Hello, and welcome to another episode of The Good, The Bad, and The What!? The show in which we discuss three films that we have deemed "good," "bad," or "what!?" within a subgenre, theme, motif, director or actor's filmography, and more!

This week, with the new version of "Hellraiser" now out on Hulu, Ryan and Chris take this time to look back on the adaptations of Clive Barker's work. We start with 1988's "Hellbound: Hellraiser II" a sequel that, while not as groundbreaking as the first film, we argue is as every bit an equal to the first film in terms of craft and genuine nightmare imagery (we also spend a little time talking about the "Hellraiser" series as a whole, including the new film). Then, we move into the 2020 iteration of "Books of Blood," a generic TV horror anthology in which only one of the segments is based on a Barker story, but it doesn't matter because the whole thing is misguided. Finally, we move into another misguided movie based on a short from Barker's Books of Blood, albeit a very fun one (and has been a long-time coming since it appears on our podcast logo): the 1986 creature-feature, "Rawhead Rex."

Hello, and welcome to another episode of The Good, The Bad, and The What!? The show in which we discuss three films that we have deemed "good," "bad," or "what!?" within a subgenre, theme, motif, director or actor's filmography, and more!

This week, Ryan and Chris dive into the weird, wild world of shot-on-video (SOV henceforth) horror movies. While mostly cheap, trashy, and more, SOV horror films are an important stepping stone not just in the evolution of horror, but in cinema as a whole (the precursor to digital filmmaking), so we're here to dive into the dumpster and pay our respects! First off is the OG SOV horror, 1982's "Boardinghouse." The film is also the only one to be blown up to 35mm and shown theatrically, and the experience is a sight to behold. Then, we move into the first SOV horror film made for the VHS market, 1983's "Sledgehammer." The late David A. Prior would go on to have a successful low-budget career after this, and we know the film is beloved in video dirtbag circles, but it's just too dull for our tastes (or lack thereof). Finally, we swing into the extreme German underground anthology flick, 1992's "The Burning Moon," with some of the most disturbing, yet charming homemade gore effects you will ever see! If you want a great primer on the world of SOV flicks, check out Bleeding Skull's list of the 50 Best SOV Films (which includes the three films we discuss on this episode).

Hello, and welcome to another episode of The Good, The Bad, and The What!? The show in which we discuss three films that we have deemed "good," "bad," or "what!?" within a subgenre, theme, motif, director or actor's filmography, and more!

This week, Ryan and Chris' brief hiatus comes to a close sooner than expected, and also with that begins our trek into Spooky Season! (Yes, we know it's technically still September, but whatever!) With our first in a string of horror-themed episode, we dive into post-Romero zombie films, films that specifically came in the wake of the massive success of 1968's watershed film "Night of the Living Dead" (and one from 1978's "Dawn of the Dead). We begin with 1974's "Let Sleeping Corpses Lie" or most commonly known in the states as "The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue." We discuss the film's ominous tone and general uniqueness in the zombie sub-genre, which is rare. Then, we move into 1988's "FleshEater: Revenge of the Living Dead," which was directed by Bill Hinzman, the lead zombie from "Night of the Living Dead," in this "spiritual sequel" meets "weird Pennsylvanian regional horror" mash-up (one of us liked this and the other not as much). Finally, we move into one of the most iconic zombie movies outside of Romero's films: Lucio Fulci's "Zombie" aka "Zombi 2" aka "Zombie Flesh Eaters."

Hello, and welcome to another episode of The Good, The Bad, and The What!? The show in which we discuss three films that we have deemed "good," "bad," or "what!?" within a subgenre, theme, motif, director or actor's filmography, and more!

This week, Ryan and Chris dive into contemporary musical adaptations, as the last few years has seen the Golden Age of Hollywood favorite come roaring back, due to the combined success of 2016's Oscar-winning "La La Land" and Broadway smash "Hamilton." We start with Steven Spielberg's incendiary adaptation of "West Side Story," that was one of 2021's best films, Spielberg's best film since the mid-2000's, and finds freshness in a story that's well-worn at this point. Then, we swing into one of 2021's worst films, the adaptation of another Broadway smash, "Dear Evan Hansen," a movie that is earnest to a fault, shamelessly manipulative, and worst of all, has terrible musical numbers. Finally, we move into a film that's also probably objectively bad, but one of us has a bizarre affinity for, Tom Hooper's 2019 nightmarish adaptation of "Cats."

Hello, and welcome to another episode of The Good, The Bad, and The What!? The show in which we discuss three films that we have deemed "good," "bad," or "what!?" within a subgenre, theme, motif, director or actor's filmography, and more!

This week, as the 2022 Summer Movie Season comes to a close and we have one more episode before we take most of September off for life and work obligations, Ryan and Chris look back on the summer season, talk a little bit about the state of the industry, and go in-depth (but non-spoiler-y) on the movies they both saw, including "RRR," "The Bob's Burgers Movie," "Crimes of the Future," "The Black Phone," "Lightyear," "Prey," and "Nope," as well as a couple movies that just Ryan saw, including "Jurassic World Dominion," "Elvis," "The Princess," "Marcel the Shell With Shoes On," "Thor: Love & Thunder," "Bodies Bodies Bodies," and "Orphan: First Kill."

Hello, and welcome to another episode of The Good, The Bad, and The What!? The show in which we discuss three films that we have deemed "good," "bad," or "what!?" within a subgenre, theme, motif, director or actor's filmography, and more!

This week, Chris and Ryan put on a nu metal album and travel back to the early 2000s to discuss movies that were inspired by the runaway success of "The Matrix." First, we start with 2001's "The One," a high-concept martial arts extravaganza that's silly but highly entertaining. Then, we move into the infamous 2002 box office bomb "Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever," a film that maybe isn't quite as bad as its reputation, but no "secret success" either. Finally, we move onto 2002's "Equilibrium," a movie whose creative spearhead has a spotty history of quality filmmaking, which plays into just how much better this film is than it has any right to be.

Hello, and welcome to another episode of The Good, The Bad, and The What!? The show in which we discuss three films that we have deemed "good," "bad," or "what!?" within a subgenre, theme, motif, director or actor's filmography, and more!

This week, Ryan and Chris dive back into the world of regional horror films, specifically with three California-set, not-LA-based trashy slashers. We start with 1983's "The Prey," which finds our hosts overall divided on this regional oddity with a strange production history, but both agree it's more ambitious in what it's trying to do than most slashers of its ilk. Then, they move into the high-body-count, yet strangely boring "The Freeway Maniac," a VHS dirtbag flick from 1989, before ending with another flick from 1989, albeit one that is much more fun, "Memorial Valley Massacre."

Hello, and welcome to another episode of The Good, The Bad, and The What!? The show in which we discuss three films that we have deemed "good," "bad," or "what!?" within a subgenre, theme, motif, director or actor's filmography, and more!

This week, to coincide with the recent release of Jordan Peele's "Nope" (now out in theaters), Chris and Ryan look at three tales of alien abduction, specifically ones that are based on what are claimed to be "real events." We start with 1993's "Fire in the Sky," a film that gets a lot of mileage out of a nuanced Robert Patrick performance and one of those most terrifying depictions of an alien abduction ever committed to film. Then, we move into 2009's "The Fourth Kind," an admittedly fascinating experiment in regards to its structure and presentation, but squanders it at every turn. Finally, we end with 1989's "Communion," a film that in its bones tries to mimic the family drama of Spielberg's "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," and is hugely unsuccessful, but makes up for it with a totally committed and unhinged Christopher Walken performance.

Hello, and welcome to another episode of The Good, The Bad, and The What!? The show in which we discuss three films that we have deemed "good," "bad," or "what!?" within a subgenre, theme, motif, director or actor's filmography, and more!

This week, in honor of the upcoming "Prey" (out on Hulu on August 5, directed by "10 Cloverfield Lane" helmer Dan Trachtenberg), Ryan and Chris dive into the history of the "Predator" franchise, and as we do with these franchise episodes, we eschew our traditional "Good-Bad-What" order to go chronologically through the series. After a brief talk about the 1987 original masterwork (one we decided not to categorize because it'd be unfair), we dive into our "What?" which is 1990's "Predator 2," a departure from the original which was not well-received at the time, but we argue while imperfect, it's a ton of fun. Then, we move into our "Good" which is 2010's "Predators," which may not have the subversion of the original, but it returns to operating on the primal terror of the original and for that, it works pretty damn well. Finally, we end on a sour note for our "Bad" pick which is 2018's "The Predator," a big, sloppy, dumb disappointment given that the film is written and directed by Shane Black (and even though it was hacked-to-bits in editing, even the Black-authored stuff is beneath him).

Hello, and welcome to another episode of The Good, The Bad, and The What!? The show in which we discuss three films that we have deemed "good," "bad," or "what!?" within a subgenre, theme, motif, director or actor's filmography, and more!

First, before we dive into this week's episode, much like on our recording itself, we want to offer a trigger warning to viewers, as Chris and Ryan dive into three horror/exploitation films that deal with crooked, corrupt, or downright murderous cops. We have not been shy about our viewpoints in the past, standing for much-needed shakeups, police reforms, and sharing a general distrust of law enforcement. However, we are also big horror movie fans, and part of being a horror fan is looking through the movies to help contextualize the horrors of our own reality. We keep the episode as thoughtful and entertaining as we usually do, but we understand if some don't care to listen.