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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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GBW #230: Anime-niacs (Speed Racer / Dragonball Evolution / Pokemon Detective Pikachu)

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 live-action adaptations of kids' anime series with 2008's kalidoscopic " Speed Racer ", 2009's infamous " Dragonball Evolution ," and 2019's charming " Pokemon Detective Pikachu ." You can find this and future ...

Apr 24, 20263 hr 8 min

GBW #229: Take Me Out (The Sandlot / Rookie of the Year / Angels in the Outfield)

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 family baseball films from the early '90s with " The Sandlot ," " Rookie of the Year, " and " Angels in the Outfield ." You can find this and future episodes - as well as subscribe to our show - on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Apr 17, 20262 hr 50 min

GBW #228: "You Wanna Go to Hell, Pig?" (Let Us Prey / Baskin / The Void)

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 horror films about cops against Hellish occurrences with 2015's " Let Us Prey, " 2016's " Baskin ," and 2017's " The Void ". You can find this and future episodes - as well as subscribe to our show - on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Apr 10, 20263 hr 8 min

GBW #227: Easter Enough (Night of the Lepus / Critters 2: The Main Course / Peter Rottentail)

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 horror films that either contain Easter iconography or are set on Easter with the 1972 drive-in classic " Night of the Lepus ," the 1988 creature sequel " Critters 2: The Main Course ," and conclude with a hall...

Apr 03, 20262 hr 43 min

GBW #226: Lost in Translation (Beyond the Door / Herencia Diabolica / Mahakaal)

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 International knock-offs of American horror classics with 1974's " Beyond the Door " from Italy (combo of " The Exorcist " and " Rosemary's Baby "), 1993's " Herencia Diabolica " from Mexico (" Child's Play "),...

Mar 27, 20262 hr 24 min

GBW #225: You've Got a Friend in Me (Pin / May / Daniel Isn't Real)

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 psychological horror films about imaginary friends with 1988's " PIN ," 2002's " May ," and 2019's " Daniel Isn't Real. " You can find this and future episodes - as well as subscribe to our show - on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Mar 20, 20263 hr 16 min

GBW #224: ‘Tis a Silly Place (Excalibur / King Arthur [2004] / King Arthur: Legend of the Sword)

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 different adaptations of the Arthurian legend with John Boorman’s 1981 “ Excalibur ,” Antoine Fuqua’s 2004 grounded “ King Arthur ,” and Guy Ritchie’s 2017 cinematic universe false-starter “ King Arthur: Legend of the S...

Mar 13, 20263 hr

GBW #223: Run With the Pack (The Howling / Dog Soldiers / Lycan Colony)

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 werewolf films to honor to recent blood moon with Joe Dante' s 1981 VFX spectacular " The Howling, " Neil Marshall 's fun and scrappy 2002 indie " Dog Soldiers ," and the baffling 2006 shot-on-mini-DV oddity, "...

Mar 06, 20263 hr 24 min

GBW #222: Secret Societies (Society / The Conspiracy [2012] / Infinity Pool)

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 horror films about rich elites and secret societies with Brian Yuzna 's wild 1989 debut " Society ," the 2012 found footage film " The Conspiracy ," and Brandon Cronenberg 's 2023 head-trip " Infinity Pool ." Y...

Feb 27, 20263 hr 29 min

GBW #221: Judge, Jury & Executioner (An Eye for An Eye [1981] / Cobra / Out for Justice)

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 one-man-army actioners - two of which fall into the "problematic favorite" category - with the 1981 Chuck Norris vehicle " An Eye for An Eye, " the 1986 gutter epic " Cobra " written by and starring Sylvester S...

Feb 20, 20263 hr 42 min

GBW #220: Molten Metropolis (Dante's Peak / Volcano / Disaster Zone: Volcano in New York)

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 in which volcanos erupt and attack a city with 1997's " Dante's Peak ," 1997's " Volcano ," and 2006's " Disaster Zone: Volcano in New York. " You can find this and future episodes - as well as subscribe ...

Feb 13, 20263 hr 33 min

GBW #219: This is America (Burn After Reading / God Bless America / Sorry to Bother You)

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 that satirize different facets of contemporary American culture with the Coen Brothers ' 2008 Central Intelligence satire " Burn After Reading ," Bobcat Goldwaith 's look at post-9/11 culture rot with 201...

Feb 06, 20262 hr 35 min

GBW #218: Shaw Scares Vol. 1 (Haunted Tales / Hell Has No Boundary / Sex Beyond the Grave)

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 recently-released Shaw Scares Vol. 1 box set from V inegar Syndrome with 1980's anthology " Haunted Tales ," 1982's " Hell Has No Boundary, " and 1984's " Sex Beyond the Grave ." You can find this and future epis...

Jan 30, 20262 hr 18 min

GBW #217: Top 10 Films of 2025

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 run down their Top 10 Films of 2025. It was a rough year for society, but a good year for movies. Give it a listen, and check out Ryan's Video Countdown for more great 2025 films. You can find this and future episodes - as wel...

Jan 23, 20262 hr 59 min

GBW #216: The Long Haul (Duel / Roadgames / Joy Ride)

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 thrillers about dangerous long-haul truckers with Steven Spielberg 's 1971 debut film " Duel ," the great 1981 Ozploitation film " Roadgames ," and the Millennial-beloved " Joy Ride " from 2001. You can find th...

Jan 16, 20263 hr 26 min

GBW #215: DID I Do That? (Raising Cain / 6 Souls / Split)

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 thrillers that deal with split personality, or DID with Brian De Palma 's 1992 " Raising Cain ," the shot-in-2010-but-sat-on-the-shelf-until-2014 " 6 Souls ," and M. Night Shyamalan 's massive 2017 hit, " Split...

Jan 09, 20263 hr 11 min

GBW #214: Cream of the Crap (Plan 9 From Outer Space / Troll 2 / The Room)

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 leave 2025 in the dumpster where it belongs, Ryan, Chris, and Jordan jump into 2026 with a discussion about three of the most notorious "Citizen Kane of Bad Movies" with " Plan 9 From Outer Space " (1957), " Troll 2 " (1990), and " The Room " (200...

Jan 02, 20263 hr 26 min

GBW #213: Hallmark of Quality (Holiday in Handcuffs / The Spirit of Christmas / Hot Chocolate Holiday)

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 broadcast television holiday films with 2007's " Holiday in Handcuffs ," 2015's " The Spirit of Christmas ," and 2021's " Hot Chocolate Holiday ." You can find this and future episodes - as well as subscribe to...

Dec 24, 20252 hr 27 min

GBW #212: Holiday Heists (The Silent Partner / The Ref / Reindeer Games)

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 holiday films that deal with a heist at the center with 1978's " The Silent Partner ," 1994's " The Ref ," and 2000's infamous " Reindeer Games ." You can find this and future episodes - as well as subscribe to...

Dec 19, 20253 hr

GBW #211: Happy Haggerty's 2: Back Inaction (Night Wars / Chance / Deadly Diamonds)

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 get into the holiday spirit with our annual Happy Haggerty's episode; three films starring the great Dan Haggerty . The three Haggerty films of this year are all of the action variety with 1988's " Night Wars " (from " Deadly ...

Dec 12, 20252 hr 48 min

GBW #210: Bump in the Night (Darkness Falls / 30 Days of Night / Lights Out)

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 horror films that are shrouded in complete darkness, as we currently deal with the recent shift to Daylight Savings with the infamous 2003 film " Darkness Falls ," the 2007 graphic novel adaptation " 30 Days of N...

Nov 27, 20253 hr 15 min

GBW #209: Maximum Effort (Crank / Shoot 'Em Up / Wanted)

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 mid-aughts extreme action vehicles with 2006's " Crank ," 2007's " Shoot 'Em Up ," and 2008's massive hit, " Wanted ." You can find this and future episodes - as well as subscribe to our show - on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Nov 21, 20253 hr 20 min

GBW #208: No Such Thing As Bad Press (The King of Comedy / To Die For / Ingrid Goes West)

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 three films across three different decades (and mediums) about the emptiness in the pursuit of fame with the 1982 Martin Scorsese masterpiece " The King of Comedy ," Gus Van Sant 's diabolical 1995 satire " To Die For ...

Nov 14, 20253 hr 33 min

GBW #207: Run.exe All Night (Sneakers / Johnny Mnemonic / Swordfish)

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 techno-heist thrillers with 1992's " Sneakers ," 1995's " Johnny Mnemonic ," and 2001's " Swordfish ." You can find this and future episodes - as well as subscribe to our show - on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Nov 06, 20253 hr 6 min

GBW #206: This is Halloween (Hollow Gate / HauntedWeen / Murder Party)

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! Happy Halloween from us at The Good, The Bad, and The What! This week, we discuss three low-budget films set on Halloween and involve trapping people in a single location with 1988's " Hollow Gate ," 1991's " HauntedWeen ," and " Murder Party ," the 2007 direct...

Oct 31, 20253 hr 23 min

GBW #205: Be Very AfrAId (The Demon Seed / Hardware / Mindwarp)

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, our month of frights continues with three films from the '90s or earlier that dive into AI, a current hot-button topic, with 1977's " The Demon Seed ," 1990's " Hardware ," and 1992's " Mindwarp ." You can find this and future episodes - as well as s...

Oct 24, 20252 hr 53 min

GBW #204: Feline Frights (Uninvited [1987] / Sleepwalkers / The Cat)

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, our month of frights haunts on with three films about *checks notes* ... mutant cats. Yes, we discuss three bonkers films about frightening felines with " Uninvited " (1987), " Sleepwalkers " (1992), and " The Cat " (1992). You can find this and futu...

Oct 17, 20253 hr 7 min

GBW #203: Peekaboo (The Frighteners / It Follows / Talk to Me [2023])

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, our month of frights continue with three films where our protagonists are the only ones who can see an imminent threat! We discuss Peter Jackson 's 1996 funhouse ride " The Frighteners ," David Robert Mitchell 's modern 2015 classic " It Follows ," a...

Oct 10, 20252 hr 56 min

GBW #202: Gator I Hardly Knew Her! (Alligator / Lake Placid / Crawl)

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, Jordan, Chris, and Ryan dive into three alligator (or crocodile) animal attack films with 1980's " Alligator ," 1999's " Lake Placid ," and 2019's " Crawl ." You can find this and future episodes - as well as subscribe to o...

Oct 03, 20252 hr 38 min

GBW #201: August / September Catch-Up

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, it's just Ryan and Jordan this week, as the two of them discuss a smattering of new releases, including "The Long Walk," "The Baltimorons," "The Conjuring: Last Rites," and more! You can find this and future episodes - as well as subscribe to our sho...

Sep 19, 20251 hr 54 min
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