John Garcia
A shlock jockey with no sense of taste, and he thinks that's a good thing.
Appears in 127 Episodes
Rocky (1976)
With Creed 3 (2023) in theaters, Dixon figured it's a good time to revisit the classic that started it all. That's right, the bums of the Afterthoughts podcast will no...
Talking Topics: SXSW 2023 (Part 2)
In Part 2 of our SXSW discussion, Dixon breaks down the festival by category and talks about his favorite film in each section. We also discuss other local Austin fil...
Talking Topics: SXSW 2023 (Part 1)
In our first topic discussion episode, John interviews Dixon about the recent SXSW 2023 festival. In Part 1 we'll be talking Film Festival strategy, Dixon's top highli...
Recommend or Refute: Creed, The Magic Mike Trilogy, and Something Nobody Will Ever Watch
It's a new week and a new round of Recommend or Refute. Join Dixon as he discusses the Rocky formula's return to form in Creed (2015), Ryan's descent into Magic Stripp...
The Whale (2022)
Call us Ishmael because we're talking about Darren Aronofsky's most recent film The Whale (2022), an adaptation of the Samuel D. Hunter stage play of the same name. Is...
Recommend or Refute: Ball of Fire, Escanaba in da Moonlight, and Queen of Katwe
On this episode of Recommend or Refute, Dixon dishes the deets on the screwball comedy Ball of Fire (1941), John talks about da famous Soady Family buck huntin' of Jef...
Cocaine Bear (2023)
In our inaugural episode, the Afterthoughts crew is diving nose first into Elizabeth Banks's 3rd directorial feature Cocaine Bear (2023). Does this Horror Comedy deliv...