GBW #62: Ride Upon Your Mystery Ship (Fire in the Sky / The Fourth Kind / Communion)

Hello, and welcome to another episode of The Good, The Bad, and The What!? The show in which we discuss three films that we have deemed "good," "bad," or "what!?" within a subgenre, theme, motif, director or actor's filmography, and more! This week, to coincide with the recent release of Jordan Peele's "Nope" (now out in theaters), Chris and Ryan look at three tales of alien abduction, specifically ones that are based on what are claimed to be "real events." We start with 1993's "Fire in the Sky," a film that gets a lot of mileage out of a nuanced Robert Patrick performance and one of those most terrifying depictions of an alien abduction ever committed to film. Then, we move into 2009's "The Fourth Kind," an admittedly fascinating experiment in regards to its structure and presentation, but squanders it at every turn. Finally, we end with 1989's "Communion," a film that in its bones tries to mimic the family drama of Spielberg's "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," and is hugely unsuccessful, but makes up for it with a totally committed and unhinged Christopher Walken performance. You can find this and future episodes on our website thegoodbadwhat.com. You can subscribe to our show on Apple Podcasts, Anchor.fm, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, Google Podcasts, and more! Feel free to email us at [email protected] if you have any questions, comments, or just want to say hello. You can follow us on Twitter and Instagram @thegoodbadwhat. You can also like us on Facebook. Our logo comes from Michelle Parkos, and our theme music comes from Paco.