Good Boys Gone Bland

The GBGBs are back with another installment of "Litterboxd", their purr-rific cat-movie marathon! This time they review their first Studio Ghibli movie seen on the show, The Cat Returns (2003). This movie stars GBGB alum Anne Hathaway as Haru, a high school student who is brought to the Cat Kingdom after saving the life of a cat prince. Haru then enlists the help of the dashing debonair cat, The Baron, to help her escape the Cat Kingdom and reverse her transformation into a cat. Me-wow!

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Now I know what you're thinkin' now. Don't you even think about it. You wanna click this here GBGB episode and try to hear the review of Pet Sematary (1989). I know you wanna listen to more of the Cat Season but it aint right. The episode's gone sour you see? You'll think it's a GBGBs episode but it won't be right. One of the cohosts will have listened to the episode in a different language he doesn't speak (without subtitles??) and the other two will complain about how there wasn't enough of the cat the whole time. But now...

Ryan is out of town this week so Jace and Denali take control of the train and drive it straight to WILD WILD WEST (1999)! Once touted as the most expensive film ever made, WWW stars Will Smith and Kevin Kline as special agents charged with thwarting a plot to assassinate the president in a post-civil war steam-punk America. This movie also happens to be one of the biggest box office flops of all time, so 2/3 of the GBGBs decided to have another look at this thing to see if it deserves a second chance (it doesn't). 

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Me-WOW the GBGBs are back with episode 2 of the Cat Season with a review of KEANU (2016). Remember this movie? It's basically a 90 min Key and Peele sketch where two friends try to rescue their new beloved kitty from a ruthless kingpin. The kitten is voiced by GBGBs alum Keanu Reeves, but only for like 3 seconds unlike what the internet told us. The GBGBs also bring back their very ill-advised audio improv segment and discuss whether or not this is a true "Cat Movie" (TM).

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OH YEAH!! They finally did it folks, the GBGBs are doing a CAT SEASON!! The inaugural episode of "Litterboxd" is our review of the 2003 cinematic masterpiece, The Cat in the Hat, starring Mike Myers as Cat. 

Sally and Conrad Walden are just your average kids in the BORING town of Anneville. But when their Mother goes out of the house for the day, they encounter the mysterious semi-omnipotent eldritch being, Cat. Cat gleefully unfurls a Faustian contract to entangle the kids in a bizarre and disturbing web of chaos to show them the excitement they've always wished f...

The GBGBs embark on a STRANGE and TWISTED journey into Dark City this week with their watch of.... well... Dark City (1998)! This movie stars Rufus Sewell as Murdoch, a guy with amnesia living in a bizarre dreamlike city ruled by a mysterious secret order called The Strangers. It is often said that this movie set the aesthetic blueprint for movies like The Matrix and Inception, but what do we know? 

Also discussed: alien abductions, fish eyesight, psychic battles, and soft-launching a new season??

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Are you ready to get wild?? Because we're about to pay a visit to Zootopia!  A bustling metropolis filled with businesses, public transit, and municipal bureaucracy! I guess that's not very wild.... But there are animals though! This animated film made a massive splash at the box office in 2016 and we thought it would be a great time to pay it a revisit in light of the recent sequel announcement.

Also discussed: animal nudity rules, Denali's apology to the furry community, copaganda, Zootopia toilet sizes, and who are the carnivores eating??

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*Apologies for the sound quality this episode, we had lost the original file but used a lower quality backup*

Despite mixed results with previous movies, the GBGBs embarked on their 3rd Terry Gilliam project with The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)! This movie stars John Neville as our titular Baron who spins a wild tale of his exploits to a beleaguered theater crowd while the Ottoman empire lays siege to their city. To say hijinks ensue would be an understatement. This fella gets into some real wacky stuff. Denali does his best to be fair but did NOT...

YARR CLIMB ABOARD MATEYS!! IT'S TIME FOR THE GBGBS TO REVIEW TREASURE PLANET!! This 2002 animated cult classic is due for a rewatch. It stars Joseph Gordon Levitt as young Jim Hawkins, a teen troublemaker who is whisked away on an interstellar adventure in search of the loot of a thousand worlds!

Also discussed: pirate economics, cat-human hybrids, and wearing tuxedos at a Benihana.

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The GBGBs return to review another Ryan favorite, Eyes Wide Shut (1999)! This movie stars Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman as a young married couple navigating their relationship while Tom stumbles into a strange seedy underbelly that he can't seem to stay away from..... EWS is also known as Stanley Kubrick's last film and is HOTLY debated amongst critics. Will the GBGBs like this movie even though it runs almost 3 hours? Will they get to the bottom of this strange mystery?

Find out in GBGBs review: EYES WIDE SHUT

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This week the GBGBs review The Last Stop in Yuma County, a neat lil indie flick starring Jim Cummings. The movie is about a traveling knife salesman getting trapped at a diner with a pair of bank robbers and a handful of locals and hijinks ensue. If any folks want to actually see this movie, we'd recommend NOT watching the trailer and going in cold. 

Also discussed: heists, exploding dye-packs in money bags, and the history of the Ford Pinto. 

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AWOOOO it's a werewolf episode!!! Dog Soldiers is a Bri'ish film that stars a lot of proper blokes like Kevin Mckidd and Liam Cunningham. It's about a team of soldiers trying to survive an attack by a pack of werewolves while on a training exercise in the Scottish Highlands. Listen as the GBGBs discuss werewolf mechanics, whether they'd choose to be a werewolf if given the chance, and novel uses of the word "bone". 

*Apologies for the audio this week, we had some issues recovering our files and had to use a lower quality backup audio*

After years of waiting, the GBGBs finally review Ryan's favorite movie, THE THING (1982)! Directed by John Carpenter, The Thing stars Kurt Russell as a stoic research scientist trapped in an Antarctic base with a shapeshifting alien that is violently assimilating his coworkers. Hijinks ensue, and somehow multiple WWII flamethrowers get involved. 

We've also heard rumors that one of us is an assimilated Thing alien. We would like to publicly refute those rumors and assure our audience that gloopity schlorp glorp squelch SKREEEEEE 

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Note to our listeners: This episode was recorded back in December 2024, before David Lynch's passing in January. RIP David Lynch, maybe one day the GBGBs can honor your work by reviewing some of your other buck-wild amazing films. 

This week the GBGBs review DUNE (the version from 1984). The first DUNE, before the pretty solid 2000 made-for-TV DUNE, before the excellent Denis Villeneuve DUNES, and before the ill-advised HBO series DUNE: Prophecy. This movie introduced mainstream audiences to Kyle Maclachlan and Patrick Stewart and had to break a lot of ground quickly for the sci-fi epic genre. In...

The GBGBs are BACK with a review of the LATEST M. Night Shyamalan flick, TRAP. Josh Hartnett stars as just your everyday dad who's secretly a serial killer. All he wants to do is take his daughter to a concert to see her favorite pop star, Lady Raven (played by Saleka Night). Hijinks ensue when it turns out the concert is doubling as a giant sting operation to catch Josh Hartnett. This movie is a thrilling cat and mouse game that asks the age old question: can't we all just relax and have a good time watching Shyamalan's silly...

This week we review cult horror-comedy classic, Jennifer's Body! Is 16 years long enough to be a cult classic? After missing this movie when it came out, we heard it went through a bit of a cultural renaissance the past few years so we thought we should give it a watch and see for ourselves. 

Megan Fox stars as Jennifer Check, a high school student who becomes possessed by a demon and begins hunting the local boys at her school. It is up to her best friend Needy, played by Amanda Seyfried, to put a stop to the b...

This week we got a GREAT EPISODE, and you got your PODCAST FEED right up it! We're watching the 1995 Michael Mann-directed heist-movie classic, HEAT. Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino face off in a cat-and-mouse game as an unbeatable heister catches the attention of an obsessed detective. Bank heists, shootouts, car chases, and an ensemble cast that will keep your butts glued to the seat. Just don't watch this thing on Pluto TV where there's 57 ad-breaks. 

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The GBGB's are donning their black leather and katanas this week for a review of BLADE (1998). This pre-MCU Marvel adaptation stars Wesley Snipes as BLADE, a sword-wielding half-vampire on a mission to avenge the death of his mother and rid the world of vampires. But, *record scratch* it turns out the vampires also want to capture BLADE to use his special half-vampire blood for a ritual to awaken their ancient vampire god and eradicate humans? Also there's techno and Kris Kristofferson?

Hej gott folk! Det var ett tag sedean men, de goa pojkarna blev intetsagande ha annu ett bra avsnitt till dig. The GBGBs are back with a very chill lowkey easy review of Swedish director Ingmar Bergman's 1966 avant-garde magnus opus, "Persona". This movie has been referred to as the "Mount Everest of cinematic analysis", so we figured after 120 episodes, the GBGBs are perfectly equipped to take this on! (We were sorely mistaken).

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It's another Ryan and Denali bonus joint this week and we're watching Friday the 13th Part 6: Jason Lives! After years of lobbying, Ryan finally got his wish to review one of the Jason movies on the podcast. Denali has never seen a Friday the 13th movie so this is going to go really well I'm sure. 

Also discussed: Summer camps, Jason's sense of humor, and the incredible Alice Cooper end credits song for this movie. 

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We're back with another Ryan/Denali Bonus review.... This time with Terry Gilliam's TIME BANDITS (1981)! Forget what we've said before, THIS movie is an absolute fever dream. Nothing makes sense, nothing seems to matter, and we're not entirely sure if this is even a movie. 

Also discussed: Time travel and giving King Arthur a DVD box set of Lost

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Hop in the Twister-Wagon, we're going STORM CHASING! The GBGBs review the 90's disaster movie classic, Twister (1996) starring Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt. You guys know that Glen Powell movie called Twisters? Well this is basically like a prequel where you find out why the Tornado is so mad. 

This movie has everything: Twisters (as advertised), ROMANCE, flying cows (or maybe just the same one over and over), and an original song by Sammy Hagar-era Van Halen. 

Also discussed: Ryan's brave close encounter with a tornado, how to stop a tornado, and whether or...

WE'RE BACK. Sort of..... Jace was out of town so Ryan and Denali decided to "swing away" into a review of SIGNS (2002). We believe this decision will bring peace and unity to 2/3rds of the GBGBs brand as this movie brings aliens for Ryan and M Night Shyamalan for Denali. This was the movie that brought crop circles back into the monoculture while scarring an entire generation of children forever with a simple camcorder birthday party scene. 

Ryan and Denali also get into it re UFOs, the mindset of the Signs aliens, and the role of earnest-ness i...

The GBGBs hath finished their contractually obligated 10th season and now convene to discuss the aftermath of Gosling's Garden. 

Also discussed: the ultimate Gosling movie pitch, Gosling Graph overview, and the future of the GBGBs brand.

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AT LONG LAST the GBGBs review the final movie in the Ryan Gosling season, Barbie (2023). The BTS for this review was a logistical nightmare but we were glad to wrap up the season on a high note with probably the most iconic movie of this decade. The Gos-man plays Ken, whose job is beach, and he also sings a song in an extended dance-off musical number near the end of the movie. If you haven't seen this movie yet, what are you even doing?

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The GBGBs are BACK with an OSCAR WINNING BANGER. That's right folks, get on your dancing shoes because we're reviewing La La Land. It's a movie about singing, dancing, jazz being dead, and HOLLYWOOD. It's also the third (and best) iteration of the Ryan Gosling/Emma Stone onscreen couple. 

Also discussed: Musicals as a concept, writing our own musical, and Ryan's personal connection with the plot of this movie. 

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The GBGB's are doing another TV Special, this time reviewing Ryan Gosling's earliest roles from two popular 90s TV shows. Gosling stars in a Goosebumps episode titled, "Say Cheese, and Die!" as well as an episode of Are You Afraid of the Dark titled, "The Tale of Station 109.1". The GBGBs are tough critics, but find bits of the RG they know and love in these early appearances. Denali also tests Jace and Ryan's wits as they embark on a 1996 Teen Choice Awards winner-take-all quiz! 

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Everyone was begging and pleading us to do it, and we finally decided to listen to the legions of fans and do it. We reviewed The Place Beyond the Pines, the 2012 crime epic told in 3 parts for two and a half hours. Everyone has undoubtedly seen this movie so no need for a synopsis, but just in case, Ryan Gosling plays a tatted-up badboy dirt bike jumper who robs banks. Then Bradley Cooper comes in and is like, "hey! Stop!! I wanna be the DA!" and then they both have kids and it becomes another movie entirely. We have...

The GBGBs are back with PEAK GOSLING in Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011). Now some might argue that his character in this movie is not peak Gosling, but there is no doubt that this era marks the dawn of RG's great reign over our screens. Starting with Drive, our friend stars in 3 films in a single year, then goes onto star in a major film every year afterwards. 

But how does the Gos-man measure up in the Rom-Com space? Can he bring his affable comedic chops in a movie where he's largely a proto-manosphere creep? The guy sure looks g...

The GBGBs return with their latest episode of Gosling's Garden, this time roping in special guest Ali! This time around we review the 2016 Shane Black action-comedy, The Nice Guys! In true Gosling-movie fashion, the film takes place in LA and gives us a nostalgic trip through a bygone era. But this time, Gosling plays a down on his luck private eye who teams up with toughguy Russell Crowe to solve a mystery in 1970s LA. There's goofs, there's gaffes, and there's lotsa laughs. What more could ya want? 

The GBGBs also lead special guest Ali th...

The GBGBs are back with our review of GANGSTER SQUAD (2013). What, you don't remember this movie? C'mon it has Gosling, Emma Stone, Sean Penn, Thanos, The Falcon, Crossbones, Ant-Man's funny friend Luis.... Really?? Well it's about a ragtag team of mavericks who are trying to take down a mob boss in 1940s Los Angeles! It was also critically panned and was a box office flop. Not all of Gosling's movies are winners, but with a hit rate like that guy, we had to go for a stinker this week. 

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The GBGBs are back in Gosling's Garden to watch the 2007 indie comedy, Lars and the Real Girl! This movie stars our friend the Gosman as Lars, a shy yet kindhearted fellow who lives with his brother (Paul Schneider) and sister-in-law (Emily Mortimer). Things take a turn when Lars begins a romantic relationship with an anatomically correct sex doll named Bianca. Lars's community then decides to go along with his delusion in hopes that he will find the connections that he needs. 

This movie was an unexpectedly emotional ride for the GBGBs. No car chases, no so...

The GBGBs are continuing their Ryan Gosling marathon with a review of 2017's Blade Runner 2049! This movie is a BLEAK, DYSTOPIAN, THRILL RIDE full of philosophy and sobering discussions about personhood. Ryan Gosling plays a Nexus 8 replicant tasked with "retiring" older replicant models. Everything is fine and dandy until *record scratch* Gosling realizes he just might be the long lost child of a replicant mother, placing him at the center of a paradigm shift between humans and replicants. Who and what decides personhood? Can machines have a soul? Does it matter??

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The GBGBs are kicking off Season 10 (?!) with a 10-movie marathon of Ryan Gosling, starting with the ICONIC 2004 film, The Notebook. This steamy romance stars Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams as Noah and Allie, two teenagers who fall in love in 1940s South Carolina. The two are separated when Allie's parents don't approve of their relationship. But years later, on the cusp of Allie's marriage to the very charming James Marsden, Noah returns to their town and THE SPARKS FLY! 

The GBGBs also discuss the name of the season, what defines a Ryan Gosling movie, and try to d...

Well folks, we made it. After 10 episodes of our Car Season it is time to bid adieu to cars and say ahoy to.... something else? Join us as we embark on our 9th State of the Podcast and debrief on our Car Season. Didn't listen to all the episodes? Well this might be the catch-up you're looking for! (pls still listen to the episodes we need those sweet viewer numbers so we can afford our GBGB megayacht). 

The GBGBs also attempt questionable impressions of each movie and try to brainstorm "the ultimate car movie". Then, finally, the f...

At long last, we have arrived at the end of the Car Season, SHINY AND CHROME! This week we reviewed the iconic reboot of an iconic franchise, Mad Max: Fury Road. This time around Tom Hardy plays our eponymous hero as he aids Furiosa (played by Charlize Theron) as she launches a daring escape with Immortan Joe's five wives from The Citadel. It's a absolutely buck wild ride front to back and a perfect send-off for a buck wild Car Movie Marathon. 

Well well well they finally did it. The GBGBs watched the movie Cars for their Car Season. They fired up their car-microphones, sat in their car-chairs, and watched car-Owen Wilson figure out his car-problems for 2 car-hours. This movie is the culmination of a gradually increasing saturation of cars throughout the season. At no point has there been as many cars as Cars. If you want us to watch a movie with more cars, we can't do it. It's literally impossible because there are no movies with more cars than Cars. There's a scene with 200,000 cars in a stadium. What...

Jace is out of town this week so Denali and Ryan bat-hooked in to record another special bonus episode! This week they chose to review the most infamous entry in the great Batman cinematic canon: 1997's Batman and Robin. This movie stars George Clooney as the most anatomically correct Batman we have ever seen up to this point. We also have Arnold Schwarzenegger as Mr. Freeze, Uma Thurman as Poison Ivy, and Alicia Silverstone as Batgirl. This movie is insanely stacked and features an icerink battle, a rocketship heist, and a skysurfing sequence all in just the first 5 minutes...

2 companies, 2 friends, 1 car, 1 race, 24 hours, 50 business guys, 3 podcast hosts, one show. This episode we review Ford V Ferrari, a biopic starring the Ford GT40 as it navigates the famed 1966 24 hours of Le Mans. Christian Bale and Matt Damon are also in this movie and they act their pants off in this thing, no doubt about it. These fellas build a dang racecar that beats Ferrari in the most famous race in the world. How do they do it?? Well guess what they reenact the whole thing in this here movie and they did it so good it got 4 nominations...

Here they come, here comes the GBGBs podcast, they are demons on your podcast feed, they are demons and they are gonna be after someone, after someone..... 

The GBGBs are back with their long-awaited review of the 2008 Wachowskis film, SPEED RACER! They are also joined by special guest reviewer Ian, who grew up with our hosts in the great Arctic expanse of Alaska. This movie was a first-watch for the 4 of them, so it was a delightfully wild trip.

Did this film deserve its critical and commercial panning? Or was it a misunderstood masterpiece far a...

The GBGBs are back (with special returning guest Micheal) to review our second movie featuring a car possessed by a demonic spirit (citation needed), Herbie: Fully Loaded! Micheal had last joined us during our review of Air Bud: Spikes Back, so we thought it was only appropriate to rope him into another 2000s Disney classic. 

This movie stars Lindsay Lohan as an aspiring racecar driver who meets a mysterious Volkswagon Beetle that seemingly has a mind of its own.... Hijinks ensue, the Beetle farts and pees on 6 different people, and Justin Long looks great in a...

We're back with another bonus episode where we review the New Line Cinema cult classic, CRITTERS! Jace was out adventuring in Japan during recording so Ryan and Denali took up the helm this episode. Critters stars a bizarre batch of alien furballs hellbent on eating the inhabitants of Earth. It is up to two shapeshifting alien bounty hunters to dispatch these "critters" and rescue a terrorized family in rural Kansas. There's wild practical effects, slapstick gags, and even a full fake glam rock music video starring one of the main characters. Car fans fear not, we will be returning...

HAPPY HALLOWEEEEN! We're halfway through our Car Season and it's finally time for us to review a movie that STARS a car, Christine (1983)! The GBGBs have also invited their friend Trevor as a guest reviewer to help us digest this wild adaptation of a Stephen King classic.

This movie is directed by John Carpenter and features a KILLER CAR that begins to possess the mind and spirit of an unwitting nerdy teenager named Arnie. As the story progresses, Arnie transforms in to a cool and mysterious weirdo who begins to freak out his friends. Can t...

QUICKLY, there isn't much time! The GBGBs watched Gone in 60 Seconds (2000) this week where Nicholas Cage has to steal 50 cars in 3 days. So far our car season has had movies with a few cars, but this movie has FIFTY of 'em. There's other famous folks in there too, like Angelina Jolie, Robert Duvall, Timothy Olyphant and Michael Pena, what a cast! Oh geez we already wasted too much time. Okay okay this movie is wild, its got heists, car jumps, an evil british guy who loves woodworking, and a chase scene down the LA river. The GBGBs also discuss...

Well well well it finally happened, the GBGBs reviewed The Art of Racing in the Rain, the lost film that has been on our watchlist since our legendary Dog Season. This will hopefully be our only dog movie in our Car Season but you never know what these boys are gonna do to each other.

This movie stars Kevin Costner as a golden retriever who narrates the life of a racecar driver played by Milo Ventimiglia. Most of the movie is the dog waxing poetic while a Hallmark movie messily unfolds in the background. This movie cost $4...

Jace was out of town so Ryan and Denali decided to record another Summer Break Bonus Episode and review the 1990 film, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! This episode is coming out just in time for the new TMNT movie that came out months ago and is probably already out of theaters. This movie was a wild ride that featured 90s New York attitude, rubber turtle suits, and questionable ninja costumes. 

Also discussed: Ryan's near-death experience over the weekend, TMNT lore, and how this movie in some ways ages way better than we thought it would?

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GO GO GBGB Rangers! Your favorite podcasting trio are back with the latest episode of THE GARAGE, a 10 episode marathon where we are dissecting and reviewing CAR MOVIES. This week we are reviewing the 1997 film that kicked off the Turbo Rangers season, Turbo: A Power Rangers movie!

Our friends the Power Rangers are back with new car-based morphers to take on the evil Divatox and her alien minions. What happened to the cool dinosaurs and mythical creatures from the previous seasons? We don't know. Why don't the Power Rangers actually use their cars to get places? We...

Introducing THE GARAGE - our latest season where we will be watching and reviewing 10 "car movies"! What's a "car movie"? Well we'll give you a hint, this movie is one of 'em. We decided to step out of the gate swinging with our review of The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, the third movie in the increasingly ridiculous heist/action/superhero?? franchise. 

We discuss car movies as a genre, cars as a concept, and discuss where Tokyo Drift ranks in the pantheon of Fast and Furious movies. 

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THE TIME HAS COME! Our Seann William Scott marathon has come to a close and the GBGBs will now convene to debrief on the season. The journey was a strange one, we laughed, we scratched our heads, we oofed, but we came away with a newfound appreciation for our friend Seann. 

After discussing the highs and lows of the season (and reviewing our Seann-OO-MMeters for each movie) we humbly approached the great Wheel of Chaos to decide our theme for season 9. As is tradition, we each presented two pitches for next season, placed them on the wheel a...

Well folks, they finally did it, the GBGBs reviewed American Pie - probably the most iconic (and controversial) performance by our friend Seann William Scott. And we would be remiss to not review one of the most influential teen comedies of 00s. This is of course Seann's feature film debut as the famous Stifler. Ten episodes of Seann William Scott movies have lead us to this unfortunate point and we have no choice but to critically analyze this questionable movie. Does it hold up? Do we like the Stiffmeister? Did this deserve so many sequels? Find out in our...

This week we're doing something a little special for ep 9 of our Seann William Scott season- we are watching and reviewing 2 different TV appearances by our boy SWS. First we review S9E5 of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, "Mac Day" where SWS guest stars as "Country Mac". Then we take a look at S3E9 of the Lethal Weapon TV show where SWS costars as ex-CIA Wesley Cole. 

This one is gonna get weird folks.... The GBGBs also explore their best SWS impressions with Mad Libs and discuss the phenomenon of film actors crossing into TV. 

Eight episodes into our Seann William Scott marathon and we have arrived at GOON (2011)! This film had a limited release in Canada but later surged in popularity on Netflix, leading fans to consider this a bit of a comeback for our buddy SWS. 

Goon stars Seann William Scott as Doug Glatt, a dimwitted hockey fan who gets recruited to a minor league hockey team as an "Enforcer" after a video of him fighting goes viral. 

Also discussed: possible improvements to the game of hockey, watching local hockey brawls, and Ryan's painful tattoo story. 

Hark ye knaves! The Good Boys Gone Bland Podcast hath continueth their marathon of Lord Seann William of Scott in their review of Role Models (2008)! 

The boys discuss how to improve live action role-play and Ryan leads us in another round of GBGB Survivor! (This time pitting the characters of Seann, Anne Hathaway and Keanu Reeves against each other for the ultimate prize....)

Note: This episode had some technical issues causing Denali's audio to sound weird. Sorry about that folks!

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The GBGBs watch their first made-for-tv movie with their review of the 2002 film Stark Raving Mad!  We are also joined by friend of the podcast Kaimi to help us review this dang thing.

This movie stars our good pal Seann William Scott as the wisecracking leader of a heist crew who are attempting to steal an ancient statue under the cover of a rave. Does this sound like an insane AI output? Yes. But fear not friends, this movie is all natty, and boy is it a doozy. 

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Does anyone else remember Seann William Scott being in Final Destination? Per our Seann Rule, he is once again the best part of the movie. This dude was coming hot out of the gate in 2000 with this unique twist on the horror genre. Final Destination spawned a long line of sequels and induced a lifelong fear of log trucks for an entire generation. 

In addition to reviewing the movie, the boys also brainstorm how they could make airplanes better and revel in an effective deployment of our boy Seann. 

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Anyone remember the absolutely insane 2003 film "Bulletproof Monk"? Well these boys (sorta) do! Join us as we discuss another entry in our Seann William Scott season. One that also hails from his legendary run in 2003 where he starred in 4 consecutive movies. 

The GBGBs once again discuss if our boy Seann deserves more credit for what he brought to these wild movies. Is there something here that people were missing? They also attempt to brainstorm a brand new martial art and discuss whether or not Mr. Funktastic deserved more screentime.

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WE'RE BACK! The GBGBs are here with a fresh steaming podcast roll straight from the Seann Shack Oven. This week we reviewed 2003's "The Rundown", starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as a tough mob bounty hunter tasked with tracking down a spoiled mobster's treasure hunting son played by Seann William Scott. 

The GBGBs also bring back their ill-advised improv comedy segment and discuss how WWE has enriched our media. 

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The Seann Shack continues with our review of Evolution (2001)! This sci-fi comedy stars Orlando Jones and David Duchovny as community college professors who have uncovered evidence of rapidly evolving alien life from a meteorite. Our boy Seann William Scott plays an overzealous firefighter recruit who aids the professors in getting to the bottom of this strange alien invasion. 

The GBGBs also discuss moldy leftovers, conspiracy theories, and our evolving knowledge of what makes a Seann William Scott movie. 

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The Wheel of Chaos has spoken! The GBGBs are reviewing 10 Seann William Scott movies for season 8. This week they kick off the season with their review of "Dude Where's My Car" (2000), a classic in the pantheon of stoner comedies, starring Seann William Scott and Ashton Kutcher as a pair of goofballs who lost their car after a night of partying. 

The GBGBs also discuss what SWS means to them and try to nail down what defines his essence (Seannsence?). So strap in, get shibby, and join us for the Seann Shack!

THE TIME HAS COME. The boys have gathered for their seasonal State of the Podcast to discuss and debrief on our past Apocalypse season. What did we think of each movie? Were there some we wish we could re-review? The boys also brainstorm which apocalypse would win in a fight and take turns doing impressions of the disasters in each movie. 

Then FINALLY, the GBGBs consult the Wheel of Chaos (TM) to decide on the fate of next season. Will Denali at last get his Fast and Furious season? Will the boys embark on a ma...

Join the GBGBs on the final episode of their Apocalypse season with Don't Look Up (2021)! Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence star as modest astronomers who discover a giant comet on a collision course for Earth. They are then forced to pit themselves against the uninterested politicians and media pundits as they attempt to convince the world's leaders to take action. If you think this may sound like an allegory for something, congratulations M. Benoit Blanc, you've cracked this case wide open!

The boys also brainstorm alternative tactics for dodging a comet and write a pop-punk o...

Well folks, we may be stretching the limit of our Apocalypse season theme but we watched the crown jewel of the TNG run: Star Trek First Contact. If you're not a Star Trek fan, don't worry, a few of our hosts are going into this movie cold so they'll be right there with you. This movie has it all, Borg, time travel, Borg Cubes, Moby Dick references, Borg Spheres, Picard speeches, a Borg Queen, Zephyr Cocrane, and a Borg Earth. Is this a bona fide Apocalypse movie? Who knows. Does this movie totally rule? At least one of us...

Well folks, we did it. We reviewed the thrilling conclusion to Neon Genesis Evangelion without watching the actual show. The 3 of us did hardly any research beforehand and just tried to dive in and analyze it as a standalone movie. Was this a good idea? Obviously not. Was it enjoyable? Sorta. Was this the dumbest thing we have ever done on this podcast? Maybe. 

For the uninitiated, Neon Genesis Evangelion is a moody 90s anime that serves as a deconstruction of the "Mecha Anime" genre. If you don't know what that means, that's okay because we...

The GBGBs step into THE SHIMMER this episode with their review of 2018's Annihilation! Based on The Southern Reach trilogy by Jeff Vandermeer, Annihilation stars Natalie Portman as an ex-military biologist tasked with joining a team to explore a mysterious phenomenon. Things get pretty twisted from there as the place known as "Area X" wreaks havoc on the minds and biology of the team. There's also a wicked lamprey alligator, a skeleton bear, and a liquid metal terminator clone so there's something for everybody! 

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This week the GBGBs bring on friend of the show RYAN (a separate Ryan from our current Ryan) to review GEOSTORM. This 2017 film starring Gerard Butler and Jim Sturgess makes you stop and think, "why was this movie made in 2017 and not during the great disaster boom of the mid 00s?" 

With the world threatened by the effects of climate change, Gerard Butler is the lead scientist in the creation of "Dutch Boy": a globe-spanning satellite net that uses lasers and weather missiles to control the Earth's climate. But *record scratch* it seems like sabotage is...

We're at the mid-season mark of our apocalypse-movie marathon, and what better way to celebrate the occasion than to watch one of the wildest movies of 2022? Everything Everywhere All At Once stars Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan as they navigate the multiverse to stop the evil Jobu Tupaki from consuming all universes with her everything bagel. EEAAO skillfully weaves some of the wackiest moments we've seen on this podcast into a beautiful narrative that includes conversations on nihilism and generational trauma. 

In the spirit of alternate universes and branching choices, the GBGBs also bring back their i...

The GBGBs are reviewing 2 cult favorites in one season?? This time they are facing a new apocalyptic scenario: a global pandemic that forces the entire human population underground. Bruce Willis is a prisoner 30 years in the future who is tasked with time traveling back to 1997 to retrieve a sample of the original virus to find the cure. There's also a LOT of french accordion music and Brad Pitt going on rants about society and the SYSTEM, MAN. So strap on your time suits and embark on our review of 12 Monkeys!

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Houston, we have a problem: They made a movie where the moon falls out of the sky because its secretly a hollow megastructure built by ancient humans. The GBGBs reviewed MOONFALL this week as third episode in our "Bunker" season, where we watch and review 10 apocalypse movies. This movie stars our old friend Patrick Wilson as well as Halle Berry and John Bradley as they race to stop the moon from smashing into earth. Is there more you need to know about this movie? Probably not. Should you see this movie to find out? Also probably not. The boys...

Episode 2 of The Bunker is here, and the boys are already taking on a sci-fi classic: The Fifth Element (1997). This time around, the world-ending scenario is an ancient evil space ball that wants to eradicate all life in the universe. It's up to Corbin Dallas (Bruce Willis) to find the 4 elemental stones and combine them with a higher being named Leeloo (Mila Jovovich) so a super sweet space laser can prevent the apocalypse. This movie is a wild trip, but the boys may have hot takes about what they actually think about the film. So strap in, bring your...

The GBGBs have chosen their new season, "THE BUNKER", a 10-movie marathon of Apocalypse movies! We are kicking off the season by reviewing The Core (2003). This wacky disaster movie features Aaron Eckhart and Hilary Swank as a part of an all-star team of experts who are trying to revive the Earth's slowing core. This movie has everything: laserbeams, whales, mega-geodes, nukes, and 6 dysfunctional people crammed in a log-shaped drill rig burrowing to the center of the Earth. In a poll of hundreds of scientists, this movie was also voted as the worst in terms of scientific accuracy. It also...

IT'S TIME. The great GBGB council has reconvened for the 6th State of the Podcast Special! As per tradition, the boys will debrief on the Anne Hathaway marathon and discuss the highs and lows of the season. Then the great Wheel of Chaos (TM) is consulted as the boys decide the theme for SEASON 7.  Will we finally get our Fast and Furious Season? Will Ryan finally have one of his pitches chosen after 7 seasons? Find out now in State of the Podcast 6! 

The GBGBs are back with the final installment of The Annestitution! This week they watched Passengers (2008). No, not that Passengers, this is the Passengers with Anne Hathaway and Patrick Wilson. Anne plays a psychiatrist who is counseling a group of plane crash survivors when things get twisted. One of her patients is like super off his gourd about being a cool sleazy guy while the other ones are remembering the plane wrong! This movie is messed up man. There's like a ghost dog and a 20 min rom-com in the middle of the movie. Oh, and by the way, this...

The boys managed to get together with their busy fall schedules to do a "hustle" episode about 2019's "The Hustle"! This heist buddy-comedy features Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson as professional grifters who compete to con a tech millionaire. There's goofs, there's laughs, and there's some questionable decisions. This is also apparently a remake of Steve Martin's 1988 movie Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, which was a remake of Marlon Brando's 1964 movie The Bedtime Story. If you already knew this then you're a NERD who should go back to LETTERBOXD.

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Okay guys remember when we said Colossal was one of the wildest movies of the season? Just forget we even said that, this movie is absolutely underpants-on-your-head wild. Anyways, we know we said we'd be doing Hoodwinked this week, but its completely out of print. So we had to do a GBGBs Emergency Pivot (TM) to this crazy movie. We hope you'll stick around and listen to the episode because we think it's a fun ride. 

Serenity (2019), not to be confused with the pretty decent 2005 Serenity movie starring Nathan Fillion, stars Anne Hathaway as the mysterious ex-wife o...

After the great GBGB Summer Break, THE GBGBs ARE BACK (With special return guest, Joe, from Comics Coda) to review The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement. This episode was recorded just before the Great GBGB Summer Break (GGBGBSB), but it's good to be back in the Annestitution to finish out our Anne Hathaway season! 

This follow-up to an iconic classic finds our old friend Mia Thermopolis in a royal pickle: find a suitor to marry in less than a month, or lose her claim as the head of Genovia. In addition to the returning cast from the first f...

ATTENTION GEEBSTERS - The boyz are back in town! Jace, Ryan, and Denali have returned from their court ordered vacations to bring new GBGB content into the fold. It's been a long while since the #3podkings have been back in the studio, so we thought we'd do a special episode where we talk about what we've been up to this past while! 

Discussion topics: Sheep-dung whiskey, a late night ferry murder-mystery pitch, M. Night Shyamalan movies, and the woes of becoming a bicyclist.

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What's up GBGB Nation?! Your good boys Ryan and Denali watched the new Predator movie, Prey, and wanted to drop in for a quick review. This movie takes our old clicky alien friend and drops them right into The Great Plains in 1719. Amber Midthunder plays the skilled Comanche warrior, Naru, who faces off against the Predator in this very tight action flick. So fire up your Hulus (or whatever you use) and join us for the review! Or just join us, you probably already know what's going to happen in a Predator movie....

WHooah dudes, it’s a Denali spinoff episode! For this latest installment of GBGB Summer Break, the D-man locked himself in a closet on a hot summer day to review Sega’s Sonic the Hedgehog (2020). This movie stars Ben Schwartz and Jim Carrey and boy oh howdy is it a wild ride. Do you like video games? Do you like blue hogs? How about memes that will undoubtedly go stale within one day of the movie coming out? Well you just might fancy a trip down to Green Hills and watch this speedy boy kick Dr. Robotnik in his naug...

While the other hosts take a trip to the beach, sun-averse Ryan stays behind to record this mini-review of the 1999 blockbuster hit Deep Blue Sea!

Joining him for this shark-infested pick-me-upper is Juli in her first ever guest appearance! Will she tolerate Ryan's inane ramblings? And what's her most updated opinion of LL Cool J?

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BAH-BAH-BAH-BONUS EPISODE!

"Conversations with a Novelist: The Ryan Tapes"

In this week of summer relaxation Jace interviews Ryan about his self published novel "The Man Who The Sea Wouldn't Drown". BUT WAIT!

J&D of the GBGBs recorded the first chapter of the prologue and it follows this totally bland interview. We hope you enjoy our first attempt at audiobook recording!

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PRINCESS MOVIE #2 INCOMING! Anne Hathaway plays as Ella of Frell in this 2004 fantasy comedy with a little bit of ROM Ella Enchanted takes gags, gimmicks, and bits to the next level when a rag-tag team of a cursed girl (Jace?), magic book (Denali?), and elf lawyer (Definitely Ryan) take on Sir Edgar to save the kingdom from evil rule.. And maybe marry a cute prince in the process.

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Anne Hathaway pairs up with Jason Sudeikis in Colossal, a movie about alcoholism, abuse, and two GIANT MONSTERS in South Korea. This one really slipped under the radar in 2016 after a run at multiple film festivals a sneaky release on only 326 theaters in 4 weekends. The GBGBS had a treat discovering this in Anne's catalog.

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DING DING DING! In the red corner we have ANNE HATHAWAY coming hot into episode 4, facing KAAAAAAATE HUDSOOOO, reigning rom-com co-star, and coached by Matthew McConaughey. The GBGBs want a good clean fight, who will be the BRIDE WARS rom-com champion?

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 Join us in watching Anne Hathaway's Origin story that kicked off not 1, not 2, BUT 3 princess performances. Anne's performance as the soon to be royal Mia Thermopolis bringing the heat, raking in the money, and blowing the minds of all the peasant movie critics. 

If you don't listen to this episode, you're gonna get coned! LISTENER GOT CONED, LISTENER GOT CONED!

The GBGBs take on The Last Thing He Wanted (2020) this week in the Annestitution. How does a Netflix release starting Anne Hathaway, Ben Affleck, Rosie Perez, and Willem Dafoe crash this hard??

We team up with Elena McMahon (Anne Hathaway) to investigate the murder of Joan Didion's screen play adaption.

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Season SIX of the GBGB podcast and we are kicking off episode 1 with The Devil Wears Prada! 10 Anne Hathaway movie reviews are coming your way with the Annestitution.

Our first class this season is fashion 101 and our teachers Andy and Miranda (Anne Hathaway and Meryl Streep) are going to keep us busy!

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At long last 10 movies are through and it is time to revisit Keanu Reeves in our state of the podcast episode! We will discuss the flavor, the favorites, and the future of the GBGBs.

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Welcome to the finale of Keanu's Kitchen! Where better to end our run of Keanu Reeves' movies than with JOHN WICK. Kick your feet back at the GBGB Continental, place your gold coin in the slot, and hit play!

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Everybody's gone surfin', Surfin' Keanu-A!
Action packed, star studded, ripped jean wearing, 6-pack having, crime committing, wave riding, and more. This week we've got POINT BREAK, and it has it all! Should Keanu have turned in his badge to live a life of crime with Patrick Swayze?? Would you give up everything and become a GBGB if we could surf like this?

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Someone call up Shane Falco, the Seahawks need a quarterback! This week we are reviewing The Replacements which places Keanu Reeves in the role of a houseboat living washed up college quarterback who gets hired along others to replace NFL players on strike. DO NOT watch this movie if you like football. DO watch this movie if you like long haired sexy Shane Falco and poorly aged comedy.

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We've got our first Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves pairing and second guest of the podcast in Keanu's Kitchen, SPEED! Don't let the playback speed of this episode fall under 1x or things are going to get certified 1990s CRAZY. 

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In our first Rom of the season, we've got Keanu and Sandra Bullock in The Lake House! Can anything be transported through the mailbox? What happens if a squirrel gets trapped in the mailbox?! What If Keanu himself, climbed into the mailbox in order to travel through time? Are these the ramblings of a tired description writer or do we actually discuss these possibilities? Tune in to find out as Keanu Reeves IS the man in the mailbox.

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This week in review, Bram Stoker's Dracula! Spoiler alert, they didn't make Keanu Reeves a vampire and name him 'Dra-COOL-a'. Maybe we can push the need for a reboot up the chain with Keanu as lead vampire.. If you have the connections bring them to my totally not scary mansion in Transylvania!

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Hello most excellent listener!! Thank you for clicking on the link to our totally radical and not bogus Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure movie review. It is most radical, and with the utmost pleasure, that we get to watch Keanu's rocking story unfold. I believe our reviews through time have taken a most excellent turn.

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After an extremely long hiatus the GBGBs.. wait.. The Matrix, is back! Join us in reviewing our closest to release film yet The Matrix Resurrections. Keanu is coming off of the long hair ass kickery renaissance of John Wick and back to his role as NEO. Will THE ONE come out on top? 

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"You take the GBGB pill - you stay in Podcast land, and I show you how deep the Keanu Reeves goes." Morpheus... probably... Come check out episode two of Keanu's kitchen where the GBGBs discuss his most prolific role!

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The GBGBs have found themselves back in the movie mansion and hungry for grub! Woah... This kitchen has a bunch of swords and martial arts how to books... IT'S ALL SIGNED BY KEANU REEVES! This must be his equipment from the filming of 47 RONIN! 

Catch us in Keanu's Kitchen for the next 10 movies!

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In the final episode of season 4 the GBGBs reminisce on a journey through Haunted Holidays! Come find out how holiday horror stood up and our feelings about moving on! The crew prepares once again for verbal combat in the pitch-off for season 5...

Stay tuned to find out where we will be back in the MOVIE MANSION!

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The GBGBs are exiting this season the same way we came in... WITH AN ANTHOLOGY! You can fit so much Holiday into this thing!! Celebrate it all with Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Halloween, Christmas, and New Year's Eve ALL WITH A HORROR-TASTIC TWIST!

Please don't watch this movie, our review will do...

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The GBGBs have entered a special New Years time warp on floor 9 of the Haunted Holiday Hotel. This week we battle against the ghosts who will try to keep us here reviewing Bloody New Year (1987) FOREVER!

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