GBW #82: On the Clock (Sorcerer / 30 Minutes or Less / Premium Rush)

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, Chris and Ryan dive into a set of films where the protagonist(s) must make a potentially life-threatening delivery underneath a ticking clock. We start with William Friedkin's 1977 masterwork "Sorcerer," a film labeled as a disaster in its time but has sense been re-appraised as one of Friedkin's best works (which we heartily agree with). Then, while we acknowledge it's an apples-and-oranges comparison in tone, it still doesn't offset the fact that 2011's would-be dark comedy "30 Minutes or Less" is light on thrills, laughs, and uses a real-life true crime case rather distastefully as its launching point. Finally, we discuss 2012's earnest-but-goofy high-stakes bike courier thriller, "Premium Rush." 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.