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As the grand finale for "Train" Month's coverage of teacher and training-themed films, Brian drags his brother Andrew onto the pod to discuss Chuck E. Cheese's University Training series of videos on operating one of the pizza and game restaurants. Join as they discuss their long history with Chuck E. Cheese and ShowBiz Pizza, the charm of '90s video editing effects, a legendary man named Todd, some jackets we want, the dreaded GreensKeeper, Wendy's rap, and many other things in this silly episode of The Goods. Dan's movie reviews: http://thegoodsreviews.com/ Subscribe, join the Discord, and find us on Letterboxd: http://thegoodsfilmpodcast.com/

Dan and Brian continue their month-long look at teachers and training with an investigation of the seminal 1939 teacher flick, Goodbye Mr. Chips. Dan pauses to share some thoughts and reading on teacher movies as a whole, then they review the life-spanning tale of an English boarding school teacher. Join as they discuss the movie-as-mirror theory of teacher films, the impenetrable English boarding school jargon, the unexpected darkness of the film, pointless April Fools pranks, and the 1969 musical adaptation of the story. Dan's movie reviews: http://thegoodsreviews.com/ Subscribe, join the Discord, and find us on Letterboxd: http://thegoodsfilmpodcast.com/

Dan and Brian continue their "train" month of movies about teachers, training, and self-improvement with a look at the entire Rocky and Creed series. Come celebrate 50 years of Sylverster Stallone's epic saga as Dan and Brian go all nine rounds and discuss Rocky as an unlikely success story that claimed Best Picture among an unusually stacked class of candidates. Then they look at each of the Rocky movies one by one, lingering for a bit on Rocky IV and its generational montage sequence. Join as they discuss the terrific screenwriting of the original, the many flavors of Rocky follow-up, the surprising wholesomeness of Rocky and Adrian, the insufferable Paulie getting a cool robot, the mirror images of Rocky V and Rocky Balboa, Ryan Coogler's fresh reframing of the Rocky saga, and the duelling approaches to sequels between Creed II and III. Then, Dan and Brian rate and rank all nine films. Dan's movie reviews: http://thegoodsreviews.com/ Subscribe, join the Discord, and find us on Letterboxd: http://thegoodsfilmpodcast.com/

Dan and Brian continue "Train" month, their look at teacher and training films, with a look at a slightly less wholesome teacher-student relationship, the one depicted in Whiplash. Join as they discuss Damien Chazelle, their formative teachers (and some less formative ones), our "first ticket" directors, real drumming, the strange energy between Neiman and Fletcher, category fraud, and what makes greatness. Dan's movie reviews: http://thegoodsreviews.com/ Subscribe, join the Discord, and find us on Letterboxd: http://thegoodsfilmpodcast.com/

Brian and Dan kick off a new theme month: "Train Month," but the verb this time. Each week, we'll look at movies about teachers and other improvement figures and regimens. To kick the month off, Dan and Brian discuss two films that were formative examples of movie teachers for Brian: Fred MacMurray as a Scoutmaster in Follow Me, Boys! and Richard Dreyfuss as a band teacher in Mr. Holland's Opus. Join as they discuss their own connections with the education career, the flashpoint status of Boy Scouts, the breakdown of midcentury economics, shifting mores towards masculinity over time, the "opus" of a life of service, and "sects" in the pool. Dan's movie reviews: http://thegoodsreviews.com/ Subscribe, join the Discord, and find us on Letterboxd: http://thegoodsfilmpodcast.com/

Dan and Brian welcome back Gavin McDowell to pick up their discussion of one of Gavin and Brian's childhood obsessions: the many Sinbad adventures following up on their breakdown of 7th Voyage a year ago. Today, they discuss a wacky knockoff Sinbad, Captain Sindbad (1963) and two authentic Ray Harryhausen adventure pictures, Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973) and Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977). Join as they re-examine the roots of the Sinbad myth and why it took such hold of adventure filmmaking, the nostalgia of practical effects films, the kooky Orientalism in the production, and sword and sandals in the age of Star Wars. Dan's movie reviews: http://thegoodsreviews.com/ Subscribe, join the Discord, and find us on Letterboxd: http://thegoodsfilmpodcast.com/

Dan and Brian continue their exploration of misuse of corpses by watching and discussing the proto-Substance satire by Robert Zemeckis, a "swee generis" screwball horror comedy. Join as they discuss Zemeckis's knack for integrating and normalizing groundbreaking tech, ingenious preoduction design and cinematography, unexpected genre mashups, David Koepp, the fine line between arch satire and misogyny, and Meryl Streep ridiculous run of awards nominations. Dan's movie reviews: http://thegoodsreviews.com/ Subscribe, join the Discord, and find us on Letterboxd: http://thegoodsfilmpodcast.com/

Dan and Brian bring to life the corpse of the much-mocked Weekend at Bernie's and find it more palatable than they expected. Join as they discuss "they don't make 'em like they used to" writing and practical effects, the sneaky (and possibly unintentional) satire of '80s excess and hedonism, unspeakable acts to unalive bodies, the deliriously wacky sequel, and Dan's proposed metaphor for the corpse. Dan's movie reviews: http://thegoodsreviews.com/ Subscribe, join the Discord, and find us on Letterboxd: http://thegoodsfilmpodcast.com/

Dan and Brian welcome Brian's college friend and Emmy-winning filmmaker Zan Gillies to discuss the extended Rankin/Bass holiday universe, culminating in the Avengers: Endgame-like Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July. Join as they discuss collecting the Ultron of media awards, the deathly fascinations of the Frosty franchise, the spiritual landscape of the Rankin/Bass universe, an abundance of redheads, the insanity of Rudolph's second movie, and the grand unhinged culminating carnival adventure pulling them together. Check out Zan's Kickstarter for his SmarterChild documentary: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/smarterchild/searching-for-smarterchild-a-feature-documentary Dan's movie reviews: http://thegoodsreviews.com/ Subscribe, join the Discord, and find us on Letterboxd: http://thegoodsfilmpodcast.com/

The unholiest of Goods projects reaches its conclusion in the second Shrekisode in which Dan, his brother Will, Brian, and his brother Andrew consider Shrek 4, the Puss in Boots spinoffs, and many pieces of Shrek ephemera: shorts, spinoffs, fan projects, etc. Join as they discuss Shrek 4's role in DreamWorks' history and the Shrek timeline, the disturbing Humpty Dumpty design, a debate about best scene in the series, and whether sequels of any type should exist. Then Will delivers one last Shrek surprise. Dan's movie reviews: http://thegoodsreviews.com/ Subscribe, join the Discord, and find us on Letterboxd: http://thegoodsfilmpodcast.com/

And so it has come to this. Dan and Brian each invite their brothers to have a discussion of the sprawling Shrek franchise, starting with a look at the first three films in the series. Join as they discuss why Shrek is so iconic among a certain generation, their own twisted histories with the franchise, the reverberations Shrek sent through film animation, whether Shrek 2 is superior to the original, the immeasurable disappointment of Shrek 3, and where do Dronkeys come from. Somehow, this is only the first half of the conversation. Check in next episode for Part 2. Dan's movie reviews: http://thegoodsreviews.com/ Subscribe, join the Discord, and find us on Letterboxd: http://thegoodsfilmpodcast.com/

In honor of Dan's birthday, he and Brian watch and discuss one of Dan's favorite movies, the classic 1993 hangout comedy Dazed and Confused. Join as they discuss Richard Linklater's career, the most beautiful word in the English language, the complexity of nostalgia, Dan's favorite needle drops, and how Dan is L-I-V-I-N at age 38. Dan's movie reviews: http://thegoodsreviews.com/ Subscribe, join the Discord, and find us on Letterboxd: http://thegoodsfilmpodcast.com/

Dan and Brian embark on a journey exploring the many movies about a man from a colonial force falling in love with a native and learning the "noble" ways of her culture, including Avatar, Ferngully, Dances With Wolves, and their focus of the week, Pocahontas. Next, they look at the StarKid Production musical paying tribute and parody to the sci-fi films of its ilk, Starship. Lastly, and most importantly, Brian shares an exciting update! Dan's movie reviews: http://thegoodsreviews.com/ Subscribe, join the Discord, and find us on Letterboxd: http://thegoodsfilmpodcast.com/

Dan and Brian catch up with neo-noir The Kid Detective, a longtime watchlist entry for Dan. Join as they discuss Canadian cinema, Adam Brody, the boundaries of film noir, arrested development, a post-Simpsons world, census-designated places, structure-based riffs, and delicate tonal descent. Dan's movie reviews: http://thegoodsreviews.com/ Subscribe, join the Discord, and find us on Letterboxd: http://thegoodsfilmpodcast.com/

Dan and Brian try something for the first time in their 250 episode run: a "mailbag" episode taking questions written in by listeners. Topics include iconic screen kisses, film noir, dream podcast guests, and KPop Demon Hunters vs. Zombies 4. Dan's movie reviews: http://thegoodsreviews.com/ Subscribe, join the Discord, and find us on Letterboxd: http://thegoodsfilmpodcast.com/