After The Hype

This week we're tackling the delightful third entry in the Thor Trilogy and how it relates to the MCU at large. We appreciate Taika Waititi's influence on the film, its humor, and its overall aesthetic, as well as the choices made by Hemsworth, Blanchett, Hiddleston, and company. Special shout out to Samantha Garrison who gives a stellar breakdown of the film. It's all here and you won't want to miss a single moment! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN DOING? BRYAN - Mass Effect 1 JON - Nier: Automata CHEWIE - Nightwish EMILY - Galifrey One SAM - Queer Eye on Netflix RATING SYSTEM - “JEFF GOLDBLUM FILMS” BRYAN - The Fly JON - The Grand Budapest Hotel CHEWIE - Independence Day EMILY - Hideaway SAM - Jurassic Park

This week we're fighting again...about Spielberg. That's right, it's another battle episode and we're duking it out over which Spielberg film is the best of the bunch. It's an absolute blast of an episode that you won't want to miss. Special thanks to Elvis Kunesh for joining us! Bryan presides as judge. WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN DOING? BRYAN - Love: Season 3 JON - Justice League CHEWIE - Congo EMILY - Polyamory Weekly Podcast ELVIS - Celeste, Happiness Of The Katakuris MAY THE BEST SPIELBERG PICTURE WIN! RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK - JON'S CHOICE! HOOK - CHEWIE'S CHOICE! JURASSIC PARK - EMILY'S CHOICE! CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND - ELVIS' CHOICE!

This week we're talking about the Greta Gerwig written and directed LADY BIRD, starring Saoirse Ronan. It's a great episode about a great movie, so you won't want to miss it. Special thanks to Mackenzie Peykov for joining us this week! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN DOING? BRYAN - Seasons 1-5 Archer JON - Doctor Strange CHEWIE - Goldbergs, episode that didn’t have sister SAM - The Good Place MACKENZIE - Alias Grace RATING SYSTEM - “COMING OF AGE MOVIES" BRYAN - Fast Times At Ridgemont High JON - Almost Famous CHEWIE - The Graduate SAM - My Name is Doris MACKENZIE - Perks of Being a Wallflower

This week we're talking about both Angelina Jolie Tomb Raider films in celebration of the reboot coming out this weekend. They're...certainly movies! Special guest Tom Ford joins us in our deep dive into some movies that have not held up well over time. Should be fun! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN DOING? BRYAN - Annihilation JON - Project alpha CHEWIE - A.P. Bio EMILY - Golden Slumbers TOM - Monster Hunter World RATING SYSTEM - “VIDEO GAME MOVIES” BRYAN - Alone in the Dark JON - Hitman CHEWIE - Prince of Persia EMILY - Street Fighter TOM - Double Dragon

This week we go back in time to discuss the Robert Zemeckis film that defined a generation - BACK TO THE FUTURE. Special thanks to friends of the show Samantha Garrison and Elliot Campos for joining us to talk about the film and revel in its brilliance. What are you lookin' at, buttheads? Get to listening! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN DOING? BRYAN - Black Panther, Mass Effect JON - Attack On Titan CHEWIE - Black Panther SAM - D&D: Curse Of Strahd ELLIOT - X-Files new season, Vikings RATING SYSTEM - “MOVIES THAT INVOLVE TIME TRAVEL” BRYAN - Army of Darkness JON - Timecrimes CHEWIE - Flight of the Navigator SAM - Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure ELLIOT - 12 Monkeys

We're back and we're doing battle once more! This time we're fighting over Best Picture Winner, and we've brought in special guest Mike Nayyar to join the fray. Samantha Garrison and Christopher Ortiz are back to fill in for Emily and Chewie. Hannibal Lecter also makes an appearance, giving us a bit of a scare. It's a jam-packed episode filled with fun and frenzied fighting, so don't waste another minute and give the episode a listen! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN DOING? BRYAN - Super Mario World JON - The End Of Fucking World MIKE - One World Peace Ben and Jerry’s SAM - Outlander CHRIS - Horizon Zero Dawn MAY THE BEST BEST PICTURE WINNER WIN! THE APARTMENT - BRYAN'S CHOICE! RETURN OF THE KING - SAM'S CHOICE! A BEAUTIFUL MIND - MIKE'S CHOICE! SILENCE OF THE LAMBS - CHRIS' CHOICE!

Scary clowns are the name of the game this week as we talk about the latest adaptation of Stephen King's IT. Special thanks to friends of the show Samantha Garrison and Christopher Ortiz for joining us to talk about this surprisingly good take on the thing that stalks Derry, Maine. WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN DOING? BRYAN - Cloverfield Paradox JON - Supernatural SAM - 50 Shades Freed CHRIS - Black Panther, 2015 Fantastic Four RATING SYSTEM - “MOVIES WITH A RAGTAG GROUP OF KIDS” BRYAN - Attack the Block JON - Mystery Team SAM - Scooby Do CHRIS - Monster Squad

It's a disaster....movie! That's right, we're talking about that disaster of a movie...ahem...I mean that disaster movie Geostorm, starring Gerard Butler as a dude who must travel into space to prevent the weather-controlling space station he built from killing the planet with...you guessed it...GEOSTORMS!!!! In the words of Geoffrey Rush from Mystery Men, "It's really quite cool." A big thank you to special guest Elizabeth Anne Hanley for joining us this week to talk about the weather epic! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN DOING? BRYAN - Persona 5 JON - New Critical Role CHEWIE - Grimm marathon EMILY - SCA (dudes beat dudes with sticks) ELIZABETH - Harlots RATING SYSTEM - “HORRIBLE MOVIES ONLY YOU LIKED” BRYAN - Suicide Squad JON - The Hobbit Trilogy (Battle Of Five Armies) CHEWIE - Down Eriscopre EMILY - Johnny Pneumonic ELIZABETH - Ghost Ship

This week we've got a jam-packed, extra special episode for you. We're talking Blade Runner 2049 with special guests Rae Deslich and Kyle Smith. We go in-depth and break down what worked, what didn't, and everything in between. It's a big episode and we talk about some big ideas, so don't waste another minute and give us a listen! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN DOING? BRYAN - Black Mirror JON - The Lillingtons CHEWIE - Grimm, Elton John Tickets EMILY - Bright RAE - Night on Broadway KYLE - Sundance, 8th Grade, Hearts Beat Loud, I Think We’re Alone Now RATING SYSTEM - “MOVIES THAT TAKE PLACE IN A SHITTY FUTURE.” BRYAN - The Rover JON - A Scanner Darkly CHEWIE - Dredd EMILY - The Road Warrior RAE - Hardware KYLE - Minority Report

This week it's good to be bad as we battle for the title of "Best Bad Movie." We're joined by special guest and judge extraordinaire Amberlee Mucha, who does an expert job at pronouncing judgement on our questionable movie-watching choices. It's an epic battle for some epically bad movies so don't waste another minute and get to listening to this week's episode! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN DOING? BRYAN - The End Of The Fucking World JON - The Conjuring RYAN - Trust Me, I’m Lying - Book EMILY - 50 Shades Of Grey AMBERLEE - The Gilmore Girls MAY THE BEST BAD FILM WIN! BATTLEFIELD EARTH - BRYAN'S CHOICE! THE LAST AIRBENDER - JON'S CHOICE! THE PIRATE MOVIE - EMILY'S CHOICE! JAWS: THE REVENGE - RYAN'S CHOICE!

Major Tom to Ground Control, we're bringing you yet another episode to catch up for last week. We talk about the Luc Besson passion project VALERIAN AND THE CITY OF 1,000 PLANETS. Special guest Deneen Melody joins us to talk about the flawed yet fun Sci-Fi romp! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN DOING? BRYAN - Doctor Who JON - Dead Men Tell No Tales CHEWIE - Lady Bird GRAHAM - Black Mirror DENEEN - Mary and the Witches Flower RATING SYSTEM - “MOVIES THAT TAKE PLACE IN SPACE” BRYAN - Jupiter Ascending JON - Galaxy Quest CHEWIE - Ender’s Game GRAHAM - Prometheus DENEEN - Titan AE

Had a little hiccup in our schedule but we're back and ready to go with a deep dive into Christopher Nolan's war epic Dunkirk. Friend of the show Graham Mason joins us to discuss the nitty-gritty of such a unique film. You won't want to miss this one! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN DOING? BRYAN - Persona 5 CHEWIE - Grimm JON - No Mans Sky EMILY - Rick and Morty GRAHAM - Doctor Who RATING SYSTEM - “MOVIES THAT SHOW MORE THAN THEY TELL” BRYAN - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly CHEWIE - Drive JON - Tree of Life EMILY - Mad Max Fury Road GRAHAM - Gravity

We're back from the long holiday and we're itching to get our movie talk on. What better way to do this than with an in-depth discussion of Darren Aronofsky's divisive opus mother! Special guest Johnny Recher joins us to help make sense of it all and to get to the bottom of what it all means. He also does a kick-ass breakdown. There's a lot here and you don't want to miss a moment of it! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN DOING? BRYAN - The Greatest Shownan, I, Tonya JON - Doctor Who: Season 10 CHEWIE - The Greatest Showman, I, Tonya, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle EMILY - Three Billboards, Born a Crime JOHNNY - The Creepshow, The Magicians RATING SYSTEM - “MOVIES THAT MEAN SOMETHING ELSE” BRYAN - Babadook JON - Melancholia CHEWIE - The Witch EMILY - Chronicles Of Narnia: Lion Witch JOHNNY - Donnie Darko

There's only one way to bring in the new year and that's by watching and talking about Ghostbusters II, a film that's very much flawed but still enjoyable, with solid performances from everyone. Still a small amount of Ernie Hudson, which is a bummer. Special thanks to Elliot Campos and newcomer Joey Schow for coming by and celebrating the new year by busting ghost (paintings) with us. WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN DOING? BRYAN - Veep JON - Critical Role CHEWIE - Arrow ELLIOT - Gotham S3 JOEY - Doctor Whos RATING SYSTEM - “TONE-SHIFTING SEQUELS” BRYAN - Aliens JON - Cars 2 CHEWIE - Chronicles Of Riddick ELLIOT - Smokey and the Bandit JOEY - Look Who’s Talking Now

It's that time of year where we give each other the gift of movies. That's right, it's another Secret Santa movie exchange - this time with the most eclectic selection of films we've encountered yet. Special thanks to Elliot Campos and Elvis Kunesh for joining us in this festive movie celebration. WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN DOING? BRYAN - The Babysitter JON - Animal Crossing pocket Camp CHEWIE - Last Jedi ELVIS - The Post ELLIOT - Free State Of Jones (30 mins) MOVIES ON THE TABLE ASSIGNED TO BRYAN - Godzilla Vs Gigan ASSIGNED TO JON - Superman IV: The Quest For Peace ASSIGNED TO CHEWIE - Jack and the Beanstalk (1974) ASSIGNED TO ELVIS - Harry and the Hendersons ASSIGNED TO ELLIOT - The Night of the Hunter

WAR! War never changes. This week we talk about the third movie in this monkey trilogy: War For The Planet of the Apes. Friend of the show Graham Mason joins us to go over what worked, what didn't, and to grace us with his epic beardness. WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN DOING? BRYAN - Too Funny To Fail, Justice League CHEWIE - Three Billboards Outside Of Ebbing, Missouri EMILY - Assassination GRAHAM - "The Gold Series" (All the "gold" Bond films), Skyfall, Spectre RATING SYSTEM - "TRILOGY-ENDING FILM" BRYAN - Pirates of the Caribbean 3: At World's End CHEWIE - LOTR: Return of the King EMILY - The Matrix Revolutions GRAHAM - Star Wars: Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith

This week we're joined by special guest Diego Mariscal to talk about The Big Sick, starring Kumail Nanjiani. It's an excellent film and we have quite a difficult time coming up with a bad thing to say. Don't waste another minute and watch this movie...AND listen to this episode! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN DOING? BRYAN - Future Man JON - Holidays CHEWIE - Stranger Things 2 TOM - Dirk Gently DIEGO - Stranger Things 2 RATING SYSTEM - “MOVIES THAT DEAL WITH ILLNESS” BRYAN - Moulin Rouge JON - Garden State CHEWIE - The Fountain TOM - Taxi Driver DIEGO - One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest

HAPPY THANKSGIVING, unless you're not listening to this on Thanksgiving, in which case HAPPY DAY OF LISTENING! We're not talking about one specific movie this week, instead opting to talk about some movies and shows that interest us. We've got some recommendations as well as blindspots and hopefuls for the rest of the year. It's a super-chill episode that you can listen to on your holiday travels. Special thanks to you, our listeners, for making this show so much fun to do! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN DOING? BRYAN - Doctor Who JON - AFI FEST CHEWIE - Bob’s Burgers EMILY - Harlots RYAN - Stranger Things 2, Gotham, Inhumans RECOMMEND TO RENT BRYAN - Good Time JON - The Babysitter CHEWIE - Studio Gibli films re-release EMILY - The Mating Habits Of The Earthbound Human RYAN - The Belko Experiment HOPEFULS, HYPES, MISSES BRYAN - Star Wars episode 8 JON - Get Out, Star Wars, Coco CHEWIE - Logan Lucky EMILY - Disaster artist RYAN - Jumanji

In celebration of Justice League coming out this week we're pitting DC's elite against each other in an animated film battle. Joining us in this epic fight is former co-host of the show Ryan James. Which film will reign supreme? You'll have to listen to find out! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN DOING? BRYAN - Curb Your Enthusiasm JON - Love CHEWIE - Royal Tenenbaums EMILY - Get Out RYAN - Thor: Ragnarok, Blizzcon MAY THE BEST ANIMATED DC FILM WIN! GREEN LANTERN: FIRST FLIGHT (2009) - BRYAN'S CHOICE! SUPERMAN: UNBOUND (2013) - CHEWIE'S CHOICE! WONDER WOMAN (2009) - EMILY'S CHOICE! SON OF BATMAN (2014) - RYAN'S CHOICE!