in the long-standing horror series, and the first to not be directed by the late Wes Craven (Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillet of "Ready or

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01:58:11

GBW #41: Terror-torial (Death Screams / The Chill...

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2022/01/21

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, Ryan and Chris dive into the wonderfully weird world of regional horror films with 1982's southern-fried "Death Screams," 1993's Wisconsin-set snoozer "The Chill Factor," and 1992's everything-but-the-kitchen-sink-yet-still-somehow-only-77-minutes-long

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01:02:29

GBW #40: Mutually Assured Destruction (Miracle Mile /...

The Good, The Bad, and The What!? ·

2022/01/14

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, what better way for Chris and Ryan to ring in a new year of uncertainty, gloom and all-around worry by talking about *checks notes* films about impending nuclear destruction. We start with 1988's breakneck "all in one night" cult favorite "Miracle Mile,"

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01:14:13

GBW #39: Top 10 Films of 2021

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2022/01/07

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 finally put 2021 to bed by counting down their Top 10 Films of the Year! It was a great year for cinema, between the quality films that came out, the re-opening of movie theaters, and many other factors, and we find plenty to discuss (and

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01:18:54

GBW #38: Ho Ho Horror (Christmas Evil / The...

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2021/12/23

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, on our final episode for 2021, Ryan and Chris look at three films in a mutually favorite category that they both admit is largely bad: Holiday Horror Films. We start with 1980's perverse, character-driven killer Santa film "Christmas Evil," follow up

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01:23:52

GBW #37: Crappy Holidays (Elf / A Karate Christmas...

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2021/12/17

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, Chris and Ryan kick off their holiday cheer with three films that follow the "A Christmas Carol" template of someone who needs to learn the true meaning of the holidays. We start with the ubiquitous, yet disarmingly-charming "new" Christmas classic

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