The Goods: A Film Podcast
Brian and Dan revisit films both famous and forgotten, then ask the all-important question: Is It Good?
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Episodes
Monday Apr 19, 2021
Monday Apr 19, 2021
Join Dan and Brian as they review the classic Titanic adaptation... and revisit James Cameron's 1997 blockbuster just for the hell of it. Dan complains about the Britishness of A Night to Remember and does a truly horrid Celine Dion impression, while Brian admires the production values of both films. And when it comes time to answer Is It Good, one of the hosts surprises the other.
Music credits:
RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-cleanLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Monday Apr 12, 2021
Monday Apr 12, 2021
With a new monster movie out on streaming, Dan and Brian decide to go back to the roots of Japanese kaiju, aided by a fascinating book Brian got Dan for Christmas. Join as the pair relive the atomic, unstoppable horror of Godzilla. Dan shares some anecdotes about the movie's filming and praises the film's tone and aesthetic, while Brian tries to parse out the science behind the "oxygen destroyer."
Music credits:
RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-cleanLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Monday Apr 05, 2021
Monday Apr 05, 2021
It's April Fools Day, and Dan and Brian have decided to rework their podcast into a YouTube review show for one episode. Join as each brings a personal favorite clip you can find on YouTube. Brian shares the bizarre hourlong monologue about Garfield's "Pipe Strip" in 07/27/1978 from the Lasagna Cat channel.
Meanwhile, Dan shares the cult classic Heavy Metal Parking Lot, a videotaped documentary about metalheads pregaming for a Judas Priest concert, as well as the other entries in the Parking Lot Extended Universe.
Dan and Brian find they have more than they expected to discuss about these oddities, and find some surprising answers when they ask Is It Good?
Music credits:
RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-cleanLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Monday Mar 29, 2021
Monday Mar 29, 2021
It's nearly April Fools Day, so Dan and Brian decided to visit Orson Welles' prankster quasi-documentary about art forgery. Join as they take a quick stroll through the famed filmmaker's life and drunken outtakes. Dan praises the film's elliptical continuity, and Brian commits fakery of his own by narrating some of the movie's best quotes in a half-decent Welles impression.
Music credits:
RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-cleanLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Monday Mar 22, 2021
Monday Mar 22, 2021
The Goods is back with its "Violent Ends" feature -- a comparison of two movies with similar setups but very different conclusions.
This week, Dan and Brian review two movies centered around unconventional teachers at prestigious private schools with secret groups and surprised parents at performances.
Join as Brian confronts his own feelings on nonconformity and wonders how Dewey Finn wasn't arrested. Meanwhile, Dan bemoans "The Middlebrow Slog" and writes a love letter to Joan Cusack.
Music credits:
RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-cleanLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Monday Mar 15, 2021
Monday Mar 15, 2021
Time Loop "Month" cycles for the final time as Dan and Brian review alien-blasting looper Edge of Tomorrow. Join as they debate the film's title, imagine what Slurp time blood tastes like, and wonder why the alien invasion feels just like World War 2. Brian mocks the ineffective mech, while Dan teases out the movies feminist and not-so-feminist themes.
Music credits:
RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-cleanLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Monday Mar 08, 2021
Monday Mar 08, 2021
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 another 25!
Music credits:
RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-cleanLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Sunday Feb 28, 2021
Sunday Feb 28, 2021
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 MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-cleanLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/