After The Hype

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to listen to this week's episode of After the Hype, where special guest Kyle Smith joins us to talk about the latest in the Mission Impossible franchise. It's possibly the best in the series and we talk about why that is. SHOWNOTES: BRYAN - Captain Marvel JON - Venture Brothers Season 3, Season 4: The Better Man CHEWIE - Umbrella Academy, first episode KYLE - Sundance, 32 films, The Farewell, The Last Black Man in San Francisco, I Am Mother, Blinded By the Light, Velvet Buzzsaw THEME MUSIC COURTESY BRADLEY DAVID PARSONS

This week it's a battle of the bad as we fight over which film in the bottom 100 of IMDb reigns supreme. Will it be the wacky Arnold Schwarzenegger flick, or will it be the sequel to the first Mortal Kombat. Maybe it will be the one with all the piranhas, or perhaps it will be the one where Nicolas Cage burns in a tall wooden statue. Guess you'll just have to listen to find out. SHOWNOTES: WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN DOING? JON: Russian Doll BRYAN: Naked Attraction CHEWIE: Bobs Burgers Valentines Episode SAM: The Handmaid's Tale WILL: Internet Comment Etiquette

Due to some timey-wimey scheduling conflicts and the convenient arrival of Valentine's day we're trying something a little different. It's a Couples Movie Night episode featuring OG hosts Bryan and Chewie, each sharing a movie with each other and then talking about it. Chewie's pick is Virtuosity, and Bryan's pick is Titan A.E. It's a shorter episode than you might be used to, but no less fun, and there's speculation on whether or not Jonathan is a cuddler. SHOWNOTES: WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN DOING? BRYAN - Donnie Cates Guardian's of the Galaxy CHEWIE - Law & Order: SVU, a bottle episode. THEME MUSIC COURTESY BRADLEY DAVID PARSONS

This week on the podcast we decided to watch The Nun, and God help us for doing so. Special thanks to friend of the show Elliot Campos for coming to save us in our time of need and providing some levity to help us get through this awful mess of a movie. SHOWNOTES: WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN DOING? BRYAN - Happy JON - Ticket to Ride: Europe CHEWIE - Gangs Of New York EMILY - The Conjuring ELLIOT - Narcos THEME MUSIC COURTESY BRADLEY DAVID PARSONS

This week on the podcast we're living the good life as we talk about Crazy Rich Asians, directed by Jon M. Chu and starring Constance Wu, Henry Golding, and the wonderful Michelle Yeoh. There's a lot to like in this lavish film, but it's not without its problems. Special guest Gabriel Figueroa helps us break down what worked, and what didn't. SHOWNOTES: WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN DOING? BRYAN - Jim & Andy JON - The Sword Of Destiny SAM - Schitt’s Creek EMILY - The Witch GABRIEL - The Good Wife, To All the Boys I’ve Ever Loved Before THEME MUSIC COURTESY BRADLEY DAVID PARSONS

This week on the podcast the gang has some Bad Times at the El Royale, by which we mean they had a good time because this movie was pretty great. Lot of fun visual imagery and a lot of interesting twists and turns, with a fantastic acting turn from Jeff Bridges. Justin Thiele joins us to talk about the stylish romp from Drew Goddard. SHOWNOTES: WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN DOING? BRYAN - The Masked Singer JON - Hardcore Henry EMILY - Sex Education JUSTIN - The Sharpe Novel series THEME MUSIC COURTESY BRADLEY DAVID PARSONS

This week on the podcast we have a bit of a Predator problem. Namely, that the new Predator movie is called THE PREDATOR. You'd think after enough of these movies they would want to reduce the confusion, not add to it. Anyway, this movie is a bit of a mess so we brought in friend of the show Erik Steffens to help us figure out what worked and what didn't. SHOWNOTES: WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN DOING? BRYAN - Into the Spider-verse, Aquaman JON - Lord Of The Rings Trilogy Extended Editions EMILY - Dungeons and Dragons, Critical Role ERIK - Aquaman, Making A Murderer THEME MUSIC COURTESY BRADLEY DAVID PARSONS

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM ALL OF US AT AFTER THE HYPE! In the spirit of the holidays we thought it would be a hoot to give you a battle episode featuring those feel good Christmas movies you might see on ABC Family, Freeform, Hallmark, etc. We had blast pitting these movies against each other, and even brought in producer Brian Nolan to join in the holiday tussle. If you want to follow along we watched The Mistle-Tones, 12 Dates of Christmas, Married by Christmas (The Engagement Clause), A Cinderella Christmas, and My Santa. SHOWNOTES: WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN DOING? BRYAN - Far Cry 5 JON - Ori and the Blind Forest SAM - Nailed It, Nailed it: Crafting CHEWIE - A Million Little Things EMILY - Marvelous Ms Maisel S2 BRIAN - Making Of Stranger Things THEME MUSIC COURTESY BRADLEY DAVID PARSONS

This week we talk about the weird and wildly unpredictable Sorry To Bother You from director Boots Riley, and starring Lakeith Stanfield. It's unlike anything we've seen before and we dive deep into what worked and what REALLY WORKED. Watch out for spoilers as we discuss the ending at length. SHOWNOTES: WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN DOING? BRYAN - The Last OG JON - Idle Champions Of The Forgotten Realms SAM - Dumplin EMILY - Into the Spider-Verse MAKAELA - Spyro Trilogy THEME MUSIC COURTESY BRADLEY DAVID PARSONS

This week on the podcast we're taking on Anya Taylor-Joy, Olivia Cooke, and Anton Yelchin as we discuss Thoroughbreds. It's quite the exercise in style that is not without its flaws. Special thanks to friend of the show Traci Ennes for joining us to talk about this aggressively stylish film! SHOWNOTES: WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN DOING? BRYAN - Arrow JON - Hulu, Gumball, Attack on Titan, others CHEWIE - You Were Never Really Here, Apocalypse EMILY - She-Ra: Princess Of Power TRACI - Big Mouth, The Walking Dead THEME MUSIC COURTESY BRADLEY DAVID PARSONS

This week on the show we're joined by newcomers Kyle Anderson and Makaela Newsome to talk about Lynne Ramsey's latest and fairly divisive film You Were Never Really Here. It's a movie that actively rebels against its genre, which works for some of us and not so much for others. Overall, a fun and in-depth discussion on an interesting movie. SHOWNOTES: WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN DOING? BRYAN - Tetris Effect JON - Persona 5 EMILY - Jury Duty, Heroine Complex KYLE - One Piece MAKAELA - My Favorite Murder THEME MUSIC COURTESY BRADLEY DAVID PARSONS

This week we talk about the surprising spy/comedy gem The Spy Who Dumped Me, with hilarious performances by Mila Kunis and Kate McKinnon. Special thanks to Amanda Timpson and Michelle Dunn for coming out to talk about this super fun film with us! SHOWNOTES: WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN DOING? BRYAN - Alien 3 Comic, based on an older script JON - Big Mouth CHEWIE - Ocean’s 8 MICHELLE - Slow Burn Podcast AMANDA - Hallmark Christmas Movies THEME MUSIC COURTESY BRADLEY DAVID PARSONS

HAPPY THANKSGIVING! This week we talk about the largely unimpressive Ocean's 8 and try to figure out where it went wrong given all the talent involved. Special thanks to Justine Gendron and Libby Ward for joining us to talk about the film! SHOWNOTES: WHERE HAVE YOU’VE BEEN DOING? BRYAN - Lost JON - The City Stained Red, Overdrive SAM - My Dad Wrote A Porno JUSTINE - Chihuly Garden and Glass LIBBY - Journey THEME MUSIC COURTESY BRADLEY DAVID PARSONS

This week we do the Kessel Run in twelve pod'secs as we talk about Solo, the Star Wars film that finally gives us the answer to the age old question of "how did Han get his last name?" Special thanks to Jeff Elster for joining us. SHOWNOTES: WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN DOING? BRYAN - The Nikki & Paulo episodes of Lost JON - Tusk JEFF - Diablo 3 EMILY - Halloween costume: Chirrut and Jyn Erso CHEWIE - Taxi Driver THEME MUSIC COURTESY BRADLEY DAVID PARSONS

This week we're going back to that special time in our lives where everything was awkward and awful and just awkwardly awful and we were figuring out who we were, which was also awkward. That's right, we're talking about the movie Eighth Grade, the coming-of-age "comedy" from Bo Burnham. Special thanks to Eric Stolze for joining us and recommending the movie! SHOWNOTES: WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN DOING? BRYAN - New Halloween movie JON - The Good Place SAMANTHA - The Grinch, The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina EMILY - The Norseman ERIC - Haunting of Hill House THEME MUSIC COURTESY BRADLEY DAVID PARSONS

This week it's a dinosaur of an episode because we're talking about Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, a movie that doesn't have nearly as many dinosaurs as it should unless you count evil white guys in suits, in which case it has a lot of dinosaurs. Special thanks to Justin Thiele for joining us. SHOWNOTES: BRYAN - Bad Times at the El Royale CHEWIE - Lost in Space EMILY - Rebirth Wonder Woman, Greg Rucka JON - Colors, Beck JUSTIN - Wonder Woman

You've heard of our Secret Santa episodes, but have you heard of our Secret Pumpkin episode? Sure you have. It's literally this episode. We've gone and assigned each other some fun horror films to round out our horror month. Special thanks to After the Hype alumn Nick Friedemann for joining us this week. SHOWNOTES: WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN DOING? BRYAN - Venom SAM - Bad Times at the El Royale EMILY - Secret Order: Marvel Rising JON - Haunting of Hill House NICK - Pokémon Rom hack, Survivor MOVIES AT THE TABLE INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (1956) - BRYAN DEAD ALIVE - SAM DRAG ME TO HELL - EMILY WISH UPON - JON DOOM - NICK

This week’s episode tackles what it means to be angry like a girl, meddling in friends’ affairs, and those convenient eagles. The new feed is not quite ready yet. We've submitted it to the Council of Elrond and await their blessing. To have your question answered, email sam.wise.ath@gmail.com or call and leave a voicemail at (608)561-2755. Instagrams to follow: Samantha: @samijane613 Laddi: @saint_laddi After the Hype: @athpodcast Music by Bradley David Parsons

This week it's serial killers and social media as we tackle the surprisingly fun horror comedy Tragedy Girls, directed by Tyler MacIntyre. Special thanks to friend of the show Elizabeth Anne Hanley for the recommendation. SHOWNOTES: WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN DOING? BRYAN - Great British Bake Off EMILY - Golden Job JON - Persona 5 ELIZABETH - American Horror Story THEME MUSIC COURTESY BRADLEY DAVID PARSONS

In this episode, Sam answers questions about job changes, dishes, and relationships! As we find our feet, we’ll be appearing in the After the Hype podcast feed every Tuesday at 10:00am. To have your question answered, email sam.wise.ath@gmail.com or call and leave a voicemail at (608)561-2755. Instagrams to follow: Samantha: @samijane613 Laddi: @saint_laddi After the Hype: @athpodcast Don’t forget to visit athpod.com! Music by Bradley David Parsons