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A movie analysis show looking at your favorite cult and genre films from across cinema history. Each week, Dustin, Arthur, and Dalton try to apply academic rigor and critical analysis to the films you wouldn’t talk about in a film studies class while having a few laughs along the way. It’s the conversations you have in the lobby of the multiplex with a little more room to breathe, and the occasional footnote. Stay tuned to the feed for bonus episodes on new releases.
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Thursday Feb 24, 2022
Thursday Feb 24, 2022
Friends and family, we return after a long hiatus to the Marvel Cinematic Universe as we take on the most divisive film to land from the juggernaut of a franchise—Chloe Zhao's Eternals. Coming off a history-making Academy Award win, Chloe Zhao presents an all new experience in the Marvel world. With rumors of increased directoral freedom and a massive budget, Zhao looked to accomplish what other Marvel directors had already done, establish a C-list Marvel Title amongst casual audiences. This week, we discuss the style of Eternals in comparison to other MCU films, Zhao's role as an experimental art director vs indie directors, the theology of Eternals, and bad readings. So, hop aboard the Domo and join us as we explore history with Eternals.
TIMESTAMPS
00:30 - Introductions and Synopsis
04:22 - Quick Eternals Reviews
25:30 - Expanding the Syllabus
38:22 - Analysis
1:01:11 - Shelf or Trash
1:03:13 - Wrap up and Next Week's Film
Thursday Feb 17, 2022
Thursday Feb 17, 2022
Get the family together, we're going back to a superstar's roots as we take aim at the 2000s surprise hit, Pitch Black. It's Vin Diesel and Radha Mitchell taking on a slew of hammerhead aliens. We look back fondly at what was a surprising hit—one that launched a small transmedia franchise. And that's the first point we get to as we move to analysis. We also discuss the presence and will of God through the narrative of the movie. And the moment that shapes who Riddick will become. Tune in now as we continue our GoodTrash Sci-Fi run. And get ready for next week, as we once again join the MCU.
TIMESTAMPS
00:30 - Introductions and Synopsis
07:10 - Quick Pitch Black Reviews
20:48 - Expanding the Syllabus
38:17 - Analysis
54:00 - Shelf or Trash
56:14 - Wrap up and Next Week's Film
Monday Feb 14, 2022
Monday Feb 14, 2022
We're back faithful friends! And we return with a true throwback, as we take a look at Kerry Conran's Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow. This technologically innovative flop pulls straight from the pulp fiction and serialized stories of the 30s. It's one part Lois Lane and one part Indiana Jones as Gwyneth Paltrow and Jude Law attempt to save the world. This week, we talk about style, the Dieselpunk genre, and much more. Tune in now!
TIMESTAMPS
00:30 - Introductions and Synopsis
04:09 - Quick Sky Captain Reviews
15:22 - Expanding the Syllabus
28:31 - Analysis
52:40 - Shelf or Trash
55:12 - Wrap up and Next Week's Film
Friday Feb 04, 2022
Friday Feb 04, 2022
Hello dear listeners! This week, we've come in peace to bring you a look at the most goodest of trashes, Mars Attacks. This throwback, love letter to the classic camp of Hollywood is from Tim Burton—only his second appearance on the show following Batman several years ago. This week, we discuss adapting niche intellectual properties, American foreign policy, Tim Burton and race, and much, much more. Tune in now else are new Martian overlords will have our hides!
TIMESTAMPS
00:30 - Introductions and Synopsis
04:47 - Quick Mars Attacks Reviews
18:04 - Expanding the Syllabus
32:26 - Analysis
49:12 - Shelf or Trash
52:38 - Wrap up and Next Week's Film
Friday Feb 04, 2022
Friday Feb 04, 2022
After a delay in our return to earth, we finally bring you the conclusion of our AntiTrash Sci-Fi Marathon with a look at the lauded apocalyptic drama, Melancholia. That's right, Lars von Trier finally rears his head on the podcast. We take this tale to the analysis table in order to see what's firing under the hood. This week, we're discussing depression and mental health, the theory of hyperobjects, reader response theory, Don't Look Up parallels, and much, much more!
TIMESTAMPS
00:30 - Introductions and Synopsis
03:44 - Quick Melancholia Reviews
13:49 - Expanding the Syllabus
29:26 - Analysis
53:10 - Shelf or Trash
54:50 - Wrap up and Next Week's Film
Thursday Jan 20, 2022
Thursday Jan 20, 2022
Hello space travelers! We are not replicants or manifestations, we're the real deal. And we're continuing our Sci-Fi AntiTrash run with the 1972 space mystery, Solaris from Andrei Tarkovsky. One of only seven feature films, Solaris is a heady trip dealing with major ideals. We bring it to the analysis table in an effort to figure out what's going on. We talk style, intertextual relationships, plot devices, horses, and forgiveness? Join us, if you will, for part three of this year's AntiTrash marathon!
TIMESTAMPS
00:30 - Introductions and Synopsis
05:03 - Quick Solaris Reviews
16:25 - Expanding the Syllabus
32:12 - Analysis
56:56 - Shelf or Trash
59:45 - Wrap up and Next Week's Film
Saturday Jan 15, 2022
Saturday Jan 15, 2022
AntiTrash 2022 continues this week with our next sci-fi pick, and Stanley Kubrick finally makes an appearance on the GenreCast. That's right, we're talking about another of the most influential films of all time with 2001: A Space Odyssey. Cold, calculating, hopeful? We try to decipher this monolith of a film as we talk about what it could mean. We also discuss Kubrick's style, self indulgence, life, the universe, and everything. Come along with us on this journey as we evaluate the Dawn of Man.
TIMESTAMPS
00:30 - Introductions and Synopsis
05:49 - Quick 2001: A Space Odyssey Reviews
22:26 - Expanding the Syllabus
36:29 - Analysis
1:07:09 - Shelf or Trash
1:08:55 - Wrap up and Next Week's Film
Saturday Jan 15, 2022
Saturday Jan 15, 2022
It's time for our annual Antitrash Celebration! With prestige season in full effect, we look at the movies that probably will be discussed in a film studies course—and this month, we're going sci-fi with our picks. And we're kicking it off with one of the most influential films of all time, Fritz Lang's Metropolis from 1927. This bold work has inspired generations of artists, but how has it held up to time? We discuss this, and its impact. We also talk about the theology of Metropolis, its different commentaries on society and labor, and much more as we ring in 2022.
TIMESTAMPS
00:30 - Introductions and Synopsis
03:19 - Quick Metropolis Reviews
15:58 - Expanding the Syllabus
27:59 - Analysis
51:24 - Shelf or Trash
55:23 - Wrap up and Next Week's Film
Thursday Dec 30, 2021
Thursday Dec 30, 2021
Happy New Year, dear friends! We're ringing out 2021 as we always do—The Shelvies! If this is your first time listening to The Shelvies, it's a look back at the year in GoodTrash as we reflect on all the movies we watched specifically for this show. It's not a "Best Movies of 2021". It's just a way for us to get an episode out without watching a movie. This is one we always recommed as a diving in point as it highlights the episodes we think were good and the movies that lent the most to the conversations. We'll be awarding our "Best Worst Movie", dropping the "Hebrew Hammer", discussing out "Favorite Discovery", and much more before we place the best titles of the year on the Platinum Shelf.
Thanks for another year with us, we hope you've enjoyed our selections, our conversations, and our silliness. Here's to another year! We'll be back next week to kickstart our 2022 Antitrash Marathon, where things get scientific.
Monday Dec 27, 2021
Monday Dec 27, 2021
Our final episode of our Buddy Marathon hits right as the holidays are winding down as we take a look at the female-led buddy cop comedy The Heat. This Paul Feig joint stars his constant collaborator Melissa McCarthy as well as Sandra Bullock as two detectives on the trail of a Boston drug lord. But, does it cook up the laughs? We quickly discuss those reviews before turning to our analysis analyzer (cop lingo) to crack open the interior of this one. We're talking cop comedies, Melissa McCarthy, Paul Feig, allyship, the issue of a minor subplot involving a serial killer, and we take a look at the Wayans Family Tree. Tune in now as we wrap up our Buddy Marathon.
TIMESTAMPS
00:30 - Introductions and Synopsis
05:10 - Quick The Heat Reviews
18:40 - Expanding the Syllabus
36:12 - Analysis
57:19 - Shelf or Trash
57:42 - Wrap up and Next Week's Film