GoodTrash GenreCast

I Dream of Geena continues into week two with the sports-comedy classic A League of Their Own. When baseball's best and brightest get shipped off to war, an all woman's league is put together to keep America entertained. But can a drunk has been get his team on the same page, or will they rip each other apart? This Geena Davis classic features a fun ensemble and cements itself as one of the most m...

Happy July! We're excited to be spending the summer with the wonderful Geena Davis! We kick things off with Episode 324, The Fly. The 1986 David Cronenberg-directed horror film is a pinnacle of body horror, but does it have much else to offer? We discuss the debate between practical and CGI, abortion, body horror, tech and evil and much, much more! OH! And we're joined by The Frightful Femme, Kirs...

We're back! And this week, we're wrapping up our discussion of M. Night Shyamalan's ambitious trilogy of Unbreakable, Split and Glass, otherwise known as the Eastrail 177 Trilogy. Episode 323 is devoted solely to expanding your syllabus and going in deep on these three movies. We examine Shyamalan's take on comic book structure and tropes, sexual trauma, the superhero cycle and much, much more. If...

*Producer's note, in the synopsis, Arthur references The Sixth Sense as Shyamalan's sophomore feature, it was actually his third feature film.  Episode 322 of the GenreCast is the first part of a mega dive into M. Night Shyamalan's Eastrail 177 Trilogy, which features Unbreakable (2000), Split (2016) and Glass (2019). In this episode, we take time to offer our in-depth reviews on each entry in thi...

Episode 321 of the GenreCast sees the return of Alexandra Bohannon! She stumbled through the multiverse to come talk Tank Girl (1995) with us. Set in a dystopian future, Tank Girl features evil men who control resources, rebel groups, a chaotic protagonist and mutant kangaroos. Arthur, Dalton, Alex and Dustin work through the idea of feminism portrayed in the film, as well as the idea of competing...

A Man Called Keanu comes to an end on episode 319 of the GenreCast. This week, we end things in the post-John Wick portion of Keanu's career as we talk Destination Wedding. This small scale romantic comedy sees two very unlikable people navigate a very prickly relationship over the course of a weekend. Keanu is joined by his longtime friend and former co-star Winona Ryder. In many ways, it feels v...

Episode 318 of the GenreCast continues with the penultimate discussion of our A Man Called Keanu series. This week, we take things international with Man of Tai Chi, which also doubles as Keanu's directorial debut. Man of Tai Chi is a story of temptation, pride and tradition. Tiger Chen's journeys down a dark path, but can Donaka fully bring him over? You'll have to watch and find out. Once you do...

A Man Called Keanu continues on GenreCast Episode 317 as we move into the Post-Matrix Years of Reeves' career. This week, we're tackling the Richard Linklater adaptation of Philip K. Dick's A Scanner Darkly. With a star studded cast—including Reeves, Winona Ryder, Robert Downey, Jr and Woody Harrelson—and a unique animated style, A Scanner Darkly is a funny-yet-tragic look at drug usage. On this e...

Episode 316 of the GenreCast continues the marathon of The Man Called Keanu. Last week, we discussed River's Edge, this week, we're talking all about the 1994 action hit, Speed. Keanu is joined once again by Dennis Hopper, but Sandra Bullock and Jeff Daniels both appear as well. The high-stakes hit has a simple premise, which is executed well. After our quick reviews and syllabus expansion, we tal...

Episode 315 is the kick off to A Man Called Keanu. We're going to be taking a look at the starring work of Keanu Reeves. Each week, we'll look at a different film from a different period of Keanu's career. This week, we start with the early days as we take on the Independent Spirit Award-winning River's Edge. This angst-ridden teenage thriller sees Keanu trying to come to grips with what is right...

It's a post-snapture episode of the GenreCast. We hope you enjoyed last week's journey into the multiverse, but this week we're back on Earth Prime as Dalton, Arthur and Dustin take up the ladies' challenge of Super Mario Bros. The 1993 film is often discussed as one of the worst movies of all time, and a terrible starting point for video game adaptations. The boys have a much more positive reacti...

In a multiverse far away, your hosts Alexandra, Erin and Kirsten tackle the 21st entry in the MCU: Captain Marvel. With only days remaining before Avegers: Endgame, your fearless hosts tackle the biggest movie of the year, to this point. The GoodTrash crew were very unmotivated to see this one, considering its the TWENTY-FIRST FILM in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The gang talks female friendship...

In Episode 312, the boys turn back the clock 20 years to talk 1999's The Mummy. The Brendan Fraser vehicle was a massive success spawning two different franchises. It also features Rachel Weisz in one of her first major roles—a great starting point for a wonderful career. Arthur, Dalton and Dustin have a great time breaking this one open. The Hollywood machine, consumerism and consumption, Brendan...

Episode 311 of the GenreCast is brought to you courtesy of Patreon sponsor Keithan S. Keithan usually chooses some fun foreign picks, but he's been on a Jack Nicholson kick and threw us a curveball. Following up on our Women's Appreciation Month Marathon, Keithan challenged us with the problematic Chinatown from Roman Polanski. Polanski is a lauded director, and convicted rapist who fled the state...

We wrap up our Women's Appreciation Month mini-marathon with Agnes Vardas' Faces Places (Visages Villages). The celebrated documentary from Varda and visual artist JR is a buddy-comedy documentary. The two artists tour around the French countryside capturing the lives of those who make the world go round. We rarely talk documentary, so we have some fun talking form. We then move into the ideology...

The GenreCast continues to march through March and the Women's Appreciation Marathon. This week, we're tackling Penelope Spheeris' Wayne's World, starring Mike Myers and Dana Carvey. The popular SNL-sketch-turned-film was a cultural touchstone for many Gen-Xers and cusp millennials. And, we're making this a family affair as Dalton's sister, Carissa drops by to talk about one of the Stuart children...

The GenreCast is back and we're joining in on the Women's History Month celebration. This week, we're taking a look at Mary Lambert's Pet Sematary adaptation from 1989. Stephen King's darkest novel made for a cult hit, but does the horror hold up after all these years? We find out. To help us through this, we invited along our very own Frightful Femme, Kirsten Therkelson. We also continue ironing...

Episode 307 of the GenreCast sees the team returning to a normal schedule, at least for this week. Blade Runner has oft been tossed around as a potential subject for the show, and due to recent personal circumstances, it finally landed. Ridley Scott's Blade Runner is available in numerous formats, most notably the theatrical cut (with voiceover), the director's cut and Blade Runner The Final Cut....

Scott Cooper's Hostiles Analysis Episode 306 is the end of our western marathon. The sun is setting and we're hanging the spurs up. To wrap it all up, we're talking Scott Cooper's Hostiles. Christian Bale, Rosamund Pike and Wes Studi lead this period drama that sees a sour captain have to escort a war chief and his family north to their territory. We talk the film's flawed ideology and execution....

Sam Raimi's The Quick and the Dead Review and Analysis Diving into the 1995 Western starring Sharon Stone and Russel Crowe Welcome back to episode 305 of the GenreCast movie podcast. We are continuing our western marathon with the 1995 Sam Raimi cult hit, The Quick and the Dead. Sharon Stone leads a now all-star cast in an action-revenge western. Stone's mysterious rider echoes the unnamed strange...

Cowboys & Aliens Analysis and Review Howdy, and welcome back to another episode of the GenreCast movie analysis podcast. On this week's episode, our western marathon is continuing with a look at the very GoodTrash appropriate Cowboys & Aliens. Directed by Jon Favreau, Cowboys and Aliens is exactly what the titles says. Intergalactic invaders arrive in the wild west to shake up life for a small wes...

Episode 303 is a return to form as we move out of AntiTrash, but we're still heading west. Our destination? 1993's western classic, Tombstone. Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer, Sam Elliott and a slew of other names and faces lead this fun romp through the shoot out at the OK Corral and beyond. This week, we discuss historical inaccuracies, violence, vengeance, and much more. As always, we play a game—this...

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs The Ballad of Buster Scruggs Analysis We've come to the end of the AntiTrash trail this week as we discuss the Coen Brothers/Netflix collaboration, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. The anthology western film started life as a series, but the announcement was quickly made that it would indeed be a film. Stacked with a stellar cast, including Stephen Root, Tim Blake Nelson,...

Hello dear listeners! With awards season in full swing, and Oklahoma finally having received most of the heavy hitters, it's time for the annual GoodTrash Best Movies episode! The Best Movies of 2018 We're excited to finally go through our favorite movies of the year with you. We're going to present our top ten films of 2018, and then some! We'll quickly drop our 10-6 spots with little explanation...

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Analysis of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid The sun hasn't set on the westerns yet. We're back from our ocean cruise to talk the 1969 classic, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Our journey back into anti-trash is exciting as Arthur defends one of his all-timers from the crazed ramblings of Dalton and Dustin. Along the way, we talk American Folklore/Legends w...