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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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01:14:13

GBW #39: Top 10 Films of 2021

The Good, The Bad, and The What!? ·

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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01:14:34

GBW #36: Satanic Panic (The Blackcoat's Daughter /...

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2021/12/10

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 world of "satanic panic" films, beginning with 2015's festival darling "The Blackcoat's Daughter" (directed by Oz Perkins, son of Anthony Perkins), then shift into 1999's misbegotten Arnold Schwarzenegger vehicle "End of

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01:18:41

GBW #35: That's Canuxploitation! (Siege [1983] / Rock...

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2021/12/03

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 three films that fit under the "canuxploitation" subgenre; genre films that were made in Canada. We start with 1983's shockingly still-relevant "Siege," then move into our frustrations about 1987's dull "Rock 'n' Roll Nightmare,"

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01:19:36

GBW #34: Out of Body Experience (Soul / Love on a...

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2021/11/26

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 dive into three films that deal with a body swap or transformation in some way. We start with 2020's "Soul," a high-water mark for both Pixar and co-directed Peter Docter ("Monsters, Inc.", "Up," and "Inside Out"), move into complete

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01:14:25

GBW #33: Fall Catch-Up

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2021/11/12

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! As October and the beginning of November were packed with new releases, there were many films that Chris and Ryan wanted to discuss, but couldn't find the time to fit into a normal minisode. So this week, the two of them catch up with discussing movies they both

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01:15:31

GBW #32: Culture Clash (Drive [1997] / Rush Hour /...

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2021/11/05

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, Ryan and Chris dive into a trio of buddy cop/buddy action films of the "East Meets West" motif. We start with 1997's "Drive," an energetic, no-frills "Terminator" meets "Midnight Run" blast that has slowly developed a cult following over the years (and

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01:25:08

GBW #31: Evil Dies Tonight! (Halloween Kills / The...

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2021/10/29

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, Ryan and Chris put a cap on October by returning to Haddonfield, Illinois for a discussion on "Halloween Kills," the second in the new trilogy of films from director David Gordon Green (currently in theaters and on Peacock Premium). As we do with new

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01:16:16

GBW #30: Elevated Horror (The Lift / Devil /...

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2021/10/22

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! This week, Ryan and Chris continue their trek through the October season with an episode entitled "Elevated Horror." No, not about the reductive term that PR companies have come up with to disassociate "prestige" horror films from the rest, but about horror films

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01:11:02

GBW Minisode #6: No Time to Die / Lamb

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2021/10/15

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 return with another minisode to discuss two films that could not be more diametrically opposed with "No Time to Die" - the fifth and final Daniel Craig-starring James Bond film - and "Lamb," a horror/drama folklore with a bizarre

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01:34:27

GBW #29: Horrors D'ovoures (Creepshow / Verotika /...

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2021/10/08

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, Ryan and Chris welcome friend of the show Ryan Frakes - the owner and manager of The Cinemagic Theater in Portland, OR - on the show to discuss horror anthologies and get us into the mood for spooky season. First, we start with George A. Romero and

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00:48:36

GBW Minisode #5: Cry Macho / Prisoners of the Ghostland

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2021/10/01

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 discuss two new neo-westerns, though both vastly different in tone, structure, and style. We start with "Cry Macho," the latest film from Clint Eastwood, but spend the bulk of our time discussing "Prisoners of the Ghostland," Sion Sono's

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01:26:34

GBW #28: Ridiculous (Dirty Work / Lost & Found /...

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2021/09/24

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, Ryan and Chris return to a traditional three-film episode with a discussion about studio comedies with an unconventional comedian in the leading role. The basis for this episode stemmed from the unfortunate passing of Norm Macdonald, and we decided to

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01:18:36

GBW Minisode #4: Malignant / The Card Counter

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2021/09/16

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, Ryan and Chris are back for another Minisode, this time with two films that couldn't be further apart from one another outside of being carte blanche auteurist projects. We start with a brief discussion of "The Card Counter," the latest film from Paul

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00:53:43

GBW Minisode #3: Candyman (2021)

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2021/09/07

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 kick off the "new" format (i.e. switching between a full, three-film episode and a minisode of a new release) with a discussion about Nia DaCosta's legacyquel of "Candyman." We start with our non-spoiler thoughts, with a spoiler discussion

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01:53:18

GBW #27: Resistance is Futile (Slither / The Faculty...

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2021/08/27

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 alien assimilation films; most specifically of the "slug" variety, and even more specifically, all three films more or less have the same skeleton plot. We start with 2006's "Slither," James Gunn's goopy, gross-out horror-comedy

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02:31:14

GBW #26: Train in Vain (On Deadly Ground / Braddock:...

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2021/08/20

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 action movie vanity projects; films in which the star also directed (or had a very involved hand in the creative process). We start with 1994's "On Deadly Ground," the only film directed by Steven Seagal which is far more

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02:17:19

GBW #25: Hey Ted, Where the Hell's the Corkscrew!?...

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2021/08/13

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! It is Friday, August 13th, and for this week's episode, what better time than to look back on the entire history of the "Friday the 13th!" In an Uber(Jason)-sized episode, Chris and Ryan touch on all 12 films in the iconic horror series, their personal histories

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01:42:21

GBW #24: Just When You Thought It Was Safe......

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2021/08/06

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! On this week's episode, as there are a couple more weeks of summer left, Chris and Ryan look back on the knockoffs and imitators of the summer blockbuster that started it all: Steven Spielberg's "Jaws." We start with 1978's "Piranha," the Joe Dante-directed, John

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