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 Mar 07, 2022
Monday Mar 07, 2022
Young Adult Month wraps with a incandescent glow as Dan and Brian review the apocalyptic adaptation City of Ember. Join as they discuss some young adult works they missed this month, some important fads of YA lit, the highs and lows of the movie's cast, the amazing production values, and the proper pronunciation of various names. We hope you've enjoyed going YAM on The Goods!
Music credits:
RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-cleanLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Monday Feb 28, 2022
Monday Feb 28, 2022
In that moment, I swear Young Adult Month was infinite. Join as Dan and Brian continue their exploration of adaptations of books aimed at teens. They discuss some of the YA books and movies that have had the biggest impact on them, then dive deep into the 2012 film based off of the 1999 coming-of-age book, The Perks of Being a Wallflower. They discuss Emma Watson's accent, the beautification of the loser hero, Mae Whitman's charm, implausible holes is music knowledge, and what exactly it means to be "infinite."
Music credits:
RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-cleanLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Monday Feb 21, 2022
Monday Feb 21, 2022
"Young Adult Month" continues on The Goods as Dan and Brian investigate the roots and influential novels of YA lit, starting with the pioneering 1967 SE Hinton novel and its Francis Ford Coppola-helmed adaptation. Dan compares the theatrical cut with the book-faithful Complete Novel Edition released in 2005. Meanwhile, Brian breaks down some of the more implausible plot twists and considers the intimate energy between Johnny and Ponyboy.
Music credits:
RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-cleanLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Monday Feb 14, 2022
Monday Feb 14, 2022
It's "Young Adult Month" on The Goods, and we have a double whammy this week: an adaptation of a YA novel about writing a YA novel. Join as Brian shares his award-winning history as a writer and Dan discusses his abandoned novel drafts. The week's movie, meanwhile, is a cheesy Disney Channel Original Movie about an accidental author with a very bizarre Tyler Durden-esque twist. Dan revels in the possibility of an "Iguana Cut," while Brian points out some of the movie's stupider plot points.
Go YAM with The Goods in the second week of Young Adult Month!
Music credits:
RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-cleanLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Monday Feb 07, 2022
Monday Feb 07, 2022
Welcome to the first week of Young Adult Month on The Goods, in which Dan and Brian review adaptations of young adult books both iconic and minor.
First up is the book and movie that provided a gateway to coming-of-age stories for Dan, It's Kind of a Funny Story. Join as Dan shares his connection to the mental health-themed story, his reflections on passed away author Ned Vizzini, and the film's fluctuating tone.
Meanwhile, Brian shares his own relevant experience, the time he worked in a mental hospital, and how well the movie reflected that reality.
Join all month as we go YAM (Young Adult Month) on The Goods: A Film Podcast.
Music credits:
RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-cleanLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Monday Jan 31, 2022
Monday Jan 31, 2022
Dan's brother Will phones in from Japan to discuss Wong Kar-wai's acclaimed romantic drama. Join as they and Brian have a freewheeling conversation including the virtues of smoking, attending a magnet school, peanut advertising slogans, and Eastern cinematic language.
Find Will's first novel The Soul of the Wind at https://www.wwstalcup.com/
Music credits:
RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-cleanLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Monday Jan 24, 2022
Monday Jan 24, 2022
Brian's jumbo-sized birthday review of the Spy Kids trilogy continues as he, Dan, and his brother Andrew investigate Spy Kids 3 and the extended Spy Kids universe. Join as they consider Robert Rodriguez's love of old-school cinematic spectacle, the dark mirror of The Toymaker, the goofy ugliness of The Adventures of Sharkboy, and unexpectedly poignancy of the series' soft reboot in 2011. Finally, the group answers the question "Is It Good?" for every entry in the Spy Kids universe.
Music credits:
RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-cleanLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Monday Jan 17, 2022
Monday Jan 17, 2022
It's Brian's birthday, so his brother Andrew phones in for a mega-episode discussing the Spy Kids trilogy.
In part 1, they discuss the series formative role in sibling bonding and break down Spy Kids and Spy Kids 2. Join as they ponder the viability of relying upon creative weirdos to create doomsday devices, Robert Rodriguez's Ray Harryhausen influences, the groundbreaking digital video filmmaking, and the transmooker device.
Music credits:
RetroFuture Clean by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4277-retrofuture-cleanLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/