GoodTrash GenreCast

Producer's Note: Dustin's mic goes wonky at about 15 minutes, which changes his sound, this coupled with additional file issues made the edit rougher than normal. But, I think I got everything worked out.  Are you ready to go all in? We try to understand the cards we've been dealt in the form of Aaron Sorkin's adaptation of Molly's Game. This 2017 drama recounts the true story of Molly Bloom who r...

Grab your bow and grab your quiver! This week, we're traveling back to 1991 to look at one of the second biggest movie of the year, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. While Arnie and the T-800 owned the year, Kevin Costner was hot on his heels as the titular Robin Hood. This age old story receives the blockbuster treatment from Kevin Reynolds as Robin seeks to steal from the rich and give to the poor....

Episode 366 of the GenreCast takes a look back at the 2000 psychological thriller from Sam Raimi and co-written by Billy Bob Thornton, The Gift. When small town psychic Annie Wilson begins having visions of a horrifying nature, she finds herself caught up in deep-rooted drama circling a mysterious disappearance. On this week's show, we're discussing the slate of spiritual/religious horror that hit...

On Ep. 365 of the GenreCast, things get dark. We go back to 2013 to look at Denis Villaneuve's move into the American film scene with Prisoners. Hugh Jackman plays a desperate father whose daughter goes missing. Jake Gyllenhaal is the detective determined to bring her back. On the surface, it's very procedural. But there's a lot going on once you pull back the skin. We discuss the characters of Ke...

On Ep. 364 of the GenreCast, we're taking a look at the newest film from Pixar, the fantasy adventure Onward. Tom Holland and Chris Pratt voice Ian and Barley, two elven brothers on a quest to find their dad—kind of. When he gets a staff and a spell to bring his dead father back, Ian's attempt to cast magic fails. The brothers then set out to find the materials they need to finish the spell and se...

Episode 363 of the GenreCast features our annual Kathryn Bigelow discussion! This time around, we're talking all about vampires and lost boys with a discussion of her 1987 western-horror Near Dark. That's right, Adrian Pasdar, Bill Paxton, Lance Henriksen, and Jenny Wright are a troupe of renegade vampires cruising the south. Dealing with gender, outsiders, and style in ways that are uniquely her...

Thanks for tuning in to another edition of the GenreCast! This week's episode is a Patreon-awarded Patreon pick from Keithan. Keithan is a dear friend of the show, and always picks something outside of the box to make us think. This week, he picked the wholly original True Stories co-written by, directed by, and starring David Byrne of Talking Heads fame. This quirky vignette-driven musical romp p...

Ep. 361 of the GenreCast takes you back to 1998 to discuss the original caped crusader, Zorro! That's right, we're talking Antonio Banderas, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Anthony Hopkins, and The Mask of Zorro. The masked hero's return to the big screen was a big hit. This time, it's a look at an aging hero and the man he trains to replace him. Tune in and enjoy our discussion of The Mask of Zorro. 

Hello dear listeners! As Oklahoma natives, we thought it would be a must to talk about the recent Netflix Original docuseries The Tiger King about Oklahoma public figure, political figure, big cat figure, and all around character Joe Exotic. We are based only a couple of hours from Wynnewood, Oklahoma where the zoo Joe owned is located. We dive into the figures presented, how it works as a documen...

Hello dear listener, we're doing something different for Patreon as we're kicking off our first-ever actual play podcast. Over the coming months (maybe more frequent), we're going to be taking you on a supernatural journey as we play Monster of the Week.  Episode 0 is going to be made available and free to all, so you can decide if you'd like to become a Patreon for future episodes. Future monthly...

Its the final reprise as Song of Praise comes to an end on episode 360. We're jumping ahead to 2017, to see a more mature and nuanced Song Kang-ho leading in A Taxi Driver. Inspired by true events, Song stars as Mr. Kim, a Seoul taxi driver who is looking for a lucrative fare. It comes in the form of a German journalist who hopes to sneak in to Gwangju and cover the protests in the area. Their two...

Song of Praise continues this week with a look at Bong Joon-ho's monster hit, The Host from 2006. The story of a father chasing a sea mutant in order to get his daughter back hits many of the marks of a Bong Joon-ho film, including economic displacement, class struggle, and human interaction. It also tacks on economic factors focusing on the what if based on real life events following the dumping...

Song of Praise continues into the next chorus on episode 358 as we take a look at Song Kang-ho in the first chapter of Park Chan-wook's Vengeance Trilogy. That's right, this week we're discussing the 2002 revenge thriller that led us to Oldboy. Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance is the first in a spiritual trilogy of revenge tales that engage with the cycles of violence that we find ourselves in and fasci...

Welcome to Episode 357 of the GenreCast! This week, we're going to be starting our Song of Praise marathon dedicated to the work of the great Song Kang-ho. The illustrious Korean star has had a career spanning decades and reached even greater acclaim with the stateside Korean hit, Parasite. In honor to celebrate Song and Parasite, we're looking at four other films Song starred in, starting with Th...

Episode 356 is a celebration of Leigh Whannell in anticipation of the newly released Invisible Man. That's right, this week we're talking all about the high-concept action horror Upgrade. It's your classic revenge thriller meets Venom as Logan Marshall-Green gets an upgrade and goes to work on some two-bit crooks. We talk about our reactions and then open it up on the analysis table. This week, we...

On episode 355 of the GenreCast, we're crossing the country with style and flare. The movie? To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar. The title is a mouthful and the movie is a lot, but we have a good time doing our best opening this one up for analysis. We start unofficially getting into the layers in our review section, which then carries over into our Syllabus Expansion and finally bus...

Hello Twi-hards, and welcome to another episode of TwiLit! Your favorite cohorts are back to talk all about Swans and Cullens as Kirsten and Erin take on Twilight: New Moon. That's right, our fearless hosts are pushing on to the second entry in the Twilight Cinematic Universe(?). They're asking all the right questions and probably coming up with all the wrong answers. But, it's a good time nonethe...

Happy Valentine's Day! We're back and love is in the air this week as we look at a tale of star-crossed lovers. This week, we're taking a look at Steven Soderbergh's Out of Sight. This Clooney-Lopez charmer has us talking about style, noir, the male gaze, race and much more. Tune in now to hear our thoughts about Out of Sight.

We interrupt your regularly scheduled GenreCast content to bring you our Best Movies of 2019 episode! That's right, it's the one of the few times a year we break from tradition and focus on the now in movie culture! We've finally caught all of the 2019 releases we could and locked in our lists of the best movies of 2019. We're giving you our top 10s, we're talking highs and lows, and we're even hi...

The shuttle is touching down for AntiTrash 2020, this week. We're bringing the ship in with a movie from 2019 that opened on the 20th day of September! Arthur made it work. He did it. The crazy son of a gun did it. This week, we're talking all about the Brad Pitt vehicle Brad Astra, sorry, Dad Astra, sorry, Ad Astra. Yep, everyone else has made those puns, so we're running them into the ground! Th...

Things get fuzzy on episode 352 of the GenreCast as we try to recall the details of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Made on a budget of $20 million dollars, this cult classic tragicomedy has become heralded as one of the great films of the 21st century. Based around two lovers who wipe their memories of the other from their minds, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind dives into the surreal...

On Episode 351, we dance our way into week three of AntiTrash 2020 to discuss the musical classic Singin' in the Rain. This week's movie sits at #20 on the Sight & Sound Top Movies list last released in 2012. As we look at this movie about the movies, we dive into questions of cultural appropriation given Kelly's history. Topics of camp, structural shifts, and femininity also come up. So, grab you...

As awards season moves full steam ahead, we're back with week two of AntiTrash 2020. As Arthur's shenanigans also continue, we look at a movie from TWENTY years ago. That's right, we're looking at Ang Lee's international smash hit Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. One of the few non-English language international films to really penetrate the American market place, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon ins...

It's January. It's award season. And that means it's time for AntiTrash! That's right, we're going to be talking about the movies you should discuss in a film studies class. And Arthur's gone off the deep end with conceptual marathons this month. Each week, he's picking movies that have a tie to the number 20. And we're starting with a movie from 1920! That's right, we're talking about the horror...

It's the end of the year as we know it, and we feel fine. We're wrapping up 2019 like we do every year — The Shelvies! The Shelvies are our chance to sit down and reflect on the year in GoodTrash. This is specifically tailored to the movies we watched for the podcast. Our best of 2019 episode will be out in January. This week, we're awarding our Best Worst Movie, dropping the Hebrew Hammer, revisi...