GoodTrash GenreCast

Hello fiends and familiars! May draws to an end bringing the heat with it. This week, we take a look at the 1997 family thriller Eve's Bayou. Kasi Lemmons' Souther Gothic story is intense, tragic, mysterious, and, at times, supernatural. We discuss and define the southern gothic, troubling family relationships, and much, much more as we visit Louisiana and bring Eve's Bayou to the analysis table....

Hello Houston? We have a podcast! We are back this week to talk Ron Howard's Apollo 13. But, we did not undertake this mission alone. Journalist, critic, all around awesome person Jo Light joins us (from No Film School, Final Draft, and more). We take a look back at the 1990s, NASA, whitey, and much, much more as Apollo 13 docks on the analysis table. Join us now for our conversation!  

Hello lords and ladies or fiends and familiars, however you might identify, and welcome to another episode of the GenreCast. This week, we look back twenty years to the beloved adaptation of Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice. Have the years been kind to it? We take a look at Joe Wright's tale of love and society as we bring Pride and Prejudice to the analysis table. Join us!

Friends and familiars, grab your boas because it is time to ruffle some feathers! This week, we are joined by the wonderful Daniel Bokemper to discuss a Robin Williams and Gene Hackman classic, The Birdcage. Launching Nathan Lane to a new level, this Mike Nichols piece feels as relevant today as it was 30 years ago. But, does it have much to say? Join us, as we take The Birdcage to the analysis ta...

Hello, and welcome one and all to the hall of the Goblin King! That's right, the ship is back on its normal course and we've got potpourri galore for you! We kick things off with an 80s fantasy staple in the form of Jim Henson's Labyrinth. It's Bowie and Connelly, puppets, and the 1980s! We discuss Bowie, Connelly, casting, music, and much, much more as we bring Labyrinth to the analysis table. Tu...

Hello once again friends! We are back, and Dalton is bringing the ship into port with a seminal experience The Battle of Algiers. The 1966 Italian realist work is noted for its style, approach, and message—but is it still relevant? We bring The Battle of Algiers to the analysis table to talk realism, impact, totalitarianism, and much, much more. Tune in now to hear our analysis!

Howdy fiends and familiars! We are back down the chute this week with the hotly anticipated new joint from Ryan Coogler, Sinners. The full GoodTrash gang is here to tell you whether or not you should see this one. To do so, we're joined by filmmaker, podcaster, and programmer Paris Burris! Is Coogler's first original film in 13 years worth your time? We break it all down on this Garbage Chute Sinn...

Willkommen, bienvenue... welcome fiends and familiars, ghouls and gals to the third blindspot in Dalton's lineup, Bob Fosse's Cabaret. This musical is set in Berlin in the early 1930s—it was a different time. But the film was developed amidst the Nixon era. So, it has politics and art. Or is that redundant? We look at the rise of Liza Minnelli, the style of Bob Fosse, and the antifascist messaging...

Well, ghouls and gals, Dalton's programming attempts are off to a solid start. This week, he keeps the crime motif running as we go back to 1985 and a pivotal voice in car chases with William Friedkin's To Live and Die in L.A.. Boasting a couple of mostly no-name leads in Willem Dafoe and William Petersen and a wild car chase, To Live and Die in L.A. takes us to the west coast in an explosive, sub...

Fiends and familiars, our sincerest producer apologies... Dalton, well, Dalton has been given the reins to the show for the next few weeks. He's been tasked with covering some of his genre-rific blindspots. This week, to kick things off, he chose King of New York. Christopher Walken, cocaine, crime, a Robin Hood adjacent narrative? This movie seemingly has it all, but does it have much to say? We...

Hello fiends and familiars! In our post-600 celebration, we've drifted back to the Wonderful Wizard Lynch. Our Patreon-sponsored episode goes to friend Keithan who is forcing us to complete the filmography of David Lynch in the form of Inland Empire. To do so, we are joined by oft-mentioned GoodTrash friend Harper who has ridden the Lynch wave alongside Dalton. Our hosts come together this week to...

The eagles have landed, and we arrive at Mount Doom for episode 600! What a fantastical journey it has been, and we are so thankful to everyone who has listened over the years! This week, we finish out The Lord of the Rings with The Return of the King. We discuss franchises, actors, and much, much more as we try to destroy and the ring, and bring The Return of the King to the analysis table. Join...

Hello friends, and welcome to another dive down the garbage chute! This time, Arthur is back from his adventures at the theater to discuss Steven Soderbergh's second film of 2025, Black Bag. The small ensemble piece from Soderbergh boasts strong names and a tight runtime. But, is it worth your money? Arthur breaks it down in this quick review! Tune in now!

Elves, orcs, dwarves, join us as we continue on our road to episode 600! This week, we continue trekking through Middle Earth as we find ourselves in the bridging story that is The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. We have gone our way, but can we find our way back together and analyze this film? We do our best! Join us this week for episode 599, the penultimate moment before we reach 600 as we b...

Hello friends and fellow laborers! We are down the chute once more with the highly anticipated return of Bong Joon-ho, Mickey 17! It has been six years since Parasite—was the wait worth it? GoodTrash bad boy Dalton Stuart is here with friends Nick Sanford and Kirsten Therkelson to discuss the Robert Pattinson-forward film. Is it worth your money? Or is it a mess of a miss? Tune in to find out our...

Hello adventurers! Our road to Episode 600 is before us. But, an arduous journey awaits. We band together to discuss Peter Jackson's first entry into the epic Lord of the Rings series with The Fellowship of the Ring. We're going big for the journey to 600, and it doesn't get much bigger than this trilogy. We did keep to the theatrical cuts though! We talk adaptation, stakes in storytelling, and mu...

Protect your cornbread at all costs friends because we're back with an all new episode. On this week's show, we go back to 1999 to celebrate Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence with the buddy comedy Life. We take a look at time, prison movies, race, and much more as we dissect this comedy. So, join us at the analysis table to discuss Life! (And always eat your cornbread)

Hello friends and familiars! This week, we discover that it is hard out here for a podcaster. That's right, we're looking back two decades on the Academy Award-winning film Hustle & Flow. This underdog story had modest success opening opportunities for Craig Brewer and putting the Academy Spotlight on the Three 6 Mafia. But, after 20 years, how does it hold up? And does it have anything poigna...

Happy V-Day! We are down the chute once more! This week, Dalton and our dear friend Kirsten made it out to the picture show for the new pic Companion. Touted as being from the studio that brought you The Notebook and the minds behind Barbarian, Companion built up a decent little buzz. But is it worth your time and well earned dollar? Dalton and Kirsten debate this and much more in their review of ...

The month moves along with a deep cut from 1992. Bill Duke (Predator) is behind the camera for this noir entry Deep Cover. Starring Larry Fishburne and Jeff Goldblum, Deep Cover has been deep under cover itself. A recent Criterion release changed its trajectory though allowing new audiences to find it, and find it we did. Find out whose Top 100 the film entered and how much we all gush about it. W...

AntiTrash is over in a big way this week. We are back at our usual trash selves with Alex Proyas's I, Robot. The Will Smith vehicle from 2004 seemed to be watched by everybody? But has time been kind to it? We talk AI, sentience, awkward racism parallels, and much, much more in our analysis of Alex Proyas's I, Robot. Tune in now to hear our discussion!

AntiTrash comes to a close this week as we return to the States (via Pinewood Studios). To cap off the month, we check in to the Overlook Hotel to test our longterm isolation stamina. That's right, it's the horror movie we've most talked about without actually talking about it — The Shining. Kubrick's classic has informed the last 45 years of filmmaking, especially the horror genre. We talk about...

Konnichiwa friends! Our AntiTrash: Serious Scares marathon finds us in Japan this week with the classic Onibaba. We're scared for our lives as we bring this one to the analysis table. On this week's episode, we discuss doing what it takes to survive, oblique movies, generational shifts, and much more. Join us as we discuss the influential classic that is Onibaba! If you are interested in our Patre...

Hello friends, fiends, and familiars. The chute is loaded back up as Dalton sits down with dear friend NIck Sanford to discuss one of the buzzy films of award season, The Brutalist. This movie is being touted for its throwback Americana epic nature that includes an intermission because of its run time. But is it worth four hours in a theater? Dalton and Nick break it down on this episode of the Ga...

Hallo friends and familiars! The Serious Scares continue for the month of January as our World Tour continues. This week, we find ourselves in the Netherlands region with George Sluizer's The Vanishing. Sometimes, the real horrors are the people we meet along the way. We bring The Vanishing to the analysis table to talk evil, road trips, the search for knowledge, and much, much more. So join us th...