The Goods: A Film Podcast

Modern-Day Scrooges - 4 Christm4s C4rol, Part 4

Dan and Brian celebrate their 150th episode with their annual tradition of discussing four different Christmas Carol adaptations. This year the theme is modern-set adaptations: Spirited from 2022, Scrooged from 1988, It's Christmas, Carol from 2012, and Carol for Another Christmas from 1964.
Join as they discuss the delights and challenges of a postmodern Dickens adaptation, the "cool but cruel" late-80s mindset, the joys and quirks of Hallmark's prodigious holiday output, and Rod Serling's thoughtful but didactic, UN-sponsored approach to the material.
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Parenthood (1989) - Thanks, Dad

Dan opens the episode recounting his most difficult memory of 2023 and the long shadow it's cast over his life since.
Then, Brian and Dan talk through the Ron Howard slice-of-life dramedy Parenthood. Join as they talk through its stacked cast, the multifaceted portrait of families, the elegant blending of tones, and the goofy wonder of childhood Joaquin Leaf Phoenix.
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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (1990) ft. Gargus - The play’s the thing

Old pal Gargus returns to the pod to discuss Shakespeare's great drama Hamlet and its metatextual spinoff, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. Join as they talk through the highs (and lows) of that something rotten in the state of Denmark, Brian's pointed Shakespeare opinions, and the play's perplexing title character. Then, they talk through the hilarious and thought-provoking pastiche of Hamlet's unceremoniously discarded side characters. Gargus shares their connection to the film as Dan and Brian try to make heads or tails (heads!) of the story.
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The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) - Bone daddy

Dan and Brian discuss late-autumn, inter-holiday melancholy and the cinematic encapsulation of that feeling, The Nightmare Before Christmas, which turns 30 this year. Join as they dive deep on the film's genesis, immersive spooky flavor, Hot Topic revival, confusingly-structured thematic backbone, and inconsistent worldbuilding. They also discuss the broader creepy-stop-motion universe and brainstorm rapper names.
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Trick ’r Treat (2007) - Halloween OSHA

Dan and Brian recount their Halloweens and discuss a horror film new to both of them but perfect for the transition between October and November: the 2007 Trick 'r Treat. Join as they discuss memorably mini-goblin Sam, suburban autumn touchstones, campfire story aesthetics, and contorted structure of the Trick 'r Treat anthology.
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Nightmare (1991) / Pops Ghostly (1987) - VHS game night with The Goods

Happy Halloween and Nasty November to you all from Dan and Brian on The Goods!
As a special episode, hang out with us for a game night! First, we discuss the Action Max VHS video game system, including the spooky Rescue of Pops Ghostly tape. Then, we play through a round of the 1991 VHS board game Nightmare starring The Gatekeeper.
And remember, if you don't answer The Gatekeeper's call... you are banished!
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The Haunting (1963) - Floorboards and walls and things of that ilk

SpooOooOoky season continues on The Goods with a look at a classic haunted house story. Join as Brian and Dan try to make sense of the "not to be confused with"-heavy Haunt-verse, recap their understanding of Gothic horror (and talk through some Dracula thoughts), celebrate Owen Wilson's "wow"-factor, and discuss the 1999 Haunt-verse remakes.
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The Halloween Tree (1993) - Did Pip write this?

Join as Dan and Brian look back on the roots of Halloween courtesy of the Ray Bradbury-penned animated special from 1993. Join as they discuss the early Cartoon Network production values, the transformation of Halloween costumes to a commercialized industry, Bradbury's humanist ambitions, and Brian's ships.
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