GBW Podcast

Seeing as it's Summer (and with Summer comes long vacations) we had a giant gap between us recording episodes giving us lots of time to watch movies - and watch them we did. This time we're talking about 19(!!) films including a return of waterbeds, a sci-fi series that Josh thinks was unfairly treated, legendary director William Friedkin's new documentary The Devil & Father Amo...

Where have all the macho dudes gone? There was a time in film when the toughest of the tough could walk onto the screen, ooze cool, and take control of a room. Effortless. Cool. Bad ass. For this episode we've decided to talk all about our favourite tough guys. Actors who just ooze testosterone and make all other guys look like little girls. As usual we start with what we've been watchin...

Is it possible that there's another decade of horror films that is more maligned than the 1990's? Probably not. That's why for this episode of GBW we've decided to look back at the "Neutered Nineties" and have each come up with a list of five films from the decade we think you should definitely check out. It runs the gamut from demons, zombies, gory comedy, slicing an...

We're sticking to the wading pool for this one! For this GBW we've decided to each list five aquatic horror films that we think you should check out. Obviously, we know Jaws is the ultimate but, seeing as we did an episode on the series, that won't be here. Yes, some of these are also not exactly classics but what you'll get are sharks, tentacles, and even some toothy little ba...

Ready to pop 'n' lock? Want to yell 10-4 into the mic? Love some disco? Then you're going to dig this! For the latest GBW we've decided to each list five our of favourite fad movies. Films that cashed in on pop culture's whims before they completely lost interest in the topic. We start off by talking about what we've been watching including a regional horror film we b...

After proclaiming Jennifer Jason Leigh as being "NEVER BAD" on our underrated 90's episode we've now decided to dedicate an entire episode to one of our generation's finest, and somewhat underrated, actors. From her start in a slasher movie, the iconic role in Fast Times at Ridgemont High, and her stealing the show in The Hateful Eight; JJL always delivers the goods! As al...

Ever seen a movie and either loved it or hated it only to come back to it a little bit later and have your opinion make a complete 360? It's happened to all of us and for this episode of GBW we've decided to each pick five films which we changed our minds on after watching it a second time. Or a REVISIT REVISION as it were. As always start by talking about what we've been watching a...

What happens when a star from the XXX world decides to try to cross over into the mainstream? What motivates them, how successful will they be doing so, and just how many bad b-movies can they star in? We've decided to talk about when "porn goes legit" and our memories of first seeing names like Ginger Lynn, Traci Lords, and Veronica Hart in the credits of movies we didn't have...

As huge supporters of physical media (just look at our insane collections for proof), we here at GBW are doing a series of episodes that spotlight some of the boutique labels that are releasing the kinds of films we love to purchase, watch, and talk about. This time out we're talking Blue Underground. Headed by filmmaker William Lustig (Maniac, Vigilante), BU has been bringing us quality rele...

WARNING: This episode contains spoilers. It's time to return to franchise territory as we're heading back to the early 1980's and a (not really) trilogy courtesy of one of our favourite 1980's companies Cannon Films. This time out we're looking at Enter the Ninja , Revenge of the Ninja and Ninja III: The Domination which are the main films responsible for bringing the Japa...

We've gone overboard on this episode of GBW! Before we hit our topic we talk about 17 (17!!) different films including a movie that will make you yell "SHAKMA!", some superhero action, a Satanic babysitter, Casper Van Dien getting macho, an Oscar nominee, and much more! After that we found it appropriate to shine the light on director Tobe Hooper. Recently taken away from genre fans...

They may not get along at first but eventually these silver screen duos learn to work together and, in some cases, even become the best of pals. For this episode of GBW we've taken inspiration from such "buddy" films as Walter Hill's 48 Hrs. to compile lists of our favourites within the sub-genre. Will Riggs and Murtagh make the list? Just how many times can Chris bring up a ce...

For our first episode of 2018, GBW has decided to do our annual recap episode where we've picked our five favourite films of 2017, list the ones that didn't quite make the cut, and all talk about the films we're looking forward to this year. Did Josh manage to make five picks despite thinking 2017 was a horrible year for film and how did Chris cut down his large list of contenders?...

Time again for us to welcome back past guest Vince D'Amato for some "UNDERRATED" goodness! And what a marathon it turns out to be this time! We all agreed that the 70's and 80's seemed to be the best decades for films but all three of us were quite surprised at just how many movies made their way onto our lists when diving into the 90's. And what a selection it turns...

It's been a little while since we've discussed all the movies we're constantly watching so, for this episode in between guests, we decided just to talk all about the films that made their way onto our television screens. There's some 80's wrestling action, Josh gets heavily into films that feature both cops AND hookers, some menacing sharks, crazy cult leaders, the expecte...

For this episode we welcome the team behind Vancouver based Bad Cookie Pictures, Ariel Hansen and Topher Graham, to talk all about their short films "Ready to Burst", "Paint the Town Red", and "The Man in the Rabbit Mask" as well as all their upcoming projects and how they ended up in the horror game in the first place. Then we invited them to join us in naming our fa...

Being big collectors and supporters of physical media, we here are GBW have decided to discuss another distributor of all sorts of genre gems on blu-ray and DVD. This time out it's the much loved Scream Factory who have, over the last five years, delivered all sorts of horror goodness to our door from elaborate collector's editions, to bizarre double features, and some obscure gems that...

Dunnn-nunnnn-dunnnn-nunnn. Welcome to episode 77 of GBW and this time it might not be safe to go into the water. It's time for another franchise episode as we tackle the four Jaws films. Starting in 1975 with Steven Spielberg's classic, Bruce (the shark) and the folks of Amity have had a long relationship that ran for four films - each just a little bit worse than that before it. Tune in...

Do aliens exist? Do they come in peace? This is a question movies have asked for decades. It being the Halloween season, we've decided that if aliens are out there they most definitely WON'T be coming in peace. Therefore we've chosen our top five favourite "Space Invaders" films and they range from horror, to comedy, to action and all sorts of things in-between. First off...

It's been said that music is the Devil's tool. For the latest episode of GBW we've decided to each pick our top six favourite concert films as well as six music curios - for a total of 666 (insert Devil's horns here). It's a mixture of new wave, hippie culture, Americana, and even some dudes in funky costumes. So tune in and hear what our favourite filmed musical moments a...

Bond, James Bond. If that's not one of the more famous film lines in history, we don't know what is. Welcome to the first of four episodes where we dive headfirst into the long-running and much loved James Bond series. Based on Ian Fleming's novels, this series brought the World a macho, suave British spy who, when not busy bedding various females, is stopping the baddies from enact...

Summer makes us lazy here at GBW. Plus, our planned episode just didn't pan out. So, for this episode there is no topic and we're talking about the abundant films we watched since last time. We start off talking about attending Vancouver's Cinemafantasique 3 this weekend where we had a blast with Pool Party Massacre, checked out the latest Nuke 'Em High film, met a psychotic Ol...

We here at GBW are avid movie collectors and this is one of the greatest times to be one as there are many labels out there delivering the goods. That's why we decided to take a suggestion from a listener and start shining the spotlight on the company's we love. Our first subject, the quality control obsessed Synapse Films. Formed in 1997, Synapse have delivered so many great titles in t...

It's a rite of passage when you're a kid. Yes, we're talking all about summer camp. We certainly don't have great memories of going but lots of people out there do - which might explain why there's quite a few movies set at camp be them horror, comedy, or something else. We talk about our favourites and a few you might not know about. First up we catch you up to speed on w...

The 70's were just the beginning! We welcome back past guest/filmmaker Vince D'Amato as a co-host for the second in our series of episodes where we'll be diving back into the past five decades of film. The 1980's may go down as the most schizophrenic for movies but, like all decades, there's some that just don't get the attention and recognition they deserve and that&...