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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Hello Houston? We have a podcast! We are back this week to talk Ron Howard's Apollo 13. But, we did not undertake this mission alone. Journalist, critic, all around awesome person Jo Light joins us (from No Film School, Final Draft, and more). We take a look back at the 1990s, NASA, whitey, and much, much more as Apollo 13 docks on the analysis tab…
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Hello lords and ladies or fiends and familiars, however you might identify, and welcome to another episode of the GenreCast. This week, we look back twenty years to the beloved adaptation of Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice. Have the years been kind to it? We take a look at Joe Wright's tale of love and society as we bring Pride and Prejudice to the…
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Friends and familiars, grab your boas because it is time to ruffle some feathers! This week, we are joined by the wonderful Daniel Bokemper to discuss a Robin Williams and Gene Hackman classic, The Birdcage. Launching Nathan Lane to a new level, this Mike Nichols piece feels as relevant today as it was 30 years ago. But, does it have much to say? J…
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Hello, and welcome one and all to the hall of the Goblin King! That's right, the ship is back on its normal course and we've got potpourri galore for you! We kick things off with an 80s fantasy staple in the form of Jim Henson's Labyrinth. It's Bowie and Connelly, puppets, and the 1980s! We discuss Bowie, Connelly, casting, music, and much, much mo…
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Hello once again friends! We are back, and Dalton is bringing the ship into port with a seminal experience The Battle of Algiers. The 1966 Italian realist work is noted for its style, approach, and message—but is it still relevant? We bring The Battle of Algiers to the analysis table to talk realism, impact, totalitarianism, and much, much more. Tu…
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Sinners (2025): Garbage Chute Review w/ Paris Burris
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1:08:16Howdy fiends and familiars! We are back down the chute this week with the hotly anticipated new joint from Ryan Coogler, Sinners. The full GoodTrash gang is here to tell you whether or not you should see this one. To do so, we're joined by filmmaker, podcaster, and programmer Paris Burris! Is Coogler's first original film in 13 years worth your tim…
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Willkommen, bienvenue... welcome fiends and familiars, ghouls and gals to the third blindspot in Dalton's lineup, Bob Fosse's Cabaret. This musical is set in Berlin in the early 1930s—it was a different time. But the film was developed amidst the Nixon era. So, it has politics and art. Or is that redundant? We look at the rise of Liza Minnelli, the…
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Well, ghouls and gals, Dalton's programming attempts are off to a solid start. This week, he keeps the crime motif running as we go back to 1985 and a pivotal voice in car chases with William Friedkin's To Live and Die in L.A.. Boasting a couple of mostly no-name leads in Willem Dafoe and William Petersen and a wild car chase, To Live and Die in L.…
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Fiends and familiars, our sincerest producer apologies... Dalton, well, Dalton has been given the reins to the show for the next few weeks. He's been tasked with covering some of his genre-rific blindspots. This week, to kick things off, he chose King of New York. Christopher Walken, cocaine, crime, a Robin Hood adjacent narrative? This movie seemi…
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Hello fiends and familiars! In our post-600 celebration, we've drifted back to the Wonderful Wizard Lynch. Our Patreon-sponsored episode goes to friend Keithan who is forcing us to complete the filmography of David Lynch in the form of Inland Empire. To do so, we are joined by oft-mentioned GoodTrash friend Harper who has ridden the Lynch wave alon…
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
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1:28:35The eagles have landed, and we arrive at Mount Doom for episode 600! What a fantastical journey it has been, and we are so thankful to everyone who has listened over the years! This week, we finish out The Lord of the Rings with The Return of the King. We discuss franchises, actors, and much, much more as we try to destroy and the ring, and bring T…
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Hello friends, and welcome to another dive down the garbage chute! This time, Arthur is back from his adventures at the theater to discuss Steven Soderbergh's second film of 2025, Black Bag. The small ensemble piece from Soderbergh boasts strong names and a tight runtime. But, is it worth your money? Arthur breaks it down in this quick review! Tune…
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2003)
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1:19:06Elves, orcs, dwarves, join us as we continue on our road to episode 600! This week, we continue trekking through Middle Earth as we find ourselves in the bridging story that is The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. We have gone our way, but can we find our way back together and analyze this film? We do our best! Join us this week for episode 599, …
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Hello friends and fellow laborers! We are down the chute once more with the highly anticipated return of Bong Joon-ho, Mickey 17! It has been six years since Parasite—was the wait worth it? GoodTrash bad boy Dalton Stuart is here with friends Nick Sanford and Kirsten Therkelson to discuss the Robert Pattinson-forward film. Is it worth your money? O…
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Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
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1:20:27Hello adventurers! Our road to Episode 600 is before us. But, an arduous journey awaits. We band together to discuss Peter Jackson's first entry into the epic Lord of the Rings series with The Fellowship of the Ring. We're going big for the journey to 600, and it doesn't get much bigger than this trilogy. We did keep to the theatrical cuts though! …
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Protect your cornbread at all costs friends because we're back with an all new episode. On this week's show, we go back to 1999 to celebrate Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence with the buddy comedy Life. We take a look at time, prison movies, race, and much more as we dissect this comedy. So, join us at the analysis table to discuss Life! (And always…
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Hello friends and familiars! This week, we discover that it is hard out here for a podcaster. That's right, we're looking back two decades on the Academy Award-winning film Hustle & Flow. This underdog story had modest success opening opportunities for Craig Brewer and putting the Academy Spotlight on the Three 6 Mafia. But, after 20 years, how doe…
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Happy V-Day! We are down the chute once more! This week, Dalton and our dear friend Kirsten made it out to the picture show for the new pic Companion. Touted as being from the studio that brought you The Notebook and the minds behind Barbarian, Companion built up a decent little buzz. But is it worth your time and well earned dollar? Dalton and Kir…
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The month moves along with a deep cut from 1992. Bill Duke (Predator) is behind the camera for this noir entry Deep Cover. Starring Larry Fishburne and Jeff Goldblum, Deep Cover has been deep under cover itself. A recent Criterion release changed its trajectory though allowing new audiences to find it, and find it we did. Find out whose Top 100 the…
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AntiTrash is over in a big way this week. We are back at our usual trash selves with Alex Proyas's I, Robot. The Will Smith vehicle from 2004 seemed to be watched by everybody? But has time been kind to it? We talk AI, sentience, awkward racism parallels, and much, much more in our analysis of Alex Proyas's I, Robot. Tune in now to hear our discuss…
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The Shining (1980): AntiTrash: Serious Scares
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1:01:25AntiTrash comes to a close this week as we return to the States (via Pinewood Studios). To cap off the month, we check in to the Overlook Hotel to test our longterm isolation stamina. That's right, it's the horror movie we've most talked about without actually talking about it — The Shining. Kubrick's classic has informed the last 45 years of filmm…
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Onibaba (1964) AntiTrash: Serious Scares
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1:04:04Konnichiwa friends! Our AntiTrash: Serious Scares marathon finds us in Japan this week with the classic Onibaba. We're scared for our lives as we bring this one to the analysis table. On this week's episode, we discuss doing what it takes to survive, oblique movies, generational shifts, and much more. Join us as we discuss the influential classic t…
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The Brutalist (2024): Garbage Chute Review
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1:06:48Hello friends, fiends, and familiars. The chute is loaded back up as Dalton sits down with dear friend NIck Sanford to discuss one of the buzzy films of award season, The Brutalist. This movie is being touted for its throwback Americana epic nature that includes an intermission because of its run time. But is it worth four hours in a theater? Dalto…
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The Vanishing (1988) AntiTrash: Serious Scares
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1:08:19Hallo friends and familiars! The Serious Scares continue for the month of January as our World Tour continues. This week, we find ourselves in the Netherlands region with George Sluizer's The Vanishing. Sometimes, the real horrors are the people we meet along the way. We bring The Vanishing to the analysis table to talk evil, road trips, the search…
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Eyes without a Face (1960) – AntiTrash: Serious Scares
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1:03:28Bonjour mes amis, the GenreCast is back for round two of AntiTrash 2025. We keep the serious scares coming as we trek to France with the cult European classic Eyes without a Face. Georges Franju's ethereal piece was initially slept on but has since become an influential work. We bring Eyes without a Face to the analysis table this week to talk abou…
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Peeping Tom (1960) AntiTrash: Serious Scares
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59:24Hello everyone! It's a new year, and that means it is time for our annual AntiTrash Marathon! This year, we will be taking a look at some of the most revered and influential horror films of all time. It's like bonus Shocktober! And we kick things off with Michael Powell's Peeping Tom. While the movie largely killed his career, it takes up an import…
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Hello friends, fiends, family, and familiars! Another year is wrapping up, and that means it is time once again for our annual Shelvie Award Show. Much like every major film-centered organization, we too have an award show. For those just now tuning in, the Shelvie Awards is a look back at the movies we covered for the GenreCast in the given year—s…
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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone! We bring 2024 to an end with the highest grossing domestic release of 2024, Inside Out 2. Pixar's newest film sparked some life into the fading House of Mouse this summer. We bring Inside Out 2 to the analysis table to talk children's media, depictions of emotions, Disney, Pixar, and much, much more! Tun…
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Our 2024 look back continues with Dalton's selection—the prequel horror film The First Omen. From 20th Century Fox, Arkasha Stevenson's nunsploitation attempted to breath new life into an on again/off again franchise. But, does it give birth to something new? We discuss Italy's "Years of Lead" and current political and societal concerns, the Cathol…
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Hello friends! Our voyage back through 2024 continues with Dustin's blindspot Alien Romulus. Does this journey back into the land of the Xenomorph work? Or does the McDonalds-ification of pop culture cause a breach in this one's airlock? We talk legacy sequels, Alien, and much, much more. Tune in now as we bring Alien Romulus to the analysis table.…
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Hello friends and familiars! As 2024 begins drawing to a close, it is time for us to start looking back over the year to cover some of our present blindspots, as we do every year. This year, we begin with Arthur's pick. The Ethan Coen and Tricia Cook joint Drive-Away Dolls. We discuss the Coens, crime, and much more in an unfortunately short episod…
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Hello friends! We made it back to the talkies this week to bring you some fresh trash down the chute. This time on the Garbage Chute, Dalton is joined by Caleb Masters, of The Cinematic Schematic podcast, and Kirsten Therkelson, the Frightful Femme, to discuss the new release A Real Pain. The film is directed by Jesse Eisenberg and stars Eisenberg …
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Good day to all of our friends, foes, fiends, and familiars! Welcome to the Pod-iseum! With Ridley Scott's new legacy sequel now playing in theaters, we thought it would be a prime time to visit the original epic hit Gladiator. After 24 years, does the acclaimed sword and sandal picture still have something to offer? Are we entertained? Found out w…
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Hello friends and familiars! We're back with some of that cherry-picked trash. Dalton loves discourse. So, we picked a focal point of discourse from 2020, Emerald Fennell's Promising Young Woman. Is it a femme Joker? Is it a superhero movie? Is it a high-heeled noir in disguise? We talk genre, vengeance, discourse, and much, much more as we bring P…
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Hello dear friends! This week, we make the rare trip into international waters when we go to Hong Kong and take a look at a young Jackie Chan doing inhuman things in Police Story. This action comedy kicked off a small franchise and highlighted Chan's physicality and comedy. We discuss Jackie Chan, the police, Hong Kong cinema, and much, much more i…
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As we move into the fall season, we thought we'd go to the great white north and hit the ice with the cult comedy Goon. This hockey sports comedy is irreverent but also very sweet. We talk about Sean William Scott, team dynamics, Au Hasard Balthazar, and much, much more. Join us at the analysis table as we unpack Goon. 01:26 - Introductions and Syn…
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GoodTrash Rewind: Paranormal Activity (2007)
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1:08:01Hello dear friends, due to a production issue—there is no new episode this week. Instead, to finish out Shocktober the 13th: Taped Terrors, we rewind back to Shocktober 7 and our discussion of Oren Peli's blockbuster found footage hit Paranormal Activity from episode 287. "Dustin decided ghosts and found footage was the way to go for the second ent…
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Shocktober the 13th rolls on through our "Taped Terrors" selections with a haunted asylum story in the form of Grave Encounters. This faux reality series is the ideal setup for a found footage tale. We talk a lot about it, and its sequel. We discuss asylums, ghost hunting shows, and much, much more on this week's episode over Grave Encounters. Tune…
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Are you recording? We're on? Great! Hello pals! We're back for the next chapter in our Shocktober the 13th Marathon. "Taped Terrors", our investigation into found footage, continues with pair of mumblegore moments in the form of Creep and Creep 2. With the Shudder premier of The Creep Tapes right around the corner, the duo of stories about an eccen…
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Lake Mungo (2008) w/ Daniel Bokemper
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1:17:15Hello ghouls, gals, and pals! It's the spooky season, and that means it is officially SHOCKTOBER! This year marks Shocktober the 13th, and we're looking at "Taped Terrors". This month, we're exploring the form of found footage. We kick things off with friend of the show Daniel Bokemper (The Cinematropolis; Flick Attack) as we discuss found footage …
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The GoodTrash Bois return to the Garbage Chute to talk about the highly anticipated new feature from New Hollywood Godfather Francis Ford Coppola, Megalopolis. Following a storied trek through development hell, persistent production problems, and tribulations finding distribution, the movie finally arrived thanks to Lionsgate. But, was the final pr…
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Crystal Fairy and the Magical Cactus (2013)
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1:03:44Friends and familiars, we wrap up September with an odyssey in the form of Crystal Fairy and the Magical Cactus. We traverse a strange world in an attempt to unwrap this coming of age (?), drug trip (?) movie from Chile. We talk interpersonal relationships, figuring ourselves out, social dynamics, and much more as we break this one open on the anal…
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The Substance (2024): Garbage Chute Review
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42:52Hello fiends. It's a big bonus week here at GoodTrash. The chute is open, and there's a new drop in your feed. This week, we're talking about the highly anticipated new release from Coralie Fargeat The Substance. Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley lead this satirical body horror, but do they succeed in making it memorable? Dalton is joined by our dear…
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Rebel Ridge (2024): Garbage Chute Review w/ The Cinematic Schematic
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43:08Hello friends! We're back from the picture show—in this case, Netflix—to discuss the brand new Jeremy Saulnier action-thriller Rebel Ridge. We here at the GenreCast are big fans of Saulnier's previous efforts, and Dalton has been champing at the bit to talk about it. So, he called in some good friends from The Cinematic Schematic: Caleb Masters and…
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Hello monsters! We are back with another bit of analysis for your ear. This week, we take on the Spike Jonze adaptation of the beloved children's story Where the Wild Things Are. We discuss parents, children, societal construction, and much, much more as we bring this one to the analysis table. Join us to hear our thoughts! TIMESTAMPS 01:24 - Intro…
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Hello dear friends! Gather round because do we have a spectacle for you! This week, we have a Patreon-supported pick from our friend Clayton. Clayton is taking us to the world of the Italian Neorealists with Federico Fellini with La Strada. For Dalton and Arthur, it is our first true conversation with the Neorealists. Dustin walks us through that a…
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It's a new month, a new movie, and all that jazz! That's right, it is time to grab your tap shoes and hit the stage for our next episode. We're talking all about the Best Picture-winning musical Chicago. We talk true crime, musicals, Richard Gere, and much, much more! Tune in now as we bring Chicago the musical to the analysis table. 01:23 - Introd…
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Our Always Be Watching Denzel marathon comes to a close. We wrap this run with Denzel feature directorial debut Antwone Fisher. This drama features a young man facing his demons with help from a psychologist. Denzel takes his place in front of and behind the camera, but how does he fare? We discuss anger, therapy, family, and of course, Denzel. Joi…
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Hello everybody! We keep up the mantra of Always Be Watching Denzel with part four of one of our favorite marathon subjects. This week, we're taking a look at the sweaty, pulpy suspense, Out of Time. His second collaboration with Carl Franklin. We discuss noir, Florida, sweaty actors, and much more in this episode. So, join us as we breakdown Out o…
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We just can't stop watching Denzel. This week, we have his fourth collaboration with the great Spike Lee with Inside Man. This heist movie has a lot going on, and we're taking it to the analysis table to talk about it. We discuss Denzel, heists, post-9/11 society, and Spike Lee in this episode. Join us now for the discussion. TIMESTAMPS 00:30 - Int…
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