Him (2025)
Him (2025) Review| The Goods: Film Reviews
Dan and Brian continue their annual tradition of watching a late ’90s teen horror movie in October with Disturbing Behavior, a largely panned and forgotten film starring James Marsden, Katie Holmes, and Nick Stahl. Join as they debate the general appeal of horror movies and the spooky season spirit, then dig into the movie of […]| The Goods: Film Reviews
Suspicion is Hitchcock playing peekaboo. The juiciest stuff keeps happening just out of view, conveyed through rumors and second-hand recounting. Its most powerful images are not violence but the negative space suggesting it: a shadow of a slowly opening door, a glowing glass of milk that may or may not be poisoned. Nineteen years before […]| The Goods: Film Reviews
Religious scholar and recurring guest Gavin joins Dan and Brian to discuss the long-running Brazilian series of horror films directed by, written by, and starring José Mojica Marins as “Coffin Joe” — the monstrous, atheist, libertine undertaker. Join as they discuss Coffin Joe’s persona, the religious and political context of the film, the shifting tone […]| The Goods: Film Reviews
Longtime friend-of-the-pod Colton joins Brian and Dan to briefly discuss a foundational romantic comedy, then dig into the divisive 2009 ensemble film. Just what everyone was asking for — an extended conversation about dating from three straight guys in their 30s. Join as they discuss Nora Ephron, Sex and the City, gender roles in romantic […]| The Goods: Film Reviews
I haven’t read any of Ruth Ware’s books, but my wife has, and she says they are all begging for adaptation. The Woman in Cabin 10, Ware’s most popular, is, based on the adaptation, a bunch of movie tropes from the 40s and 50s thriller tropes mashed up and modernized. It fits squarely in the […]| The Goods: Film Reviews
Peanuts is one of the most cherished brands in American family entertainment thanks to the Charles Schulz comic that ran daily for a half century and the bevy of animated specials and films, mostly written by Schulz and animated by Bill Melendez. In 2018, the Schulz estate and its various investment partners came to an […]| The Goods: Film Reviews
Hey film friends! You might remember that a year and a half ago I shared that my daughter Eleanor and I wrote a fantasy chapter book together. I’m excited to share that we just published the second book in the Rainbow Realm series together. It took us a year and a half. We worked hard […]| The Goods: Film Reviews
Hitchcock has three filmmaking gears: coasting, locked-in, and getting weird. To Catch a Thief is the textbook for the first of these: sleek, charming, a little hollow. I don’t mean that as a slam so much as setting a ceiling on the film. This is a sparkling vacation cocktail by the master pop-thriller mixologist, and […]| The Goods: Film Reviews
I have a rule of thumb that Alfred Hitchcock movies must be watched twice to be properly appreciated. His films are typically much more about how you get there than the destination itself, though plenty of his films have terrific endings. Still, I can’t think of any of his films I’ve been less fond of […]| The Goods: Film Reviews
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