The Goods: A Film Podcast

Trojan War (1997) - Brad Kimble’s big move

Dan and Brian finally sit down to catch up with a film Dan has been itching to talk about since the pod started almost three years ago -- the raunchy '90s teen comedy and box office flop Trojan War starring Will Friedle and Jennifer Love-Hewitt as best friends-to-lovers.
As a bonus, we got the film's star Will Friedle to record some thoughts on the film and send them our way.
Join as Dan and Brian discuss missing high-budget comedy, great bus movies, the nature of a "Dan movie," the many John Hughes connections, and problematic subplots dating edgy comedies from earlier eras.
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RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-cleanLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Chuck E. Cheese in the Galaxy 5000 (1999) ft. Andrew - Huffing the zoom gas

Brian's brother Andrew joins The Goods to discuss the unhinged, weirdly horny Chuck E. Cheese VHS space-racing film from 1999. Join as they celebrate the the film's memorable antagonist and theorize on his motivations, parse out the plot's convoluted tractor-repair logic, rate the hit-and-miss musicals and culture references, and explore some of the broader Chuck E. Cheese media empire.
Then, Dan and Brian celebrate a mini-Spectacular! in honor of the podcast's 125th episode.
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Music credits:
RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-cleanLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Redline (2009), The House of Small Cubes (2008) - Anime sampler (ft. Will) part 2 - Keep that crap off my machine

Brian, Dan, and Dan's brother Will continue their discussion of four anime films from the 2000s and 2010s, this time taking a look at the Oscar-winning short The House of Small Cubes and the hyperkinetic racing story Redline. Join as they ponder flood as a literary symbol, comparisons between House of Small Cubes and Up, Redline's massive cel count, and the merits of Funky Boy.
Then, they give an Is It Good? rating to all four films discussed across both parts.
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RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-cleanLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
 

A Silent Voice (2016), Kick-heart (2013) - Anime sampler (ft. Will) part 1 - Most popular voice

Dan's brother Will returns to The Goods, this time to bring a collection of anime films for discussion. In part one of this conversation, they discuss the kinky wrestling short Kick-heart and the teen drama A Silent Voice. Join as they discuss Starburst personalities, impressionable young adult years, sports hecklers, first name-last name mixups, and the merit of high school reunions.
Part 2, including Is It Good ratings, coming soon!
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RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-cleanLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
 

Singin’ in the Rain (1952) / Babylon (2022) - You ain’t heard nothin’ yet

Violent Ends returns to The Goods -- two movies with similar premises but very different tones and outcomes. This time, Dan and Brian watch the MGM Technicolor classic, Singin' in the Rain, and the Damien Chazelle critical and financial flop from last year, Babylon.
Join as they ponder the movies' twin theses about sound and silent cinema, mourn the tragedy of Lina Lamont, decode the films' historical allusions, parse through Babylon's nihilism and gross-out factor, and wonder if Gene Kelly's Don Lockwood is actually a hero.
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RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-cleanLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Lincoln (2012) - I got you Abe

Spring is a busy time for traumatic American events, so Dan and Brian parse through a few memorable ones, including the death of Abraham Lincoln. Then they talk through the Steven Spielberg-helmed biopic-slash-political drama about the passing of the 13th Amendment. Join as they talk through the contributions of some of Spielberg's late-era collaborators, the wonky horse-trading politics of the Civil War, and personal connections with famous and screen-inhabiting professors.
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Music credits:
RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-cleanLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Hamburger Game (2013) / Vine (2013-16) - The season for tomfoolery

The Goods' annual April Fools episode, in which we review "not-quite-a-film"s, is running slightly late this year, but here we are.
Brian brings a silly YouTube series of Japanese men driving around Los Angeles eating too many hamburgers and butchering English as they make their orders. Meanwhile, Dan brings the defunct social media platform Vine and some of its most iconic six-second micro-films via a compilation entitled "Vines that cure my anxiety."
These April treats are fun trifles. But Are They Good?
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RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-cleanLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Undisputed Series (2002-17) ft. Andrew Milne - The most complete fighter in the world

Andrew Milne from the excellent Two Friends Watch podcast joins The Goods to try and clear up one of Dan and Brian's blind spots: martial arts films. They talk through the curious saga of a forgotten prison drama revived into a series of high-powered, direct-to-video fighting movies anchored by Scott Adkins' memorable Boyka fighter. Join as they talk through the series' ups and downs, the unexpected thematic threads, the goofy exploitation campiness, and elegance of a great fight scene.
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RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-cleanLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/