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 #191: It Takes a Village (Four Rooms / Movie 43 / Kinds of Kindness) 11.07.2025 2:44:04

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 is out on vacation, but Chris and Ryan step in to discuss three dark comedy anthology features with 1995's " Four Rooms ," 2013's " Movie 43 ,"...

GBW #190: Spanish Supernatural (Alucarda / Don't Panic / Huesera: The Bone Woman) 05.07.2025 2:57:26

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 Mexican supernatural horror films with 1972's " Alucarda ," 19...

GBW #189: Gay Giallos (Amuck! / Cruising / Knife+Heart) 27.06.2025 3:17:32

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, for the last weekend of Pride Month, Ryan, Chris, and Jordan dive into three queer giallo films with " Amuck! &...

GBW #188: Friendship / Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning 20.06.2025 1:35:59

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 the midst of busy schedules, Ryan, Chris, and Jordan dive into a catch-up episode. The bulk of the discussion is...

GBW #187: Deadly Dads (The Stepfather / Frailty / Trap) 13.06.2025 2:57:47

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 Father's Day, Chris, Jordan, and Ryan dive into three films about deadly dad's with 1987's &...

GBW #186: Redacted (Executive Action / The Parallax View / Winter Kills) 06.06.2025 3:15:58

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 political conspiracy thrillers from the '70s with 1973's " Executive Action ," 1974's " The Parallax View ," a...

GBW #185: The Devil's Work (The Believers / The First Power / Empire of the Dark) 30.05.2025 3:32:06

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, Ryan, Chris, and Jordan discuss three horror-tinged detective thrillers about satanic cults with 1987's " The Believers ," 1990's " The First Power ,"...

GBW #184: Death's Design (Final Destination Series Retrospective) 23.05.2025 3:53:11

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 do a full deep dive on all six films in the " Final Destination " franchise, from the 2000 original to this month's " Final De...

GBW #183: Sinners / Thunderbolts* 16.05.2025 2:24:36

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 take a break from the usual format to discuss a couple new release films. The bulk of our di...

GBW #182: Possessions and Premonitions (The Possession of Joel Delaney / The Nesting / Bloodbath at the House of Death) 09.05.2025 3:21:55

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 discuss three possession films that were all recently put out by Vinegar Syndrome and arrive...

GBW #181: Shore Leave (The Fog / Humanoids from the Deep / Raiders of Atlantis) 01.05.2025 2:59:45

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 films that feature terrors from the sea encroaching the shore with John Carpen...

GBW #180: Game Over (Lara Croft: Tomb Raider / Hitman [2007] / Max Payne) 25.04.2025 3:18:51

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, Jordan is absent, but Ryan and Chris dive into three video game adaptations from the 2000's; an era where we did...

GBW #179: Piety Pressure (Red State / The Sacrament / Apostle) 18.04.2025 3:35:40

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, going into the Easter weekend, Jordan, Ryan, and Chris discuss three films about dangerous religious cults with Kevin Smith 's 2011 genre detour " Red...

GBW #178: Beyond the Veil (Enter the Void / A Ghost Story / Presence) 11.04.2025 2:41:36

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 is out on a work trip, but Jordan and Chris discuss three ghost stories from the POV of the ghost with Gaspar N...

GBW #177: An Angel Gets His Wings (Vice Squad / The Wind [1986] / The Carpenter) 03.04.2025 3:41:51

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, Ryan, Chris, and Jordan pay their respects to the late, great character actor Wings Hauser , a GBW podcast favorite who sadly passed away this last mo...

GBW #176: "I Hate These Guys" (The Keep / Dead Snow / Overlord) 28.03.2025 3:20:35

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 returns with his set of picks, which are all World War II-set films (well, except for one, but close enough)...

GBW #175: Aurora Gorealis (Planet of the Vampires / The Incredible Melting Man / Lifeforce) 21.03.2025 2:30:55

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, it's just Chris and Ryan again, this time discussing three films about space vampires with " Planet of the...

GBW #174: Mystic Martial Arts (Witch from Nepal / Armour of God / The Seventh Curse) 15.03.2025 2:30:08

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 is taking a little time off, but Ryan and Chris dive into three mystic, genre-bending martial arts films from...

GBW #173: KISS of Death (Runaway / Never Too Young to Die / Wanted: Dead or Alive) 07.03.2025 3:11:15

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 stumbled into three mid-eighties actioners that all feature KISS bassist Gene Simmons as the...

GBW #172: Entertained to Death (Stay Tuned / Last Action Hero / Jumanji) 28.02.2025 3:10:59

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 films about being transported into a game, television program, or movie, and h...

GBW #171: Cold Blooded (Blood Tracks / Iced / Trapped Alive) 21.02.2025 4:13:18

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, Ryan, Jordan, and Chris discuss three winter-set slasher films with 1985's " Blood Tracks ," 1988'...

GBW #170: Dark Romantasy (The Hunger / Titane / Your Monster) 14.02.2025 3:34:22

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, for Valentine's Day, Jordan, Chris, and Ryan dive into three films that generously could all fit the "dark...

GBW #169: Monster Mash (The Mummy [1999] / The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen / Van Helsing) 07.02.2025 3:12:16

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 late-90's/early-aughts monster-mash adventure films with 1999's " The Mummy, " 2003's " The League of Extraord...

GBW #168: Cage Match Vol. 4: The Nickster! (Wild at Heart / Bringing Out the Dead / Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans) 30.01.2025 4:18:15

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 start off by paying their respects to the late, great David Lynch before getting into the ep...

GBW #167: Stunt Set Boulevard (Shadow of the Dragon / Parole Violators / L.A. Wars) 24.01.2025 4:17:22

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, Chris, and Ryan truly return-to-form after this terrible week (and year so far, frankly) to discuss three im...