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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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02:38:42

GBW #234: The "A Better Tomorrow" Trilogy

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2026/05/22

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, Jordan, Ryan, and Chris dive into the iconic "A Better Tomorrow" Trilogy, which was recently released on a stellar 4K box set from Shout! Factory. We discuss the the 1986 original and the 1987 sequel, both

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03:33:33

GBW #233: Mad as Hell (Network / Bulworth / Bamboozled)

The Good, The Bad, and The What!? ·

2026/05/15

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, Chris, and Jordan dive into three films by acclaimed filmmakers about news anchors, politicians, and TV execs at their wit's end doing something drastic and then accidentally becoming popular with the

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02:47:30

GBW #232: A League of Their Own (BASEketball /...

The Good, The Bad, and The What!? ·

2026/05/08

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, Jordan, and Ryan dive into three comedies about unorthodox sports with 1998's "BASEketball," 2006's "Beerfest," and 2007's "Balls of Fury."You can find this and future

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03:39:19

GBW #231: Way of the Blade (The Challenge / Blind...

The Good, The Bad, and The What!? ·

2026/05/01

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, Jordan, Ryan, and Chris dive into three Westernized martial arts films with the 1982 John Frankenheimer film "The Challenge," Phillip Noyce's "Blind Fury" from 1989, and "Into the Sun"

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03:07:39

GBW #230: Anime-niacs (Speed Racer / Dragonball...

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2026/04/24

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, Chris, and Jordan dive into three live-action adaptations of kids' anime series with 2008's kalidoscopic "Speed Racer", 2009's infamous "Dragonball Evolution," and 2019's charming

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02:50:29

GBW #229: Take Me Out (The Sandlot / Rookie of the...

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2026/04/17

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, Jordan, and Ryan dive into three family baseball films from the early '90s with "The Sandlot," "Rookie of the Year," and "Angels in the Outfield."You can find this and future

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03:08:24

GBW #228: "You Wanna Go to Hell, Pig?" (Let Us Prey /...

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2026/04/10

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, Jordan, Chris, and Ryan dive into three horror films about cops against Hellish occurrences with 2015's "Let Us Prey," 2016's "Baskin," and 2017's "The Void". You can find this

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02:43:05

GBW #227: Easter Enough (Night of the Lepus /...

The Good, The Bad, and The What!? ·

2026/04/03

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 dive into three horror films that either contain Easter iconography or are set on Easter with the 1972 drive-in classic "Night of the Lepus," the 1988 creature sequel "Critters 2:

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02:23:38

GBW #226: Lost in Translation (Beyond the Door /...

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2026/03/27

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, Jordan, and Ryan dive into three International knock-offs of American horror classics with 1974's "Beyond the Door" from Italy (combo of "The Exorcist" and "Rosemary's Baby"),

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03:16:22

GBW #225: You've Got a Friend in Me (Pin / May /...

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2026/03/20

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, Jordan, Ryan, and Chris dive into three psychological horror films about imaginary friends with 1988's "PIN," 2002's "May," and 2019's "Daniel Isn't Real."You can find this

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02:59:54

GBW #224: ‘Tis a Silly Place (Excalibur / King Arthur...

The Good, The Bad, and The What!? ·

2026/03/13

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, Ryan and Chris dive into three different adaptations of the Arthurian legend with John Boorman’s 1981 “Excalibur,” Antoine Fuqua’s 2004 grounded “King Arthur,” and Guy Ritchie’s 2017 cinematic universe false-starter “King Arthur: Legend of the Sword.”You

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03:24:21

GBW #223: Run With the Pack (The Howling / Dog...

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2026/03/06

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, Jordan, and Ryan dive into three werewolf films to honor to recent blood moon with Joe Dante's 1981 VFX spectacular "The Howling," Neil Marshall's fun and scrappy 2002 indie "Dog

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03:29:05

GBW #222: Secret Societies (Society / The Conspiracy...

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2026/02/27

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, Jordan, Ryan, and Chris dive into three horror films about rich elites and secret societies with Brian Yuzna's wild 1989 debut "Society," the 2012 found footage film "The Conspiracy," and Brandon

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03:42:23

GBW #221: Judge, Jury & Executioner (An Eye for An...

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2026/02/20

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, Chris, and Jordan dive into three one-man-army actioners - two of which fall into the "problematic favorite" category - with the 1981 Chuck Norris vehicle "An Eye for An Eye," the 1986 gutter

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03:33:18

GBW #220: Molten Metropolis (Dante's Peak / Volcano /...

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2026/02/13

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, Jordan, and Ryan dive into three films in which volcanos erupt and attack a city with 1997's "Dante's Peak," 1997's "Volcano," and 2006's "Disaster Zone: Volcano in New

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02:34:36

GBW #219: This is America (Burn After Reading / God...

The Good, The Bad, and The What!? ·

2026/02/06

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, Ryan, and Chris dive into three films that satirize different facets of contemporary American culture with the Coen Brothers' 2008 Central Intelligence satire "Burn After Reading," Bobcat

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02:17:36

GBW #218: Shaw Scares Vol. 1 (Haunted Tales / Hell...

The Good, The Bad, and The What!? ·

2026/01/30

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, Jordan, and Chris dive into the recently-released Shaw Scares Vol. 1 box set from Vinegar Syndrome with 1980's anthology "Haunted Tales," 1982's "Hell Has No Boundary," and 1984's

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02:59:00

GBW #217: Top 10 Films of 2025

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2026/01/23

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, Jordan, Chris, and Ryan run down their Top 10 Films of 2025. It was a rough year for society, but a good year for movies. Give it a listen, and check out Ryan's Video Countdown for more great 2025 films. You can find

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03:26:09

GBW #216: The Long Haul (Duel / Roadgames / Joy Ride)

The Good, The Bad, and The What!? ·

2026/01/16

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, Jordan, and Ryan dive into three thrillers about dangerous long-haul truckers with Steven Spielberg's 1971 debut film "Duel," the great 1981 Ozploitation film "Roadgames," and the

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03:11:00

GBW #215: DID I Do That? (Raising Cain / 6 Souls /...

The Good, The Bad, and The What!? ·

2026/01/09

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, Ryan, and Chris dive into three thrillers that deal with split personality, or DID with Brian De Palma's 1992 "Raising Cain," the shot-in-2010-but-sat-on-the-shelf-until-2014 "6 Souls," and

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