ATH Presents: Behind 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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN DOING?

BRYAN - Donnie Cates Guardian's of the Galaxy

CHEWIE - Law & Order: SVU, a bottle episode.

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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.

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WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN DOING?

BRYAN - Happy

JON - Ticket to Ride: Europe

CHEWIE - Gangs Of New York

EMILY - The Conjuring

ELLIOT - Narcos

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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.

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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

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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.

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WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN DOING?

BRYAN - The Masked Singer

JON - Hardcore Henry

EMILY - Sex Education

JUSTIN - The Sharpe Novel series

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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.

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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

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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.

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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

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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.

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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

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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!

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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