Hello GoodTrashers! Dustin continues to fly the plan this week with absolutely no regard for what is being asked of him. His mystery marathon continues with a pick from the actor's director, John Cassavetes. This week, we take a look at the director's neo-noir (maybe) The Killing of a Chinese Bookie. We discuss style, Cassavetes, the New Hollywood, and much, much more in this week's episode—we also breakout the 1-star reviews of shame! Join us now for a GoodTrash time!
Hello friends and familiars! We return to semi-regular programming... but not really. Dustin has commandeered the ship and is programming the month of November. Spoiler alert: this is the first in a month long run of him skirting, avoiding, and flagrantly violating the rules of the marathon Arthur set forth. And he starts of this violation with the second entry in Alan Pakula's paranoia trilogy, The Parallax View. We talk media, journalism, the 70s, and much, much more this week. Tune in now!
Well weary travelers, we've arrived at the end of our Shocktober: The Three-ening Marathon. But, we aren't fizzling out. Instead, we're joined by one of our closest friends, Caleb Masters. The Cinematic Schematic co-host joins us to talk about the long-awaited follow up to the 28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later, 28 Years Later. We discuss whether the film holds up to the anticipation, female characters in Garland's worlds, British Identity, and much, much more as we journey to the Bone Temple to talk 28 Years Later. Join us on our adventure now!
Hello ghouls and goblins! The season of the Witch is still in full effect. As our celebration of the horror threequel continues, we are joined by a dearly beloved guest host, Laron Chapman to discuss Saw III. Laron is a filmmaker, critic, and long time friend of us here at GoodTrash. We are glad to finally have him drop by our game designed specifically to replace Dalton. We run through our relationship to Saw as a franchise, grace, forgiveness, revenge, and much, much more as we cut deep into Saw III. Tune in now!
We're back down the Garbage Chute this week with not one, but TWO new releases that we've stitched together in a monstrous review. We take a look at both the newest entry in the TRON franchise, TRON: Ares (a Frankenstein story) as well as the highly anticipated new Guillermo del Toro project, Frankenstein. Dustin and Arthur sit down to discuss these two movies, which are a fitting double bill. Is either film worth your time? We provide our spoiler free reviews to help you decide. Tune in now!
Hello chum (get it?!)! Your GoodTrash Gang is back, but team members are dropping like flies around this studio. With Dalton, Arthur and Dustin have to find ways to steer the analysis ship through the murky waters of Jaws 3-D. We discuss marketing questions related to SeaWorld's partnership with this movie, bad 3-D effects, and Jaws: The Revenge, and much, much more in our discussion of Jaws 3-D. Join us now!
Hello ghouls of the night! Our Shocktober: The Three-ening marathon rolls on to Hollywood! This week, we continue looking at the third entries in horror series with Ti West's highly anticipated follow up to X and Pearl, MaXXXine. The Mia Goth led franchise elevated the star to new levels in the genre world. We talk stardom, cults, satanic panic (again), and much, much more as we head up the Beverly Hills to unpack this pic. Tune in now!
SPOILERS BEGIN AT 14:40 It's another trip down the chute dear friends! This week, we're continuing to cover the potential awards candidates with a look at the upcoming Netflix-release A House of Dynamite — Kathryn Bigelow's long awaited follow up to 2017's Detroit. For this review, Arthur and Dalton are joined by longtime friend and Cinematic Schematic co-host Caleb Masters. The film releases in a limited theatrical run on October 10, and hits Netflix on the October 24. Is it worth a watch? We break it down for you in this Garbage Chute review. Tune in now!
SPOILERS BEGIN AT 22:38 Hello comrades! We're back down the chute today with a review episode to discuss Paul Thomas Anderson's newest film One Battle After Another. The Leo DiCaprio vehicle has been a rousing critical success and is gearing up for a strong awards season push—as well as being another major feather in Warner Bros. cap for 2025. But, does the critical acclaims flow down the Garbage Chute? Arthur, Dalton, and Dustin sit down to discuss the new film and offer their suggestions on whether it is worth your time or not. Tune in now!
Hello fiends and familiars! The leaves are changing colors, pumpkin spice is polluting the air, and we've got our spooky gear on—that's right, it's Shocktober! We arrive at Shocktober the 14th with a special high-concept marathon crossover as we Frankenstein concepts to present Shocktober: The Three-ening! That's right, we are looking at the third entries in horror series. And we kick it off with the Conjuring-verse spin-off Annabelle Comes Home! The third entry in the Annabelle series sets the horror in the Warrens home front. We talk satanic panics, horror for youths, and all things bump in the night. Don't forget to pay the ferryman when you hit that play button!
Dear listener, you are not ready for this. You are not ready for the 1985 neo-noir crime thriller starring Kris Kristofferson entitled Trouble in Mind. We were also not ready for it, but we watched it anyway thanks to our old friend and Patreon supporter Michael Cole. He knew our wheelhouses and picked a doozy of an entry. We talk noir, postmodernism, crime films, Kris Kristofferson, Divine, and much, much more as we try to piece apart this curio of a film, Trouble in Mind. Join us now!
Get your handkerchiefs out and wipe the sweat off your brow, we're back with another dose of that sweet, sweaty, GoodTrash. This week, we are discussing the second film Luca Guadagnino released in 2024, Queer. The Daniel Craig-led romantic drama travelogue is inspired by William S. Burroughs work. We explore art and artist, William Tell, Daniel Craig, and much, much more as we attempt to unpack this surreal experience. Join us as we analyze Queer.
Rock on fiends and familiars! The band is back in the studio this week with guest vocalist Dan Bokemper. And we're cranked to 11 to discuss This is Spinal Tap. That's right! The classic Rob Reiner mockumentary has finally hit the analysis table—just in time for the sequel! Does it hold up? Does it have anything to say? Or is it a one-hit wonder of its era? Find out as we analyze This is Spinal Tap.
Ahoy mateys! We're back into non-themed international waters this week with a Patreon-awarded selection from Clayton! Clayton gave us a little plank to walk, and we picked our poison with the 1995 stinker Cutthroat Island... This week, we discuss whether or not those critiques were warranted. Maybe this film is a diamond in the rough. You will have to tune in and find out. So join us as we sail the high seas and analyze Cutthroat Island.
Hello fiends and familiars! We have come to the conclusion of our Once More with Feeling marathon. This month, we've seen trash, after trash, after trash. Can Steven Soderbergh's Solaris get us out of a rut? Or are we just witnessing fleeting memories of shelvable films? We talk film tones, Soderbergh's proclivities as director, and much, much more. Join us as we take Solaris to the analysis table again!
Hello dear friends and trashers, our Once More with Feeling marathon chugs along at bullet train speeds this week. We revisit an anime classic in the form of the Live Action remake of Ghost in the Shell. Shrouded in questionable casting and controversy, the remake bombed upon release. But, does it warrant another look? Join us as we bring Ghost in the Shell to the analysis table.
Welcome back trash-heads! Our remake marathon, Once More with Feeling, continues with a look at Guy Ritchie's take on the Disney classic Aladdin. With Will Smith stepping into the big blue boots of Robin Williams, we determine how it meshes with the 90s animated classic. We talk all things adaptation, Will Smith, transnational cinema, and more. Join us now as we dance around and analyze Aladdin.
Fiends and familiars, quite trying to make fetch happen. It didn't take in 2004, and it definitely did not take in 2024. That's right, Once More with Feeling continues as we tackle the 2024 adaptation of Mean Girls: The Musical. With Tina Fey still in the mix, we question how far this property has come, or if it should have closed off broadway years ago. Tune in now to hear our reviews and analysis of Mean Girls: The Musical.
The summer of the list is over friends! We're back to our regularly scheduled nonsense. And to get back into the groove, we're cooking up a new marathon: Once More with Feeling. The hook? Movies we have seen before, but via their remakes! And we go all the way back to episode one when we covered a John Carpenter classic. We are talking the 2005 remake of Assault on Precinct 13. Arthur finally gets to hop on the mic to talk about the siege story, but how does it hold up to the original? We talk violence, psychoanalysis, Laurence Fishburne, and much, much more. Tune in to hear our thoughts!
Hello dear listeners! Arthur is back down the cute with the new Michael Shanks film Together starring Dave Franco and Alison Brie. When a couple move to the country, their world is turned upside down by a force that begins to bring them together in a way never before imagined. This new Neon film has been marketed hard, but is it worth your time? Arthur checks in with his thoughts.
Ryan Hopkins
why does Arthur sound like he's reading a textbook
Ryan Hopkins
well this was a disappointing episode. couldn't disagree with you more. it feels like you put yourself above the movie. a little snobbish