The Good, The Bad, and The What!?

The Good, The Bad, and The What!?

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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October 17, 2025 186 mins

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, our month of frights haunts on with three films about *checks notes* ... mutant cats. Yes, we discuss three bonkers films about frightening felines with...

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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, our month of frights continue with three films where our protagonists are the only ones who can see an imminent threat! We discuss Peter Jackson's 1996 funhouse ride "The Frighteners," D...

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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, to kick off spooky season, Jordan, Chris, and Ryan dive into three alligator (or crocodile) animal attack films with 1980's "Alligator," 1...

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September 19, 2025 114 mins

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 Ryan and Jordan this week, as the two of them discuss a smattering of new releases, including "The Long Walk," "The Baltimo...

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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, on our 200th episode, Ryan, Chris, and Jordan dive into three transgressive superhero films with Troma's 1990 oddity "Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D.&q...

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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 wind down the summer with warm-weather slasher films where the killer is dressed like a motorcyclist with the classic 1974 giall...

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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 New York-set crime films that deal with corrupt cops with Sidney Lumet's sprawling 1981 film "Prince of the City," James Glickenhaus' 1988 stunt-a...

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August 22, 2025 100 mins

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 lieu of a regular episode, Ryan, Chris, and Jordan go long discussing the movie-of-the-moment (and deservedly so), Zach Cregger's "Weapons.&...

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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, to tie into that screen-life version of "War of the Worlds" that is currently an Internet punching-bag, we are looking at three horror films t...

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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 Zach Cregger's newest film "Weapons," Chris, Jordan, and Ryan dive into three comedy films that star our current mainstream ho...

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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, because Jordan hates us for some reason, we're diving into three pieces of Christian propaganda, I mean "action movies" with 2012's &q...

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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 the new "The Naked Gun" that comes out next weekend, we dive into three undercover detective comedies with 1990's "Kinder...

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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 (sadly no Jordan this week outside of a brief cameo at the end of the episode) talk about director Danny Boyle and writer Alex Garland...

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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," and Yorgos Lanthimos' 2024 film "Kinds ...

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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," 1989's "Don't Panic," ...

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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!" (1972), William Friedkin's &...

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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 focused on "Friendship," t...

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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 "The Stepfather," Bill Paxt...

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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," and 1979's "Winter Kills."

You can find th...

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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," and 1991's bonkers vanity project "Empi...

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