We made it to our quarter-centennial, almost half a year, listeners! Join Brian and Dan in looking back at their roots in analyzing culture, loving movies, and podcasting. They also look ahead at some possible tweaks in format. In the second half of the Spectacular, Dan and Brian delve into The Goods By The Numbers, a mathematical breakdown of what we watched and discussed. Lastly, join in celebrating the first biannual Good(s)ies, an awards show segment both meta- and movie-focused. Here's to a...
Mar 08, 2021•2 hr 8 min•Ep. 26
In the fourth (and final?) outing of Time Loop Month, Dan and Brian review the 2007 Nickelodeon TV movie The Last Day of Summer, in which Jansen Panettiere relive the titular day over and over. Join as Dan and Brian pay tribute to local festivals and awkward middle school years. Brian sings praises to skater-savant Snake while Dan considers alternate castings for the lead character. (Also the bully's name is Meat.) Music credits: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmm...
Feb 28, 2021•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 25
Time Loop Month reaches its "climax" as Dan and Brian "beat" into Premature, the raunchy teen comedy where orgasms cause the time loop to repeat. Join as they "come" to the conclusion that Craig Roberts is a breakout star, look "hard" at comparisons to previous Goods subject Some Kind of Wonderful, and "finish off" with a theory about brunettes in time loops. We hope you'll listen to this episode "to completion" as our month-long review of Groundhog Day tributes "beats off"... uh, beats on. Musi...
Feb 22, 2021•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 24
Time Loop Month continues on The Goods as Dan and Brian watch the slasher/looper Happy Death Day and its sequel Happy Death Day 2U. Join as they consider whether these movies really fit into the "horror" genre, praise the protagonist Tree (minus her dumb name), and try to parse out the series' alternate dimension and looping rules. Brian derides the big baby mascot, while Dan brainstorms ideas for the third movie. Music credits: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmu...
Feb 15, 2021•1 hr 59 min•Ep. 23
Wake up! In their first episode of Time Loop Month, Dan and Brian honor the origin of the film trope by considering Groundhog Day before visiting the early pandemic hit Palm Springs. Join as they dissect the ups-and-downs of reliving the same day, try to make sense of Palm Springs' ending, and question the moral implications of romance in a time loop. Brian ties it all to a Japanese dating sim, while Dan wonders what would happen if everyone in the world joined the loop. Music credits: RetroFutu...
Feb 08, 2021•1 hr 44 min•Ep. 22
Brian shares with Dan a poorly-titled, personally-resonant Roger Corman deep cut telling a story of death turned to art. Join as Brian shares his connections to the story and Dan recites some updated Beatnik literature. Dan and Brian ponder the film's dark meditations on art and creativity, Leonard's amusing complicity, and parallels of 2010's hipsters in this forgotten classic. Music credits: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-clean L...
Jan 31, 2021•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 21
In our first ever birthday episode, Brian's brother Andrew joins to discuss the documentary of the proto-Chuck E. Cheese animatronic band The Rock-afire Explosion, the band's creator, and its hardcore devotees. Join as they probe Andrew's intense dedication to the band, ponder the pathetic-sweet dichotomy of pursuing childhood fancies, and consider the ramifications of a Mountain Dew-only liquid diet for no pacific reason. And have a happy birthday, birthday, birthday, Brian and Andrew, yeah yea...
Jan 25, 2021•2 hr 5 min•Ep. 20
Nate, a friend of the pod, brings satirical romcom and Best Picture winner The Apartment to The Goods for consideration. Dan, Brian, and Nate cringe at Jack Lemmon's snotty cold in the age of COVID, admire Shirley MacLaine's modern sensibility, and debate the storytelling merits of the film's dark turning point. Dan gushes over "Auld Lang Syne," Nate wishes for more black-and-white movies, and Brian praises Fred MacMurray's mensch-slimeball duality. Music credits: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacL...
Jan 18, 2021•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 19
Dan and Brian explore the seedy side of cinema with a look at the styles of film noir and hardboiled detective stories. Join as they attempt to parse the twisty plot of noir gem D.O.A., in which a man tries to solve his own murder. Dan dissects some of the weird gender roles depicted and pitches a new ending for the film, while Brian ponders how magical pirates could have fit in. Music credits: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-clean ...
Jan 11, 2021•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 18
Dan and Brian watched four different musical adaptations of Dickens' A Christmas Carol and are ready to dive in deep. In addition to the Albert Finney-starring Scrooge, they break down Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol, The Muppet Christmas Carol, and the one with Frasier from 2004. Join for their fantasy draft of the best songs, reviews of the highs and lows of each iteration, Dan's dream casting of an imaginary 2021 musical adaptation, and tributes to Scrooge's humanist, anti-capitalist spirit. Musi...
Jan 04, 2021•2 hr 7 min•Ep. 17
718 minutes. That's the length of the High School Musical saga to date: three movies, a spinoff movie, and the first season of a Disney+ series. Together, Dan and Brian climb Mount Efronest as they break down the strengths and weaknesses of each of the movies before digging into the soapy, uplifting, and "woke AF" (to quote Brian) High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. What's Ryan's deal? What is Dan's single favorite fact about High School Musical, "one of the funniest pop culture things...
Dec 28, 2020•2 hr 35 min•Ep. 16
Join Dan and Brian as they revisit a forgotten time-travel romcom from a simpler time. Brian, an avowed Hugh Jackman fanboy, praises his charm and silky accent, while Dan ponders if Meg Ryan was the right casting for his counterpoint. They pick apart the film's time loops and elevator paradoxes as Dan pitches a Kate & Leopold cinematic universe and Brian shares his movie rating framework. Music credits: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retro...
Dec 21, 2020•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 15
Dan and Brian take a deep dive into the sci fi film 12 Monkeys and the pros/cons/paradoxes of various types of time travel. Join as they celebrate the film's dedication to interlocking timelines, its striking post-apocalyptic visuals, and Brad Pitt's bug-eyed insanity. Meanwhile, Dan makes the case for 12 Monkeys as the ultimate movie about 2020 and Brian tries to argue it's a Christmas movie. Music credits: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retr...
Dec 15, 2020•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 14
Does Brian love Pee-wee's Playhouse because he's weird? Or is he weird because he loves Pee-wee's Playhouse? Celebrate the season with Brian and Dan as they break down one of Brian's childhood favorite Christmas specials in all its hyperactive glory. Brian greets us with a holiday tune while Dan re-casts the guest celebrities for 2020 in The Goods' merriest episode yet. Music credits: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-clean License: h...
Dec 08, 2020•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 13
Dan has a weird obsession with a specific kind of romantic comedy in which best friends fall in love. Hear him analyze this specific set of tropes, and then dissect John Hughes' example of the format, as Brian discovers Back to the Future parallels and embraces the almighty butt chin. Dan admires Watts and her ambiguous sexuality, while Brian stands up for Lea Thompson. Music credits: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-clean License: h...
Nov 30, 2020•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 12
Join Dan and Brian as they view the seminal '70s satire Network for the first time, admire its almost Shakespearean devotion to monologues, praise its award-winning cast, bask in Faye Dunaway, and ponder just how much it predicted the 21st century media landscape. Dan narrates his own Howard Beale rant for 2020 while Brian notes the film's many connections to his favorite movie, UHF. Music credits: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-cl...
Nov 24, 2020•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 11
Dan had high hopes when he saw Step Brothers in 2008, but found it underwhelming. Join revisiting and Brian watching for the first time, as they parse whether this very funny movie is also a very good movie. Dan gives a shout out to the joke most directly catered to him in cinema history, Brian wonders how we're supposed to feel about Brennan and Dale's mental health, and both agree on the film's funniest moment (hint: Brennan would have died in real life). Music credits: RetroFuture Clean by Ke...
Nov 16, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 10
Brian gives Dan a primer on zombie movies both bleak and boisterous as they discuss Return of the Living Dead and its seminal predecessor, Night of the Living Dead. They celebrate Return's escalating comic chaos and Night's ability to horrify elementary schoolers. Dan brainstorms a few bits of zombie action he'd like to see in Return's universe as Brian considers where these movies place in his all-time ranking. Music credits: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusi...
Nov 09, 2020•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 9
Holiday specials bring out cherished memories in this week's episode of The Goods. Join Brian and Dan as they unpack Linus's undying devotion to The Great Pumpkin, praise the Guaraldi score, and debate whether Peanuts specials live up to their cachet. Dan spends a few minutes reflecting on his grandfather and the annual Pumpkin Hunt from his childhood, while Brian considers the romantic element of pumpkin carving. Music credits: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmu...
Nov 02, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 8
Dan and Brian welcome Teddy and Matt from Buzzed on Movies to discuss the insane, magical House. Join all four as they admire the visual experimentation and childlike fancy of Nobuhiko Obayashi, deconstruct A-bomb parallels, and hold an impromptu "fantasy draft" of the film's wildest moments. Brian and Dan both struggle to rate the movie, but -- spoiler! -- somebody gives it The Goods' first ever "Tour De Good" 8 out of 8 score. Music credits: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://inc...
Oct 26, 2020•1 hr 53 min•Ep. 7
It's mid-fall, which means it's time for Brian's annual viewing of the instant classic animated miniseries Over the Garden Wall, with Dan joining for the first time. Join as they ponder sibling relationships, admire old-timey aesthetic, and revel in Jason Funderburker's frog voice. Music credits: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-clean License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Oct 20, 2020•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 6
With the presidential election looming, Dan and Brian long for simpler political times and revisit the Aaron Sorkin-penned The American President. Join as they compare the film to The West Wing and wonder what it might've looked like if it had taken place in 2020. Music credits: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-clean License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Oct 12, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 5
In our first entry in a hopefully-recurring, compare-and-contrast feature called “Violent Ends,” Brian and Dan break down two films about secretly squatting in billionaire’s mansions. Human shish-kabobing in one film, Christmas carols in the other. Music credits: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-clean License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Oct 05, 2020•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 4
Brian and Dan take a close look at Richard Linklater’s start-of-college party flick, Everybody Wants Some!! Join them as they ponder Linklater’s hang-out vibe, soak in the 80’s details, and admire Blake Jenner’s nipples. Music credits: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-clean License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Sep 28, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 3
Join Brian and Dan for the second episode of their new film podcast, The Goods, in which they review the 2016 film The Founder. Listen as they admire the delightful origin story montage and as Dan plays script doctor to make the film more anti-capitalist. Ephemera: Here is the song about Ray Kroc by Dire Straits legend Mark Knopfler which includes the line “stick a hose in their mouth” Music credits: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-...
Sep 21, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 2
Welcome to Brian and Dan’s new film podcast, The Goods! For our first episode, we break down and review the horror classic, Suspiria from 1977, directed by Dario Argento. Check back next week for Episode 2. Podcast feeds for your favorite audio players coming soon. Music credits: RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-clean License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Sep 14, 2020•58 min•Ep. 1
