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Hey. Pssst. Do you like horror movies? Well How about Australian supernatural horror films directed by Danny and Michael Philippou? That is your specific niche of cinema, you say? Well then, you should hang out for a little over an hour and listen to two American doofuses discuss it. After a teen girl, Mia, volunteers to be possessed by a creepy hand, she starts seeing things. Rather than stopping...

This week, Ken and Ken review Greta Gerwig's live action Barbie movie - aptly named Barbie! Filled with classic Barbie style and witty Gerwig humor, interspersed with existential dread, this film is sure to be a treat for everyone. Starring Barbie (Margot Robbie), Barbie (Issa Rae), Weird Barbie (Kate McKinnon), Barbie (Emma Markey), Barbie (Alexandra Shipp), Ken (Ryan Gosling), Ken (Simu Liu), Ke...

This week were are tackling one of the most anticipated films of the year. Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer" - a film that chronicles the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the so called "Father Of The Atomic Bomb." Stacked with an unbelievable cast, "Oppenheimer" shows Nolan and his cast at the top of their game. With a massive runtime of 3 hours, can this film do justice to arguably one of the, if n...

This week we parachute headfirst into the side of a moving train with Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One! Starring Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Vanessa Kirby, Esai Morales, Pom Klementieff, Mariela Garriga, Henry Czerny, this newest installation pits Ethan Hawke and his crew against a new, unseen enemy. If you like baddies, lengthy action sequenc...

This week we go headfirst into the Spider-Verse with the newest film in the series - Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse! If you like top-notch animation, spider humor, and being left hanging on cliffs at the end of a movie, you will probably enjoy this film. Based on numerous comics in the Marvel Comic universe, and starring Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Brian Tyree Henry, Luna Lauren Vélez, J...

In this week's episode, we discuss the newest Indiana Jones movie - Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny! Starring Harrison Ford, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Antonio Banderas, and Mads Mikkelsen, this is the first entry into the franchise that has not had either Steven Spielberg or George Lucas attached to it. Featuring nazi villains and friends of old, this film has all the pieces that we love about t...

This week we discuss Wes Anderson's newest project - Asteroid City! It stars an ensemble cast including Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Jeffrey Wright, Tilda Swinton, Bryan Cranston, Edward Norton, Adrien Brody, Liev Schreiber, Hope Davis, Stephen Park, Rupert Friend, Maya Hawke, Steve Carell, Matt Dillon, Hong Chau, Willem Dafoe, Margot Robbie, Tony Revolori, Jake Ryan, and Jeff...

The time is finally here. After years and years of delays, rumors, rewrites, controversy, and more; "The Flash" has finally arrived. A film that is essentially both an ending and starting point, for the DCEU & the DCU respectively, the hype ballooned to a cartoonish point. The film sees controversial star Ezra Miller return as Barry Allen, along with DCEU veteran Ben Affleck as Batman, then Sa...

This week, we delve into Tim Burton's Gotham with Batman (1989)! Starring Jack Nicholson, Michael Keaton, Kim Basinger, Robert Wuhl, Pat Hingle, Billy Dee Williams, Michael Gough, and Jack Palance, this film is the first installment in what would become a rather disjointed 4-film Batman series. Featuring a darker Gotham and more serious tone than the Adam West Batman films of the 60s, this film fe...

This week we conclude (for now) our Christopher Nolan miniseries with his most recent film - Tenet! Starring John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki, Dimple Kapadia, Kenneth Branagh, and Michael Caine, Tenet is a science fiction thriller action film that will bend your mind like a pretzel and dip it in butter. Following a man known only as The Protagonist as he plays the game to...

This week we continue our mini-series covering some of Christopher Nolan's films with his 2014 space epic - Interstellar! Starring Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Bill Irwin, Ellen Burstyn, and Michael Caine among others, Nolan takes us on an adventure across space and time. Set in a dystopian future where all the food appears to be corn-based and the last remnants of humanit...

This week we continue our mini-series covering a few of Christopher Nolan's films with his 2006 masterpiece - The Prestige! Starring Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Scarlett Johansson, Rebecca Hall, Andy Serkis, David Bowie, and Piper Perabo, Christopher Nolan takes us on a psychological thriller joyride, based on the 1995 novel of the same name by Christopher Priest. This film follow...

If you'd like to suggest a film or film franchise, or if you'd just like to say hello, you can reach us at biigpodcast@gmail.com, @biigpodcast on Twitter, or @butisitgoodpodcast on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube! But... Is Memento Good? Filled with twists and turns, this film is sure to keep you guessing until its' conclusion. Presented in a non-linear fashion, this film plays with your ability to...

This week we tackle James Gunn's newest (and last) entry in the MCU - Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3! A highly emotional character-based film, this movie picks up where *checks notes* the Guardians of the Galaxy Christmas Special left off. Featuring a star-studded -- almost to the point of feeling bloated -- cast, GOTG3 delivers on all the goofs, gags, and guffaws one comes to expect from a James...

This week we discuss Ari Aster's Midsommar! Starring Florence Pugh, this is a fun, light-hearted tale about realizing your self-worth, dropping the emotional baggage you bear, and wearing fun new accessories. Just kidding HAHA this film is spooky, a folk horror film about a dysfunctional couple who travels to Sweden and accidentally gets caught up in some sort of weird sexy death cult. Along the w...

This week, we discuss Ari Aster's new film - Beau is Afraid! This film stars Joaquin Phoenix as Beau Wassermann, a soft-spoken man overwhelmed by anxiety and fear who takes a surreal journey to get home to his overbearing mother. Along the way, he confronts some of his greatest fears and learns more about the world, for better or worse. This film can at times feel over-the-top, but it is clear tha...

This week, we discuss Mary Harron's American Psycho! Based on the 1991 novel by Bret Easton Ellis and starring Christian Bale accompanied by Willem Dafoe, Jared Leto, Josh Lucas, Samantha Mathis, and Reese Witherspoon among others, American Psycho follows Patrick Bateman (Bale), a New York Investment banker by day who is a serial killer by night. There is an idea of American Psycho. Some kind of a...

Hey guys, welcome back to the But Is It Good Podcast. Be sure to smash that like and subscribe button. This week, Hunter and Zach actually went and saw Air in theaters, and now they are going to review it no cap. On God, this movie was straight bussin from start to finish. You probably don’t know, but we did some research and found out that Michael Jordan was actually a real athlete. This movie wa...

This week we discuss the latest film in the DC Universe - Shazam! Fury of the Gods - directed by David F. Sandberg and starring Zachary Levi, Asher Angel, Grace Caroline Currey, Jack Dylan Grazer, Rachel Zegler, Adam Brody, Ross Butler, Meagan Good, Lucy Liu, Djimon Hounsou, and Helen Mirren. Continuing where the first film left off, this film follows Billy Batson and his family of superheroes (Sh...

This week we discuss the newest entry into the Wickeverse - John Wick: Chapter 4! Starring Keanu Reeves alongside Donnie Yen, Bill Skarsgård, Laurence Fishburne, Hiroyuki Sanada, Shamier Anderson, Lance Reddick, Rina Sawayama, Scott Adkins, and Ian McShane, we follow John Wick as he seeks revenge on the High Table. Originally slated for release in the summer of 2021, this film faced delays due to...

We know what you are thinking. “Hold on Hintnar Calabash and Zouch Oligarchy. How could the legendary assassin John Wick, portrayed by the myth himself Keanu Reeves, possibly escape from a legion of assassins who are attempting to kill him until he is dead and no longer alive?” We are glad you asked, you beautiful, smart human person. And we are here, as we always are, to discuss that very questio...

This week my dogs butthole is bleeding and I haven’t had a chance to create a write up.  Oh, also we are reviewing John Wick: Chapter 2! It is a fun movie, maybe better than the first one, who really knows these things are subjective. But we both seemed to enjoy it and we are going to talk about it now in your earholes. Oh god, she’s pooping blood again.  If you'd like to suggest a film...

The 2023 Oscars are here! In this special bonus episode of "But Is It Good?" we wrap up our thoughts on the 2023 Oscars Best Picture Nominees, and give the BIIG definitive ranking of the films. Also we give our thoughts on who who we think will win, and who we think should win "Best Picture" & "Best Director." If you'd like to suggest a film or film franchise, or if you'd just like to say hell...

This week we begin our John Wick series with the first film - John Wick! Starring Keanu Reeves and co-directed Chad Stahelski and David Leitch, who both also worked with Reeves on the Matrix films, this movie follows a legendary hit man who comes out of retirement to seek revenge for the killing of his puppy - a final gift from his departed wife. He gets pulled back into a world of assassins and u...