Afterthoughts
A casual movie and tv discussion series. Join the Afterthoughts crew --Dixon, John, and Ryan-- and their guests, as they share their afterthoughts on things they've recently watched. Old or new, doesn't matter.
Episodes
On this episode of Recommend or Refute, Dixon continues with his Italy-on-the-mind movie watching recs, Ryan takes the bullet for all of us and talks about the latest Avatar, and John brings two different mainstream touchstones from bygone eras.
Put on your tinfoil hats, pack your economy size antihistamine topical ointment, and take your emotion-suppressant supplements. The Afterthoughts crew is about to dive head first into the misanthropic honey of Yorgos Lanthimos's Bugonia. Whether you fancy yourself a queen bee or just another worker drone, you owe it to yourself to reflect on the health of the colony --what better way to do that than through this discussion...
It's recommendin' and refutin' time. John explores the Madonna starring sexy thriller Body of Evidence (1993), Ryan goes completely off the rails and talks about some fucking video game called Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (2025), and Dixon dissects Orson Welles' favorite Fellini film The White Sheik (1952).
Take a journey with us to the small town of Virgil, Texas and meet its many quirky inhabitants. Like Louis Fyne, a big dancin' bear on the hunt for matrimony, Earl Culver, the bigwig in charge of growing tech company Varicorp, and The Lazy Woman, who's too rich to ever leave the comfort of her bed. The influential and unforgettable True Stories (1986) shows Texas at a turning point and David Byrne at the height of his arti...
Freshly waking from the nightmare of Watchmen: The Ultimate Cut, the Afterthoughts crew is back with a more grounded, less rant-filled Recommend or Refute. Join John, Dixon, and Ryan as they try to push the trauma of Zack Snyder's vision from their mind's eye with some more digestible cinematic offerings.
It's a day late to publish, but it was truly the greatest April Fools prank to ever be played on Dixon.
What do you get when you take a groundbreaking comic series (DON'T SAY GRAPHIC NOVEL) and adapt it into a hyper-stylized, bloated, overly simplified late-aughts superhero film? You get Zack Snyder's Watchmen! What happens when John picks this film for his episode? You get quality Dixon rants, passionate Ryan critiques, an...
Ryan's not with us for this episode (he's still alive as far as we know), so John and Dixon are doing our first ever Recommend AND Refute episode, in which they both bring one movie to recommend and one to refute. Can you guess which is which? Dixon discusses Emerald Fennell's new romance Wuthering Heights (2026) and Michael Winterbottom's hangout comedy The Trip to Italy (2014) while John dissects the conflicted VH1 biopi...
Ryan, John, and Dixon grapple with mortality, divinity, and the meaning of life as they piece together Ingmar Bergman's inconic masterpiece The Seventh Seal (1957). Join us in our futile search for purpose as we await our inevitable dance with Death.
Dixon and John grab a quick cup of coffee and chat about a few films that didn't make it into the 2025 Retrospectacular episode. Grab your "Don't talk to me until I've had my movies" mug and add a few extra shots of cinema to your usual intake, courtesy of Afterthoughts' first pour over episode.
We've got some recommends and refutes hot and ready for you. Ryan breaks down the latest Disney animated film Zootopia 2 (2025), Dixon reviews the Italian road buddy comedy Il Sorpasso (1962), and John tackles the new horror film from Youtube sensation Mark Fischbach Iron Lung (2026).
Just three wankers yammerin' on about a classic British comedy in the countryside.
We're back with a light and fun episode about cancer, bureaucracy, and the desperate search for meaning. I'm pretty sure we're gonna find it at the bottom of this next bottle of whisky, stomach pains be damned.
It's that special time of year again! Time for Dixon, John, and Ryan to reflect on all the good and bad media they can squeeze into 365 days. Join us for a roundtable recollection of 2025's highest points and Highest2Lowest points. We've got new categories and a lot of tangents to take you on, so check the charge on your headphones and settle in for a nice batch of afterthoughts to ring in the New Year.
We're not recording episodes as often as we used to, but Dixon saw this 1949 masterpiece from the great Yasujiro Ozu and just had to talk to somebody about it. Ryan and John come along for the ride and attempt to place Ozu in the broader context of post-war and modern day Japanese cinema.
Have you seen Late Spring or other Ozu films? Let us know what you thought. Check our podcast page for ways to engage with us on social ...
Special guest Sean joins Dixon and John for one more go as we discuss another round of Recommends and/or Refutes! Sean, as a parent, subs in for Ryan bringing a family friendly mention in addition to The Boy and The Heron (2023), Dixon has David Lynch on the mind and revisits Eraserhead (1977) as a result, and John decided to join the theater going crowds and subject himself to Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2...
On this special episode of Afterthoughts-- Dixon, Ryan, and John discuss a variety of short films they watched as part of a recent local Austin short film festival. Special thanks to Hyperreal Film Club, their volunteers, and the filmmakers who participated in the Film Fest --we promise to try and stay on topic as we discuss the shorts from this event.
Even if you're not a resident of Austin, you too can follow these filmma...
After the conclusion of our Retrospectacular, we kept the mics rolling to capture a signature Dixon rant and review of Robert Zemeckis's latest film. There wasn't another episode we could fit it in, so it's submitted HERE for your enjoyment.
Should aaaaaaauld acquaintance beeeeee forgot,
and neeeeeever brought to miiiiiiiiind,
Should aaaaaaauld acquaintance beeeeee forgot,
aaaaaand aaaaaaauld laaaaaang syyyyyyne.
I have no idea what that means, but we're talking about the best and worst movies of 2024! This is our favorite episode every year, and we'd love to hear about your favorite movies and most hated movies of the year. Join our Discord and let ...
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