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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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02:33:34

GBW #195: Horr-Origin Stories (Quigley / Miss March /...

The Good, The Bad, and The What!? ·

2025/08/08

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, in honor of Zach Cregger's newest film "Weapons," Chris, Jordan, and Ryan dive into three comedy films that star our current mainstream horror auteur darlings. First, we discuss 2003's

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03:25:28

GBW #194: Jesus Wept... And So Did We (The Mark /...

The Good, The Bad, and The What!? ·

2025/08/01

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, because Jordan hates us for some reason, we're diving into three pieces of Christian propaganda, I mean "action movies" with 2012's "The Mark," 2013's "Revelation Road: The Beginning

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02:23:52

GBW #193: Forensic Follies (Kindergarten Cop / Miss...

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2025/07/24

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, in honor of the new "The Naked Gun" that comes out next weekend, we dive into three undercover detective comedies with 1990's "Kindergarten Cop," 2000's "Miss Congeniality," and

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01:44:07

GBW #192: 28 Days Later / 28 Weeks Later / 28 Years...

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2025/07/18

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 (sadly no Jordan this week outside of a brief cameo at the end of the episode) talk about director Danny Boyle and writer Alex Garland's beloved zombie series of 2002's "28 Days Later,"

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02:44:04

GBW #191: It Takes a Village (Four Rooms / Movie 43 /...

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2025/07/11

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, Jordan is out on vacation, but Chris and Ryan step in to discuss three dark comedy anthology features with 1995's "Four Rooms," 2013's "Movie 43," and Yorgos Lanthimos' 2024 film "Kinds of Kindness."You can find this and future episodes - as well as

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02:57:26

GBW #190: Spanish Supernatural (Alucarda / Don't...

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2025/07/05

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, Jordan, Chris, and Ryan dive into three Mexican supernatural horror films with 1972's "Alucarda," 1989's "Don't Panic," and 2022's "Huesera: The Bone Woman."You can find this

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03:17:32

GBW #189: Gay Giallos (Amuck! / Cruising / Knife+Heart)

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2025/06/27

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, for the last weekend of Pride Month, Ryan, Chris, and Jordan dive into three queer giallo films with "Amuck!" (1972), William Friedkin's "Cruising" (1980), and Yann Gonzalez's

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01:35:59

GBW #188: Friendship / Mission: Impossible - The...

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2025/06/20

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, in the midst of busy schedules, Ryan, Chris, and Jordan dive into a catch-up episode. The bulk of the discussion is focused on "Friendship," the nightmarish dark comedy from A24 starring Tim Robinson and Paul

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02:57:47

GBW #187: Deadly Dads (The Stepfather / Frailty / Trap)

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2025/06/13

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, in honor of Father's Day, Chris, Jordan, and Ryan dive into three films about deadly dad's with 1987's "The Stepfather," Bill Paxton's 2001 understated "Frailty," and M. Night

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03:15:58

GBW #186: Redacted (Executive Action / The Parallax...

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2025/06/06

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, Jordan, Chris, and Ryan dive into three political conspiracy thrillers from the '70s with 1973's "Executive Action," 1974's "The Parallax View," and 1979's "Winter Kills."You can find this and future episodes - as well as subscribe to our show -

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03:32:06

GBW #185: The Devil's Work (The Believers / The First...

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2025/05/30

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, Chris, and Jordan discuss three horror-tinged detective thrillers about satanic cults with 1987's "The Believers," 1990's "The First Power," and 1991's bonkers vanity project "Empire of the Dark."You can find this and future episodes - as well as

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03:53:11

GBW #184: Death's Design (Final Destination Series...

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2025/05/23

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, Jordan, and Ryan do a full deep dive on all six films in the "Final Destination" franchise, from the 2000 original to this month's "Final Destination Bloodlines."You can find this and future episodes - as well as subscribe to our show -

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02:24:36

GBW #183: Sinners / Thunderbolts*

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2025/05/16

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, Jordan, and Chris take a break from the usual format to discuss a couple new release films. The bulk of our discussion is about Ryan Coogler's "Sinners," which has become a cultural phenomenon. Then,

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03:21:55

GBW #182: Possessions and Premonitions (The...

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2025/05/09

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, Jordan, Chris, and Ryan discuss three possession films that were all recently put out by Vinegar Syndrome and arrived in our monthly subscriber packages with 1972's "The Possession of Joel Delaney,"

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02:59:45

GBW #181: Shore Leave (The Fog / Humanoids from the...

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2025/05/01

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, Chris, Jordan, and Ryan discuss three films that feature terrors from the sea encroaching the shore with John Carpenter's "The Fog" (1980), the infamous "Humanoids from the Deep" (1980), and the

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03:18:51

GBW #180: Game Over (Lara Croft: Tomb Raider / Hitman...

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2025/04/25

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, Jordan is absent, but Ryan and Chris dive into three video game adaptations from the 2000's; an era where we didn't have films respecting their source material as we do currently with "The Last of Us,"

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03:35:40

GBW #179: Piety Pressure (Red State / The Sacrament /...

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2025/04/18

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, going into the Easter weekend, Jordan, Ryan, and Chris discuss three films about dangerous religious cults with Kevin Smith's 2011 genre detour "Red State," Ti West's found footage flick "The Sacrament" from 2013, and Garth Evans' "Apostle" from 2018. You

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02:41:36

GBW #178: Beyond the Veil (Enter the Void / A Ghost...

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2025/04/11

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 is out on a work trip, but Jordan and Chris discuss three ghost stories from the POV of the ghost with Gaspar Noé's infamous 2009 film "Enter the Void," David Lowery's lyrical "A Ghost

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03:41:51

GBW #177: An Angel Gets His Wings (Vice Squad / The...

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2025/04/03

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, Chris, and Jordan pay their respects to the late, great character actor Wings Hauser, a GBW podcast favorite who sadly passed away this last month at age 77. We discuss three of his most memorable horror (or horror-adjacent) villain roles in 1982's

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03:20:35

GBW #176: "I Hate These Guys" (The Keep / Dead Snow /...

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2025/03/28

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, Jordan returns with his set of picks, which are all World War II-set films (well, except for one, but close enough) in which we see the Third Reich get annihilated in satisfying ways with director Michael Mann's

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