Ryan King
Appears in 110 Episodes
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 | Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken (2023), Nimona (2023), The Bees (1978), One Piece (20XX)
John and Ryan are joined again by special guests Jimmy & Erika for an animation heavy Recommend or Refute episode. Do the new animated offerings of 2023 like Ruby Gill...
The Venture Bros. (2003-2023, incl. Radiant is the Blood of the Baboon Heart)
After 20 years of production, The Venture Bros. series has been capped off with Radiant is the Blood of the Baboon Heart (2023). Never heard of the Venture Bros.? Wond...
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: 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...