GoodTrash GenreCast

Shuffle up and deal, Dear Listener, the original GoodTrash triad is back to talk Rounders. Arthur, Dalton, and Dustin gather around the table to play some cards and talk about the 1998 poker film starring Matt Damon, Ed Norton, and John Malkovich. It's a fun retro-episode as we pull some cards out of our sleeves. 

The guys kick the show off proper by talking about Celebrities they Want to Play Poker With. And Dear Listener, we want to know, who would you want at your celebrity Hold 'Em table? The gang burn and turn and get down to business. Arthur lays a foundation for the discussion by making a case for Rounders as a cult film. He draws from the British well with a look at Justin Smith's article "British Cult Cinema" which highlights several markers of a cult film. Dalton tags in during his analysis to talk about the Bro-y nature of this movie before coming back in later to deliver his analysis. Dalton looks at the movie as a commentary on the nature of ambition and self-destruction. Looking at the dynamic between Damon's Mike and Norton's Worm, Dalton draws conclusions about the danger of ambition if not properly haltered and focused. Dustin calls the action on the table, and raises the bet with a conversation about the film's flirtation with the Film Noir style. Citing Roger Ebert's review of the film, Dustin explores whether Rounders is a true Noir, or if it's just playing dress up. 

Actions now to you, Dear Listener. Caleb and Alex were sorely missed this week, but America's Bad Boy, the Voice of the Cinema, and the Godfather of GoodTrash try to hold the fort down. The river just hit the table dear listener, and we're all in. Do you call or raise? Did you catch our tell? Hit the play button and then let us know. 

Rounders Timestamps

00:38 - Welcome and Intros

03:44 - Synopsis and Quick Reviews

11:44 - The Game: Celebrities We Want to Play Poker With

17:05 - Analysis

34:48 - Shelf or Trash/Else or Instead

40:29 - Social Media

43:01 - Bonus Segment!

51:44 - Randomizer: Announce Next Week's Film

Welcome to the strange world of GoodTrash Media, Dear Listener! This week, the long awaited host pick from Caleb Masters has arrived! Caleb slaved for hours over his list of dream movies for the show and he narrowed it down to Scott Pilgrim vs The World. It's a fun time as Arthur, Dalton, Dustin, Alex, and Caleb sit down to record a podcast. 

This week, the gang talk about their favorite cinematic boss battles! Their list is strong, but we want to know about your favorite cinematic boss battles - play the game with us on Twitter and Facebook. The Trash levels up as we turn towards our analysis. The picker of the film starts the discussion by talking about Scott Pilgrim's commentary on the male millennial identity. Caleb puts together a strong foundation for his analysis by discussing the motivation behind millennial actions. Dalton piggybacks off of Caleb's analysis, and discusses the movies careful cultivation of human relationships and love. He also highlights the theme of self respect that came up in Caleb's analysis. The conversation shifts as Alex takes the mic and brings up the topic of style versus the idea of auteurism. Citing Sidney Lumet's Making Movies, Alex looks at Scott Pilgrim through the lens of formalism and how that impacts the storied auteur theory. Dustin, doing what Dustin does, audibles on the fly and bends his analysis to work off of Alex's. He presents the Modernity Thesis and raises the thought of the Post-Modernity Thesis. He talks about the gap between generations and why the audience reaction between generations varies towards Scott Pilgrim.It's dangerous to go alone, Dear Listener. And this week we want to thank Heath Huffman and Daniel Stull for contributing via Patreon. It is through the support of listeners like you that we are able to produce the content that we do. But, enough schilling, it's time for you to make a decision. Do you answer the call? Or do you keep sleeping in every day? Continue - 10, 9, 8, 7, 6...

Scott Pilgrim vs The World Timestamps

01:05 - Welcome and Intros

05:02 - Synopsis and Reviews

13:43 - The Game - Favorite Cinematic Boss Battles

23:55 - Analysis

51:36 - Shelf or Trash/Else or Instead

58:08 - Wrap Up, Social Media, Announce Next Week's Film

Grab your whip and load the jeep, we're back this week to talk about Romancing the Stone which we have been commanded to watch thanks to the Randomizer AB1700. Your favorite cinephiles are back to talk Robert Zemeckis' action-adventure romance film starring Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner. 

The adventure begins this week as we play our very own Choose Your Own Adventure game. We put together our own adventure films by casting our lead actor and villain then selecting our MacGuffin and location. A good time is had by all, and Dalton wants to see all of the movies discussed. We then get down to business. Alex is the first to put her business socks on as she discusses the objectification, both sexual and general, of women in this film. Dalton continues his series of protagonist studies as he talks about Michael Douglas and his kind of bumbling hero who is a step behind the action and a bit of a schmuck. Caleb does a compare and contrast ofRomancing the Stone and platforming and adventure video games specifically the Uncharted series. Dustin takes a postcolonial glance of Romancing the Stone and discusses how the minorities are used for romanticism and mysticism and most troubling for white entertainment. 

We've got our passports ready, Dear Listener. So, get your gear together; grab your finest pair of shoes, and hit that play button. 

Romancing the Stone Timestamps

00:39 - Welcome and Intros

02:12 - Synopsis and Thumbs Up/Down Reviews

09:58 - The Game: Choose Your Own Adventure 

16:05 - Analysis

36:22 - Shelf or Trash/Else or Instead

41:45 - Social Media

42:29 - Wrap up and Announce Next Week's Film

Choose your side, Dear Listener. This week, we get amped for the re-launch of our Patreon and the upcomingCaptain America: Civil War by taking a look back at one of the MCU's best films - Captain America: Winter Soldier. That's right, although we were all disheartened by Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice we opted to head over to the MCU to get a proper fix of superhero goodness. 

This week the table is full as Arthur, Dalton, Alex, Caleb, and Dustin discuss the first avenger. The game this week, inspired by Zack Snyder's comments about being inspired by Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai in working on the Justice League stuff, is Superhero Movies That We Want to See Directed by Classic Directors. This is one of our favorite games in a while and we have a good time getting into these faux pitches. Let us know some of your picks in the comments or on social media! 

To set the stage for this week's analysis, Arthur walks us through a history of the Superhero Film Cycle. He discusses where these cycles begin and how they build traction. Building off this foundation, Caleb looks at the culture from a different angle and how the impact of and reaction to 9/11 has impacted entertainment and the action film. These ideas of identity and personhood and Steve Rogers are taken even further as Dalton puts together his treatise on why Captain America is so interesting as a character. He builds off of Caleb's analysis while also looking back at his reading from Django (1966) and puts together a solid profile of Cap. Dustin then flips the coin and looks at the dark side of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He brings up the works of Slavoj Zizek  and ideology and discusses how Captain America: Winter Soldier wants to buck the norm and counter ideology, but at the end of the day nothing is really that different.

Alright, suit up Dear Listener. The war is brewing. So grab your infinity gauntlet, mine your reserve of vibranium, and then go ahead and hit that play button. 

Captain America: Winter Soldier Timestamps 

00:38 - Welcome and Introductions

04:08 - Synopsis and Reviews

14:29 - The Game: Superhero Films Made by Classic Directors

24:57 - Analysis

48:33 - Shelf or Trash/Else or Instead

55:16 - Social Media and Wrap Up

58:36 - Randomizer and Announce Next Week's Film

Saddle up, Dear Listener! This week, our wonderful Patrons have had their voice be heard, and Patron Austin Lucari has used his Patreon Reward to force the GTGC gang to watch the 1966 Spaghetti Western, Django.Thank you Austin for your contributions and we hope that you and all of our Dear Listeners enjoy this very special episode. This week, we build up an appetite playing our game. In honor of the Spaghetti Western, we talk about what foods we like to pair with our favorite movies. It gets delicious, unless Alex is in the kitchen. We then round up the usual varmints and kick off our analysis. Caleb gets the ball rolling, reading Django through the lens of a social commentary as he looks at the film as an analogy for what was going on during the cold war. He and Dalton connect the film to Dr. Strangelove and Fail Safe. Alex then takes over and leads a discussion of the intertextual influence of Django on other movies, particularly in the works of Quentin Tarantino. Dalton goes next to remind us about the history of the Western genre, and how that shifts by the 60s. He continues his genre reading as he highlights how the Hero moved from white to shades of grey. Dustin wrangles the hosts in to bring this cattle run home. He talks about the ideology present in Django, and how the film highlights misogyny, racism, classicism, and then turns a blinding light on how bad these ideals are. 

And there you have it Dear Listener. We've made it back to the ranch and got the horses up for the night. So now, we prepare for tomorrow's ride. Are you ready for the trail? If not, get your horse fed, grab your saddle, and then hit that play button. 

Django Timestamps

00:38 - Welcome and Intros 

02:46 - Synopsis and Reviews

14;47 - The Game: Food and Movies

21:21 - Analysis

43:29 - Shelf or Trash/Else or Instead

48:28 - Social Media

49:37 - Wrap up and announce next week's film

Hello there dear listener! If you're listening to this, you've landed back in 2016 and we are the GoodTrash GenreCast and this week we take a look at Terry Gilliam's time romp Twelve Monkeys. To do so, we've gone outside the Network to find a guest host to join us at the table, Mr. Eric King. Eric King is one of the co-hosts ofCinema Curio and is a member of the OKC Film Club who host live screenings every month in the Plaza District of Oklahoma City. He is also a fan of Terry Gilliam, so we thought we'd phone-a-friend and bring him in. 

This week, we talk our favorite time machines to get the ball rolling. After having some fun talking about time travel, a topic that Caleb could discuss on repeat y'all, we throw Twelve Monkeys on the table for analysis. Alex kicks things off by mixing two parts auteurism to one part reader response theory to put together a comparison reading of Twelve Monkeys which feels like a spiritual sequel or follow up to Brazil which we discussed during our 2016 Anti-Trash marathon. Guest Eric King takes over from here as he discusses the film in formalist terms. He highlights the films fidelity to traditional time travel narratives and specifications, while critiquing the movie's pacing. Caleb keeps the auteurist thread going as he hones in on the themes Twelve Monkeys and how Gilliam addresses many of the same topics here as he did in Brazil. Caleb proposes that Twelve Monkeys takes the commentary on consumerism from Brazil and takes it even further by deconstructing its impact on society. Dustin then takes us home and gets didactic as he talks Gilles Deleuze. In his discussion of Deleuze, Dustin deals with issues of film periodization and the theory of the Time Image... These are the things that Dustin talks about - you know that by now, Dear Listener. 

And there you have it, for the second time in four months, Terry Gilliam rears his cult film head. The first time by choice, the second time thanks to the Randomizer AB1700. We again want to thank Eric King for coming out and sitting with us at the table. Again, if you haven't, you can check him out at Cinema Curio. If you are in OKC and are interested in checking out what the OKC Film Club does, you can keep up with them over here on Facebook. Now, Dear Listener, its time for you to go on your next adventure in time. To activate the machine, just hit that play button below. 

Twelve Monkeys Time Stamps

00:45 - Welcome and Introductions with guest Eric King

04:20 - Synopsis and Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down review

13:13 - The Game: Favorite Time Machines

19:33 - Analysis 

44:07 - Shelf or Trash/Else or Instead

52:29 - Social Media and Wrap Up

54:53 - Special Announcement of Next Week's Film

Crikey mate! We're back this week and Arthur returns to the table with his host pick, Crocodile Dundee. That's right, Arthur decided to torture his fellow casters by taking a look at the 1986 hit that launched Mick Dundee into the American vernacular. That's right, that what you're listening to.. that's not a podcast, this is a podcast. 

The game gets the roundtable going as the gents talk about their favorite "X goes to New York City" movies which feature the fish out of water trope, where that fish is put in New York City. We then move into our analysis of the film and Arthur gets to bring the thunder from down under first as he takes a formalist approach and discusses the structure of the film. He talks about how the film is two films intertwined into one narrative. Dalton then looks at the film's commentary on class portrayal. His sociological side comes out as he unwraps the complex ideal of what exactly class represents, stating that it is much more than just a financial status. Dalton pitches this strand to Dustin and the two draw up a play that they take home for a touchdown. Dustin keeps the class and race idea going as he mentions the magical character aspects of Mick's character. Dustin talks about totems within racial constructs. He builds this foundation to establish his thesis that capitalism uses racial and class constructs to hide what capitalism does. 

And that's it for this week dear listener. A film that seems fairly middling provides insightful conversation and sometimes these are some of the best movies to come to our table. We wrap up the show as we always do, and we once again turn to the randomizer to see what next week's film will be. Curious to find out? Well, put on your best crocodile skin vest, grab your knife, and get set to go walkabout as you hit the play button. 

Crocodile Dundee Time Stamps

00:50 - Welcome and Introductions

03:20 - Synopsis and Reviews

14:17 - The Game: "X Goes to New York City"

25:35 - Analysis 

46:46 - Shelf or Trash/Else or Instead

57:04 - Social Media and Wrap Up

It is the dawn of a new era, Dear Listener. The era of the Randomizer AB1700 which holds the fate of this show in its hands. On general months, the Randomizer will be used to fill out programming except in the case of Patron or Host picks. Each of the hosts has selected a number of titles to place in the Randomizer. That being said, the Randomizer has given us Cloud Atlas to kick of April.That's right, we take a look at the underrated Wachowski/Tykwer cross-generational sci-fi film lead by Tom Hanks and Halle Berry in a number of roles. To go along with this weeks movie and the vast amount of Tom Hanks, we decide to highlight our favorite Tom Hanks films. As the show continues, we move into analysis and Dalton gets the ball rolling. This week, Dalton brings up the idea of the flexibility of race and gender; discussing how we are all people, and how the Wachowski Sisters deal with those ideas of humanity, soul, and personhood. Caleb tags in and builds off of Dalton's analysis; however, he introduces the idea of stories and they transcend time, space, and culture and can impact generations to come. Alex takes the floor after Caleb and discusses the power of music. This is a very art appreciation heavy show as Alex discusses the power of music, and analyzes how music works both in the diegesis and non-diegesis of the film. Dustin, being Dustin closes out the Analysis section by bringing up questions of philosophy and looking at it through a Nietzschian lens. And there you have it dear listener, hit play and then go forth and tell your children to tell their children about the GoodTrash GenreCast. 

Cloud Atlas time stamps

00:45 - Welcome and Intros

16:30 - The Game - Favorite Tom Hanks Movies

24:51 - Analysis

43:28 - Shelf or Trash: Else or Instead

50:58 - Social Media Contacts 

52:14 - Wrap Up and Announce Next Weeks Film

Sadly, Dear Listener, our Brig-a-thon must come to a close. The Anime Express rolls into the station as we go full circle and take a look at The Wind Rises. The Wind Rises marks the end of an era as it is Hayao Miyazaki's final film at Studio Ghibli. A studio that launched thanks to the success of his 1984 work, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind -  which we discussed to kick off this marathon. 

Now, you may be asking yourself, "How do I get these idiots to talk specifically about the movies that I want them to talk about?" And, that my friend, is a very good question. All you need to do, is head over to Patreon and become a supporter. Now, we are sold out of our $15 a month package, but you could still do the $10 a month package which would allow you to pick a movie for us to watch at some point within the year. 

Sorry for the spiel, now back to business. This week on the show, the table is nearly empty as Dustin and Caleb are the only two who survived to the final week of Anime. Our fearless hosts do play a game this week, as they talk about their favorite dream sequences in film. They both show a breadth of knowledge as they cite films from multiple decades. We then move into analysis. Caleb takes an auteur approach, discussing how Miyazaki is reflected in the film's main character and how it has a lot to say about the state of current Anime trends. Caleb postures that Miyazaki is putting current Anime trends on blast for what they've become. Dustin then takes the reigns and discusses The Wind Rises as a left-leaning work that criticizes militarization and war.  

Dear Listener, we hope you've enjoyed this Patron-presented marathon. It has certainly challenged and stretched our hosts as they've looked at this GoodTrash neglected genre. But now, the controls are in your hand. Have you checked your engines? Is the propeller ready? Because I think its time to hit play. 

The Wind Rises Time Stamps

00:45 - Welcome and Intros

02:54 - Synopsis and Thumbs Up/Down Review

07:00 - The Game: Favorite Dream Sequences

13:49 - Analysis

26:05 - Shelf or Trash/Else or Instead

30:45 - Social Media and Wrap Up

31:51 - Introduction of the Randomizer AB1700/Announce next week's movie.

The Month of Brig keeps rolling here at the GenreCast as we take a look back at 1995's influential anime, Ghost in the Shell. That's right, because he is a Patron and pledged the right amount, Brigham Cole has sentenced us to a month of Anime. Something never explicitly mentioned on air was the reasoning behind our selections. We wanted to embrace influential or highly regarded Anime from each decade to examine the growth and evolution of the beloved style of filmmaking. We started with Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) since it is the seed for what would become Studio Ghibli. Alex then selected Summer Wars (2009) because of its thematically rich plot and reputation. We then chose Ghost in the Shell (1995) because of its influence on Hollywood cinema. This week, we kick things off with our game and talk about our favorite Action Movie Scores. This movie has a fantastic score that drives the action, so we thought we'd celebrate by highlighting some of our other faves. Do you have any scores you think we overlooked? Let us know in the comments below! We then take Ghost in the Shell to the operating table and try to uncover what's really going on. Alex brings up the age old question, SUB vs DUB! That's right, she discusses a bit of adaptation theory involving subtitles and how a films original message or intent can sometimes be misinterpreted through translation. Caleb then takes over with a discussion of sentience and ethics and how Ghost in the Shell discusses that philosophy. Dalton then pans the film over its ridiculous use of the male gaze which completely kills any goodwill that the movie may earn. He essentially states the any potentially good idea about gender or sexuality is quickly tripped up by the camera's incessant oogling of the female form. Dustin then piggybacks off of Caleb's analysis to discuss sentience and humanity and what makes a person a person. And while the movie didn't get generally favorable reviews from the table, it jumpstarts great discussion across the board.

Well, there you have it dear listener. We're three-quarters of our way through this anime journey, and we look to end things on a high note. If you have any thoughts on our analysis and what we had to say; if you want to disagree with us; if you want to call Dalton a doodoo head; then please, leave us a comment below! Now, put activate your invisibility gear and click that play button. 

Ghost in the Shell Time Stamps

00:45 - Welcome and Intros03:33 - Synopsis and Reviews

12:33 - The Game - Action Movie Scores

21:12 - Analysis

50:02 - Shelf or Trash/Else or Instead

55:47 - Wrap up, Social Media, and Next Week's Film