Is This Still Good?

My god, they did it: 100 years, 100 episodes. And what better movie to celebrate the milestone with than the biggest thing on Sage's List of Shame: Signin' in the Rain, a talkin' picture about the creation of sound in Hollywood. And who better to guide them through than the sound mixer of Babylon and La Land-(two movies incredibly influenced by this musical- Steve Morrow! And who better to listen...

Goodness me, Mark is back! We wrap up our 5 year love affair with the mortal Kombat franchise by doing a deep critical analysis of the philosophy and creative intent of 1997's Mortal Kombat Annihilation, which poses the existential question "what the hell is happening?" How many cast members survived from the first movie? How many crew members survived the second movie? and, What really happens wh...

Writer/Director Chelsea Christer lets out her superfreak and finally joins for a Sundance-heavy talk about writing for your budget. Was this movie supposed to be set in Florida and shot in Canada? Did the studios really not want Steve Carrell? Is Paul Dano the most overrated actor? Check out her short film (which Gavin shot) wherever you can, as soon as you can. Gavin still hasn't given me a link....

Cinematographer Nick Mahar (Welcome to Wrexham, Didi) stops by for a shockingly uplifting episode about how travel changes us and how we can all be special. You contain multitudes, isn't that wonderful? Gavin has settled into a comfortable life as a negative asset manager for Life magazine, content to daydream. Bad news Nick, because Sage is restructuring the company and your only chance to save y...

The boys rank the best art of 2025 and give out some very questionable awards. Sage makes the case for Grace in movies. Gavin learns who Jay Kelly is. Adam puts a curse on Akiva Goldsmith. Do you have feedback or an idea for an episode? DM us at @stillgoodpod (or write an email at stillgoodpod@gmail.com, and check out our collection of remastered older episodes at stillgoodpod.com or wherever fine...

Dad History Month continues! Sage's dad joins to discuss Alaskan representation in film, how you stole movies in the 60s, and if its okay to be mean to fat people (hint: not really!). Plus: Was Sage's Grandpa the greatest Bow Hunter who ever lived? Ted Nugent seems to think so.

Dadcast is back! Gavin's father returns to explain about how hard it was to avoid being in a cult in the 1970s San Francisco. Plus: do the plants f*ck?

Our heroes venture back to the Bone temple to check in on England's male loneliness epidemic. Spoilers for Bone Temple begin at 40:30. Would Gavin survive an apocalypse? How long would it take to make a Bone Temple, anyway? And was the real treasure the cults we made along the way? Plus: Dacosta doing business! We're approaching our 100th main episode! Send us some feedback or just say hi at still...

Our heroes check in with what Weyland Yutani was up to in 2025, and predict if Disney is going to mess with a good thing

Sage's work-wife Maggie Whitaker stops by to show a costume designer's perspective on 1988's Working Girl, which they are shocked to learn is NOT about sex workers.

A podcast recording was found deep in the woods. From what we've discovered on the tapes it appears filmmaker Jeremy De Forge talked podcast co-hosts Sage and Gavin into investigating an independent film and box office juggernaut that came out of nowhere and left the media landscape forever changed. It's unclear if they were successful in there search, as all we've found is this podcast which is p...

Our resident Weyland-Yutani expert comes back to talk about the time Danny Glover played an unkillable maniac. Do Jamaicans practice Voodoo? Should this movie just take Place in New York? And what is up with Danny Glover's pants? Plus: When would YOU set a Predator movie? After you see Predator: Badlands, check out Fairyland, which is available on all* digital platforms. Check out Benji's livestre...

The laziest among us gets their hand possessed. Fairyland is OUT in theaters! Find out if you're lucky enough to have it play in a nearby city, https://willa.org/film/fairyland/

Deanna brought a whole dish of soap to share. We all remember Soapdish, right? Is this Chinatown for theater kids? Does the Elizabeth Shue fit? Would Gavin make out with Kevin Kline? Plus: do we trust Paul? Support Sage by watching Fairyland in Theaters now! (if you're in NY or LA, or soon if you're not). Also keep an eye out for Out For Delivery, a short film that Gavin shot starring Martin Starr...

Wait, have we not done a batman yet? The boys invite comic Scribe Scott Calvert to discuss the first graphic novel on the show, Frank Miller's 1986 'The Dark Knight Returns'. “I want you to remember, Clark. In all the years to come, in your most private moments, I want you to remember, my hand, at your throat, I want you to remember, to like and subscribe to Still Good and leave a nice review" -Fr...

The boys crank it up to 11 in anticipation of a Spinal Tap sequel. Rock and Roll never dies. Both Steve Flavin and Nigel Wrathbone stop by to discuss the creative process and faustian bargains. Is Rob Reiner a better actor or director? Can Steve pull off a British accent? Does Sage resist the pull of turning this into a Popstar episode? Only your ears can tell you.

Jawsome! We found and cleaned up our lost recording of Street Sharks from 2019! Come along and see how the podcast has evolved, what a Street Sharks movie should be like today, and how much therapy they would need.

Are you stoked for Alien: Earth? Obviously we are, which is why we've remastered and repackaged all of our Alien episodes together for your listening pleasure. And you know, benji is still here. We were going to cover the Alien franchise in Alphabetical order, but we accidentally started with R.

I feel the need. The need for a podcast about Top Gun! Navy vet and fellow Production Sound Mixer Eric Ballew joins us to talk about Top Gun's influence on his own enlistment, as well as the honor of mixing parts of Top Gun: Maverick. Is Top Gun just a ski school for adrenaline junkies? What does it take to capture sound in a moving plane? And, why does the Navy fly planes, anyway? Find out on a a...

We've come full circle! In anticipation of a NEW #D Donkey Kong (soon on Switch 2), Campbell is back to talk about Nintendo's OTHER 3D platformer for the 64. Did it work? well, no, but WHY is worth exploring. Plus: Why is there a switch 2, anyways? Check out our original, restored Donkey Kong Country Episode (still among our best) at the top of the feed. Do not check out the donkey Kong TV show

Yvan is back to talk about famous street dogs, triptychs, and a real loser of a hitman. No dogs were harmed in the making of this podcast.

Sage and Gavin wake up naked in a hospital. Something feels off. Lonely. Rabid. Worst of all, they're in London. What is the appropriate speed for a zombie? Did this movie really need to be shot on digital? How many of these are they going to make, anyway?

Sage and Gavin aren't strangers to the underbelly of screenwriting, but when their old buddy Rian johnson goes missing they need to start kicking trees and see what falls out. First up is Professor Julian Hoxter, who seem almost too willing to talk... ...About Rian johnson's directorial debut, 2005's Brick! (starring Joseph Gordon Levitt) What makes good storytelling? What makes a good character?...

On a very existential episode of is This Still Good, Paula returns to talk about the 2009 TMNT crossover that everyone forgot about, living in Arnold Schwarzenegger's house, and how no one would even notice the turtles in NYC. Plus: is free Will an illusion?

Elijah Wood month continues! Adam Boyer swings by the podcast again to talk Robert Rodriguez's 1998 "The Faculty"! But... to level with you... he's not quite acting himself. He keeps refusing to do our homemade drugs we stash in ball point pens. We're pretty sure he's either an Alien or an undercover cop.