GoodTrash GenreCast

It's a massive episode 300 as we set sail with one of the biggest movies of all time, Titanic. James Cameron's landmark romantic epic was the first film to cross the $1 Billion mark, and it stayed at the top of the box office for a record 15 weeks. It was a pop culture phenomenon that earned 11 Oscar Wins and 14 Total Nominations. One of the most highly recognized films of the modern era, Titanic...

Our western walkthrough continues as we go... *checks notes* east today. Huh. That's right, we're bringing our trademark style of analysis to Akira Kurosawa's Yojimbo. It's the story of a lone wolf rolling into town to capitalize on chaos between two warring families—so, it's definitely a western. It also serves as the inspiration for the Clint Eastwood/Sergio Leone classic, A Fistful of Dollars,...

Happy new year everyone! January brings with it awards a'plenty and we're prepared! That's right, it's time for our annual AntiTrash marathon—and this year, it's themed. We're going west this year and tackling some of the finest western cinematic wines we can find. From the 30s to the present, we're going to talk about some of the marquee westerns that have had critics talking for decades. In this...

Roll out the red carpet, it's time for the GoodTrash Shelvie Awards 2018! That's right, it's one of our favorite annual traditions as we take a look back at the movies we covered in 2018. Throughout the episode, we pinpoint some of our favorite movies we discussed, as well as some of our favorite highlights from the show. This is always a great diving in point for new listeners as we cherry pick t...

What better way to wind 2018 down than a look at the biggest film of the year, Avengers: Infinity War. A project ten years in the making, Infinity War is the mega crossover event MCU fans have been dreaming of. But does it work? We break open this star-studded film to talk commercial film making, story structure and serialized narrative, raising the stakes and fascism. And of course, we also play...

As we draw near to the end of 2018, we start to wrap up our look back at the year with Dalton's pick A Prayer Before Dawn. This experiential drama is a tough watch, but the bigger question is, does it have anything to say? With A Prayer Before Dawn, we discuss gender politics on screen, the male gaze, the ambiguous ending, studio-driven sales points and realism in cinema. Before all of that, we ta...

Our look back at 2018 continues with Arthur picking cult-hit Mandy, in episode 295. For the second time Panos Cosmatos appears on the GenreCast. A few years earlier, we tackled Beyond the Black Rainbow. Knowing his background and considering the lead casting of Nicholas Cage, this quickly became one of Arthur's most highly anticipated films of 2018. Couple that with a blink-and-you-miss it theatri...

With 2019 just a few short weeks away, we have to start plotting our "Best of 2018" lists. To do so, we need to fill some blind spots. For the next three weeks, each host is picking a 2018 release that they missed out on. Dustin kicks things off with the Netflix Original film Outlaw King. David Mackenzie's followup to the lauded Hell or High Water tells the story of Robert the Bruce (Chris Pine) a...

We're back and we're loaded with Taco Bell and our three seashells! That's right, we bring November to a close with the 90s classic, Demolition Man. Sly Stallone and Wesley Snipes face off in this sci-fi, fish-out-of-water action-comedy... Yeah, it has a lot going on. Critically maligned when it dropped in 1993, we re-evaluate it 25 years later to see just where it lands. This week's game is a rou...

Danger, danger, it's Lost in Space (1998). That's right, we go where no one wants to go—the Matt LeBlanc vehicle from 1998. With a Long John Silver tie in, a bizarre CGI space monkey and Akiva Goldsman penning the script, we determine how well Lost in Space holds up. After quick reviews, we play our weekly game. This week, we highlight 90s TV Series that deserve adaptations—Arthur goes down a rabb...

The 90s get bigger and at times better with Michael Bay's action classic Armageddon. That's right, we find out if we have the right stuff to take on this 90s epic. There's an asteroid, all-star cast and analysis galore on the show. Our game is favorite disaster films, simply enough. We then drill into Armageddon and talk Michael Bay's work and methods, the problematic nature of the characters in t...

In episode 290 of the GoodTrash GenreCast movie podcast, we take a look at John Woo's Face/Off. The film landed at a peak moment in the crossing paths of its two leads. And they elevate this movie onto another realm. This week, our game involves a discussion of Dream Body Swap Duos. Our analysis of Face/Off is a discussion of Cage and Travolta's careers, John Woo's work, religious imagery and the...

We wrap Shocktober 7 with a look at Dario Argento's Three Mothers Trilogy—Suspiria, Inferno and Mother of Tears. And believe us when we say that one of these things is not like the other. To appease our own mother, Dustin, we thought it wise to make the go home show an artsy, foreign discussion. It also helps that we're inspired by the upcoming remake of Suspiria. So, timeliness. This week, we tal...

Part 3 of our 7th annual Shocktober Marathon sees us discussing Dalton's choice, Green Room. This Saulnier film is a favorite amongst the hosts, and we were each excited to revisit it. In this episode, we highlight our favorite cinematic musicians, in honor of the Ain't Rights. Then, we get into analysis. We talk about punk music and the subculture. We also discuss Saulnier's approach to violence....

Episode 287 of the GenreCast continues the Shocktober 7 marathon with a look at Oren Peli's Paranormal Activity from 2007. Dustin decided ghosts and found footage was the way to go for the second entry in our 7th annual Shocktober marathon. We quickly discuss whether we like the film or not, and then break into our game. This week's game is a discussion of our favorite cinematic demons. Finally, w...

Episode 286 of the GoodTrash GenreCast kicks of the 7th Annual Shocktober Marathon. Each of the hosts have decided to pick a favorite horror film for the month before ending with something special. The boys set the spooky season into motion with Arthur's Shocktober pick, Gore Verbinkski's The Ring. In this episode, the boys discuss viral media, urban legends, parenting and much more. They also pla...

Episode 285 of the GoodTrash GenreCast sees Dalton, Dustin and Arthur finishing their discussion of the Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks love trilogy. They dive deep into the three films and try to break them open, one by one to discover if there's anything worth discussing. This is a continuation of Episode 284, so there are no games or review in this episode, it is all analysis. So, jump in to hear us tal...

Episode 284 is the first in a two part look at the Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks Romantic Comedy Trilogy: Joe Versus the Volcano, Sleepless in Seattle and You've Got Mail. We initially planned to only talk about Sleepless in Seattle then called an audible before recording. Similar to our Spider-Man Trilogy Two Parter, the first entry on the Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan trilogy is our review and thoughts on the...

On Episode 283 of the GenreCast, the gang looks at the 2002 action-fantasy movie, Reign of Fire. Reign of Fire is set in the near future and stars Matthew McConaughey, Gerard Butler, and Christian Bale. This week, we quickly review Reign of Fire, and then play our game. The game plays off the three star personas of Bale, Butler, and McConaughey. After that we offer our Reign of Fire analysis, and...

We keep the Asian-cinema going this week with a look at a film distributed by wunderkind studio, A24. In recent years, A24 has become the new Miramax, boasting a near flawless record of critically-acclaimed indie darings. They made kicked off with a bang, dropping the cult hit Spring Breakers . But has their success and praise always been deserving? We go back to 2014, the second year of A24, and...

Welcome to a special edition of the GoodTrash GenreCast. On this week's show, we have a patreon-sponsored movie. Our patreon supporter, Keithan , got to set the programming for this week, and he stayed mostly true to his roots with this pick. He sets us up with the kinetic, high-energy Fallen Angels from director Wong Kar-Wai. Fallen Angels is a dreamlike piece that is more experience than story,...

With our Growing Up in Summer marathon behind us, we decide to move on to bigger and brighter things... Or, something like that. If nothing else, we giggle. A lot. Because, we return to our regularly schedule program with what many have called the worst movie of 2017, The Snowman.

Across the country, schools are getting back in session. And with that, summer is unofficially over. Which means, the Growing Up in Summer marathon must come to an end. And we decided to go with a Dalton and Arthur favorite, Charlie Bartlett. They both love it, but will Dustin hold it in the same regard? In a twist, Dalton was unable to make it to this week's show! But, he sent his thoughts in for...

Our Growing Up in Summer marathon is winding down. We only have two more stops. This week, our film journey brings us to the aughts and places us in small town Texas. We got a bit tired of the male-centric stories we were looking at, and decided to look at a female-led, female-written and female-directed film. That's right, we're talking Drew Barrymore's Whip It!   

I know what you're thinking, "Isn't it about time to wrap this marathon up?" Well, here's the thing. We do what we want. And we only got to the 80s with  Boyz N the Hood . The way we see it, we gotta take this Coming-of-Age Marathon all the way to today. Or, at least the aughts. With that in mind, we enter part five of our marathon, move into the 90s and discuss the emotional gut-puncher, The Perk...