The GBGBs return to review another Ryan favorite, Eyes Wide Shut (1999)! This movie stars Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman as a young married couple navigating their relationship while Tom stumbles into a strange seedy underbelly that he can't seem to stay away from..... EWS is also known as Stanley Kubrick's last film and is HOTLY debated amongst critics. Will the GBGBs like this movie even though it runs almost 3 hours? Will they get to the bottom of this strange mystery? Find out in GBGBs review:...
Jun 30, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 42
This week the GBGBs review The Last Stop in Yuma County, a neat lil indie flick starring Jim Cummings. The movie is about a traveling knife salesman getting trapped at a diner with a pair of bank robbers and a handful of locals and hijinks ensue. If any folks want to actually see this movie, we'd recommend NOT watching the trailer and going in cold. Also discussed: heists, exploding dye-packs in money bags, and the history of the Ford Pinto. Thanks for stopping by!...
Jun 23, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 41
AWOOOO it's a werewolf episode!!! Dog Soldiers is a Bri'ish film that stars a lot of proper blokes like Kevin Mckidd and Liam Cunningham. It's about a team of soldiers trying to survive an attack by a pack of werewolves while on a training exercise in the Scottish Highlands. Listen as the GBGBs discuss werewolf mechanics, whether they'd choose to be a werewolf if given the chance, and novel uses of the word "bone". *Apologies for the audio this week, we had some issues recovering our files and h...
Jun 16, 2025•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 40
After years of waiting, the GBGBs finally review Ryan's favorite movie, THE THING (1982)! Directed by John Carpenter, The Thing stars Kurt Russell as a stoic research scientist trapped in an Antarctic base with a shapeshifting alien that is violently assimilating his coworkers. Hijinks ensue, and somehow multiple WWII flamethrowers get involved. We've also heard rumors that one of us is an assimilated Thing alien. We would like to publicly refute those rumors and assure our audience that gloopit...
Jun 02, 2025•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 39
Note to our listeners: This episode was recorded back in December 2024, before David Lynch's passing in January. RIP David Lynch, maybe one day the GBGBs can honor your work by reviewing some of your other buck-wild amazing films. This week the GBGBs review DUNE (the version from 1984). The first DUNE, before the pretty solid 2000 made-for-TV DUNE, before the excellent Denis Villeneuve DUNES, and before the ill-advised HBO series DUNE: Prophecy. This movie introduced mainstream audiences to Kyle...
May 05, 2025•53 min•Ep. 38
The GBGBs are BACK with a review of the LATEST M. Night Shyamalan flick, TRAP. Josh Hartnett stars as just your everyday dad who's secretly a serial killer. All he wants to do is take his daughter to a concert to see her favorite pop star, Lady Raven (played by Saleka Night). Hijinks ensue when it turns out the concert is doubling as a giant sting operation to catch Josh Hartnett. This movie is a thrilling cat and mouse game that asks the age old question: can't we all just relax and have a good...
Apr 28, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 37
This week we review cult horror-comedy classic, Jennifer's Body! Is 16 years long enough to be a cult classic? After missing this movie when it came out, we heard it went through a bit of a cultural renaissance the past few years so we thought we should give it a watch and see for ourselves. Megan Fox stars as Jennifer Check, a high school student who becomes possessed by a demon and begins hunting the local boys at her school. It is up to her best friend Needy, played by Amanda Seyfried, to put...
Apr 15, 2025•56 min•Ep. 36
This week we got a GREAT EPISODE, and you got your PODCAST FEED right up it! We're watching the 1995 Michael Mann-directed heist-movie classic, HEAT. Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino face off in a cat-and-mouse game as an unbeatable heister catches the attention of an obsessed detective. Bank heists, shootouts, car chases, and an ensemble cast that will keep your butts glued to the seat. Just don't watch this thing on Pluto TV where there's 57 ad-breaks. Thanks for stopping by!...
Mar 31, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 35
The GBGB's are donning their black leather and katanas this week for a review of BLADE (1998). This pre-MCU Marvel adaptation stars Wesley Snipes as BLADE, a sword-wielding half-vampire on a mission to avenge the death of his mother and rid the world of vampires. But, *record scratch* it turns out the vampires also want to capture BLADE to use his special half-vampire blood for a ritual to awaken their ancient vampire god and eradicate humans? Also there's techno and Kris Kristofferson?...
Mar 17, 2025•57 min•Ep. 34
Hej gott folk! Det var ett tag sedean men, de goa pojkarna blev intetsagande ha annu ett bra avsnitt till dig. The GBGBs are back with a very chill lowkey easy review of Swedish director Ingmar Bergman's 1966 avant-garde magnus opus, "Persona". This movie has been referred to as the "Mount Everest of cinematic analysis", so we figured after 120 episodes, the GBGBs are perfectly equipped to take this on! (We were sorely mistaken). Thanks for stopping by!
Mar 04, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 33
It's another Ryan and Denali bonus joint this week and we're watching Friday the 13th Part 6: Jason Lives! After years of lobbying, Ryan finally got his wish to review one of the Jason movies on the podcast. Denali has never seen a Friday the 13th movie so this is going to go really well I'm sure. Also discussed: Summer camps, Jason's sense of humor, and the incredible Alice Cooper end credits song for this movie. Thanks for stopping by!
Feb 11, 2025•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 32
We're back with another Ryan/Denali Bonus review.... This time with Terry Gilliam's TIME BANDITS (1981)! Forget what we've said before, THIS movie is an absolute fever dream. Nothing makes sense, nothing seems to matter, and we're not entirely sure if this is even a movie. Also discussed: Time travel and giving King Arthur a DVD box set of Lost Thanks for stopping by!
Feb 03, 2025•47 min•Ep. 31
Hop in the Twister-Wagon, we're going STORM CHASING! The GBGBs review the 90's disaster movie classic, Twister (1996) starring Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt. You guys know that Glen Powell movie called Twisters? Well this is basically like a prequel where you find out why the Tornado is so mad. This movie has everything: Twisters (as advertised), ROMANCE, flying cows (or maybe just the same one over and over), and an original song by Sammy Hagar-era Van Halen. Also discussed: Ryan's brave close enc...
Jan 28, 2025•53 min•Ep. 30
WE'RE BACK. Sort of..... Jace was out of town so Ryan and Denali decided to "swing away" into a review of SIGNS (2002). We believe this decision will bring peace and unity to 2/3rds of the GBGBs brand as this movie brings aliens for Ryan and M Night Shyamalan for Denali. This was the movie that brought crop circles back into the monoculture while scarring an entire generation of children forever with a simple camcorder birthday party scene. Ryan and Denali also get into it re UFOs, the mindset o...
Jan 07, 2025•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 29
The GBGBs hath finished their contractually obligated 10th season and now convene to discuss the aftermath of Gosling's Garden. Also discussed: the ultimate Gosling movie pitch, Gosling Graph overview, and the future of the GBGBs brand. Thanks for stopping by!
Nov 26, 2024•32 min•Ep. 28
AT LONG LAST the GBGBs review the final movie in the Ryan Gosling season, Barbie (2023). The BTS for this review was a logistical nightmare but we were glad to wrap up the season on a high note with probably the most iconic movie of this decade. The Gos-man plays Ken, whose job is beach, and he also sings a song in an extended dance-off musical number near the end of the movie. If you haven't seen this movie yet, what are you even doing? Thanks for stopping by!
Nov 12, 2024•59 min•Ep. 27
The GBGBs are BACK with an OSCAR WINNING BANGER. That's right folks, get on your dancing shoes because we're reviewing La La Land. It's a movie about singing, dancing, jazz being dead, and HOLLYWOOD. It's also the third (and best) iteration of the Ryan Gosling/Emma Stone onscreen couple. Also discussed: Musicals as a concept, writing our own musical, and Ryan's personal connection with the plot of this movie. Thanks for stopping by!
Oct 28, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 26
The GBGB's are doing another TV Special, this time reviewing Ryan Gosling's earliest roles from two popular 90s TV shows. Gosling stars in a Goosebumps episode titled, "Say Cheese, and Die!" as well as an episode of Are You Afraid of the Dark titled, "The Tale of Station 109.1". The GBGBs are tough critics, but find bits of the RG they know and love in these early appearances. Denali also tests Jace and Ryan's wits as they embark on a 1996 Teen Choice Awards winner-take-all quiz! Thanks for stop...
Oct 07, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 25
Everyone was begging and pleading us to do it, and we finally decided to listen to the legions of fans and do it. We reviewed The Place Beyond the Pines, the 2012 crime epic told in 3 parts for two and a half hours. Everyone has undoubtedly seen this movie so no need for a synopsis, but just in case, Ryan Gosling plays a tatted-up badboy dirt bike jumper who robs banks. Then Bradley Cooper comes in and is like, "hey! Stop!! I wanna be the DA!" and then they both have kids and it becomes another ...
Sep 23, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 24
The GBGBs are back with PEAK GOSLING in Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011). Now some might argue that his character in this movie is not peak Gosling, but there is no doubt that this era marks the dawn of RG's great reign over our screens. Starting with Drive, our friend stars in 3 films in a single year, then goes onto star in a major film every year afterwards. But how does the Gos-man measure up in the Rom-Com space? Can he bring his affable comedic chops in a movie where he's largely a proto-manosph...
Sep 09, 2024•54 min•Ep. 23
The GBGBs return with their latest episode of Gosling's Garden, this time roping in special guest Ali! This time around we review the 2016 Shane Black action-comedy, The Nice Guys! In true Gosling-movie fashion, the film takes place in LA and gives us a nostalgic trip through a bygone era. But this time, Gosling plays a down on his luck private eye who teams up with toughguy Russell Crowe to solve a mystery in 1970s LA. There's goofs, there's gaffes, and there's lotsa laughs. What more could ya ...
Jul 24, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Season 10Ep. 5
The GBGBs are back with our review of GANGSTER SQUAD (2013). What, you don't remember this movie? C'mon it has Gosling, Emma Stone, Sean Penn, Thanos, The Falcon, Crossbones, Ant-Man's funny friend Luis.... Really?? Well it's about a ragtag team of mavericks who are trying to take down a mob boss in 1940s Los Angeles! It was also critically panned and was a box office flop. Not all of Gosling's movies are winners, but with a hit rate like that guy, we had to go for a stinker this week. Ryan (our...
May 28, 2024•1 hr 25 min•Season 10Ep. 4
The GBGBs are back in Gosling's Garden to watch the 2007 indie comedy, Lars and the Real Girl! This movie stars our friend the Gosman as Lars, a shy yet kindhearted fellow who lives with his brother (Paul Schneider) and sister-in-law (Emily Mortimer). Things take a turn when Lars begins a romantic relationship with an anatomically correct sex doll named Bianca. Lars's community then decides to go along with his delusion in hopes that he will find the connections that he needs. This movie was an ...
Apr 02, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 22
The GBGBs are continuing their Ryan Gosling marathon with a review of 2017's Blade Runner 2049! This movie is a BLEAK, DYSTOPIAN, THRILL RIDE full of philosophy and sobering discussions about personhood. Ryan Gosling plays a Nexus 8 replicant tasked with "retiring" older replicant models. Everything is fine and dandy until *record scratch* Gosling realizes he just might be the long lost child of a replicant mother, placing him at the center of a paradigm shift between humans and replicants. Who ...
Mar 25, 2024•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 21
The GBGBs are kicking off Season 10 (?!) with a 10-movie marathon of Ryan Gosling, starting with the ICONIC 2004 film, The Notebook. This steamy romance stars Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams as Noah and Allie, two teenagers who fall in love in 1940s South Carolina. The two are separated when Allie's parents don't approve of their relationship. But years later, on the cusp of Allie's marriage to the very charming James Marsden, Noah returns to their town and THE SPARKS FLY! The GBGBs also discuss...
Mar 18, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 20
Well folks, we made it. After 10 episodes of our Car Season it is time to bid adieu to cars and say ahoy to.... something else? Join us as we embark on our 9th State of the Podcast and debrief on our Car Season. Didn't listen to all the episodes? Well this might be the catch-up you're looking for! (pls still listen to the episodes we need those sweet viewer numbers so we can afford our GBGB megayacht). The GBGBs also attempt questionable impressions of each movie and try to brainstorm "the ultim...
Mar 04, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 9Ep. 11
At long last, we have arrived at the end of the Car Season, SHINY AND CHROME! This week we reviewed the iconic reboot of an iconic franchise, Mad Max: Fury Road. This time around Tom Hardy plays our eponymous hero as he aids Furiosa (played by Charlize Theron) as she launches a daring escape with Immortan Joe's five wives from The Citadel. It's a absolutely buck wild ride front to back and a perfect send-off for a buck wild Car Movie Marathon.
Feb 26, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Season 9Ep. 10
Well well well they finally did it. The GBGBs watched the movie Cars for their Car Season. They fired up their car-microphones, sat in their car-chairs, and watched car-Owen Wilson figure out his car-problems for 2 car-hours. This movie is the culmination of a gradually increasing saturation of cars throughout the season. At no point has there been as many cars as Cars. If you want us to watch a movie with more cars, we can't do it. It's literally impossible because there are no movies with more...
Feb 12, 2024•59 min•Season 9Ep. 9
Jace is out of town this week so Denali and Ryan bat-hooked in to record another special bonus episode! This week they chose to review the most infamous entry in the great Batman cinematic canon: 1997's Batman and Robin. This movie stars George Clooney as the most anatomically correct Batman we have ever seen up to this point. We also have Arnold Schwarzenegger as Mr. Freeze, Uma Thurman as Poison Ivy, and Alicia Silverstone as Batgirl. This movie is insanely stacked and features an icerink batt...
Jan 22, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 19
2 companies, 2 friends, 1 car, 1 race, 24 hours, 50 business guys, 3 podcast hosts, one show. This episode we review Ford V Ferrari, a biopic starring the Ford GT40 as it navigates the famed 1966 24 hours of Le Mans. Christian Bale and Matt Damon are also in this movie and they act their pants off in this thing, no doubt about it. These fellas build a dang racecar that beats Ferrari in the most famous race in the world. How do they do it?? Well guess what they reenact the whole thing in this her...
Jan 16, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 18
