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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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02:35:25

GBW #142: Nu Grit (Unleashed / Running Scared [2006]...

The Good, The Bad, and The What!? ·

2024/07/26

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, Jordan, Chris, and Ryan dive into three neo-exploitation films and discuss in chronological order (and rank them afterwards) with 2005’s UNLEASHED, 2006’s RUNNING SCARED, and 2007’s DEATH SENTENCE. You can find this and future episodes - as well as

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03:19:14

GBW #141: SNIKT! (Logan / X-Men Origins: Wolverine /...

The Good, The Bad, and The What!? ·

2024/07/19

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!This week, Ryan, Jordan, and Chris dive into the three solo Wolverine films in honor of the upcoming "Deadpool & Wolverine." The hosts go in chronological order this week instead of the normal GBW order as they

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02:38:51

GBW #140: "It Worked in the Movie!" (Return of the...

The Good, The Bad, and The What!? ·

2024/07/12

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!This week, Chris, Ryan, and Jordan dive into three zombie films that are more on the entertaining end and feature fast, intelligent zombies with 1985's cult classic "Return of the Living Dead," 1980's

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02:21:54

GBW #139: Under Pressure (Underwater / DeepStar Six /...

The Good, The Bad, and The What!? ·

2024/07/05

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" (pun intended) into three films about under-the-sea terror with 2020's "Underwater," 1989's "DeepStar Six," and also from 1989,

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02:49:36

GBW #138: Star Spangled Banger (Baker County U.S.A. /...

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2024/06/28

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, in time for Independence Day, Ryan, Chris, and Jordan dive into three explosive action films that all have "U.S.A." in their title with 1982's "Baker County U.S.A.," 1985's "Invasion

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02:13:23

GBW #137: Yeeha--AAAHH!! (Bone Tomahawk / The Donner...

The Good, The Bad, and The What!? ·

2024/06/21

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!This week, Chris, Ryan, and Jordan dive into three horror-westerns of the cannibal variety with 2015's "Bone Tomahawk," 2009's "The Donner Party," and 1999's "Ravenous." You can find this

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02:36:42

GBW #136: Gaslit Gals (Watcher [2022] / The Girl on...

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2024/06/14

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!This week, Jordan, Chris, and Ryan dive into three thrillers about our protagonists being gaslit with 2022's "Watcher," 2016's "The Girl on the Train," and 1995's newly-rediscovered "Mute

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02:48:29

GBW #135: Hornimorphs (Cat People [1982] / Repligator...

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2024/06/07

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, Chris, and Jordan dive into three horny, non-werewolf shape-shifting films with Paul Schrader's 1982 iteration of "Cat People," 1996's abysmal "Repligator," and the 1995 Jim

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02:16:20

GBW #134: With Friends Like These... (What About Bob?...

The Good, The Bad, and The What!? ·

2024/06/01

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 cringe comedies in which a comedic legend plays a character that does a number on the patience of an equally-top-shelf straight man. We start with 1991's "What About

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02:19:06

GBW #133: I Ain't Got Aliens... I Got Family (Pitch...

The Good, The Bad, and The What!? ·

2024/05/24

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, Jordan, Ryan, and Chris discuss three sci-fi horror films starring someone from the "Fast & Furious" saga before they joined the series. We start with 2000's "Pitch Black," which remains a

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02:45:25

GBW #132: Rothrock Around the Clock Tonight (Martial...

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2024/05/17

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, Ryan, Chris, and Jordan dive into three American DTV efforts from International action superstar Cynthia Rothrock. We start with 1991's "Martial Law II: Undercover," a superior sequel to its 1990 predecessor and the closest of these films to resemble a

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01:50:36

GBW #131: Graveyard Shift (The Autopsy of Jane Doe /...

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2024/05/10

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 are happy to announce that frequent guest ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jordan Perry⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is now joining the show is a permanent co-host! And with that, we dive into three horror films about a late night shift gone awry. We start

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01:47:30

GBW #130: Getting Grimm (Gretel & Hansel / Red Riding...

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2024/04/26

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!This week, Ryan and Chris are joined by returning guest Ryan Frakes (The CineMagic Theater) to discuss three darker takes on famous fairy tales with 2020's moody and atmospheric "Gretel & Hansel," 2011's

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01:24:35

GBW #129: Monkey Man / Civil War

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2024/04/19

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!This week, Ryan and Chris dive into a couple of new releases that are worthy of discussion with Dev Patel's directorial debut "Monkey Man" and Alex Garland's [potential] directorial farewell, "Civil

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01:29:38

GBW #128: PIECES (1982) Feature Commentary

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2024/04/12

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!This week, in lieu of a normal GBW episode because of dual travel trips, Ryan and Chris are dusting off an episode from their now-defunct Patreon page for all listeners to hear. That of course is the feature length commentary of

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03:34:33

GBW #127: March 2024 Catch-Up

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2024/04/05

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, Chris and Ryan are joined once again by friend of the show ⁠⁠⁠⁠Jordan Perry⁠⁠⁠⁠ for another epic running-time episode by catching up on most of the theatrical releases from March 2024. The films we discuss and timecodes

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02:40:42

GBW #126: Pain Don't Hurt - A Road House Saga (Road...

The Good, The Bad, and The What!? ·

2024/03/28

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, Chris and Ryan are joined once again by friend of the show ⁠⁠⁠Jordan Perry⁠⁠⁠ for the epic, definitive discussion of all three "Road House" films. Yes, you heard that right. Three. Wait, what is the other

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02:15:43

GBW #125: Cold as Ice (The Soldier [1982] / The...

The Good, The Bad, and The What!? ·

2024/03/22

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 dive into three action spy films that all deal with the remnants of the Cold War. We start with James Glickenhaus' kick-ass 1982 exploitation flick "The Soldier," which makes up for its small

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02:06:52

GBW #124: Island Getaways (Escape From Alcatraz /...

The Good, The Bad, and The What!? ·

2024/03/08

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 and Ryan dive into three island-set prison break films with the great Don Siegel/Clint Eastwood classic "Escape From Alcatraz," the disappointing Sylvester Stallone/Arnold Schwarzenegger team-up

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01:47:24

GBW #123: Can Lightning Strike Twice? (Gremlins 2:...

The Good, The Bad, and The What!? ·

2024/03/01

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 dive into three sequels (or threequel in one instance) to the biggest hits of 1984 that were too early to be "legacyquels" but too late to strike while the iron is hot, which is the core question

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