The Goods: A Film Podcast

Cabin in the Sky (1943) / The Color Purple (2023) - Everybody loves raiment

Dan and Brian continue Musical Decades Month and also honor Black History Month by looking at two films depicting the Black experience with Black casts: the groundbreaking Faustian musical Cabin in the Sky from 1943 and the bold musical take on The Color Purple from 2023. Join as Dan and Brian discuss the ways they consider representation when watching movies, the charming casts and productions of each film, Louis Armstrong, hair horns, the complicated history of The Color Purple, what kind of stories should be made into musicals, and the self-cannibalizing IP-to-musical pipleine.
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Mary Poppins (1964) / Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) - Talkin' Poppins

Dan and Brian continue their Musical Decades theme month with a look at two Disney live action-animation hybrid films, the beloved Julie Andrews-starring Oscar winner and its less heralded (but adored-by-Brian) follow up.
Join as they discuss Walt Disney's later career and his obsession with Disney Land, the film's multifaceted look at living your life with a "spoonful of sugar," Dick Van Dyke and his cockney accent, Mary Poppins' unexpected protagonist and peculiar structure, the curious choice of setting a whimsical family musical during World War 2, the traits of a '60s and '70s musicals depicted in the pair, and, of course, the battle of Nazis vs. animated suits of armor.
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42nd Street (1933) / An American in Paris (1951) (ft. Hunter Allen) - Beyond the proscenium

Dan and Brian invite film critic and musical cinema lover Hunter Allen from Kinemalogue to join as they kick off a new theme month: Musical Decades Month, where they plan to discuss 100 years of musicals in five weeks. To kick things off with the 1930s and 1950s, they discuss two strands of early musical technique: the Busby Berkley style of geometric chorus numbers pioneered in 42nd Street versus the Fred Astaire style of integrated character tunes brought to its apex in (the Astaire-less) An American in Paris. Join as they discuss the very early history of musicals, the back-loaded structure of each film, pre-Code sexual frankness, Hitler's painting style, problematic relationships, bravura musical production, the Freed Unit, soundstage Paris, and Gene Kelly's directorial career.
Hunter's reviews on Kinemalogue: https://www.kinemalogue.net/
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Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001) (ft. Andrew) - Facilitate the Nooch

To celebrate Brian's birthday, he and Dan invite Brian's brother Andrew to join the podcast and discuss the 2001 animated film Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius. Join as they ponder the ravages of age, the podcast's history of birthday episodes, their most-watched movies, the various influences informing the film, its overabundance of chicken jokes, its unusual format of serving as a TV show pilot, why Brian loves Jimmy's dad, and many unrelated topics in this rather "chopped" episode. Cake and candes, my brother.
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Top 10 Movie Endings

Dan and Brian count down their top 10 movie endings, with the proviso that 5 of them must be movies they've discussed on The Goods and 5 of them must be movies they have not discussed previously.
Join this joyous (spoilery) celebration of our favorite finales in cinema.
Also check out Part 1 of this discussion, a review of The Usual Suspects.
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The Usual Suspects (1995) - Brains on the wall

Dan and Brian discuss The Usual Suspects, that famous purveyor of narrative misdirection. Join as they debate the extent to which the film's famous ending revelations enhance everything leading up to it, the tarnished legacy of some of the talent behind the film, the tug-of-war between heist procedure and noir murkiness, and which Oscars the film deserved.
Check back in soon for Part 2 of this episode, when they countdown their Top 10 Movie Endings.
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The Princess Bride (1987) (ft. Stephanie Bendoraitis) - Nostalgia on fire

Dan and Brian are joined by Stephanie Bendoraitis to discuss the delightful fantasy comedy The Princess Bride. Join as they discuss Rob Reiner's remarkable life and tragic death, William Goldman's distinctive personality, the film's nostalgic pull, the outstanding and immersive production, the bifurcated structure, the perfect casting, the quotable script, and the powerful theme of passing down stories to the next generation. Thanks, Stephanie, for stopping by... as we wished!
You can find Stephanie various places online, including Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephanie_bendoraitis
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The Last Five Years (2014) - Welcome to Dumpsville

Dan and Brian kick off 2026 discussing a little-seen, time-hopping, breakup musical starring Jeremy Jordan and Anna Kendrick. Join as they discuss nonlinear timelines in movies, showtunes, Jordan's talent and connections to The Greatest Showman, the complicated life of being a creative, depicting subjectivity on screen, the many La La Land connections, and a tribute to Adam the Woo.
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