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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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01:42:54

GBW #13: It's All Fun and Games (Battle Royale /...

The Good, The Bad, and The What!? ·

2021/05/21

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! On this week's episode, Chris and Ryan discuss International Games of Death; films that are not in the English language that involves a very dangerous game as the centerpiece. We start with the film that most people would think of based on that description, Kinji

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01:41:40

GBW #12: What Year is This!? (Looper / Wild Wild West...

The Good, The Bad, and The What!? ·

2021/05/14

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! On this week's episode, Ryan and Chris discuss anachronistic genre-benders; films that are set in one time period, but draw inspiration from another, be it the past or present. We start with Rian Johnson's 2012 sci-fi/western/film noir "Looper," which both of us

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02:06:52

GBW #11 Abraca-Stab-Ya! (Shocker / Leprechaun / The...

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2021/05/07

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! On this week's episode, we tackle supercharged slashers; films that follow (to a certain extent) the slasher formula with a character who has supercharged powers through various means. For the "Good," Chris chose Wes Craven's oft-maligned 1989 funhouse ride

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01:44:32

GBW #10: Kink Shame (Crash [1996] / Fifty Shades of...

The Good, The Bad, and The What!? ·

2021/04/30

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! On this week's episode, we tackle psychosexual dramas, specifically ones that cross that taboo line between sexuality and violence. We start with David Cronenberg's 1996 dark odyssey "Crash," adapted from the J.G. Ballard novel and stars James Spader as a

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00:34:27

GBW Minisode #2: Mortal Kombat (2021)

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2021/04/26

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! As promised from our last episode, we dedicate the entirety of our second Minisode to discussing the new “Mortal Kombat” film (currently in theaters and HBO Max). Is the film a flawless victory, or should it be ripe for a fatality? Listen to the episode to find

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01:37:59

GBW #9: TOASTY! (Mortal Kombat [1995] / Street...

The Good, The Bad, and The What!? ·

2021/04/22

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! Start the techno music and get ready to "Test Your Might!" On this week’s episode - to coincide with the release of the new "Mortal Kombat" film - Chris chose Fighting Game adaptations, starting with none other than the Paul W.S. Anderson-directed 1995 iteration of

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01:54:13

GBW #8: Family Ties (Skinner / Ice Cream Man / Savage...

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2021/04/16

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! On this week’s episode, Ryan drags Chris through the muck of the direct-to-video wasteland with three films that star the sibling of a much more famous person. We start with 1993's "Skinner," a genuinely unsettling piece of horror sleaze in the same vein as

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01:31:17

GBW #7: Strangers in a Strange Land (Green Room /...

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2021/04/09

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! On this week’s episode, Chris chose siege horror films, specifically ones in which our characters are completely side-swiped by the turn of events. We start the discussion with Jeremy Saulnier’s 2016 tension-filled, backwoods horror-thriller “Green Room,” followed

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00:55:07

GBW Minisode #1: Godzilla vs. Kong

The Good, The Bad, and The What!? ·

2021/04/04

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! On our very first, long-teased Minisode, Ryan and Chris spend the entirety of the episode dedicated to one film: "Godzilla vs. Kong." The Adam Wingard-directed smackdown between two of cinema's iconic monsters has finally arrived in theaters and on HBO Max, and we

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01:14:02

GBW #6: Gorilla Filmmaking (King Kong [2005] / King...

The Good, The Bad, and The What!? ·

2021/03/26

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, we continue with the second part of our “Godzilla vs. Kong” primer with a discussion about the history of King Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World. We touch on nearly every “King Kong” film, but in the spirit of the show, we only go into complete detail

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01:20:17

GBW #5: Go, Go Godzilla! (Mothra vs. Godzilla /...

The Good, The Bad, and The What!? ·

2021/03/19

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! On this episode, we begin our two-part series leading up to the release of “Godzilla vs. Kong” (in theaters and on HBO Max on March 31) by diving into the 67-year history of the “Godzilla” series. We discuss how the series has endured as long as it has, and do our

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01:49:46

GBW #4: A Change of Pace (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre...

The Good, The Bad, and The What!? ·

2021/03/12

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! On this episode, Ryan went with sequels that shifted drastically in tone from their predecessor, or predecessors (and may or may not have had too much to drink in the process, hence why this episode runs longer than usual). We start with 1986’s “The Texas Chainsaw

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01:28:34

GBW #3: Is That a Knife in Your Pocket? (Scream / I...

The Good, The Bad, and The What!? ·

2021/03/05

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! On this episode, Chris picked slasher films, specifically the “whodunnit?” subsection of the slasher genre, and even more specifically, ones with deconstructionist and/or postmodernist elements. We start with what is likely the first film that comes to mind based

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01:15:54

GBW #2: As Seen on TV (Mission: Impossible / The...

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2021/02/26

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! On this episode, Ryan chose adaptations of popular television shows, starting with Brian De Palma's twisty, tightly-constructed 1996 adaptation of "Mission: Impossible," arguably the most successful television adaptation, given that it has spawned five sequels

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01:16:29

GBW #1: Humble Beginnings (Darkman / Spawn / The...

The Good, The Bad, and The What!? ·

2021/02/19

On our inaugural episode of The Good, The Bad, and the What!?, Chris appropriately went with superhero origin stories, specifically of the horror/sci-fi variety. We discuss the nearly identical story structure between 1990's "Darkman" - Sam Raimi's first foray into studio filmmaking - and 1997's "Spawn," the oft-maligned adaptation of Todd McFarlane's popular comic book series. For the "What?," we squeeze in talk about 1984's "The Toxic Avenger," the savior and overall rosetta stone of Lloyd Kaufman

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