Is it Good?

That dastardly duo takes a trip down under with Frog Dreaming , or The Go-Kids , or The Quest , or The Spirit Chaser , or Fighting Spirits , or The Mystery of the Dark Lake , or The Boy Who Chases Ghosts . Aw heck, call it whatever you want, I just call it home! Why did a movie that performed this poorly get so many different titles? Maybe because "Frog Dreaming" is really hard to transl...

So, tragically, this is another musical, which means that I can't include sound clips (music rights are much more strictly policed). That being said, I recommend finding the songs that we talk about as we talk about them. I mean... as THEY talk about them. I usually write these in the third person, right? Anyways, Mia and Nic are delving into the dark, depraved, downright violent world of professi...

Whatever you think that title is about, you're wrong! I think this might be one where even a description is taking away some of the fun, just go in and be surprised, and get ready to meet the king! Things to Look For: Unnecessary anal entry Repetitive descriptions of the main character's genitals A complex and heartfelt take on the difficulties of aging Really cool fight scene with a bug M...

Do you like idiosyncratic dialogue? Eccentric rich people? Semi-sexual assassination reenactments? Then The House of Yes might just be for you! What goes on behind closed doors in the upper crust of DC? Mia and Nic are investigating just that, but will they like what they find? Tune in to see! Things to look out for: Repeating dialogue Parker Posey, not Posie Parker Neglected heartthrob Freddy Pri...

A deceptively cozy (and unsurprisingly belated) Thanksgiving episode. A history of traumatic repression lies just under the surface of a warm, kind facade you could only find in New England... hey, just like Thanksgiving itself! What truths will come to light? What relationships will change forever? And what is this family's last name? Nobody can seem to recall, least of all our intrepid hosts...

This ain't Rocky Horror, but Mia still brought us a science fictionnnn double featurrrre ! This week, the dastardly duo look at the entirety of Douglas Trumbull's directorial filmography (since he only directed two films, it was pretty easy). This is a man who invented stunning, unique visual effects for Stanley Kubrick, Steven Spielberg, Ridley Scott, and Terrence Malick, and on their most famous...

You know the drill, and hopefully you find comfort in routine. This week, they watched 1998's Chairman of the Board , a comedy aimed at nobody in particular. This episode was recorded before election night, which is pretty fun because you get to listen to two people who don't know how bad your current world is! Anyways, this is a really dumb movie so maybe it'll distract you for a few short minute...

Happy Halloween! We hope you enjoy the 2024 Is it Good? Spooktacular! This year, we're checking out one of the goriest horror comedies of all time, one that desperately deserves a second chance. Also, it's directed and written by Peter Jackson, director of the Lord of the Rings trilogy. So that's fun! Look out for: A Nazi & Zombies, but no Nazi Zombies The rare stop-motion animated Sumatran Ra...

WELCOME TO IS IT GOOD? v2.0 We've gussied it up with a new coat of shiny lead paint, and we hope you enjoy! This week, a little bit of film festival discussion (more on that later), Antonio Banderas wearing an agal, bear-people or perhaps just people disguised as bears, it's unclear. From the minds that brought you Die Hard and Jurassic Park, comes something surprisingly mediocre. Thanks to Tom Le...

Yet another sequel, but this time, one to a movie you've actually heard of! Probably the most relevant any movie on this podcast has ever been to anybody listening, but if relevancy was the goal, then we were damned from the beginning. Things to look out for: Characters who don't care, and why should you? Bunny mask!! Like from Donnie Darko!! 2009 liberal critique of 1995 bigotry, I think? The sam...

Sorry, no movie clips this week! Copyright strikes for music tend to be pretty harsh, so it's best to stay away from using them here. Use your imagination! Or don't! Either way it's probably not as disappointing as the real thing. This week, your hosts discuss Roy Orbison's first and only film foray, The Fastest Guitar Alive . I'll let you in on a secret: There's a reason it was the only one. Some...

Ready to listen to a T4T trans woman contemplate whether or not she can say the F-slur? God it's so late when I'm editing these. Anyways, the kids are back, and this time Christopher Walken is there. This is probably the best thing we've seen so far, so you're in for a treat. Highlights include: Johnny Galecki is so bad, man. Always. A genuinely well-constructed plot. Lots of slick...

In this episode, Nic and Mia still can't really get away from misogynistic films. I guess it's a good sign that all these misogynistic films failed, but it'd be nice to hear about a less gross film once in a while, yaknow? Anyways, still plenty of fun to be had, and in case you didn't notice, it's weekly episodes now! Things to look out for: A genuine discussion of the sex scen...

Sorry for the delayed upload, travel plans got in the way. This week, Mia and Nic dive into Laurence of Arabia star Peter O'Toole's finest gift to cinema, Phantoms (1998), wherein he performs against acting genius Benjamin G. Affleck. Yes, it's true, and yes, it's fun. Why are you still reading this? Things to watch out for: A big macho cowboy Ben Affleck! A bunch of scientific exp...

This week, Nic and Mia delve into the bygone year of 2021, where Lisa Joy is releasing an extremely forgettable movie. Hugh Jackman stars as a mind reader! An honest-to-goodness mind reader, in a cyberpunk neo-noir flick no less! But no matter how hard he acts, it's still not cool. This episode is dedicated to the veterans of the Border Wars. Highlights include: Explaining incels to Nic. Hugh...

This week, Nic and Mia talk about the 1968 film Lady in Cement! This episode features: Queer subtext. More misogyny. An inaccurate poster. An antiquated murder. Frank Sinatra 11 shipwrecked Spanish galleons, stuffed full of gold doubloons, ripe for the taking! Thanks to Tom Lehrer for the use of our theme song, Selling Out.

On the debut episode, Nic and Mia talk about the 1988 film Cherry 2000.  This episode features:  An awful protagonist.  A wonderful antagonist.  Gynoids.  Melanie Griffith, for some reason.  Thanks to Tom Lehrer for the use of our theme song, Selling Out.