Ryan King
Appears in 85 Episodes
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, ...
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: Guardians of the Galaxy 3, Zerograd, and Office Space
Dixon's off galavanting through the Scottish highlands, so Ryan and John are holding down the fort without him this week. Ryan breaks down Guardians of the Galaxy 3 (2...
Serial Experiments Lain (1998)
In our first official Afterthoughts discussion episode around a television show, we decide to tackle a near impossible to describe cult anime Serial Experiments Lain (...
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: 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: Reservation Dogs (2021), Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022), Breathless (1983)
Our guest Werner is back, joining Ryan and John for this week's Recommend or Refute. Werner talks about his affinity for the hit Hulu show Reservation Dogs (2021) and ...
City of God (2003)
On this episode of Afterthoughts, Ryan brings his good friend Werner to the podcast to dig into one of Werner's favorite crime drama epics. While Ryan and Werner have ...
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...
Recommend or Refute: Creed, The Magic Mike Trilogy, and Something Nobody Will Ever Watch
It's a new week and a new round of Recommend or Refute. Join Dixon as he discusses the Rocky formula's return to form in Creed (2015), Ryan's descent into Magic Stripp...
The Whale (2022)
Call us Ishmael because we're talking about Darren Aronofsky's most recent film The Whale (2022), an adaptation of the Samuel D. Hunter stage play of the same name. Is...
Recommend or Refute: Ball of Fire, Escanaba in da Moonlight, and Queen of Katwe
On this episode of Recommend or Refute, Dixon dishes the deets on the screwball comedy Ball of Fire (1941), John talks about da famous Soady Family buck huntin' of Jef...
Cocaine Bear (2023)
In our inaugural episode, the Afterthoughts crew is diving nose first into Elizabeth Banks's 3rd directorial feature Cocaine Bear (2023). Does this Horror Comedy deliv...