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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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02:44:29

GBW #253: RATastrophe (Of Unknown Origin / Rats:...

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2026/10/01

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, to kick off spooky season, Ryan, Chris, and Jordan dive into three films about Ryan's least-favorite animal in the world: f*cking rats! We discuss George P. Cosmatos' 1983 semi-chamber piece "Of Unknown

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04:13:51

GBW #252: Resident Evil, Too (Resident Evil:...

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2026/09/25

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, in Part 2 of our entire "Resident Evil" series retrospective, we finish out the Paul W.S. Anderson saga with 2010's "Resident Evil: Afterlife," 2012's "Resident Evil: Retribution,"

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02:49:16

GBW #251: Resident Evil (Resident Evil: Welcome to...

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2026/09/18

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, in honor of Zach Cregger's new adaptation of "Resident Evil," we begin Part 1 of our entire series retrospective, beginning a bit backwards with 2021's "Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City"

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03:06:27

GBW #250: Geo-Noir (The Friends of Eddie Coyle / McQ...

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2026/09/11

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, on our 250th episode(!), Jordan, Ryan, and Chris dive into three neo-noir films each set in their home cities with the Boston-set 1973 masterpiece "The Friends of Eddie Coyle," the rare non-romance Seattle-set

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03:30:40

GBW #249: Summer 2026 Catch-Up

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2026/09/04

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!This week, Ryan, Chris, and Jordan discuss the Summer 2026 moviegoing season as a whole, with 31 different films between the three of them, including longer discussions on "Hokum," "Obsession,"

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02:43:16

GBW #248: 2 Angry Men (The People vs. Larry Flynt /...

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2026/08/28

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 is out of the office, but Ryan and Chris hold down the fort and dive into three films based on true stories that dive into various aspects of the U.S. judicial system and feel just as relevant today as they did

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03:07:17

GBW #247: Can You Dig It? (The Warriors / The...

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2026/08/20

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, Chris, Jordan, and Ryan dive into three films involving street gangs with Walter Hill's seminal 1979 classic "The Warriors," Philip Kaufman's more grounded 1979 gang film "The Wanderers,"

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03:16:48

GBW #246: Out of Your Element (Buried / Frozen / Fall)

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2026/08/14

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, Ryan, and Chris dive into three indie horror/thrillers about being trapped in a single location with "Buried" (2010), "Frozen" (2010), and "Fall" (2022). You can find this and future

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03:19:09

GBW #245: [Dark] Horse of a Different Color (The Mask...

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2026/08/06

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, Ryan, Chris, and Jordan dive into three comedically-bent '90s adaptations of Dark Horse Comics with "The Mask" (1994) in honor of the late Chuck Russell, "Tank Girl" (1995), and "Mystery

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02:37:32

GBW #244: My Hat is Like a Shark's Fin (Deep Blue Sea...

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2026/07/31

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 survivalist horror films about being trapped under water with sharks with Renny Harlin's "Deep Blue Sea" (1999), Johannes Roberts' "47 Meters Down"

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03:15:26

GBW #243: Modern Monsters (The Wolfman [2010] / The...

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2026/07/24

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, Jordan, Ryan, and Chris dive into three modern re-imaginings of the classic Universal Monsters with 2010's "The Wolfman," 2020's "The Invisible Man," and this year's adjacent "Lee

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04:01:29

GBW #242: Dead by Dawn (The Evil Dead Series)

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2026/07/17

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, in honor of the new "Evil Dead Burn" currently out in theaters, we take this opportunity to dive into the entire Evil Dead series, from Sam Raimi's original trilogy to the 2013 remake, 2023's "Evil

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03:51:06

GBW #241: Amateur Auteurs (Following / Pi / Brick)

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2026/07/10

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, in honor of Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" arriving in theaters shortly, we discuss three debut features from notable contemporary filmmakers with Nolan's 1998 debut "Following," Darren

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03:12:23

GBW #240: Analog Ecology (Ozone: Attack of the...

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2026/07/03

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, Jordan, Ryan, and Chris dive into three edited-on-tape regional horror films about ecological disasters with "Ozone: Attack of the Redneck Mutants" (1986), "Trees" (2000), and "Fungicide"

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03:40:43

GBW #239: Erotic Roberts (Love, Cheat & Steal / Love...

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2026/06/26

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 is out on leave, but left an assignment for Chris and Jordan to watch three erotic thrillers starring the prolific Eric Roberts with "Love, Cheat, & Steal" (1993), "Love is a Gun" (1994), and

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02:50:51

GBW #238: Deadly Detours (Race With the Devil / The...

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2026/06/19

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, Chris, Jordan, and Ryan discuss three road trip horror films that detour into deadly encounters with 1975's "Race With the Devil," Wes Craven's seminal 1977 film "The Hills Have Eyes," and

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02:39:13

GBW #237: Robotic Rampages (I Love Maria / Class of...

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2026/06/12

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, Jordan, Ryan, and Chris dive into three films about killer robots with the 1988 Hong Kong oddity “I Love Maria,” 1990’s cult classic “Class of 1999,” and 1994’s “Death Machine.” You can find this and future episodes - as well as subscribe to our show - on

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02:41:01

GBW #236: Shock Jock Cinema (Good Morning, Vietnam /...

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2026/06/05

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, Ryan, Chris, and Jordan dive into three films about controversial shock jocks with Barry Levinson's 1987 film "Good Morning, Vietnam" featuring an Oscar-nominated turn from Robin Williams, Oliver Stone and

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03:54:29

GBW #235: Murderous Meat Mechs (Fallen / Idle Hands /...

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2026/05/28

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, Jordan, and Ryan dive into three films about demonic forces possessing bodies to do nefarious deeds with 1998's "Fallen," 1999's "Idle Hands," and 2000's "Little Nicky."You

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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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