After The Hype

This week we're joined by Mackenzie Peykov to talk about the 1929 "Best Picture Winner" The Broadway Melody, which is a bit of a step down thanks to the advent of sound. We commiserate over the flaws and delve into the history. It's a great episode that you won't want to miss. WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN DOING? BRYAN - Friday the 13th: Part 9: Jason Goes to Hell CHEWIE - Stranger Things JON - Destiny 2 EMILY - Thor: Ragnarok MACKENZIE - Star Trek: Enterprise RATING SYSTEM - “ANY BEST PICTURE WINNER” BRYAN - The Artist CHEWIE - Crash JON - The King’s Speech EMILY - My Fair Lady MACKENZIE - Chicago

This week it's just the four of us talking about Edgar Wright's latest film BABY DRIVER. We go through it all, praising what worked and discussing the parts that had us less than enthused. It's quite the fun ride so steal yourself for the next hour and join us on a criminally fun look at the film that's been kicking around Wright's noggin for quite some time! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN DOING? BRYAN - Big Mouth JON - Critical Role CHEWIE - Annabelle: Creation EMILY - Lights Out RATING SYSTEM - "MUSICALS" BRYAN - Hairspray: remake JON - Little Shop Of Horrors CHEWIE - Sing Street EMILY - Guys and Dolls

QUEST CHOICE! We wrap up our spooktastic month with a deep dive into the comedically devious minds of Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement who brought us What We Do In the Shadows. Special thanks to Zack Edwards for picking the film and joining us to talk about it! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN DOING? BRYAN - South Park: The Fractured But Whole JON - Penny Dreadful EMILY - Making Costumes, Ultimate Fashion History on YouTube CHEWIE - Addams Family Values ZACK - Call Of Duty, Resident Evil: Raccoon City RATING SYSTEM - "DOCUMENTARY/MOCKUMENTARY" BRYAN - Waiting for Guffman JON - Drop Dead Gorgeous EMILY - Borat CHEWIE - District 9 ZACK - Hamlet 2

It's Guests' Choice this month for October, and we got our pal Mari Provencher to stop by and talk about John Landis' An American Werewolf in London. WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN DOING? BRYAN - Last Girl Standing JON - Cuphead CHEWIE - Goldbergs, Brooklyn 99, the good place EMILY - Star Trek Discovery MARI - Salem RATING SYSTEM - “MOVIES WITH STUPID MAIN CHARACTERS” BRYAN - Evil Dead JON - Tucker and Dale CHEWIE - Clueless EMILY - Battleship MARI - Blade Runner

GUEST CHOICE! Christopher Ortiz joins us once again to talk about the delightfully campy Tales From The Crypt: Demon Knight, starring Billy Zane, William Sadler, and Thomas Hayden Church. It's a fun romp and we have a blast talking about what worked, what didn't, and Jada Pinkett. WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN DOING? BRYAN - Dark Knights Metal JON - Santa Clarita Diet, Van Helsing CHEWIE - mother! EMILY - Dear White People CHRIS - American Vandal RATING SYSTEM - "CAMPY HORROR MOVIES" BRYAN - Army of Darkness JON - From Dusk TIL Dawn CHEWIE - Nightmare on Elm Street EMILY - Dead Alive CHRIS - the monster squad

Happy October! Or should we say SPOOKtober? We kick off our month of horror with a battle of romantic horror films. Which film reigns supreme as the most horrific and the most romantic? We've got an amazing slew of movies to fight over so sit down, buckle up, and get ready for a frightfully awesome good time. WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN DOING? BRYAN - Marvel legacy CHEWIE - Fright Night JON - D&D as a Dungeon Master EMILY - Worth the Wait LIBBY - Michael Rangel at The Arsenal, Sega Speakeasy BATTLE OF THE HORROR ROMANCE MOVIES! BRYAN - Thirst CHEWIE - Mary Shelley's Frankenstein JON - Bram Stoker's Dracula EMILY (Judge) LIBBY - Buffy the Vampire Slayer

We have a WONDERful episode for you this week as we talk about Patty Jenkins' Wonder Woman! Special guest Tamara Brooks joins us to share in the joy and excitement that is this movie. What a time to be a comic book fan! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN DOING? BRYAN - Pet JON - Nioh EMILY - Freakish TAMARA - Midnight Texas CHEWIE - Queen Kong RATING SYSTEM - "Movies That Made You Feel Empowered As A Kid" BRYAN - Forrest Gump JON - Cool Rubbing EMILY - Dirty Dancing TAMARA - The Journey Of Natty Gann CHEWIE - Hook

This week we're joined by Kristy Lowrey to talk about the first film in the DARK UNIVERSE franchise - THE MUMMY. Guys, it's an awful piece of hot garbage, wasting what could have been an interesting take on the Universal Monsters. We managed to find little things here and there that didn't completely suck, but overall we were thoroughly disappointed. Come join us in the misery that is this reboot! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN DOING? BRYAN - Legion JON - Or Die Trying EMILY - Glow KRISTY - Season 4 Broad City RATING SYSTEM - “REMAKES” BRYAN - Robocop JON - Black Christmas EMILY - Total Recall KRISTY - Magnificent Seven

This week we're joined by special guest Graham Skipper (Beyond the Gates, Almost Human) to talk about the wonderful and violent Sion Sono film WHY DON'T YOU PLAY IN HELL. It's quite the cinematic experience and one we truly think you should see right now. Yes, right now. GO! Watch it if you haven't seen it and then come back and listen to us gnash our teeth in glee at this film about filmmaking...with Yakuza. WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN DOING? BRYAN - Curb Your Enthusiasm JON - XX CHEWIE - Down Periscope GRAHAM - Low Life, Victor Crowley, IT RATING SYSTEM - "MOVIES ABOUT MAKING MOVIES" BRYAN - Full Frontal JON - Singing in the Rain CHEWIE - Hail Caesar GRAHAM - Ed Wood

We're here to talk about Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, and special guests Bryan Newton (Rick & Morty / Teen Titans Go!) and Samantha Garrison are here to help. We'll go over what worked, what didn't, and even delve into the nitpicks you didn't even know you had. It's a super rad episode you won't want to miss. WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN DOING? BRYAN - The Defenders JON - Waypoint Presents, Disney XD CHEWIE - Doctor Who BRYAN N - Terminator 2 in 3D EMILY - Adam Ruins Everything SAM - Icarus RATING SUSTEM - “MOVIES THAT TAKE PLACE IN SPACE” BRYAN - The Last Starfighter JON - Rogue One CHEWIE - Star Trek (2009) BRYAN N - Space Trucker EMILY - Serenity SAM - Wall-E

We dit it! We made it to 200 episodes, and to celebrate we're doing another battle episode. This time it's a battle of our favorite movies of all time. We've got quite the list of movies to argue over so you won't want to miss another moment! SHOWNOTES: WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN DOING? BRYAN - Good Time JON - iZombie S2-3 CHEWIE - Game of Thrones EMILY - Star Wars Clone Wars ERIC - Death Note MOVIES UNDER DEBATE (Bryan is the Judge) JON - Scott Pilgrim vs. The World CHEWIE - Star Wars: A New Hope EMILY - In Bruges ERIC - Barton Fink

What do Skullcrawlers, King Kong, and Vietnam have in common? This podcast! That's right, folks. We've got ourselves a monster movie masquerading as a war film, and it's quite the glorious ride. Join us and our special guest Justine Gendron as we talk about what worked and what worked REALLY well. WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN DOING? BRYAN - Dark Knight Metal JON - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild CHEWIE - Preacher EMILY - Detroit JUSTINE - Face 2 Face RATING SYSTEM - “WAR MOVIES” BRYAN - Small Soldiers JON - Tropic Thunder CHEWIE - Starship Troopers EMILY - The Longest Day JUSTINE - Life is Beautiful

This week it's just the four of us talking about Ben Wheatley's under-seen and (in some of our opinions) underrated FREE FIRE. Get your guns at the ready because this is going to be a podcast episode that just won't die! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN DOING? BRYAN - Passengers JON - Bragging Rights CHEWIE - Preacher / Doctor Who EMILY - I Ship It RATING SYSTEM - “MOVIES WHERE PEOPLE GET SHOT” BRYAN - Shoot’em Up JON - Kill List CHEWIE - Dredd EMILY - Reservoir Dogs

This week we go back to the beginning...of the Academy Awards! That's right, we're watching all of the best picture winners starting with WINGS (1927). We're joined by Jandy Hardesty to give us an in-depth look at the history behind the movie and why it was so important. WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN DOING? BRYAN - Valerian JON - MARIO KART 8 Deluxe CHEWIE - San Francisco Marathon, CNN 90s EMILY - Comic Con (Inhumans), Defenders JANDY - Regal Summer Movie Express, Kubo WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN DOING? RATING SYSTEM - “OTHER ACADEMY AWARD FILM” BRYAN - Dear Hunter JON - Gladiator CHEWIE - Dances With Wolves EMILY - Romeo and Juliet JANDY - West Side Story

Face your past. Choose this week's podcast where we talk about T2 TRAINSPOTTING, Danny Boyle's follow-up to the 90s drug-filled cinematic punch to the gut. We're joined by Elliot Campos, who gives us a hilarious breakdown of the plot and nearly breaks the podcast in the process. We talk about getting older and wrestle with the message of the movie. It's an interesting discussion and you won't want to miss a minute of it! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN DOING? BRYAN - Fist Fight CHEWIE - Fist Fight JON - Friends at the Table EMILY - Greg Sistero's "The Disaster Artist" ELLIOT - The Incredible Shrinking Man RATING SYSTEM - “ANY SEQUEL” BRYAN - Before Sunset CHEWIE - Ghostbusters 2 JON - Kill Bill v2 EMILY - Alien 3 ELLIOT - 42 Up

IT'S MORPHIN' TIME! We're joined this week by special guest Christopher Hayden and friend of the show Jason Blagman to talk about the 2017 reboot of POWER RANGERS. The movie gets a lot right, but also makes some creative decisions that have us scratching our heads. We talk about the importance of being true to the spirit of the original show, and the inherent flaw in trying to appeal to both fans and non-fans alike. It's ZORDS, Emily! Anyway, we've got a super fun episode this week so lend us your ears for an hour-twenty and let's do this! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN DOING? BRYAN - Spider-Man: Homecoming JON - The Disney Collection on XBOX ONE EMILY - Star Trek Voyager S5 CHRIS - The Power Rangers: After Shock JASON - The Defiant Ones RATING SYSTEM - “ANY 90S PROPERTY” BRYAN - VR Troopers JON - The Real Adventures of Johnny Quest EMILY - Armageddon CHRIS - My So-Called Life JASON - Pogs

It's Christmas in July! Or rather, it's the summer version of our secret santa movie exchange. We had so much fun doing this last time that we brought Christopher Ortiz back to do it again. Our pal Ryan James assigned us a person and we gave them a movie we thought they would enjoy. Here's what we came up with: ASSIGNED TO BRYAN - "KUNG FU HUSTLE (2004)" ASSIGNED TO CHEWIE - "BATTLESHIP (2012)" ASSIGNED TO JON - "ORLANDO (1992)" ASSIGNED TO EMILY - "THE LONG KISS GOODNIGHT (1996)" ASSIGNED TO CHRIS - "ESCAPE FROM THE PLANET OF THE APES (1971)" WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN DOING? BRYAN - Gravity Rush 2 CHEWIE - Better off Ted JON - Baby Driver EMILY - Big Brother CHRIS - The Big Sick, Gravity Falls

After a fun month of ORIGINS episodes we're back with new content AND A NEW HOST. We welcome Emily Blake ( @TheEmilyBlake on twitter) as the newest member of After The Hype. Say hi! This week we talk about the final film of the Hugh Jackman Wolverine saga - LOGAN. We're joined by special guests Elvis Kunesh and Jason Blagman, who give us insight on what worked and what didn't. If you've invested even a tiny amount of time into Jackman's Wolverine character, you'll want to check out this fitting conclusion. SHOWNOTES: WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN DOING? BRYAN - It Comes At Night CHEWIE - Mission Impossible (1,3,4,5) EMILY - Princess Diarest (audiobook read by Carrie Fischer) JASON - Oh Hello, Iron Fist ELVIS - Baby Driver, My Neighbor Totoro, It Comes At Night REVIEW SYSTEM - "ROAD TRIP MOVIES" BRYAN - A Perfect World CHEWIE - Wristcutters EMILY - Mad Max Fury Road JASON - Rat Race ELVIS - A Goofy Movie

And so we come to the end of our ORIGINS month, this time highlighting the introduction of Ryan James and talking about Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Join us as we lament the fate of Bucky Barnes and realize that the spy thriller genre suits Cap'n well. It's a great look back at a fun episode and an equally fun movie. You won't want to miss this one.

Judge, jury, and executioner? Yeah, that's our DREDD episode, and this is our podcast ORIGINS for Chewie. Bask in the glory of what will one day be considered the best episode introduction of all time.