Ryan King
Appears in 130 Episodes
Recommend or Refute | World of Tomorrow (2015), Boys Go to Jupiter (2024), The Devil Wears Prada 2 (2026)
Dixon's back to discuss the Don Hertzfeldt animated short World of Tomorrow (2015), John breaks down the animated feature film Boys Go to Jupiter (2024), and Ryan reco...
The Tragedy of Man (2011)
Join the Afterthoughts crew as we take a trippy, philosophical, animated journey through time from Adam and Eve to space robots and back again. Marcell Jankovics' amb...
Recommend and/or Refute | A Shot In The Dark (1964), Constantine (2005), One, Two, Three (1961), and Playtime (1967)
Dixon is still abroad, so in this session Ryan and John attempt to keep things on the rails with a standard Recommend or Refute episode. The only problem is Ryan has a...
This Episode is Not About Shrek!
Look, I know what the episode title says. Dixon's out of town, John and Ryan are off the rails. This is some serious bullshit and we're gonna have to thank you extra f...
Recommend or Refute | Don't Look Now (1973), Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025), Coyote Ugly (2000) & Miami Vice (1984)
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 ...
Bugonia (2025)
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...
Recommend or Refute | Body of Evidence (1993), Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (2025), The White Sheik (1952)
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 ...
True Stories (1986)
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 Cul...
Recommend or Refute | Practical Magic (1998), L'avventura (1960), Conan the Barbarian (1982)
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, ...
Zack Snyder's Watchmen: Ultimate Cut (2009)
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...
Recommend or Refute | Wuthering Heights (2026), Man in the Mirror (2004), The Trip to Italy (2014), EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert (2026)
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 b...
The Seventh Seal (1957)
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). J...
Recommend or Refute | Zootopia 2 (2025), Il Sorpasso (1962), Iron Lung (2026)
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 c...
Withnail & I (1987)
Just three wankers yammerin' on about a classic British comedy in the countryside.
Ikiru (1952)
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...
2025 - Retrospectacular
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 ...
Late Spring (1949)
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 a...
Recommend or Refute | The Boy and the Heron (2023), Eraserhead (1977), Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
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...
Hyperreal Short Film Festival (2024)
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. Sp...