The Goods: A Film Podcast

Lord of the Rings (2001-03), Part 2 (ft. Will) - Eragon and Gandorf

Dan, Brian, and Will continue their discussion of Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings films, culminating with a tense Is It Good? rating session and Star Wars vs. LotR throwdown. Join as they discuss the nature of male bonding and positive masculinity in Lord of the Rings, their favorite casting, the epic finale, and some of the wackier bits of lore. Stay to the end for sendoff more fulfilling than second breakfast.
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Lord of the Rings (2001-03), Part 1 (ft. Will) - Who the hell is Gondor?

One podcast episode to rule them all. Dan's brother Will joins Brian to hunker down and dig deep into Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy. In this part 1, they give some background context on the info, then dive into Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers.
Dan, outed as a Tolkien skeptic in the podcast's previous episode of adaptations of the author's work (look up Animated Tolkien in our episode history), does his best to parse through the story and make sense of Tolkien's dense worldbuilding and bizarre naming conventions. Will offers the perspective an invested fan. Brian finds some middle ground.
Join soon Part 2, which includes a discussion of The Return of the King and a review of some of the overarching elements of the trilogy.
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Space Jams (1996/2021) - Come on and slam

We got a real jam goin' down at The Goods: A Film Podcast. Dan and Brian review the '90s cartoon and its legacy COVID-dumped sequel starring two of the greatest NBA players. Join as they discuss the phenomenon of Space Jam nostalgia, the semi-viral Space Jam mashup fad, Michael Jordan's competitive mindset, the earliest movies we were aware of from advertising and peer discourse, and the self-critiquing undercurrents of the 2021 film.
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The Man Who Would Be King (1975) / The Road to El Dorado (2000) - It's tough to be a god

Brian dusts off the old "Violent Ends" episode format, comparing two films with similar premises but different tenors of outcome -- one happy, one bloody. Here, they consider the 1975 John Huston epic about Sean Connery and Michael Caine infiltrating a native tribe and the 2000 DreamWorks musical comedy. Join as they discuss the depiction of imperialism and Indigenous cultures in movies like these, the adult innuendos in Road to El Dorado, and stiff upper lip English self-sacrifice.
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Rudy (1993) - Having dreams is what makes life tolerable

Happy birthday, Dan! In honor of his 37th, Dan and Brian go deep on Dan's first favorite movie, a film he holds reverent for many reasons. Join as they discuss Notre Dame's important place in Dan's life despite going to college elsewhere, movies that make them each cry, movie trailer music, "anti-American Movie" energy, and where Rudy falls in Dan's all-time pantheon.
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Doctor Dolittle (1967/1998/2020) - Do less

Dan and Brian discuss review notorious Best Picture nominee Doctor Dolittle from 1967, one of Brian's nostalgic favorites. And, for good measure, they discuss just about every other Dr. Dolittle adaptation in cinema join. Join as they ponder what makes the Dr. Dolittle story something that Hollywood comes back to over and over, the coverage of the catastrophic 1960s production in the book Pictures at a Revolution, the case for vegetarianism, the endless 2000s Dr. Dolittle sequels, and the much-maligned Robert Downey Jr. post-MCU film. The less you do, the more you do.
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Woman in the Moon (1929) / Ad Astra (2019) ft. Andrew Milne - Long and gray

Friend, fellow critic, and science fiction author Andrew Milne returns to The Goods to discuss two movies about travel to the moon -- the Fritz Lang silent film Woman in the Moon and the James Gray epic Ad Astra. Join as they discuss the romantic pull of space travel, German Expressionism as a mirror of Weimar Republic societal values, Fritz Lang's serial-related pacing issues, the tussle between the exotic and the familiar in depicting novel concepts, James Gray's strange career and reputation, and the weird moodiness and drone of Brad Pitt's narration.
Check out Andrew's science fiction: https://anmilne.com/
Read Andrew's Gangs of London reviews: https://thegoodsreviews.com/review-index/guest-review-series/gareth-evans-retrospective/gangs-of-london-2020/
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Project X (2012) - Dorito dust dog

Dan and Brian watch and discuss the 2012 found footage comedy Project X. Join as they review the found footage fad of the 2000s and 2010s, consider the role of smart phones in documenting and sharing teen memories, discuss their own experiences with epic parties, relive a few of the film's funniest moments, admire its ever-escalating scope, and ponder how the aftermath of a party like this.
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