Oldie But A Goodie

Ben Volchok takes us on a journey into the meaning and creation of the best clips from his recurring character The Orphan. Join our Patreon for TWO bonus episodes each month! https://www.patreon.com/oldiebutagoodiepod Follow Ben! Website: https://www.benvolchok.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benvolchok/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/zomgmouse TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@benjaminvolcho...

Sandro and Zach react to the best clips of our recurring character The Orphan, as played by Ben Volchok. Join our Patreon for TWO bonus episodes each month! https://www.patreon.com/oldiebutagoodiepod Follow the show! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oldiebutagoodiepod/ Facebook: https://fb.me/oldiebutagoodiepod Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjfdXHxK_rIUsOEoFSx-hGA Podcast Platforms...

We've been waiting all year for this. One of the greatest worst movies of all time. Ed Wood's Plan 9 from Outer Space. Starring b-roll of Bela Lugosi, a silent Vampira, a hulking Tor Johnson, and a bunch of people from a random Baptist church, this is the cult film of your dreams. It has shaky cardboard sets. It has reused establishing shots. It has flubbed lines. It has continuity errors. It has...

We're both big sci-fi nerds, so when the option came up to review one of the most influential science-fiction movies of all time, we had to pick it. 'Forbidden Planet' from 1956 is a goldmine of firsts for fans of the genre. Its hand in basically creating the style of sci-fi that we love today cannot be disputed. Plus, it stars the one and only Leslie Nielsen, alongside Walter Pidgeon, Anne Franci...

We're halfway through the 50s and you know what that means... It's time for another bonus battle! We've taken two giant monster movies from 1955 and put them head to head to see which comes out on top. We've got a massive tarantula on the loose in 'Tarantula', but maybe the real monsters were the humans who made it along the way, and we've got an angry octopus in 'It Came From Beneath the Sea', bu...

It's 1954 and we're covering our second Jules Verne adaptation of the year... '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea'. It stars Kirk Douglas and James Mason, is directed by Richard Fleischer, and is produced by Walt Disney himself. It was the most expensive Hollywood film to date when it came out and proved to studios that pumping millions into movies is a very safe business model that won't cause studios...

We're finally doing a western! Except this isn't just any normal western... It's a musical western! This week on the show, we're checking out the Doris Day film 'Calamity Jane' from 1953. It's filled with catchy tunes, fun performances, camp undertones, and a bunch of problematic stuff that threatens to ruin your enjoyment of the film. Join our Patreon for TWO bonus episodes each month! https://ww...

We're in 1952 and we've picked one of the best movies of all time. It's got everything! A fun story with excellent songs and dancing, starring characters you enjoy spending time with, and some behind-the-scenes stories that help make this an entertaining and informative podcast. So you'd better have an umbrella in hand because it's time to go Singin' In The Rain. Join our Patreon for TWO bonus epi...

Clean the cannons, polish the uniforms, and raise the sails... It's time to head out into the seas and have adventures during the Napoleonic Wars with Captain Horatio Hornblower! It's the first adaptation of the classic Navy war novels by C. S. Forester, with the title character being played by Gregory Peck. The boys are joined by regular guest Sandy Whittem to chat about how well the movie has ag...

For our first movie from the 1950s, we're heading to Japan and checking out a classic thriller from Akira Kurosawa called Rashomon. We're joined by regular guest Jack McGorlick to discuss the crime, the four contradictory stories we get about the crime, and our verdict on what actually happened. Join our Patreon for TWO bonus episodes each month! https://www.patreon.com/oldiebutagoodiepod Follow t...

We're not talking about the first man... We're not even mentioning the second... In this week's episode of the podcast, we're all about The Third Man! Our movie for 1949 is the classic film noir by Carol Reed. It has stunning visuals, a truly unique soundtrack, and two incredible performances by Joseph Cotten and Orson Welles. But who is the third man? Are they right in front of us, or was the thi...

After many weeks of seeing films from this franchise pop up as options, it's finally time to check out a Tarzan movie. But not just any Tarzan movie! It's 1948's Tarzan and the Mermaids. "What is Tarzan doing meeting mermaids," we thought. Well, turns out, the title is just clickbait and there are no mermaids. It is Johnny Weissmuller's final movie as the ape-man character though, so join us as we...

What do you do when you find yourself inside a corrupt prison run by a power-hungry maniac? You break out, of course! And that's what this week's episode is all about. Yep, we're doing a prison break movie! 'Brute Force' is a dark, brutal, slow-moving thriller with some of the most violent and shocking scenes we've seen so far this year. Burt Lancaster plays a guy called Joe and he's putting toget...

Merry July, everybody! This week, we're checking out a classic Christmas tale called 'It's a Wonderful Life'. It's a very American story about a very American man doing very American things in his very small and very American town. We were very split in our opinions on this one so we brought in comedian Jacob Sacher to see what side of the fence he falls on! Join our Patreon for TWO bonus episodes...

Two mysteries. Two murderers. Two movies. It's time for a bonus battle! We've taken two popular murder mystery movies from 1945 and are pitting them head to head to see which one is better. Or rather... no head to no head! Because there are murders! We've got the Agatha Christie classic 'And Then There Were None', and the eleventh entry into Basil Rathbone's series of Sherlock Holmes movies, title...

Because we absolutely loved talking about the movie Cat People a few weeks ago, we're reviewing the sequel this week! The Curse of the Cat People was released in 1944. It's about the daughter of two characters from the first film. This daughter has an imaginary friend who just so happens to be the cat person from that original movie! Except this movie doesn't actually have anything to do with Cat...

Back in 2019, we checked out a Lassie movie from the '90s because Sandro had a DVD copy of it lying around. Because we have a history with this franchise, it seemed like a good enough reason to check out the first-ever Lassie movie from 1943 and reminisce about that brave little doggy. Join us as we check out Lassie Come Home, in which the famous Collie herself goes on a long journey from Scotland...

In what may be our first proper B-movie of the year, we head to 1942 and check out a horror film called Cat People. This one's about Irena. She just got married but is worried that she'll turn into a panther if her husband kisses her. What follows is a journey of questionable writing, atmospheric spooky scenes, and a whole lot of people staring at cats and saying ominous things. Join our Patreon f...

Before they met Frankenstein or the Mummy or the Invisible Man, comedy duo Abbott and Costello were starring in a horror comedy called Hold That Ghost. Their work on the stage, on the radio, and in a bunch of WWII-themed comedies made this a departure for the duo, but one that definitely paid off. We give the 1941 movie a watch and see if this classic comedy act still holds up over 80 years later!...

As we begin our journey through the 1940s, we go back to one filmmaker we saw during the silent era... Charlie Chaplin! World War II has just kicked off and the Chap has released his biting political satire The Great Dictator. We're joined by frequent guest Ben Volchok to see how it holds up! Join our Patreon for TWO bonus episodes each month! https://www.patreon.com/oldiebutagoodiepod Follow Ben!...

We're off to talk about the Wizard! The charlatan Wizard of Oz! And joining us is our friend from Twitch, Valarrys! We chat about all the plot theories, all the behind-the-scenes drama, and all the reasons we love this movie despite knowing about all the behind-the-scenes drama. Join our Patreon for TWO bonus episodes each month! https://www.patreon.com/oldiebutagoodiepod Follow Valarrys! Twitch:...

Grab your bows, grab your colourful tights, and get ready to steal from the rich as we're hanging out with Robin Hood this week! For our first TECHNICOLOR movie, we're checking out the very bright and very fun world of Errol Flynn's The Adventures of Robin Hood from 1938. Starring a lot of the cast and directed by the same director as Captain Blood, this is yet another classic swashbuckling tale t...

We're back out on the seas for this week's movie! Based on the novel by Rudyard Kipling, it's a coming-of-age tale from 1937 called Captains Courageous. Directed by Victor Fleming, it's about a young rich kid who finds himself on a fishing ship and eventually builds a friendship with Spencer Tracy (who puts on a bad Portuguese accent but still won an award for this). It's a movie full of heart, wa...

Flash! (Ah-ha!) Wow, it's time to review one of the first-ever superhero movies! I mean, technically, it's a science-fiction movie because Flash Gordon doesn't really have any powers. And also, technically, it's not even a movie, it's a 13-part cliffhanger serial. But that doesn't matter, because this week we're reviewing the one and only 'Flash Gordon' from 1936! Will our hero, played by Buster C...

We're back on the seas for another pirate movie! Captain Blood is the 1935 swashbuckling adventure film we've been waiting to find. Errol Flynn stars as a quick-witted action hero who's got so many quips that you'll think you're watching a modern-day blockbuster. Expect action, adventure, and pirate voices as we dive deep into the waters of Casablanca director Michael Curtiz's adaptation of Rafael...