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One Good Thing

Paul Salt, Paul Goodmanogtpod.podbean.com
Every Tuesday the Pauls take a cinematic flop and find the one good thing about it - because no film is worthless!
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Episode 232. Eddie (1996)

Goodman's girlfriend Nell is a right thug, going off on this and that about sports, flexing her biceps and all other kinds of ceps, including fore-, just to get him to find the good things in Whoopi Goldberg's sports thing Eddie (1996). But don't tell her you read it here. Featuring: Stacey Keach, Societé, Forever Divorce, Difficult Place Grammar, having nothing to do with the movie Richard Jewell and Jockey Wilson. https://facebook.com/ogtpod https://twitter.com/ogtpod We have a Patreon! https:...

Aug 10, 20211 hr 7 minEp. 306

Episode 231. What A Way To Go! (1964)

Mark Reid, famously patronal man, reckoned the Pauls deserved a reward for trawling through dreck and dross week in, week out, and recommended we find all the good things in the historically-maligned What A Way To Go! (1964). Starring everyone - imagine Gary Oldman screaming that word and you'll realise just how every. Featuring: films that flap, getting Shirley MacLaine, sister's dream house, brain help, what I learned from Epic Movie, restaurant clown?, sassy plot, Rod Straightly and Dick Van ...

Aug 03, 20211 hr 3 minEp. 305

Episode 230. Hirokazu Kore-eda's Still Walking (2008) - A Great Modern Movie

This week the Pauls change it up: instead of defending a much-maligned movie they're going back to their roots and disproving the ol' shitey adage that they don't make movies like that anymore. First up is Hirokazu Kore-eda's Still Walking (2008), indisputably a modern classic. Seen it? Are you interested? Get in touch! Featuring: Shrewd Shark, mmmmmucosal, fun with languages, shitty grief flowers, everything wrong with your generation and the real hero. The movies discussed in this episode: Sti...

Jul 27, 20211 hr 20 minEp. 304

Episode 229. Chaos Walking (2021)

This week the Pauls reverb their innermost thoughts to hide their true feelings about Chaos Walking!... the one good thing! about. Featuring: love my bucket, Beings John Malkovich, test thresher, anti-manual! threeman Tom Holland, Goodman’s first day on Earth, tour of Prentisstown, David Oyelowo, President Password, Tom Holland's Two Dads, Dongle Macguffin and Progression of Expression. https://facebook.com/ogtpod https://twitter.com/ogtpod We have a Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ogtpod – sig...

Jul 20, 20211 hr 1 minEp. 303

Episode 228. Deadly Illusions (2021)

This week the Pauls say "yay" and "ooh" and get right hot under the collar as they find all the good things in Deadly Illusions (2021)! Featuring: a new novel, fan of the Smiths, taking the time to ruin a joke for truth, Elephant, the fund game, sprout clarity, this is a dream, Four More Gore, Drummond Lace, Goodman and his perfect quote recall x2, the Charlotte Walk and a very Scott Pilgrim “that’s actually hilarious.” https://facebook.com/ogtpod https://twitter.com/ogtpod We have a Patreon! ht...

Jul 13, 20211 hr 6 minEp. 302

Episode 227. Cherry (2021)

This week the Pauls settle in for the much-maligned Russos/Tom Holland auto-fiction thing Cherry! ...and liked it? Well? Did they? Find out here. Featuring: Owen Glieberman’s column of dead dicks, Strawperson, my own J cut, taking the time to remember the people who you think Jack Reynor is before you land on Jack Reynor, the Gaspar Noe/Tom Holland shot, Wild ’n’ Wet, Paul Night Long and it’s worth a watch, Jem. https://facebook.com/ogtpod https://twitter.com/ogtpod We have a Patreon! https://ww...

Jul 06, 20211 hr 4 minEp. 301

Episode 226. Woman In the Window (2021)

This week the Pauls potentially mistake irony for being a prick and find the one good thing in this (2021) year's (2021) Woman In the Window! Featuring: the Vaxxcast, some lines of Gary Oldman's and danger music for a cat. https://facebook.com/ogtpod https://twitter.com/ogtpod We have a Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ogtpod – sign up for exclusive content for as little as $1 a month. ***** Goodman's psytrance project run//phase is just getting started. Releases soon! Why not give him a follow ...

Jun 29, 20211 hr 16 minEp. 300

Episode 225. Trojan Warrior (2002) feat. Stuart Watkinson

This week Stuart Watkinson stumps the goods with Australian answer to Lock Stock Trojan Warrior (2002), a.k.a. Kick to the Head a.k.a. Crazy Australian B Movie (VHS Rip) ! Featuring: Mark "Jacko" Jackson, he puts a guy in a bin and it's great. https://facebook.com/ogtpod https://twitter.com/ogtpod We have a Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ogtpod – sign up for exclusive content for as little as $1 a month. ***** https://soundcloud.com/lovetraitor - podcast soundtrack stuff ***** http://alottagre...

Jun 22, 20211 hr 15 minEp. 299

Episode 224. Maniac (1934)

This week the Pauls take one last dive down the history hole to find all the good things about much better than Reefer Madness film Maniac (1934)! Just do yourself a favour and watch it here: Maniac (1934) - YouTube Featuring: Incomprehensible Joe, thinking of Satan, Defund Yourself, acting juice and real love for our fraud fans. https://facebook.com/ogtpod https://twitter.com/ogtpod We have a Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ogtpod – sign up for exclusive content for as little as $1 a month. **...

Jun 15, 202156 minEp. 298

Episode 223. Conan the Barbarian (2011)

Lovely patron and my lifelong bully Jem Newlyn recommended this week's film: it's the one good thing about Conan the Barbarian (2011)! Featuring: bassemble! the original Night King, Cosmos Nopantsmos, a real William Fichtner, Classic Horse Stunts and Thanks, Stephan Lang. https://facebook.com/ogtpod https://twitter.com/ogtpod We have a Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ogtpod – sign up for exclusive content for as little as $1 a month. Goodman is in the new season of Role To Cast (the Baby Bearde...

Jun 08, 20211 hr 3 minEp. 297

Episode 222. Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers (1995) feat. Sean Flierl of Baby Beard

Mortal enemy of OGT Sean Flierl is back, and this time he's got yet another adorable blast from our collective pasts. It's the one good thing about Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers the Movie! Featuring: Billyzord, the smearing of your heart, Bordon, the fact that Tommy is the coolest Ranger and Christopher Nolan, auteur. https://facebook.com/ogtpod https://twitter.com/ogtpod We have a Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ogtpod – sign up for exclusive content for as little as $1 a month. Goodman is in ...

Jun 02, 20211 hr 10 minEp. 296

Episode 221. The Tourist (2010)

Holy crap everyone, it's recommendations month again! Up steps mainstay of rubbish movie suggestions Jen Blundell to shove our snivelling noses in the liquid swill of Florian Henckel Von Donnersmarck's surprisingly not-good film The Tourist (2010). Intrigue! Drama! Suspense! All things missing from this film. Featuring: Venice hospitality, the worst other man, a good Stasi film, doing you a Berkoff and Paul Bettany. Check out Paul Salt's reviews on Screen Mayhem HERE ! But mainly, here: https://...

May 25, 20211 hr 2 minEp. 295

Feeling it in the Dragonheart (1996)

Paul Salt defends film from his youth and yours: Dragonheart (1996)! Crucially not starring Randy Quaid. Featuring: Sayno Moore, an Einon Kleinen twist, the Quaid you want, dragon heaven and how French are our listeners? Check out Paul Salt's reviews on Screen Mayhem HERE ! But mainly, here: https://screenmayhem.com/author/paul-salt/ https://open.spotify.com/show/3rBG7cpLYwIr4ujEZE4R2K https://ogtpod.podbean.com https://facebook.com/ogtpod https://twitter.com/ogtpod We have a Patreon! https://ww...

May 18, 20211 hr 17 minEp. 294

Episode 219. Life Itself (2018)

This week the Pauls try having feelings for a change, just so they can enjoy Dan Fogelman's Life Itself and grab that glimmer of hope available to all but the movie critic in this life. Alas, they are everything Fogelman rails against, but even as they slough off their cold lifeless husks and become unfeeling vapours drifting through the ether, they were able to find some good things about this film – such is the format of One Good Thing! Featuring: the three emotions, the joy of numbers, the Le...

May 11, 20211 hr 17 minEp. 293

Episode 218. Jet Li's The One (2001)

Whose bitch are you, listener (line from the film)? Find out as the Pauls find the one good thing about Jet Li's nu-metal action beast The One! Featuring: the dream of New Labour, the mul’iverse, Stathamerian and the smell of pasties and failure. Check out Paul Salt's reviews on Screen Mayhem HERE ! But mainly, here: https://screenmayhem.com/author/paul-salt/ https://open.spotify.com/show/3rBG7cpLYwIr4ujEZE4R2K https://ogtpod.podbean.com https://facebook.com/ogtpod https://twitter.com/ogtpod We ...

May 04, 20211 hr 7 minEp. 292

Episode 217. Junior (1994)

Initiate protocol and other hard to pronounce words in English – imagine if Arnie had a baby and that's definitely all there is to the movie Junior if you listened to Goodman before he saw Junior again. Good things within! Featuring: Mum from Bean, First Joke of the Movie, science with the man, capitalism: successful experiment, what Danny Devito don’t, Ularuing Arnie, guts day and the miracle of childbirth. Check out Paul Salt's reviews on Screen Mayhem HERE ! But mainly, here: https://screenma...

Apr 27, 20211 hr 10 minEp. 291

Episode 216. 2020

2020: bad year for many. There were some great films, though, and the Pauls go through EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM in their best of year! Featuring: FILMS. ALL OF THE FI Check out Paul Salt's reviews on Screen Mayhem HERE ! But mainly, here: https://screenmayhem.com/author/paul-salt/ https://open.spotify.com/show/3rBG7cpLYwIr4ujEZE4R2K https://ogtpod.podbean.com https://facebook.com/ogtpod https://twitter.com/ogtpod We have a Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ogtpod – sign up for exclusive content f...

Apr 20, 20211 hr 26 minEp. 290

Episode 215. Reefer Madness (1936)

Down the history hole once more go the Pauls, for a film oft-discussed and looked-forward to: 1936 American proper gander movie Reefer Madness! Featuring: counting the humans, Rufus Mudnus, absolute cowboy country, Thanks Hitler, raw shin, Very Stern Man, Stormzy, Hemplife, Awful Ralph, foreverball, the cocaine fields of Shropshire and some manky danky old blowies. Check out Paul Salt's reviews on Screen Mayhem HERE ! But mainly, here: https://screenmayhem.com/author/paul-salt/ https://open.spot...

Apr 13, 202154 minEp. 289

Episode 214. Invasion Planet Earth (2019) feat. Chris Attaway from Left of the Dial

Chris Attaway turns up for bloody once and brings us Simon Cox's Invasion Planet Earth to save us from ourselves. Were we prepared? No. Featuring: end credits song, wikki-wild, British Jeff, Tony Jaajitsu, Not Tring, best joke, Beyond the Breen and Cosmic Jeff. Check out Paul Salt's reviews on Screen Mayhem HERE ! But mainly, here: https://screenmayhem.com/author/paul-salt/ https://open.spotify.com/show/3rBG7cpLYwIr4ujEZE4R2K https://ogtpod.podbean.com https://facebook.com/ogtpod https://twitter...

Apr 07, 20211 hr 15 minEp. 288

Episode 213. The Lawnmower Man (1992)

The chaotic and sexual Chris Bond from Baby Beard comes on to help the bashful Pauls find the good things in not Stephen King's The Lawnmower Man (1992). Depending on which Paul you listen to most, holy crap! Featuring: @deathnote, weird & uncool, slappers only, 90s representation of mental disability, The Tron, horny for logs, nearCage, Jolly Green Gianthead, millions of bees, So Fast So Shirtless and Salty Brosnan. ***** Check out Paul Salt's reviews on Screen Mayhem HERE ! But mainly, her...

Mar 30, 20211 hr 9 minEp. 287

Episode 212. Descendants 2 (2017) feat. You Know What I Like

This week Mark and Sophie from You Know What I Like come on with their brand of wholesome musical energy to make us watch more stuff that Goodman really doesn't like! This time around it's Disney's 'punish the children' saga Descendants 2! Featuring: David Icke, Oh no sexism, Chekhov’s weirddog, a place of paint and wicked bobbin'. ***** The link to preorder Mark's graphic novel coming soon... Check out Paul Salt's reviews on Screen Mayhem HERE ! But mainly, here: https://screenmayhem.com/author...

Mar 23, 20211 hr 7 minEp. 286

Episode 211. American Rickshaw (1989)

Thanks to Matt Antonio @strayt0aster for recommending monument to 80s bliss American Rickshaw starring Olympic gymnast Mitch Gaylord – it's exactly what we needed after many weeks of farty fart movies. You're our new king, Matt. Featuring: Ken Loach's porn pizza bitches. Check out Paul Salt's reviews on Screen Mayhem HERE ! But mainly, here: https://screenmayhem.com/author/paul-salt/ https://open.spotify.com/show/3rBG7cpLYwIr4ujEZE4R2K https://ogtpod.podbean.com https://facebook.com/ogtpod https...

Mar 16, 20211 hr 1 minEp. 285

Episode 210. A Million Ways To Die In Defence of the West

The Pauls remember, about three years ago, suggesting a defence of Seth Macfarlane's thing A Million Ways To Die In the West, saying it'd be "hep" and "funky". Well look at 'em now. ***** Check out Paul Salt's reviews on Screen Mayhem HERE ! But mainly, here: https://screenmayhem.com/author/paul-salt/ https://open.spotify.com/show/3rBG7cpLYwIr4ujEZE4R2K https://ogtpod.podbean.com https://facebook.com/ogtpod https://twitter.com/ogtpod We have a Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ogtpod – sign up fo...

Mar 09, 20211 hr 5 minEp. 284

Episode 209. Jiu Jitsu (2020)

Jiu Jitsu is a NIC CAGE and TONY JAA film. Featuring: seamless read through, JCVD’s leftover baggies, eventually saying Myanmar, the fighting fivemen, Dreamborks, Marc Warren from Northampton and directing horse. ***** NEW NEWS! NEWS NEWS! NEWAAARRGGHHHBRRBLEGLES Goodman is appearing in the new season of Role To Cast (the Baby Bearders' frankly awesome TTRPG podcast) in the Pulp Cthulhu world! Tune in on all good podcatchers to Role To Cast for an Eldritch & Mummydiana Jones-type adventure f...

Mar 02, 202150 minEp. 283

Episode 208. Reality Queen! (2020)

Thought it couldn’t get any worse than Love, Weddings & Other Disasters? The one good thing about Reality Queen! Featuring: Revenant: Fez Fate, Nasty Gran, British Lady, Photoshop Boyz, cuz phone, Big Small Beach, nughunting, the Kardashipastcast and DK’s Michael Fassbender Hangdown. ***** NEW NEWS! NEWS NEWS! NEWAAARRGGHHHBRRBLEGLES Goodman is appearing in the new season of Role To Cast (the Baby Bearders' frankly awesome TTRPG podcast) in the Pulp Cthulhu world! Tune in on all good podcatc...

Feb 23, 20211 hr 1 minEp. 282

Episode 207. Love, Weddings & Other Disasters (2020)

Dennis Dugan spread his wings and flew from the Sandler coop to make Love, Weddings & Other Disasters. It wasn't well reviewed. The Pauls stop battering each other like insane and violent chimps for just long enough to mention some good things into their mics rather than down each other's screaming gullets. The result is this! Featuring: Rob Schneider's stepdaughter and a tour guide. ***** NEW NEWS! NEWS NEWS! NEWAAARRGGHHHBRRBLEGLES Goodman is appearing in the new season of Role To Cast (th...

Feb 16, 202157 minEp. 281

Episode 206. The Terminator Franchise

This week the Pauls take a break from bad movies to talk about two very very good ones and four other movies ranging from okay to balls. That’s right, it’s the one good thing about the Terminator franchise! Featuring: the’m’terminator, Ronald “The Clown” McDonald, Danny Mullet, Channel Five, Steve Sepia, That’s John, the Monkey Terminator Hypothesis and the Muscle Net Lady Trap. NEW NEWS! NEWS NEWS! NEWAAARRGGHHHBRRBLEGLES Goodman is appearing in the new season of Role To Cast (the Baby Bearders...

Feb 09, 20211 hr 35 minEp. 280

Episode 205. The Terror of Tiny Town

Tiny Town This week it’s face first into t’history hole as the Pauls find good things in 1938’s all-dwarf cast The Terror of Tiny Town. Yeah. Barry Bangel, bad filter, Our Boss Jerry Bruckheimer, scary confronting and scary, Romulons and Capulons, Terebis Mayjohn and a hot hot blacksmith that just won’t let up. Jonathan Novick’s Don’t Look Down On Me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mD_PWU6K514 NEW NEWS! NEWS NEWS! NEWAAARRGGHHHBRRBLEGLES Goodman is appearing in the new season of Role To Cast (t...

Feb 02, 202149 minEp. 205

Episode 204. The Wrong Missy

Goodman's friend Nick (will doxx for right price) had to sit through a Happy Madison movie the other week. He said we should too. After saying yes, Goodman completely forgot it was a Happy Madison movie, and one evening finally sat down to watch the thing. And it was a Happy Madison movie. The one good thing about The Wrong Missy! Featuring: Decessity, noted antivaxxer Rob Schneider, real Jill vibes, fair Adam Sandler voice, thinking tits, Valley Girl segment, Smarmie Hammer, Jackie the Handler ...

Jan 26, 20211 hr 5 minEp. 279

Episode 203. Escape From Tomorrow

Thanks to Awesome A.F. patron Lucy May Clipsham for recommending Escape From Tomorrow – a film ostensibly about Disney and filmed on location in Disneyland if anyone cared to notice! Which they almost didn't! Chuck some puns in there about the Pauls queueing for ages and being so sick on the rides/from eating doughnuts/ from social anxiety and you've got yourself a classic episode of Paul on Paul: Film Time. Featuring: big dick energy jr., classic pie jump situation, Sir Arthur Creampie, slappin...

Jan 19, 20211 hrEp. 278
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