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GoodTrash GenreCast

GoodTrash Media

A movie analysis show looking at your favorite cult and genre films from across cinema history. Each week, Dustin, Arthur, and Dalton try to apply academic rigor and critical analysis to the films you wouldn’t talk about in a film studies class while having a few laughs along the way. It’s the conversations you have in the lobby of the multiplex with a little more room to breathe, and the occasional footnote. Stay tuned to the feed for bonus episodes on new releases.

tv & film film reviews

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01:23:53

Ep. 340: Henry Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)

GoodTrash GenreCast ·

2019/10/24

The GenreCast wraps up Shocktober 8: The Ocho (AKA Dead Spots) with Dalton's blind spot, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer. In a fun twist, this was a blind spot for all three hosts. After a few film festival showings, Henry fought the odds and finally received a release and helped anchor the NC-17 rating. The film is an intimate character study about a serial killer, his sidekick, the girl that creeps into his life. Featuring an early A+ Michael Rooker performance, Henry shocks and saddens as it

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01:07:28

TwiLit Ep. 1 - "Can A Vampire Be Badass and Also...

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2019/10/18

Welcome to the world's weirdest venn diagram where vampires, YA fiction, and movies meet. It's TwiLIT a brand new podcast coming at you. Kirsten "The Frightful Femme" Therkelson and Erin "Bad Girls Die First" DeMoss are throwing it back to 2009 and the height of Edward-mania. Each month, your fearless hosts are going to dive deep into the Twilight universe and adjacent topics to highlight what makes the series so fascinating. In Episode 1, your hosts are splitting open the first film in the series,

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01:37:50

Ep. 339: Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho (1960)

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2019/10/17

Hello Dear Listener! Shocktober: The Ocho rolls on with a very special guest. Alexandra Bohannon is here and she brought with her the best blind spot of all: Psycho. That's right, we're moving things along with one of the heaviest of hitters as we talk all things Hitchcock, including voyeurism, auteurism, production, feminism, spoilers and much, much more. So, whether you've seen Psycho or not, go ahead and tune in because we had a lot of fun with this one. Don't forget to rate and subscribe and

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01:18:38

Ep. 338: The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

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2019/10/10

Arthur is up with his horror blindspot as Shocktober 8 continues. He dives deep into the annals of Hollywood and comes back with the 1935 classic and OG sequel, The Bride of Frankenstein from James Whale and starring Boris Karloff and Elsa Lanchester. Picking up immediately after the events of the first film, The Bride of Frankenstein sees Victor tempted back into his dark practices and coerced into creating a mate for The Monster. Another successful hit for Universal, The Bride of Frankenstein is

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01:05:16

Ep. 337: Dawn of the Dead (1978)

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2019/10/03

Shocktober 8 is here! That's right, we've done this so many times, there's now an eighth iteration. This year, we're doing something special as each host picks a movie for everyone, bu there's a catch. Each host is picking a major horror blindspot. These are iconic horror movies that we've missed somehow. Dustin leads the way with his blind spot, George A. Romero's 1978 sequel to Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead. As the dead continue to walk the earth, four survivors hole up in a shopping

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01:06:19

Ep. 336: Jupiter Ascending (2015)

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2019/09/26

As we near the final days of September, we look to the stars and think of the greater mysteries of the galaxy. We return to The Wachowskis for the fourth time to discuss the critically maligned space opera Jupiter Ascending. This fairy tale in space stars Mila Kunis as Jupiter Jones and Channing Tatum as a dog soldier, a lot of stuff happens and Eddie Redmayne is on another planet. We break this open to talk sci-fi fantasy, The Wachowskis, design and much more in episode 336.

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01:19:49

Ep. 335: First Blood (1982)

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2019/09/19

Nothing is over for the GenreCast as we're still talking movies and analysis. This week, in honor of the newly released Last Blood, we go back to 1982 and discuss Sly's initial run as John J. Rambo, First Blood. Cementing himself as an action icon, Stallone tied a homemade bandana around his head and went to war with a small town sheriff in an adaptation of the novel of the same name. John Rambo is a marker for masculinity and action heroes. We break open the idea of cinematic masculinity, the

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Ep. 334: Law Abiding Citizen (2009)

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2019/09/12

This week on the GenreCast we're talking all things legal as we discuss the thriller Law Abiding Citizen, directed by F. Gary Gray and featuring Jamie Foxx and Gerard Butler. This thriller features a vigilante at war with a justice system he feels is broken. Your hosts feel like they're at war with a mess of a movie. We discuss script shortcomings, plea deals, the broken justice system and much more in this analysis and discussion of Law Abiding Citizen.

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01:07:20

Ep. 333: K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)

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2019/09/05

It's down periscope this week as we inspect the 2002 historical thriller K-19: The Widowmaker, from Kathryn Bigelow. Harrison Ford and Liam Neeson star opposite one another as Russian captains trying to implement command aboard Russia's first ballistic nuclear submarine. We discuss western portrayals of Russia, the ideology of the film, Bigelow's political interests and much more as we talk K-19: The Widowmaker.

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01:00:30

Ep. 332: Stardust (2007)

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2019/08/29

On the newest episode of the GenreCast, we're discussing Matthew Vaughn's take on Neil Gaiman's Stardust. When a star-crossed lover promises to seek a fallen star for the girl of his dreams, he encounters a land of magic and mayhem. This once upon a time tale echoes The Princess Bride with jokes and wackiness to spare. The gang discuss ideas of fantasy, dives into the Captain Shakespeare character, discusses the use of cinematography and production design and much more. Join us as we tackle one of

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01:11:04

Ep. 331: Deliverance (1972)

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2019/08/22

Howdy listeners! Welcome back to your favorite movie podcast, the GenreCast. This week, we're headin' down river for episode #331 to talk Deliverance. The Burt Reynolds and Jon Voigt thriller has earned a reputation over the past 40+ years. As four men head down river in the south, they encounter a group of mountain men and must try to survive more than a few rapids. You know the lines, you know the scenes, but do you know what it all means? We try to break down some of the elements of this somewhat

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01:02:44

High Life (2019) Analysis — GC #330

GoodTrash GenreCast ·

2019/08/15

Welcome back, dear listener, and join us on an adventure through the galaxy. We're geared up to go into orbit with Claire Denis' High Life. This 2019 film is not the typical genre fare we tackle on the show, but Dustin argues it probably won't make it into a film studies course anyway. As Robert Pattinson attempts to rear a child in outer space, we attempt to break open everything happening in this movie. And boy howdy, is there a lot going on in this movie. From stimulation chambers to

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01:00:15

Tommy Boy Analysis (Patreon Sponsored) — GC #329

GoodTrash GenreCast ·

2019/08/08

Ep. 329 is brought to you by our Patreon-sponsor Brigham C. Brigham is one of our oldest fans and we're always happy when he brings something out for us. This week, we tackle the 90s' comedy classic Tommy Boy. That's right! It's Chris Farley and David Spade selling car parts in the mid-west—with hilarious results. Or, at least Arthur thinks so, as he comes down on the right side of history. The gang talks premature death, posthumous response, capitalism (of course) and more in this breakdown of

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Small Soldiers Analysis — GC #328

GoodTrash GenreCast ·

2019/08/01

This week, Arthur is vindicated as the gang finally gets to talk Small Soldiers. Joe Dante's 1998 action-comedy about toys come to life is equal parts Toy Story and Gremlins. Featuring an all-star 90s cast, Small Soldiers sees two teens take on a fleet of G.I. Joe-adjacent toys known as the Commando Elite. We talk all about pastiche and post-modernism, military complex, masculinity and ideology and much more. Tune in now, and let us know what you think of 1998's Small Soldiers.

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01:16:17

The Long Kiss Goodnight Analysis — GC #327

GoodTrash GenreCast ·

2019/07/25

This week, we must wake from our I Dream of Geena marathon. We bring things to an end with the Renny Harlin-directed, Shane-Black-scripted The Long Kiss Goodnight, co-starring Samuel L. Jackson. When an amnesiac mother's memories start to come back, she realizes she's a CIA-trained assassin who's long been thought dead. When her past comes back to haunt her, she teams up with a private eye to take care of business. The Long Kiss Goodnight has us talking Christmas, Shane Black, Gender Politics, Plot

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01:00:19

Thelma & Louise Analysis — GC #326

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2019/07/18

Week 3 of I Dream of Geena arrives in a hurry as we tear through the midwest to discuss Ridley Scott's Thelma & Louise. It's Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon on the run in a high octane buddy crime drama. After things escalate in a country bar parking lot, Thelma and Louise decide to go on the lam and leave their old lives behind. We talk about the prescience of Thelma & Louise in a post-Me Too society. Topics of form and genre also come up as we bring a lot of praise to this 90s classic. Let us know

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01:02:26

A League of Their Own Analysis — GC #325

GoodTrash GenreCast ·

2019/07/12

I Dream of Geena continues into week two with the sports-comedy classic A League of Their Own. When baseball's best and brightest get shipped off to war, an all woman's league is put together to keep America entertained. But can a drunk has been get his team on the same page, or will they rip each other apart? This Geena Davis classic features a fun ensemble and cements itself as one of the most memorable sports movies of the 90s. We talk the four waves of feminism and much more in this week's show

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The Fly (1986) Analysis — GC #324

GoodTrash GenreCast ·

2019/07/04

Happy July! We're excited to be spending the summer with the wonderful Geena Davis! We kick things off with Episode 324, The Fly. The 1986 David Cronenberg-directed horror film is a pinnacle of body horror, but does it have much else to offer? We discuss the debate between practical and CGI, abortion, body horror, tech and evil and much, much more! OH! And we're joined by The Frightful Femme, Kirsten Therkelson. So, tune in as we go eye-to-eye-to-eye-to-eye-to-eye with The Fly.

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54:43

Eastrail 177 Trilogy (Unbreakable/Split/Glass) Part...

GoodTrash GenreCast ·

2019/06/27

We're back! And this week, we're wrapping up our discussion of M. Night Shyamalan's ambitious trilogy of Unbreakable, Split and Glass, otherwise known as the Eastrail 177 Trilogy. Episode 323 is devoted solely to expanding your syllabus and going in deep on these three movies. We examine Shyamalan's take on comic book structure and tropes, sexual trauma, the superhero cycle and much, much more. If you missed part one, you can go back and here our in-depth reviews of each film and the trilogy as a

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51:12

Eastrail 177 Trilogy (Unbreakable/Split/Glass) Part...

GoodTrash GenreCast ·

2019/06/20

*Producer's note, in the synopsis, Arthur references The Sixth Sense as Shyamalan's sophomore feature, it was actually his third feature film. Episode 322 of the GenreCast is the first part of a mega dive into M. Night Shyamalan's Eastrail 177 Trilogy, which features Unbreakable (2000), Split (2016) and Glass (2019). In this episode, we take time to offer our in-depth reviews on each entry in this oddball of a trilogy. Tracking the individual journeys of Bruce Willis's David Dunn, Sam Jackson's

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