Episodes
Wednesday Apr 17, 2024
Action Button Reviews Tokimeki Memorial (2021) - April 4st
Wednesday Apr 17, 2024
Wednesday Apr 17, 2024
In part 1 of The Goods' 2024 April Fools Day celebration, Brian coerces Dan into watching a 6-hour YouTube video review of a Japanese dating sim video game. Join as they discuss the fascinating game and its connection to past Goods discussions, the pros and cons of long-form video essays, Tim Rogers' earnest and enthusiastic review style, and the which girl we would pick as our waifu.
Join in soon for Part 2, in which Dan shares a much shorter piece of media.
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Sunday Apr 07, 2024
Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959) - Banshees hate this one trick
Sunday Apr 07, 2024
Sunday Apr 07, 2024
In tribute to St. Patrick's Day, Dan and Brian discuss the Disney live-action classic featuring a young, singing Sean Connery. Join as they marvel at the forced perspective effects, ponder the "general Irish noises," debate whether the leprechauns are hallucinations, and imagine a Pony Sugrue retelling.
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Friday Mar 22, 2024
Top 5 Disney Movies (Walt Disney Animation Studio)
Friday Mar 22, 2024
Friday Mar 22, 2024
Dan, Brian, and guest Hunter Allen of Kinemalogue count down and briefly discuss each of their rankings for the top 5 movies made by Walt Disney Animation Studio.
Check out Hunter's site, Kinemalogue, which is in the middle of a terrific series of Disney reviews: https://www.kinemalogue.net/
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Wednesday Mar 20, 2024
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) ft. Hunter Allen - Someday my cleaner will come
Wednesday Mar 20, 2024
Wednesday Mar 20, 2024
To wrap up Debut Month, Dan and Brian are joined by Hunter Allen from Kinemalogue to discuss Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the first feature film by Walt Disney Animation Studios. Join as they discuss how they met Hunter, the history of animation technologies, the long tail of Snow White's influence, the strengths and weaknesses fairy tale tropes, and a power ranking of the dwarfs.
Coming soon: Our top 5 Walt Disney Animation Studio films!
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Wednesday Mar 13, 2024
Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966) - Torgo de good
Wednesday Mar 13, 2024
Wednesday Mar 13, 2024
Dan and Brian continue Debut Month by looking at the work of a creator whose first film is their only film: Harold P. Warren's legendary disasterpiece. Join as they try to make sense of the film's catastrophic production and celebrate the bits of surreal charm the emerge. Brian shares his own history with the film and his cosplay attempts.
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Wednesday Feb 28, 2024
Debut shorts (1908-2010) - Five great American minds
Wednesday Feb 28, 2024
Wednesday Feb 28, 2024
Dan and Brian continue "debut month" with a survey of debut shorts from five important film minds: DW Griffith's "The Adventures of Dollie," Steven Spielberg's "Amblin,'" Quentin Tarantino's "Resevoir Dogs," Jim Henson's "Time Piece," and... our very own Brian Terrill's "Undead Presidents: No Damnation Without Representation."
Join as they discuss the careers of each of these creators and their sometimes-auspicious-sometimes-not beginnings.
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Wednesday Feb 21, 2024
Swiss Army Man (2016) - Farts with heart
Wednesday Feb 21, 2024
Wednesday Feb 21, 2024
Debut Month continues on The Goods with a discussion of Daniels' first film, the flatulent Swiss Army Man starring Daniel Radcliffe and Paul Dano. Join as they talk through the bizarrely rich thematic currents of this farting corpse film, the joys of "Turn Down For What," and a compare-and-contrast with Everything Everywhere All At Once.
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Wednesday Feb 14, 2024
Piranha II: The Spawning (1981) - Floppy fish hacks
Wednesday Feb 14, 2024
Wednesday Feb 14, 2024
It's Debut Month on The Goods! We're looking at the first films of various cinema figures. Join as Dan and Brian discuss James Cameron's first film, the wacky and horny '80s Jaws knockoff featuring flying fish, Piranha II. Join as they talk through Cameron's role in cinema history, Piranha II's production history, the excellent aquatic footage predicting Cameron's future works, the cheap slasher vibes, and a few of the most bananas plot points.
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