Michael Dixon
professional accountant, unprofessional movie watcher
Appears in 94 Episodes
Gymkata (1985)
This episode could have been and should have been about an entirely different film; however, fate didn't permit the discussion of our initial pick. While the decision ...
Recommend or Refute | His Girl Friday (1940), Honorable Men (2004), Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix (2023)
On this round of Recommend or Refute, we've got another eclectic sampling for your consideration. Dixon talks journalism and classic Hollywood with His Girl Friday (19...
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001)
In the second episode of our mini-spotlight series on anime cinema, the Afterthoughts crew is jumping from the fantastical fairytale world of Hayao Miyazaki. We're cat...
Recommend or Refute | Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (2023), The Simpsons Movie (2007), Cade: The Tortured Crossing (2023)
This week on Recommend or Refute, Ryan follows up on our Scott Pilgrim episode and dives into the new Netflix series Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (2023), Dixon gets unchara...
Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
With the impending release of Hayao Miyazaki's The Boy and The Heron (2023), we've decided to kick off a short series of anime film discussions to ready ourselves for ...
Recommend or Refute | The Marvels (2023), Once Within a Time (2023), Kanehsatake (1993), In the Mouth of Madness (1995)
We're talkin' about some shiny new movies this week. Ryan breaks down the latest and greatest comic book green screen extravaganza with The Marvels (2023), Dixon strug...
Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes (2020)
Travel forward one hour, eight minutes, and fifteen seconds with the Afterthoughts crew as Dixon, Ryan, and John discuss Beyond The Infinite Two Minutes (2020). Aside ...
Recommend or Refute | Deathrow Game Show (1987), TMNT: Mutant Mayhem (2023), Fingernails (2023), and AFF
Hot off the heels of Schlocktober and the Austin Film Festival, the Afterthoughts crew is bringing a balanced mix of recommends and refutes to the table. John talks th...
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)
This week we watched a nostalgic film for John and Ryan. We're fighting off our seven evil ex-podcasts as we break down Edgar Wright's visually bold adaptation of the ...
Recommend or Refute | Star Odyssey (1979), Hypnotic (2023), Night of the Living Dead (1968), Candyman (1992)
Special guest Eric is back for a round of Recommend or Refute with the usual crew. As we ramp down from spooky season (and John makes the final push through Schlocktob...
Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)
We're capping off Spooky Season with an in-depth discussion of the most upsetting new movie of the year, Martin Scorsese's ambitious epic about family, betrayal, and A...
Recommend or Refute | Rage of Vengeance (1993), Trick 'r Treat (2007), Psycho (1960)
Join the Afterthoughts crew for another round of Recommend or Refute. On the third and final 2023 Spooky Season edition, John brings us another Schlocktober entry with...
Mandy (2018)
We're closing out Spooky Season with a fuckin' doozy, folks. Join us as we break down the beautifully horrifying acid trip that officially launched the Nicolas Cage Re...
Recommend or Refute | Haunted Mansion (2023), Audrey Rose (1976), Cape Fear (1962), Top Dog (1995)
The spooky season continues with more terrifying recommendations and refutations! Join John as he tries to keep loose cannons Ryan and Dixon in line. How many movies a...
Hour of the Wolf (1968)
Enter the depths of Ingmar Bergman's dark, waking nightmares as we discuss his horror masterpiece Hour of the Wolf (1968), starring two of the greatest actors to ever ...
Recommend or Refute | Schlock, The Conjuring, and 1984
We're back at it again. John embarks upon the pointless annual journey he calls Schlocktober with the movie that started it all: John Landis' directorial debut Schlock...
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
It's Spooky Season and on this episode we rev up the horror factor with Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974). Does this horror darling deserve the acclaim and infamy, as wel...
Recommend or Refute | Beauty and the Beast, The Amityville Horror, and One Piece
It's that time of the week when we recommend or refute things. Dixon fawns over the original live action Beauty and the Beast (1946) and compares it to the modern Disn...
Black Dynamite (2009)
This week we're talking about a love letter to 1970s blaxploitation cinema, Michael Jai White's Black Dynamite (2009). Throw on your leather coat, strut down the stre...
Recommend or Refute | Mobile Suit Gundam, M*A*S*H, and Crayon Shin Shan
It's an anime-heavy Recommend or Refute this week. Ryan breaks down the laboriously titled Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury (2022), Dixon discusses the Rober...
Mulholland Drive (2001)
This week we're embarking on a journey into the subconscious dream space of David Lynch. Join us as we attempt to decipher one of the great cinematic masterworks of th...
Recommend or Refute | 2010: The Year We Make Contact, Hook, and Showing Up
We've got the whole crew back in the studio this week. John breaks down 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984), the overlooked sequel to Kubrick's groundbreaking master...
Sound of Metal (2019)
DISCLAIMER: This episode contains the sound effect used from the film to render tinnitus, it's only used in the opening trailer clip used. If you are sensitive to this...
Recommend or Refute | Freeway (1996), The Out-laws (2023), The Trial of Joan of Arc (1962)
On this episode of Recommend or Refute, John tells us a story about the unhinged Little Red Riding Hood movie Freeway (1996), Ryan admirably manages to make zero in-la...
The Congress (2013)
This week we're discussing the incredibly timely sci-fi film The Congress (2013), in which Robin Wright, playing herself, is faced with the choice of whether to sell h...
Recommend or Refute | Labyrinth, The Searchers, and Twin Peaks Season 1
We've got a stacked Recommend or Refute episode this week. Ryan talks about his family's experience watching the David Bowie puppet movie Labyrinth (1986), Dixon stays...
High Plains Drifter (1973)
On this week's episode, John, Dixon, and Ryan are riding through your town to fuck shit up and rain down unholy vengeance upon your sinful head as they discuss Clint E...
Recommend or Refute | BARBENHEIMER and some weird shit John watched
We're talking about BARBENHEIMER: the phenomenon that's sweeping the nation and making the movies relevant again for the first time since the pandemic. (And we're also...
They Cloned Tyrone (2023)
Damn... They Cloned Tyrone (2023) is out. It's got a hook so solid that they laid it out clear as day in the title, but does its bold tactic of giving away a would-be ...
Recommend or Refute | Face/Off, Jurassic Park 3D, M3GAN
It's time for an eclectic, mainstream Recommend or Refute episode! Dixon could eat a peach for hours while he talks about Face/Off, but he'll have to settle for the ti...