GoodTrash GenreCast

Happy Thanksgiving weekend family! We're back to wrap up November with a story about being grateful for family—that's right, it's Christopher Nolan's Interstellar. Does his space epic hold up or keep us at arm's length? Our ghosts are knocking as we get this into the lab for greater analysis. We're talking climate stuff, Nolan, Michael Bay, science fiction, and much, much more as we launch into Interstellar. Join us now!

00:30 - Introductions and Synopsis

03:18 - Quick Interstellar Reviews

22:26 - Expanding the Syllabus

34:58 - Analysis

51:25 - Shelf or Trash

58:13 - Wrap Up and Next Week's Film

Howdy y'all! 

This week, on the GenreCast, we're punching that clock on the wall to talk about the Dolly Parton comedy classic 9 to 5. That's right, it's Dolly, Lily, and Jane, and they're not going to take it anymore. We look back on the film's political and feminist messages, talk about the film's structure and narrative ideas, and get in the weeds about what works and doesn't work in this one. 

00:30 - Introductions and Synopsis

04:56 - Quick 9 to 5 Reviews

13:28 - Expanding the Syllabus

21:46 - Analysis

35:13 - Shelf or Trash

36:18 - Wrap Up and Next Week's Film

Hello fiends and familiars, we return this week with an action extravaganza as we take a look back at the early days of Dwayne Johnson's film career to talk about The Rundown. This star vehicle teamed Rocky up with Sean William Scott, Rosario Dawson, and Christopher Walken to great effect. But does it hold up? We break it apart to talk style, archetypes, actor brands, action heroes, and much, much more. 

00:30 - Introductions and Synopsis

05:34 - Quick Rundown Reviews

16:44 - Expanding the Syllabus

29:17 - Analysis

51:14 - Shelf or Trash

52:57 - Wrap Up and Next Week's Film

Friends and Family, we're out of the Book of Shocks, but we've got another tale of a lonely young boy and a bizarre being who enters his home (at least the backyard area). That's right, we're going back to 1999 with Brad Bird's cult classic The Iron Giant. This release from WB at the end of the last century flopped, but gained a cult following on home video and cable. We take a look at Brad Bird's career, effective animation, anti-gun and anti-violence ideas, and much, much more as we take on The Iron Giant.

00:30 - Introductions and Synopsis

03:38 - Quick Iron Giant Reviews

16:59 - Expanding the Syllabus

31:00 - Analysis

50:20 - Shelf or Trash

51:40 - Wrap Up and Next Week's Film

Hello and Happy Halloween! We're bringing Shocktober to a close with LGBTQ icon, The Babadook. This top-hatted specter and his pop up book became all the rage in the years following the film's release, but memes aside, how does Jennifer Kent's tale of grief and parenting hold up? We discuss that, parenting, abuse, grief, and much, much more as we dive into this ghostly tale. As we wrap Shocktober, stay through to the end to hear next week's title! Tune in now!

00:30 - Introductions and Synopsis

07:45 - Quick Babadook Reviews

21:14 - Expanding the Syllabus

38:32 - Analysis

1:00:02 - Shelf or Trash

1:01:14 - Wrap Up and Next Week's Film

Hello friends! Sorry for the delay, but things have been a bit hectic over here. However, we did not wake up in post-apocalyptic London like this week's protagonist. That's right, Shocktober 11 continues with Danny Boyle's influential 28 Days Later. One of the two zombie movies that reinvigorated the genre at the turn of the century, 28 Days Later brought us the fast zombie debate. As well as the debate as to whether they're even zombies! We're talking immediacy, zombies, multiple endings, formalism, and much, much more this week.

00:30 - Introductions and Synopsis

06:12 - Quick 28 Days Later Reviews

22:08 - Expanding the Syllabus

35:16 - Analysis

1:02:57 - Shelf or Trash

1:04:42 - Wrap Up and Next Week's Film

Shocktober 11: Shock from the Book of Shocks continues this week fiends and familiars as we move into another classic horror franchise. This week we say his name and talk about Nia DaCosta's 2021 take on Candyman. This legacy-sequel picks up in a renovated Cabrini-Green giving us ample material to parse through. We're talking gentrification, art and messages, on the nose criticism, and much, much more as we sink our hooks into this one. Let's just hope we don't get stung. 

00:30 - Introductions and Synopsis

05:18 - Quick Candyman Reviews

23:50 - Expanding the Syllabus

38:35 - Analysis

1:05:57 - Shelf or Trash

1:08:46 - Wrap Up and Next Week's Film

Happy Shocktober FIENDS! We're kickstarting Shocktober 11: Shock from the Book of Shocks with one of the biggest horror movies we've yet to discuss, A Nightmare on Elm Street. That's right, we're placing the Wes Craven classic on the analysis table to talk about suburbs, missing parents, high school horror, evil janitors and much, much more. 

00:30 - Introductions and Synopsis

08:04 - Quick Nightmare on Elm Street Reviews

20:58 - Expanding the Syllabus

29:48 - Analysis

55:46 - Shelf or Trash

57:17 - Wrap Up and Next Week's Film

Welcome back friends! This week, we're wrapping our ten year anniversary run with the cult comedy that might have come up most often over the years, But I'm a Cheerleader. This classic of queer cinema is a blast of color and comedy. But, does it hold up after all this time? We discuss camp, queer comedy, issues movies, and much, much more. But, the fun doesn't stop here as next week, we kick off Shocktober 11: Shock—from the Book of Shocks. So, tune in to hear our thoughts and find out what we're starting off October with!

00:30 - Introductions and Synopsis

05:33 - Quick But I'm a Cheerleader Reviews

15:50 - Expanding the Syllabus

29:36 - Analysis

53:11 - Shelf or Trash

55:53 - Wrap Up and Next Week's Film

As our ten year celebration keeps rolling, we head back to 1997 when Will Smith was at the height of his powers to talk Men in Black. Unfortunately, there's no music video at the end of this episode, but we still have a lot of fun talking about this sci-fi action comedy classic from Barry Sonnenfeld and crew. We're talking government organizations, paranoia, conspiracies, movie stars and actors as brands, and much, much more this week.

00:30 - Introductions and Synopsis

05:34 - Quick Men in Black Reviews

26:01 - Expanding the Syllabus

38:34 - Analysis

1:05:40 - Shelf or Trash

1:07:02 - Wrap Up and Next Week's Film