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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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Wednesday Oct 08, 2025
A House of Dynamite (2025): Garbage Chute Review w/ Caleb Masters
Wednesday Oct 08, 2025
Wednesday Oct 08, 2025
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!

Sunday Oct 05, 2025
One Battle After Another (2025): Garbage Chute Review
Sunday Oct 05, 2025
Sunday Oct 05, 2025
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!

Thursday Oct 02, 2025
Annabelle Comes Home (2019)
Thursday Oct 02, 2025
Thursday Oct 02, 2025
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!

Thursday Sep 25, 2025
Trouble in Mind (1985)
Thursday Sep 25, 2025
Thursday Sep 25, 2025
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!

Thursday Sep 18, 2025
Queer (2024)
Thursday Sep 18, 2025
Thursday Sep 18, 2025
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.

Thursday Sep 11, 2025
This is Spinal Tap (1984) w/ Dan Bokemper
Thursday Sep 11, 2025
Thursday Sep 11, 2025
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.

Thursday Sep 04, 2025
Cutthroat Island (1995)
Thursday Sep 04, 2025
Thursday Sep 04, 2025
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.

Thursday Aug 28, 2025
Solaris (2002)
Thursday Aug 28, 2025
Thursday Aug 28, 2025
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!

Thursday Aug 21, 2025
Ghost in the Shell (2017)
Thursday Aug 21, 2025
Thursday Aug 21, 2025
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.

Thursday Aug 14, 2025
Aladdin (2019)
Thursday Aug 14, 2025
Thursday Aug 14, 2025
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.
