Michael Dixon
professional accountant, unprofessional movie watcher
Appears in 94 Episodes
The Astrologer (1976)
In celebration of John's birthday this year, we're allowing John to wreck our Blockbuster movie streak with a big flop, so we're talking about The Astrologer (1976). I...
Recommend or Refute: Sing, Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One, and Bram Stoker's Dracula
Our special guest Mark Garcia is back to dissect the trauma induced by his son watching Sing (2016) on repeat. Dixon breaks down the shockingly awful Mission: Impossib...
Toy Story 4 (2019)
This week we're continuing the summer blockbuster theme with the greatest Pixar movie of all time, Toy Story 4 (2019). Has Dixon lost his mind (almost certainly), or i...
Recommend or Refute: Nimona, Love and Saucers, and A League of Their Own
We fell back into our usual roles this week and delivered the kind of varied Recommend or Refute episode you've come to expect from the Afterthoughts crew. Join us as ...
Jaws (1975)
On a belated 4th of July episode, Dixon, John, and Ryan dive head first into the dangerous waters of Jaws (1975). It's a cultural touchstone that might be single-hande...
Recommend or Refute | 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Extraterrestrial Visitors, and Theater Camp
This week's Recommend or Refute is 2/3rds science fiction, 1/3rd comedy, and definitely contains some more of John's usual schlock. Join us as Dixon takes us to the to...
Asteroid City (2023)
Seems like every week there's new evidence of alien life and elaborate government cover-ups, so we decided to watch the most whimsical alien movie of all time, Wes And...
Recommend or Refute: Going Overboard (1989), War of the Worlds (1953), Mystery Title of Disappointment (2023)
This RoR is the most layered of our recent roundtable reviews. Join Ryan as he talks through Adam Sandler's filmography and highlights his first and worst feature Goin...
A Man Escaped (1956)
We did it, folks. Dixon finally got us to talk about the inimitable Robert Bresson. Join the Afterthoughts crew as we discuss his biggest commercial success, the thril...
Recommend or Refute: The Stuff, Trigun Stampede, Brockmire
On this episode of Recommend or Refute, John wants to talk about some weird stuff he saw in the The Stuff (1985), Ryan moseys on through the retro-future dystopian wes...
The Jerk (1979)
This week Ryan, Dixon, and John are talking about Steve Martin's 1979 breakout hit The Jerk. Join them for their afterthoughts on how the film holds up today both come...
Recommend or Refute | Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023), Don't Panic (1987), Milk (2008)
Another week means another round of Recommend or Refute! Dixon is gonna tell us all about Spider-Man: Across The Spider-verse (2023), Ryan's spilling the tea on his ti...
Tropic Thunder (2008)
Dive deep into the shit with John, Dixon, and Ryan as we break down Ben Stiller's biting Hollywood satire Tropic Thunder (2008). It's packed with industry commentary, ...
Recommend or Refute: The Starling Girl, Knocking, and First Reformed
Dixon and John are running the show on this episode of Recommend or Refute! John talks about the Swedish thriller Knocking (2021), drawing comparisons to Invisible Man...
Fast X (2023)
Fast-ten your seatbelts (get it?), crack open an ice cold Corona, and join the Afterthoughts family for a breakdown of the latest installment in Hollywood's most absur...
Recommend or Refute: True Lies (1994), Terminator 2 (1991), Vampire's Kiss (1988)
On this episode of Recommend or Refute, John revisits True Lies (1994) after 20 years of maintaining a double life that prevented him from watching it, Ryan talks abou...
The Warriors (1979)
Dixon, John, and Ryan are dropped off on the opposite side of The Warriors. Stranded with only their afterthoughts, they must talk their way through the grime of this ...
Dirty Harry (1971)
You have the right to remain silent... while Dixon, John, and Ryan talk about the iconic copaganda flick Dirty Harry (1971). Since this film can be credited as the sol...
Recommend or Refute: Redline, All About "All About Lily Chou Chou", and Air
Our guest Mathew is back, joining John and Dixon for this week's Recommend or Refute. John fawns over the painstakingly hand-animated racing insanity of Redline (2009)...
Beau is Afraid (2023)
Be Afraid, be very afraid. In the streets, in the sheets, in suburbia or the forest beyond --Ari Aster wants you to laugh, cry, and cringe at the absurd anxiety of his...
Recommend or Refute: The Heroic Trio, Suzume, Why Women Kill, Black Narcissus
Our guest Parker is back, joining Ryan, Dixon, and John for this week's Recommend or Refute. John professes his love for Johnnie To's superhero movie The Heroic Trio (...
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
Dixon, Ryan, and John hit up their local theaters to inspect the latest Dungeons & Dragons movie and now they're bringing in D&D aficionado Parker to help assess wheth...
Recommend or Refute: The Menu (2022), The Spy Who Came In From The Cold (1965), Unmasking the Idol (1986)
Our guest Mark is back, joining Dixon and John for a Recommend or Refute to remember --or, in John's case, to forget [who's hosting]. Mark's finally gotten around to s...
11:14 (2003)
It's 11:14pm. The time when teenagers run rampant through town wreaking havoc everywhere they go, leading to two violent accidental deaths and one tragically severed p...
Recommend or Refute: Potato Dreams of America, Return to Oz, & John Wick: Chapter 4
On this episode of Recommend or Refute, John waxes poetic about the inspirational indie Potato Dreams of America (2021), Ryan traumatizes his children with the pure ni...
The Sky Crawlers (2008)
Do you like fighter pilot movies? Do you enjoy the camaraderie of a band of scrappy pilots executing a dangerously dumb mission that could very well save all of humani...
Recommend or Refute: Violet Evergarden, Sworn to Justice, and 12 Angry Men
Join us for another roundtable review session as we plan out your weekend's upcoming watchlist with an eclectic set of offerings. Ryan discusses a heartfelt anime abou...
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...