Goodtrash Genrecast

Hello friends and foes! We return to our East Goes West Crime Wave Marathon with the irresistible force Jet Li in The One. We're crossing the multiverse in an attempt to attain the power of all the GenreCasts out there! This week though, we talk Jet Li, multiverses, soundtracks from 2001, and much, much more! So join us as we prepare to jump to the next multiverse! TIMESTAMPS 00:30 - Introductions and Synopsis 04:26 - Quick The One Reviews 16:48 - Expanding the Syllabus 34:34 - Analysis 55:01 - Shelf or Trash 56:38 - Wrap Up and Next Week's Film

Our audio is back to normal! And we're also starting a new marathon! But, we're keeping the crime wave going as we start our East Goes West Crime Wave marathon. We're looking at stars of Asian cinema taking center stage in Hollywood. And we kick things off with Chow Yun Fat in The Replacement Killers. Tune in now to join us as we have some fun with this little seen piece from 1998.  TIMESTAMPS 00:30 - Introductions and Synopsis 03:55 - Quick The Replacement Killers Reviews 18:54 - Expanding the Syllabus 33:45 - Analysis 58:30 - Shelf or Trash 59:50 - Wrap Up and Next Week's Film

Editor's Note: Apologies for the audio flaws throughout this episode, if you don't listen, we understand. I know it sounds like Max Headroom guest hosted, but unfortunately it is just us.  Well, we wrap up our 2023 AntiTrash Crime Wave with an indie darling—the Coens' Blood Simple. The movie that brought the brothers to the dance and made them famous takes the final slot this month. We talk Coens, crime, hitmen, and much, much more as we dive into this American classic. Again, sorry for the glitchy sound, but we've got it on the mend for next week.  TIMESTAMPS 01:14 - Introductions and Synopsis 05:26 - Quick Blood Simple Reviews 19:41 - Expanding the Syllabus 35:07 - Analysis 1:02:41 - Shelf or Trash 1:05:59 - Wrap Up and Next Week's Film

Hello friends and foes! We're here with something a little different as we look back at the year in film that was 2022. We haven't done one of these since 2019 due to several obvious reasons. But, we feel like we're ready to get back to it. So, we're counting down our top 10 movies of 2022 while also handing out a few superlatives along the way! What was the best performance? What were our hidden gems? What disappointed us? Find out now in this supersized show!

Editor's Note: Apologies for the audio flaws throughout this episode, if you don't listen, we understand. I know it sounds like Max Headroom guest hosted, but unfortunately it is just us.  Hello friends and foes! We're back with our AntiTrash Crime Wave Marathon. This week, we head to Germany in 1931 to talk about the influential classic from Fritz Lang, M. Peter Lorre is up to know good this week, and he has no chance to get to Casablanca. We're talking justice, good guys and bad guys, passing judgment, and so much more as we take a look at this classic of cinema.  TIMESTAMPS 01:54 - Introductions and Synopsis 09:00 - Quick M Reviews 21:04 - Expanding the Syllabus 35:54 - Analysis 1:07:43 - Shelf or Trash 1:09:33 - Wrap Up and Next Week's Film

Editor's Note: Apologies for the audio flaws throughout this episode, if you don't listen, we understand. I know it sounds like Max Headroom guest hosted, but unfortunately it is just us.  Score your theme songs and come drift away with us this week, dear listener! We're continuing our 2023 AntiTrash Crime Wave marathon with Seijun Suzuki's Tokyo Drifter. The surreal new wave-y movie propels us to Japan with the story of a guy trying to get out but getting dragged back in. We're talking characterization, leit motifs, westerns, pioneering cinema, and much, much more as we move on down the road. Join us now! TIMESTAMPS 00:30 - Introductions and Synopsis 03:53 - Quick Tokyo Drifter Reviews 14:53 - Expanding the Syllabus 30:57 - Analysis 50:22 - Shelf or Trash 53:35 - Wrap Up and Next Week's Film

It's a new year and a new AntiTrash marathon! That's right, our long practiced look at the movies you WILL see in a film studies course is kicking off with a pillar of the French New Wave the romantic crime piece from Jean Luc Godard, Breathless. We're talking media and identity, the New Wave, jump cuts, and much more as we start a brand new AntiTrash Crime Wave Marathon! Tune in now and join our follies! TIMESTAMPS 00:30 - Introductions and Synopsis 04:35 - Quick Breathless Reviews 17:56 - Expanding the Syllabus 29:54 - Analysis 53:14 - Shelf or Trash 53:52 - Wrap Up and Next Week's Film

Well dear friends, we're closing out another year! And that means, it is time for our annual Shelvie Award celebration. As always, this is a look back at our year in GoodTrash—not a best movies from 2022 list. We will be doing that later in January 2023, so be on the lookout.    The Shelvie Awards are dedicated to us reflecting back on the movies we watched for this show, and highlighting the highs and lows. Which movies did we fall in love with for the first time? Which movie ignited new feelings upon a rewatch? And which one was the worst of the worst? We explore all of that before placing our top picks on the Platinum Shelf.    We hope you enjoyed the year, and we look forward to bringing you more trash in 2023!

Hello friends, and welcome back to another Garbage Chute surprise! This week, Arthur is joined by Dalton to discuss a pair of new releases. TimeStamps Women Talking Review: 00:1:27 White Noise Review: 00:21:37  First up, we're talking Sarah Polley's Women Talking, adapted from a novel of the same name. Featuring an ensemble including, Claire Foy, Rooney Mara, Jessie Buckley, and Ben Whishaw, Women Talking takes a look at a group of women in a small religious community as they attempt to reckon with traumatic events that have been taking place. Women Talking opens in limited release on Dec. 23, and goes wide in January.   After that, we take a look at White Noise. The new film from Noah Baumbach for Netflix. Set in the 80s amidst an airborne event, White Noise focuses on a family helmed by Adam Driver and Greta Gerwig. The two try to navigate familial and personal anxieties as the world around them erupts into chaos. White Noise hits Netflix on Dec. 30 with a few limited theatrical showings.    Tune in now to

Strap in friends, this week, we're wrapping up our look back at 2022 with the highest grossing movie of the year (we used to do this pre pandemic), which is none other than the beloved Top Gun: Maverick. Tom Cruise is back with one of the biggest movies of his career, and it has received critical and commercial praise, but what do we think about it? Tune in to find out! We're also talking Tom Cruise as star, auteurism, military propaganda, shadowy villains, and much, much more!  TIMESTAMPS 00:30 - Introductions and Synopsis 04:42 - Quick Top Gun: Maverick Reviews 23:53 - Expanding the Syllabus 37:58 - Analysis 59:26 - Shelf or Trash 1:06:31 - Wrap Up and Next Week's Film

Our 2022 Catch-up Marathon continues with Arthur's blindspot, and one of his most highly anticipated movies of the year, Don't Worry Darling. Olivia Wilde's sophomore effort was poised for awards season glory before a roller coaster press tour derailed it by its release date. But, is there really something there? We drive into Victory Village and try to understand what's going on. This week, we're talking about certain tropes, confused gender empowerment, and much more as we open this up and tinker with the parts. Tune in now and let us know what you think! TIMESTAMPS 00:30 - Introductions and Synopsis 10:44 - Quick Don't Worry Darling Reviews 23:30 - Expanding the Syllabus 34:07 - Analysis 58:15 - Shelf or Trash 1:00:43 - Wrap Up and Next Week's Film

Our 2022 Catch Up continues this week with Dalton's pick. In an effort to find a movie that can outtalk him, Dalton has chosen the international sensation RRR from director S. S. Rajamouli. This 3-hour action epic, available to stream on Netflix as of this posting, has fights, tigers, and dance numbers! We're breaking down the ideas of colonialism, violence, and ethical showcasing of violence as we dive deep into this bombastic experience.  TIMESTAMPS 00:30 - Introductions and Synopsis 05:31 - Quick RRR Reviews 19:51 - Expanding the Syllabus 32:24 - Analysis 56:52 - Shelf or Trash 57:21 - Wrap Up and Next Week's Film

Welcome back to another trip through the Garbage Chute. This week, Arthur and Dustin are here to discuss the newest take on the classic tale of a wood boy, Pinocchio. But this tale is presented by co-director Guillermo del Toro and arrives on Netflix on Dec. 9. And we're here to give you our quick reviews of the new stop motion story that adds some new layers to a tale most closely associated with the House of Mouse. Is it worth checking out? We'll let you know our thoughts in this quick review!

Friends and familiars! We have made it to December, and everything's going to be alright we know. This week, as we put a cap on the year, we thought we'd do a same with the movies. So, we're looking back at 2022 to talk about the movies we missed, and we're starting with Dustin's pick Crimes of the Future. That's right, the old man went Cronenberg. We tackle Cronenberg, auteurism, body modification, Trans readings, and much, much more as we cut into this week's body horror tale. Tune in now! TIMESTAMPS 00:30 - Introductions and Synopsis 05:55 - Quick Crimes of the Future Reviews 22:38 - Expanding the Syllabus 34:25 - Analysis 57:16 - Shelf or Trash 59:39 - Wrap Up and Next Week's Film

Happy Thanksgiving weekend family! We're back to wrap up November with a story about being grateful for family—that's right, it's Christopher Nolan's Interstellar. Does his space epic hold up or keep us at arm's length? Our ghosts are knocking as we get this into the lab for greater analysis. We're talking climate stuff, Nolan, Michael Bay, science fiction, and much, much more as we launch into Interstellar. Join us now! TIMESTAMPS 00:30 - Introductions and Synopsis 03:18 - Quick Interstellar Reviews 22:26 - Expanding the Syllabus 34:58 - Analysis 51:25 - Shelf or Trash 58:13 - Wrap Up and Next Week's Film

Howdy y'all!  This week, on the GenreCast, we're punching that clock on the wall to talk about the Dolly Parton comedy classic 9 to 5. That's right, it's Dolly, Lily, and Jane, and they're not going to take it anymore. We look back on the film's political and feminist messages, talk about the film's structure and narrative ideas, and get in the weeds about what works and doesn't work in this one.  TIMESTAMPS 00:30 - Introductions and Synopsis 04:56 - Quick 9 to 5 Reviews 13:28 - Expanding the Syllabus 21:46 - Analysis 35:13 - Shelf or Trash 36:18 - Wrap Up and Next Week's Film

Hello fiends and familiars, we return this week with an action extravaganza as we take a look back at the early days of Dwayne Johnson's film career to talk about The Rundown. This star vehicle teamed Rocky up with Sean William Scott, Rosario Dawson, and Christopher Walken to great effect. But does it hold up? We break it apart to talk style, archetypes, actor brands, action heroes, and much, much more.  TIMESTAMPS 00:30 - Introductions and Synopsis 05:34 - Quick Rundown Reviews 16:44 - Expanding the Syllabus 29:17 - Analysis 51:14 - Shelf or Trash 52:57 - Wrap Up and Next Week's Film

Friends and Family, we're out of the Book of Shocks, but we've got another tale of a lonely young boy and a bizarre being who enters his home (at least the backyard area). That's right, we're going back to 1999 with Brad Bird's cult classic The Iron Giant. This release from WB at the end of the last century flopped, but gained a cult following on home video and cable. We take a look at Brad Bird's career, effective animation, anti-gun and anti-violence ideas, and much, much more as we take on The Iron Giant. Timestamps 00:30 - Introductions and Synopsis 03:38 - Quick Iron Giant Reviews 16:59 - Expanding the Syllabus 31:00 - Analysis 50:20 - Shelf or Trash 51:40 - Wrap Up and Next Week's Film

Hello and Happy Halloween! We're bringing Shocktober to a close with LGBTQ icon, The Babadook. This top-hatted specter and his pop up book became all the rage in the years following the film's release, but memes aside, how does Jennifer Kent's tale of grief and parenting hold up? We discuss that, parenting, abuse, grief, and much, much more as we dive into this ghostly tale. As we wrap Shocktober, stay through to the end to hear next week's title! Tune in now! TIMESTAMPS 00:30 - Introductions and Synopsis 07:45 - Quick Babadook Reviews 21:14 - Expanding the Syllabus 38:32 - Analysis 1:00:02 - Shelf or Trash 1:01:14 - Wrap Up and Next Week's Film

Hello friends! Sorry for the delay, but things have been a bit hectic over here. However, we did not wake up in post-apocalyptic London like this week's protagonist. That's right, Shocktober 11 continues with Danny Boyle's influential 28 Days Later. One of the two zombie movies that reinvigorated the genre at the turn of the century, 28 Days Later brought us the fast zombie debate. As well as the debate as to whether they're even zombies! We're talking immediacy, zombies, multiple endings, formalism, and much, much more this week. TIMESTAMPS 00:30 - Introductions and Synopsis 06:12 - Quick 28 Days Later Reviews 22:08 - Expanding the Syllabus 35:16 - Analysis 1:02:57 - Shelf or Trash 1:04:42 - Wrap Up and Next Week's Film