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Bette Midler: Beaches (1988)
ATH Presents: Behind the Hype - December 23, 2021 16:32 - 31 minutes ★★★★ - 16 ratingsThis week we've got quite the tearjerker for you...if you are into that sort of thing. Unfortunately we were not. That's right folks, we're reviewing Beaches as part of our Bette Midler retrospective. Apologies in advance if you loved or find close attachment to this particular piece of cinema, ...
Bette Midler: Ruthless People
ATH Presents: Behind the Hype - November 23, 2021 12:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★ - 16 ratingsAfter another delay (life, eh?) we're back with another exciting episode of Behind the Hype. We're moving on from our lackluster horror b-sides month to something completely different in the best way. This month it's all about Bette Midler. To kick off her awesome filmography we've got the film ...
Horror B-Sides: Ghosts of Mars (2001)
ATH Presents: Behind the Hype - November 04, 2021 15:34 - 37 minutes ★★★★ - 16 ratingsThis week we wrap up our month of "Horror B-Sides" with John Carpenter's Ghost of Mars. Okay, cards on the table. When we first thought about doing a month of movies like this, we were hoping to find some hidden gems or uncover some inexplicable blind spots. That was not the case and it's clear ...
Horror B-Sides: The Gift (2000)
ATH Presents: Behind the Hype - October 21, 2021 15:32 - 34 minutes ★★★★ - 16 ratingsGrowing tired of our lackluster choices so far this month, we here at Behind the Hype decided to try out a different horror filmmaker's b-sides to see if we might be able to turn this ship around. We chose Sam Raimi's "The Gift," which unfortunately was nowhere near as good as we had hoped and f...
Horror B-Sides: Mimic (1997)
ATH Presents: Behind the Hype - October 14, 2021 16:12 - 40 minutes ★★★★ - 16 ratingsA creature feature with human-sized bugs eating people in subways seems like it was tailor-made for the talents of Guillermo Del Toro, but alas, that is not what we got. Mimic should have been so much better than it was, but its parts did not work together to create a cohesive whole. We break do...
Horror B-Sides: The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)
ATH Presents: Behind the Hype - September 30, 2021 15:50 - 43 minutes ★★★★ - 16 ratingsAfter a bit of a forced hiatus, we're back and excited to take a deep dive into what we think will be an awesome month of films. The theme is Horror B-Sides, and what that means is we're discussing some of the most famous horror directors and their "not-so-popular" fare. This week it's Wes Crave...
Richard Donner: Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
ATH Presents: Behind the Hype - August 19, 2021 16:13 - 55 minutes ★★★★ - 16 ratingsThis week on our show we brought in everyone's favorite "Zombie Dog" Matt Dykes to talk about the next film in our Richard Donner retrospective: "Lethal Weapon 2." We had a lot to talk about with this one, from the shoddy police work on display to the scene stealing/chewing Joe Pesci to the very...
Richard Donner: Superman II: The Donner Cut (1980)
ATH Presents: Behind the Hype - August 12, 2021 21:43 - 41 minutes ★★★★ - 16 ratingsFor many of the millennial persuasion, Richard Donner is the guy who directed Superman, which in turn introduced us to the great Christopher Reeve. Due to a lot of bullshit that is well-documented elsewhere, he was removed from the sequel and Richard Lester was brought in to take his place as d...
Richard Donner: The Omen (1976)
ATH Presents: Behind the Hype - August 06, 2021 15:18 - 41 minutes ★★★★ - 16 ratingsRichard Donner had quite the film career in his lifetime and we wanted to honor that by spending a month reflecting on some of his best films (and one film he got to re-edit after it was cruelly taken away from him). We kick things off with his first critical and commercial breakthrough, "The Om...
Jackie Chan: Rush Hour (1998)
ATH Presents: Behind the Hype - July 22, 2021 11:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★ - 16 ratingsEnding our month of Jackie Chan is the film "Rush Hour," which totally doesn't hold up after all these years and is a bit of a frustrating watch. Probably would have been better to go with something like "The Foreigner" or literally anything else in his filmography. That said, there were a few t...
Jackie Chan: Rumble in the Bronx (1995)
ATH Presents: Behind the Hype - July 15, 2021 18:16 - 46 minutes ★★★★ - 16 ratingsOur Jackie Chan retrospective resumes with the absolutely goofball "Rumble in the Bronx," and we mean that in the most positive way possible. Sure, the plot is awful, but you're not watching one of these for the plot. You are? Really? Anyway, the action is top notch and thoroughly exciting and t...
Jackie Chan: Police Story (1985)
ATH Presents: Behind the Hype - June 24, 2021 15:40 - 37 minutes ★★★★ - 16 ratingsThis week we continue our month on Jackie Chan with the film that fans consider to be one of his best: Police Story. Chan himself also considers it to be one of his best in terms of action and stunts, and the film itself launched many sequels. We have a bit more nuanced of a take on the film, fi...
Jackie Chan: Drunken Master (1978)
ATH Presents: Behind the Hype - June 17, 2021 15:35 - 35 minutes ★★★★ - 16 ratingsWe're back from our hiatus and ready to jump into some serious discussion about a super serious actor who only makes super serious films. Just kidding. It's Jackie Chan month and we're kicking off perhaps our most fun month yet talking about the hilarious and wonderfully choreographed Drunken Ma...
The Snyder Cut: Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)
ATH Presents: Behind the Hype - May 06, 2021 20:12 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 16 ratingsWe end our month of "Snyder Cuts" with THE Snyder Cut. That's right, we're talking about Zack Snyder's Justice League, which had the unfortunate task of building an entire league of superheroes in 4 hours and somehow did it better than anyone could have possibly imagined. Naturally, we had to ha...
The Snyder Cut: Batman v Superman DOJ:UE (2016)
ATH Presents: Behind the Hype - April 29, 2021 16:27 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 16 ratingsIt's a bird! It's a plane. No, it's our deep dive into Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice: Ultimate Edition. BvS is the film that really kicked the anti-Snyder sentiment into high gear, and we try to grapple with why that is while pointing out that the movie in its extended form is actually quit...
The Snyder Cut: LotG: The Owls of Ga'hoole (2010)
ATH Presents: Behind the Hype - April 23, 2021 00:59 - 53 minutes ★★★★ - 16 ratingsThis week on the show we're continuing our deep dive into the "Snyder Cuts" by looking at a film that could have really used a longer cut - Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'hoole. As you watch the film you can see why Zack Snyder directed this. Beautiful landscapes, vivid characters, punc...
The Snyder Cut: Sucker Punch (2011)
ATH Presents: Behind the Hype - April 15, 2021 15:42 - 54 minutes ★★★★ - 16 ratingsThis week we're taking a look at perhaps one of the most hated films in the Zack Snyder filmography: Sucker Punch. It's been dismissed as exploitative, and has been derided for its depiction of women. It also features more special effects, explosions, and those darn slow-mo shots people keep mak...
The Snyder Cut: Dawn of the Dead (2004)
ATH Presents: Behind the Hype - April 08, 2021 16:10 - 57 minutes ★★★★ - 16 ratingsHere at Behind the Hype we've decided that it's time to take a deep dive into one of the more divisive filmmakers out there today: Zack Snyder. People either love his work or hate it, and no matter where you fall on that spectrum you can't deny that he is a visionary filmmaker. We're going to be...
Showa Era Godzilla: Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla (1974)
ATH Presents: Behind the Hype - April 02, 2021 00:55 - 43 minutes ★★★★ - 16 ratingsWhile we're sad to bring our month of Showa Era Godzilla films to a close, we're glad we picked Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla as our last film to discuss. It's got ape-like aliens trying to conquer earth, interpol agents disguised as muckraking journalists, a musical number, and a monster named Kin...
Showa Era Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters (1968)
ATH Presents: Behind the Hype - March 25, 2021 16:02 - 46 minutes ★★★★ - 16 ratingsThe next film in our month of Showa Era Godzilla films is Destroy All Monsters, which features all your favorite monsters and then some as they terrorize all the major cities of the world. But what has caused them to go on such a unified rampage? Aliens. That's right, an all-women race of aliens...
Showa Era Godzilla: Son of Godzilla (1967)
ATH Presents: Behind the Hype - March 18, 2021 11:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★ - 16 ratingsWe continue our delightful dive into the Showa Era Godzilla films this week with the energetic Son of Godzilla. It's a cheeseball film that delights in the silly antics of its titular character and only really manages to stumble when it comes to the human story. The costumes, props, puppets, and...
Showa Era Godzilla: King Kong Vs. Godzilla (1962)
ATH Presents: Behind the Hype - March 11, 2021 16:53 - 51 minutes ★★★★ - 16 ratingsGodzilla is such a pop culture icon that we thought it would be a great idea to dive into some of his more iconic outings this month on Behind the Hype, starting with the third film in the series: King Kong vs. Godzilla. Apart from one problem spot, the film is quite a delight and features every...
Sion Sono: Guilty of Romance (2011)
ATH Presents: Behind the Hype - March 04, 2021 16:37 - 51 minutes ★★★★ - 16 ratingsWe've reached the end of our month on Sion Sono and to wrap things up we've picked quite the heavy film: Guilty of Romance. There's a lot to unpack with this film, about the role of women in Japanese society and the lengths they will go to break free from said pressures, or in some cases become ...
Sion Sono: Suicide Club (2001)
ATH Presents: Behind the Hype - February 25, 2021 12:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★ - 16 ratingsDue to some version confusion we had to push our review of Guilty of Romance to next week. In its place we're going to talk about the movie that put Sion Sono on the map for western audiences: Suicide Club. It's difficult to summarize the movie and do the horrific imagery and biting commentary j...
Sion Sono: Tokyo Tribe (2014)
ATH Presents: Behind the Hype - February 18, 2021 16:40 - 49 minutes ★★★★ - 16 ratingsOur Sion Sono retrospective continues with the rap opera Tokyo Tribe, a doozy of a film that starts out rough and then ends with one hell of a punchline. It features a cast of fascinating and colorful characters that sing their way through bouts of ultra-violence. It features perhaps one of the ...
Sion Sono: Tag (2015)
ATH Presents: Behind the Hype - February 11, 2021 17:40 - 47 minutes ★★★★ - 16 ratingsWe're back from our break and we thought it would be a great idea to kick things off with a retrospective on director Sion Sono. You might remember him from our episode on Why Don't You Play In Hell. Yeah, that guy. Anyway, we're starting with his 2015 film Tag, featuring perhaps one of the most...
That Wasn't The F**king Plan: The Emperor's New Groove (2000)
ATH Presents: Behind the Hype - December 24, 2020 17:28 - 53 minutes ★★★★ - 16 ratingsWe close out our month of That Wasn't The F**king Plan with the best movie out of the four we talked about, although that's not saying much: The Emperor's New Groove. It's a strange film in the Disney archive, fraught with all kinds of production drama. We talk a bit about what the original plan...
That Wasn't The F**king Plan: The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018)
ATH Presents: Behind the Hype - December 17, 2020 19:53 - 47 minutes ★★★★ - 16 ratingsYou'd think that a movie about a filmmaker at war with himself that took ten years to make would be more interesting, but here we are. We're discussing Terry Gilliam's The Man Who Killed Don Quixote and let's just say that we had a lot of issues with it. Are we talking about an unwatchable dumps...
That Wasn't The F**king Plan: Suicide Squad (2016)
ATH Presents: Behind the Hype - December 10, 2020 16:27 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 16 ratingsThis week in our month of "That Wasn't The Fking Plan" we're talking about the David Ayer film Suicide Squad. The David Ayer film Suicide Squad is what we're talking about this week as we deep dive into films that weren't part of the Fking Plan." As we dive into movies that didn't turn out the w...
That Wasn't The F**king Plan: Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker
ATH Presents: Behind the Hype - December 03, 2020 17:41 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 16 ratingsThat wasn't the f**kin plan! This month is all about the screw ups, the garbage fires, the things that didn't turn out the way they were initially intended. We're kicking off this month with the garbage film Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker and diving into all the things that went wrong with it. Tur...
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