The Goods: Film Reviews

To Catch a Thief (1955)

To Catch a Thief (1955)

Hitchcock has three filmmaking gears: coasting, locked-in, and getting weird.
Oct 12, 2025
Revisited: Rope (1948)

Revisited: Rope (1948)

I have a rule of thumb that Alfred Hitchcock movies must be watched twice to be properly appreciated.
Oct 11, 2025
Jason X (2001)

Jason X (2001)

Whenever a franchise hits its tenth entry, you run out of sane entry points for thinking about the film as a total package. Review Series: Friday the 13th
Oct 10, 2025
Podcast Episode: Varsity Blues (1999) – Spleen or no spleen

Podcast Episode: Varsity Blues (1999) – Spleen or no spleen

Dan and Brian lean into fall nostalgia by looking at a high school football comedy that stuck with Dan when he was a teen.
Oct 9, 2025
The Bad Guys 2 (2025)

The Bad Guys 2 (2025)

You may remember The Bad Guys as DreamWorks Animation’s cross-species stab at introducing kids to heist movie tropes.
Oct 4, 2025

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