Michael Dixon
professional accountant, unprofessional movie watcher
Appears in 123 Episodes
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...
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...