Hey Earn This friends and readers… Back in 2009, I started this blog with one of my friends during my senior year of college. 13 years, 22 writers, 900 articles, and 1.2 million readers later, we’ve entered adulthood and have all moved to bigger and (debatably) better endeavors. I’m excited to share with you one…
Welcome Interstate Managers is a perfect and great album. Every song is necessary and loved. Some of the songs are serious, some are lighthearted, but even the trifles are brilliant. That said: this album has 17 tracks (including the bonus). Some of these great songs are greater than the other great songs. I’m here to…
In our first ever birthday episode, Brian’s brother Andrew joins to discuss the documentary of the proto-Chuck E. Cheese animatronic band The Rock-afire Explosion, the band’s creator, and its hardcore devotees. Join as they probe Andrew’s intense dedication to the band, ponder the pathetic-sweet dichotomy of pursuing childhood fancies, and consider the ramifications of a…
Alright, let me try this as a Daniel Stern voiceover: “It was the fall of 2011. I was a fresh-faced college graduate living in my parents’ basement. My girlfriend had moved back to college, and I was stuck listening to Adele and Katy Perry fifty times a day on the radio like every other kid…
Back in 2015, I wrote a retrospective on the first 24 episodes of Count Gauntly’s Horrors from the Public Domain, the public access television series I produce and host in Fairfax, Virginia. At the time, I selected ten episodes I thought represented our best work to date. Now, more than three years later, we’ve produced sixty-four episodes…
Join the hosts of The Goods as they a dive into the dreamlike Seussian curio, The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. Brian expresses his longstanding admiration for film’s set and costume design as Dan sings the praises of August Zabladowski. From the wild dungeon ride to the “Do-Mi-Do Duds” to the apocalyptic ending, Dan and…
It’s an extra special episode of The Goods as Dan and Brian celebrate Dan’s birthday with an in-person private screening and episode recording. Join as they revisit the 1999 animated classic, The Iron Giant, directed and co-written by Brad Bird. Dan discusses his long-thriving fascination (borderline obsession) with animation, and Brian notes the film’s connections…
Dan’s brother Will phones in from Japan to discuss the outrageous B-movie Tokyo Drifter. Dan, Brian, and Will discuss the film’s off-kilter storytelling and low-budget roots, breaking down both the stylistic chutzpah and thematic underbelly of the cult-hit Yakuza flick. Will revels in the film’s “bombastic” visuals and dark humor, while Brian and Dan draw…
Nothing spells summer fun quite like a road trip, and Brian has brought a Wonderful World of Disney TV movie on the topic that left an indelible impression on him as a youngster. Join as he recounts his journey to rediscover this movie while Dan shares his love of star Daniel Stern. Dan and Brian…
Summer is in the air, so Dan and Brian revisit the influential teen comedy American Graffiti, written and directed by a pre-Star Wars George Lucas. Join as they revel in the rock ‘n’ roll soundtrack, the wacky ’60s slang, Terry the Toad’s McLovin parallels, and a climactic drag race. Dan shares his own breakup drama,…
Netflix dominated the Oscars this year, so Dan and Brian sat down to review one of the streamer’s winners: My Octopus Teacher, the winner of the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. Join as they celebrate the glorious footage and break down Craig Foster’s mid-life crisis. Brian gives his definition of “dad music,” and Dan…
Oscar season came late in 2021, but Dan and Brian are using the occasion to revisit a classic Best Picture winner. Join as they consider the bus-bound romantic comedy that swept the Academy Awards 87 years ago. Brian hypothesizes a Bugs Bunny origin story, Dan suggests some heavy duty script revisions, and they both brainstorm…
Elaborate illusions! Fake identities! Bad CGI! It’s what magic is all about. Join as Dan and Brian review the 2013 magician heist thriller and its more comedic 2016 sequel, which has 100% more Lizzy Caplan quips (always a good thing in Dan’s eyes). Brian shares his 8-year brewing curiosity with these movies as he and…
Dan and Brian dive deep into nostalgia for one of their first pop culture loves: Power Rangers. Join as they fondly remember must-see daycare TV, profess formative young love for the Pink Ranger, and realize that Tommy is kind of a jerk. Then, they review the franchise’s 1995 feature film and enjoy the campy Ivan…
Join Dan and Brian as they review the classic Titanic adaptation… and revisit James Cameron’s 1997 blockbuster just for the hell of it. Dan complains about the Britishness of A Night to Remember and does a truly horrid Celine Dion impression, while Brian admires the production values of both films. And when it comes time…
