We got TWO moms back in the studio for this one! Join us as we discuss A Christmas Story 2, A Christmas Story Christmas, Christmas with the Kranks, Eloise at Christmastime, and more! Thanks as always to Esquared for the podcast art, and to Tech and James of Death's Dynamic Shroud for lending us their music! The show no longer has a Twitter account …

This time around we talk about some spoooky stuff, even though I missed getting this out on time for Halloween. I've already forgotten what we go on about in the beginning, except for like, Fear Street 1994. But eventually we get to the meet: 1992's Candyman and 2021's...Candyman. One good. One bad. One cameo appearance from Brooke. One running gag…

This classic 10th episode was originally posted on 3/26/2016 with the following description: In this insane DOUBLE-DIGIT episode, we look at David Twohy's "The Chronicles of Riddick" and Sion Sono's "Love Exposure". This episode is a weird one, and it's absolute gold. NSFW, Spoilers! Follow us on Twitter @GBUpodcast! You can rate and review us on i…

Our first ever podcast crossover! Join Brooke and Brian, with special guest Mike from the Something Awesome Podcast, to reach for the deepest cut of all, skate shop classic Haggard: The Movie, written, directed by, and starring Bam Margera. It was a different time altogether, and you're going to hear all about who who we were back then. You can fol…

The second (apparently) episode of this year, wherein Adam and I discuss The Kindergarten Teacher, touch lightly upon River of Fundament, get canceled for mentioning video essay What if JK Rowling Is Right About Everything?, and ultimately discuss the new David Cronenberg film, Crimes of the Future, starring Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux, and Kriste…

Jon, Brooke and Adam join Brian to discuss a regular smorgasbord of films, including Spider-Man: No Way Home, The Green Knight, The Lighthouse, Licorice Pizza, Boogie Nights, and more in this helplessly directionless episode. Audio troubles persist, but a good time will be had by all. Try to guess which host is on drugs during the recording! You ca…

After Brooke and I tried and failed to record a show on Encanto, I'm happy to be back with your annual Christmas last-ditch effort, featuring my mothers. We discuss Prancer, as well as muse about other Christmas classics and the fact there is no accounting for taste. Plus, hear stories about the times the police were summoned to our home when I was…

We have another episode that is less concerned with movies than it is concerned with being living, unscripted ART. Bear with us. This time around we manage to pretend to talk about 1977's Suspiria, original zombie flick Night of the Living Dead, modern classic The Descent, some shit Adam watched called Border and St. Maud, childhood cash-in Fear St…

The most interesting thing about this episode was supposed to be Emily's on-air debut, but things got much more interesting when Brooke came home and Adam confronted her about their social relationship. On the face of it this is supposed to be a Halloween episode, but, you know. Eh. We touch briefly on some movies of wildly varying quality, like Th…

All right, Eva fans, I said "19th Angel" when you must know I meant "the Angel from the 19th episode of the original show". Got it? Here's one way out of Left Field: I watched three whole Star Trek movies. In particular, we're here to talk about The Voyage Home, which was great; we also touch on the new Rebuild of Evangelion films a little bit, as …

Quick note: I mixed up Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas with Fireproof starring Kirk Cameron. Besides a discussion of Adam's ever-evolving sexual identity, my mother's first-ever podcast cameo, and a brand new segment called Brian, Why? we also talk about predictably bad film Escape Room: Tournament of Champions, directed, apparently, by one-time gr…

I had to bring in the Dayton Upstairs Auxiliary Recording Team for this one. Imported those guys from way out of town to talk about Simon McQuoid's new take on Mortal Kombat. You can follow the show on Twitter @GBUpodcast and visit the website at http://candidpodcast.com/ for show notes and more extra content. If you tweet us or e-mail me at Brian@…

Real episode coming soon. Until then try to enjoy my pain.

Just a little something to tide you over and prove the Dayton Upstairs Recording Studio hasn't been condemned. Yet. You can follow the show on Twitter @GBUpodcast and visit the website at http://candidpodcast.com/ for show notes and more extra content. If you tweet us or e-mail me at Brian@candidpodcast.com, we may respond to your comments on the s…

This was easily the most editing I ever had to do to a podcast! Yikes! We also barely even scratched the surface of End of Evangelion, so expect this mini-series to go on longer than it was originally pitched to. Thanks to Julie, Kevin and podcast art creator Eric for being on the show this time, and look forward to more Eva content in the future. …

The only tradition in my life is the annual GBU Christmas Miracle, so get ready for a COVID-flavored one to send out this shitty year! We touch on A Christmas Story 2, Tokyo Godfathers, Jingle All the Way, Jingle All the Way 2, Almost Christmas, Jingle Jangle, Happiest Season, This Christmas, Charlie Brown Christmas, It's a Wonderful Life, A Very B…

Well, here's something new! A full-length episode look at a TV show! This time, I invite on two new guest hosts, Julie and Kevin, to get philosophical with the thinking boy's robot cartoon, Neon Genesis Evangelion! This is the beginning of a journey that should take us all the way to Rebuild of Evangelion 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon a Time. You can follow…

CW: While neither we nor the clips involved in this episode directly describe the details of the accusation against Woody Allen, I would be remiss if I didn't warn listeners that the first half of this episode is dealing with the subject of sexual abuse. If that is a concern, one may want to skip the opening 2 minutes of the show. This wound up bei…

In a first for the show, former co-host Adam returns to discuss the falling out which nearly ended the show, and the reconciliation 3 years later. Listeners may finally get some answers to that situation, and an honest dissection of two big egos. I'll have an absolute barrage of new episodes coming out over the coming days and weeks. You can follow…

Satoshi Kon's legendary 1997 suspense film Perfect Blue. Is it...PERFECT?! You can follow the show on Twitter @GBUpodcast and visit the website at http://candidpodcast.com/ for show notes and more extra content. If you tweet us or e-mail me at Brian@candidpodcast.com, we may respond to your comments on the show! As always, we also want to thank Tec…

I misspoke in this one and said that I had published a GBU Classic Spooktacular episode, but I guess I never did. So here's the first one in years! We get some horror catching-up done, and then talk about the first of two movies we're covering for a special listener. We'll talk about his second chosen film, Perfect Blue, a few days from now. Auditi…

We'll have some spooky new content coming out in October. For now, though, here is one from the archives! Season 1, Episode 17. This episode of GBU originally aired on 28 March 2017. Original Episode Description: Well, I did it again. To wit: Keegan* Michael Key and Mike* Birbiglia. We've got a great episode about a great movie this time, with Gabr…

Wow. It's amazing what you can't do when you're sad about the apocalypse walking all over you. We hope you've been well. We'll try to get some more content out soon. You can follow the show on Twitter @GBUpodcast and visit the website at http://candidpodcast.com/ for show notes and more extra content. If you tweet us or e-mail me at Brian@candidpod…

This week we touch, briefly, on two Masaaki Yuasa films, Ride Your Wave and Night Is Short, Walk On, Girl, before getting into the main course, Sanic the Hingehog. You can follow the show on Twitter @GBUpodcast and visit the website at http://candidpodcast.com/ for show notes and more extra content. If you tweet us or e-mail me at Brian@candidpodca…

We catch up on lots of things, like 1917, Parasite, a box of wine, Knives Out, and more! You can follow the show on Twitter @GBUpodcast and visit the website at http://candidpodcast.com/ for show notes and more extra content. If you tweet us or e-mail me at Brian@candidpodcast.com, we may respond to your comments on the show! As always, we also wan…

You can follow the show on Twitter @GBUpodcast and visit the website at http://candidpodcast.com/ for show notes and more extra content. If you tweet us or e-mail me at Brian@candidpodcast.com, we may respond to your comments on the show! As always, we also want to thank Tech Honors and James Webster of Death's Dynamic Shroud for lending us their m…

NSFW! Spoilers! We watched the new movie about Fred Rogers. Is it good? Can it hold a candle to the documentary, Won't You Be My Neighbor? No technical troubles to report, for once. If all goes according to plan, this episode will be posted with some Christmasy episode art, because we're in the season of good vibes and festivities. Thanks to Esquar…

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NSFW! Spoilers! We jumped through every hoop to bring you this fine episode about Taika Waititi's Jojo Rabbit. You can find the full record of the trials and tribulations on the blog, and there are is a fun video showing how we overcame the technical troubles, as well as the usual information about the movie. There is also some embarrassing stuff a…

NSFW! Spoilers! We're back for the first four-person show we've done in years, to talk about Robert Eggers' sophomore film, The Lighthouse, starring Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson. We actually have somewhat mixed opinions! Sooner or later we'll have to start watching bad movies for this show... You can follow the show on Twitter @GBUpodcast and …

NSFW! Lake Mungo is a treasure. Don't listen to this episode until after you've watched it (it's included in Amazon Prime Video) because you would be robbing yourself of a truly special experience. You can follow the show on Twitter @GBUpodcast and visit the website at http://candidpodcast.com/ for show notes and more extra content. If you tweet us…

NSFVV! VVe gored and sacrificed the audio buzz to the primitive radio gods like so much baby jelly in order to bring you this episode about Robert Eggers's The VVitch: A Nevv England Folktale, starring Anya Taylor-Joy, a man vvith a voice like a highvvay rumble strip beneath a chain-covered tire, some other vvhite people and a smattering of barnyar…

NSFW! Well, the audio buzz is back, but so are Jon and Mike, to talk about Todd Phillips's new comic book movie, centered on Joaquin Phoenix's portrayal of Batman villain Joker. It's a movie. We watched it. Listen in and hear whether or not this movie turned us into alt-right madmen. You can follow the show on Twitter @GBUpodcast and visit the webs…

NSFW! This time Jon and I look at Adrian Lyne's 1990 psychological thriller, Jacob's Ladder, starring Tim Robbins, Elizabeth Peña and Danny Aiello. After a brief attempt at avoiding spoilers, we do dive into the controversial ending of this film, so if you haven't seen this film yet, you may want to check it out. You won't regret doing so. Unless y…

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NSFW! This time we look at James Gray's Ad Astra, starring Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, Donald Sutherland, and Ruth Negga. I'm joined yet again by a couple of space cases, Mike and Jon ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) We try to keep it spoiler-lite, and we get super distracted and forget to discuss like half the cast. You're gonna love it. You can follow the show on Twi…

NSFW! This is a re-upload containing a notice of an uncomfortable faux pas I made during the recording of the episode, as well as a direction to the website to read my apology. This time we bring on newcomer Mike to discuss oldcomer It: Chapter 2: the sequel: to the first part: of a remake: to a two-part TV miniseries: adapting a 1400 page novel fr…

NSFW! Jon returns to the studio for the first time since May so we could dust off the equipment, wrestle through some signal issues and bring you a review of a French extremist film from director and man who makes people uncomfortable for a living, Gaspar Noé. I'm serious, I thought I got out of this movie with my emotions in tact but then I had on…

Did you know that in 2018 there was a restoration of Elem Klimov's earth-shattering film Come and See? Did you further know that it hasn't been made available for purchase on home video? I found that out tonight, and was forced to revisit this incredible film and my feelings about it. When you haven't watched something in a certain length of time, …

This episode originally aired 18 September 2017. Part 2 of our Summer move round-up for 2017. I sure hope we get some new episodes for Summer 2019! Original episode description: NSFW! Spoiler-lite! Here comes part two of our Summer Movie Round-Up, featuring more new music from Death's Dynamic Shroud, and some fun chit-chat about War For the Planet …

This episode originally aired on 23 August 2017. I've been on my Summer break from work for almost a month and haven't published a single new episode of the show! It's eating me alive! I've got at least four potential episodes in the pipe, it's just a matter of wrangling the talent into the Dayton Upstairs Recording Studio. In the meantime though, …

I just saw the trailer for HBO's adaptation of His Dark Materials, and thought I recognized the main actress. It turns out I did! Because she was in Logan! Which was an excellent movie! And so I've decided to re-release this classic GBU episode about Logan, as well as "Loogn", the parody episode I produced while working on this one. I hope you enjo…

This episode originally aired on 25 April 2017. The bit seemed to be that everyone were shitting themselves. Would have been smarter to release on April Fool's, but I still think it's kind of funny regardless. Original episode description: NSFW! The episode you've been waiting for! After countless delays, we've finally sat down to discuss Hugh Jack…

This episode was originally released on 26 September 2017. In honor of the release of the trailer for It: Chapter Two, I'm re-releasing the last episode of the original GBU podcast, featuring a special local guest and a lot of talk about clowns. I've been toying with the idea of which classic episodes to release, and in what order, and it looks lik…

NSFW! Jon and Kayleigh stop in to have a chat about Disney's The Rocketeer and nobody leaves happy. We attain the first unified rating in GBU history, and possibly the longest secret sound ever released at the end of an episode. We accomplish little and sound sad doing it. This may be our finest hour! You can follow the show on Twitter @GBUpodcast …

NSFW! Out-of-town guest and former Johnny Depp fan fiction forum moderator Cea joins the show with her pick, Tim Burton's Sleepy Hollow, and we manage to spend some of the episode's runtime talking about it in spite of our proclivity to hang on Johnny Depp's career and personal life. You can follow the show on Twitter @GBUpodcast and visit the webs…

NSFW! SPOILERS! Jon and I got to see a Fandango early-access preview of Shazam! and we've got a thoroughly spoiler-heavy episode for you! If you haven't seen Shazam! yet, hold off on this episode and go see the film first. This is an adaptation of my childhood favorite superhero, so I've got a lot to say. Unfortunately, some of the details are off,…

NSFW! Kayleigh joined me to talk about the 2019 Academy Awards and then Jon arrived to discuss the newest Spider-Man film, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Please consider rating and reviewing the show on Apple Podcasts or the podcatcher of your choice (we hear Stitcher supports ratings!) and if you like what we do, tell a friend! You can follow …

NSFW! Jon arrived in the Dayton Upstairs Recording Studio to talk about one of his all-time favorite films, Stanley Kubrick's Barry Lyndon, an adaptation of the William Makepeace Thackery novel. In the course of the episode, we discuss what it means to have a favorite film, and what sort of movie gets a full five stars. I'd love to explore both tho…

NSFW! Jon and Kayleigh join me to celebrate Oscar Season 2019 by talking about a 19-year-old under-performing Disney comedy! We also do a little catching up, touching on Palm d'Or winner and Japanese entry for Best Foreign Film at the Academy Awards "Shoplifters", Sony animated non-train-wreck "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse", Kubrickian mega-ma…