Ryan Oliver

The Good, The Bad, and The What!?

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A weekly film podcast hosted by Ryan Oliver and Chris Thomas, dedicated to discussing the "good," "bad," and "what!?" films of a given subgenre, theme, motif, or filmography.

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GBW #241: Amateur Auteurs (Following / Pi / Brick) 10.07.2026 3:51:06

Hello, and welcome to another episode of The Good, The Bad, and The What!? The show in which we discuss three films that we have deemed "good," "bad," or "what!?" within a subgenre, theme, motif, director or actor's filmography, and more! This week, in honor of Christopher Nolan 's " The Odyssey " arriving in theaters shortly, we discuss three debut...

GBW #240: Analog Ecology (Ozone: Attack of the Redneck Mutants / Trees / Fungicide) 03.07.2026 3:12:23

Hello, and welcome to another episode of The Good, The Bad, and The What!? The show in which we discuss three films that we have deemed "good," "bad," or "what!?" within a subgenre, theme, motif, director or actor's filmography, and more! This week, Jordan, Ryan, and Chris dive into three edited-on-tape regional horror films about ecological disasters with "...

GBW #239: Erotic Roberts (Love, Cheat & Steal / Love is a Gun / Fatal Desire) 26.06.2026 3:40:43

Hello, and welcome to another episode of The Good, The Bad, and The What!? The show in which we discuss three films that we have deemed "good," "bad," or "what!?" within a subgenre, theme, motif, director or actor's filmography, and more! This week, Ryan is out on leave, but left an assignment for Chris and Jordan to watch three erotic thrillers starring the proli...

GBW #238: Deadly Detours (Race With the Devil / The Hills Have Eyes / Death Valley) 19.06.2026 2:50:51

Hello, and welcome to another episode of The Good, The Bad, and The What!? The show in which we discuss three films that we have deemed "good," "bad," or "what!?" within a subgenre, theme, motif, director or actor's filmography, and more! This week, Chris, Jordan, and Ryan discuss three road trip horror films that detour into deadly encounters with 1975's &quo...

GBW #237: Robotic Rampages (I Love Maria / Class of 1999 / Death Machines) 12.06.2026 2:39:13

Hello, and welcome to another episode of The Good, The Bad, and The What!? The show in which we discuss three films that we have deemed "good," "bad," or "what!?" within a subgenre, theme, motif, director or actor's filmography, and more! This week, Jordan, Ryan, and Chris dive into three films about killer robots with the 1988 Hong Kong oddity “I Love Maria,” 1990’s cult classic “Class of 1999,”...

GBW #236: Shock Jock Cinema (Good Morning, Vietnam / Talk Radio / Pump Up the Volume) 05.06.2026 2:41:01

Hello, and welcome to another episode of The Good, The Bad, and The What!? The show in which we discuss three films that we have deemed "good," "bad," or "what!?" within a subgenre, theme, motif, director or actor's filmography, and more! This week, Ryan, Chris, and Jordan dive into three films about controversial shock jocks with Barry Levinson 's 1987 film &...

GBW #235: Murderous Meat Mechs (Fallen / Idle Hands / Little Nicky) 28.05.2026 3:54:29

Hello, and welcome to another episode of The Good, The Bad, and The What!? The show in which we discuss three films that we have deemed "good," "bad," or "what!?" within a subgenre, theme, motif, director or actor's filmography, and more! This week, Chris, Jordan, and Ryan dive into three films about demonic forces possessing bodies to do nefarious deeds with 1998...

GBW #234: The "A Better Tomorrow" Trilogy 22.05.2026 2:38:42

Hello, and welcome to another episode of The Good, The Bad, and The What!? The show in which we discuss three films that we have deemed "good," "bad," or "what!?" within a subgenre, theme, motif, director or actor's filmography, and more! This week, Jordan, Ryan, and Chris dive into the iconic " A Better Tomorrow " Trilogy, which was recently released on...

GBW #233: Mad as Hell (Network / Bulworth / Bamboozled) 15.05.2026 3:33:33

Hello, and welcome to another episode of The Good, The Bad, and The What!? The show in which we discuss three films that we have deemed "good," "bad," or "what!?" within a subgenre, theme, motif, director or actor's filmography, and more! This week, Ryan, Chris, and Jordan dive into three films by acclaimed filmmakers about news anchors, politicians, and TV execs...

GBW #232: A League of Their Own (BASEketball / Beerfest / Balls of Fury) 08.05.2026 2:47:30

Hello, and welcome to another episode of The Good, The Bad, and The What!? The show in which we discuss three films that we have deemed "good," "bad," or "what!?" within a subgenre, theme, motif, director or actor's filmography, and more! This week, Chris, Jordan, and Ryan dive into three comedies about unorthodox sports with 1998's " BASEketball ,"...

GBW #231: Way of the Blade (The Challenge / Blind Fury / Into The Sun) 01.05.2026 3:39:19

Hello, and welcome to another episode of The Good, The Bad, and The What!? The show in which we discuss three films that we have deemed "good," "bad," or "what!?" within a subgenre, theme, motif, director or actor's filmography, and more! This week, Jordan, Ryan, and Chris dive into three Westernized martial arts films with the 1982 John Frankenheimer film "...

GBW #230: Anime-niacs (Speed Racer / Dragonball Evolution / Pokemon Detective Pikachu) 24.04.2026 3:07:39

Hello, and welcome to another episode of The Good, The Bad, and The What!? The show in which we discuss three films that we have deemed "good," "bad," or "what!?" within a subgenre, theme, motif, director or actor's filmography, and more! This week, Ryan, Chris, and Jordan dive into three live-action adaptations of kids' anime series with 2008's kalidoscop...

GBW #229: Take Me Out (The Sandlot / Rookie of the Year / Angels in the Outfield) 17.04.2026 2:50:29

Hello, and welcome to another episode of The Good, The Bad, and The What!? The show in which we discuss three films that we have deemed "good," "bad," or "what!?" within a subgenre, theme, motif, director or actor's filmography, and more! This week, Chris, Jordan, and Ryan dive into three family baseball films from the early '90s with " The Sandlot ,&quot...

GBW #228: "You Wanna Go to Hell, Pig?" (Let Us Prey / Baskin / The Void) 10.04.2026 3:08:24

Hello, and welcome to another episode of The Good, The Bad, and The What!? The show in which we discuss three films that we have deemed "good," "bad," or "what!?" within a subgenre, theme, motif, director or actor's filmography, and more! This week, Jordan, Chris, and Ryan dive into three horror films about cops against Hellish occurrences with 2015's " L...

GBW #227: Easter Enough (Night of the Lepus / Critters 2: The Main Course / Peter Rottentail) 03.04.2026 2:43:05

Hello, and welcome to another episode of The Good, The Bad, and The What!? The show in which we discuss three films that we have deemed "good," "bad," or "what!?" within a subgenre, theme, motif, director or actor's filmography, and more! This week, Ryan, Chris, and Jordan dive into three horror films that either contain Easter iconography or are set on Easter wit...

GBW #226: Lost in Translation (Beyond the Door / Herencia Diabolica / Mahakaal) 27.03.2026 2:23:38

Hello, and welcome to another episode of The Good, The Bad, and The What!? The show in which we discuss three films that we have deemed "good," "bad," or "what!?" within a subgenre, theme, motif, director or actor's filmography, and more! This week, Chris, Jordan, and Ryan dive into three International knock-offs of American horror classics with 1974's "...

GBW #225: You've Got a Friend in Me (Pin / May / Daniel Isn't Real) 20.03.2026 3:16:22

Hello, and welcome to another episode of The Good, The Bad, and The What!? The show in which we discuss three films that we have deemed "good," "bad," or "what!?" within a subgenre, theme, motif, director or actor's filmography, and more! This week, Jordan, Ryan, and Chris dive into three psychological horror films about imaginary friends with 1988's " PI...

GBW #224: ‘Tis a Silly Place (Excalibur / King Arthur [2004] / King Arthur: Legend of the Sword) 13.03.2026 2:59:54

Hello, and welcome to another episode of The Good, The Bad, and The What!? The show in which we discuss three films that we have deemed "good," "bad," or "what!?" within a subgenre, theme, motif, director or actor's filmography, and more! This week, Ryan and Chris dive into three different adaptations of the Arthurian legend with John Boorman’s 1981 “ Excalibur ,” Antoine Fuqua’s 2004 grounded “ K...

GBW #223: Run With the Pack (The Howling / Dog Soldiers / Lycan Colony) 06.03.2026 3:24:21

Hello, and welcome to another episode of The Good, The Bad, and The What!? The show in which we discuss three films that we have deemed "good," "bad," or "what!?" within a subgenre, theme, motif, director or actor's filmography, and more! This week, Chris, Jordan, and Ryan dive into three werewolf films to honor to recent blood moon with Joe Dante' s 1981 VFX...

GBW #222: Secret Societies (Society / The Conspiracy [2012] / Infinity Pool) 27.02.2026 3:29:05

Hello, and welcome to another episode of The Good, The Bad, and The What!? The show in which we discuss three films that we have deemed "good," "bad," or "what!?" within a subgenre, theme, motif, director or actor's filmography, and more! This week, Jordan, Ryan, and Chris dive into three horror films about rich elites and secret societies with Brian Yuzna 's...

GBW #221: Judge, Jury & Executioner (An Eye for An Eye [1981] / Cobra / Out for Justice) 20.02.2026 3:42:23

Hello, and welcome to another episode of The Good, The Bad, and The What!? The show in which we discuss three films that we have deemed "good," "bad," or "what!?" within a subgenre, theme, motif, director or actor's filmography, and more! This week, Ryan, Chris, and Jordan dive into three one-man-army actioners - two of which fall into the "problematic favori...

GBW #220: Molten Metropolis (Dante's Peak / Volcano / Disaster Zone: Volcano in New York) 13.02.2026 3:33:18

Hello, and welcome to another episode of The Good, The Bad, and The What!? The show in which we discuss three films that we have deemed "good," "bad," or "what!?" within a subgenre, theme, motif, director or actor's filmography, and more! This week, Chris, Jordan, and Ryan dive into three films in which volcanos erupt and attack a city with 1997's " Dante...

GBW #219: This is America (Burn After Reading / God Bless America / Sorry to Bother You) 06.02.2026 2:34:36

Hello, and welcome to another episode of The Good, The Bad, and The What!? The show in which we discuss three films that we have deemed "good," "bad," or "what!?" within a subgenre, theme, motif, director or actor's filmography, and more! This week, Jordan, Ryan, and Chris dive into three films that satirize different facets of contemporary American culture with t...

GBW #218: Shaw Scares Vol. 1 (Haunted Tales / Hell Has No Boundary / Sex Beyond the Grave) 30.01.2026 2:17:36

Hello, and welcome to another episode of The Good, The Bad, and The What!? The show in which we discuss three films that we have deemed "good," "bad," or "what!?" within a subgenre, theme, motif, director or actor's filmography, and more! This week, Ryan, Jordan, and Chris dive into the recently-released Shaw Scares Vol. 1 box set from V inegar Syndrome with 1980&...

GBW #217: Top 10 Films of 2025 23.01.2026 2:59:00

Hello, and welcome to another episode of The Good, The Bad, and The What!? The show in which we discuss three films that we have deemed "good," "bad," or "what!?" within a subgenre, theme, motif, director or actor's filmography, and more! This week, Jordan, Chris, and Ryan run down their Top 10 Films of 2025. It was a rough year for society, but a good year for mo...