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With the debut of Shane Black’s The Predator, we here at ATAIG decided to do what we normally do and take a look back at the entire Predator series leading up to this point. We revisit the original classic, the lesser-known sequel, the notorious crossover, the even MORE notorious crossover, the other lesser-known sequel, and the latest controversial installment in theaters now. There are plenty of agreements and disagreements along the way (some more surprising than others), and we hope you like hearing what we have to say. Enjoy!

Hosted by Sam Noland, Jason Read, and Anthony Battaglia!

Question For You: Which Predator movie is your favorite? Also, where could you see the franchise going from here? Finally, should we supplement this episode with an Alien-centered episode sometime in the near future?

SHOW NOTES:

• 1:49 - Introduction to the Predator series
• 3:29 - Predator
• 29:38 - Predator 2
• 43:44 - AVP: Alien Vs. Predator
• 55:06 - Aliens vs Predator: Requiem
• 1:00:45 - Predators
• 1:08:56 - The Predator
• 1:30:50 - Responding to Comments
• 1:48:28 - Conclusion

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We're back! We've been away for a little while, but the wait is over, and to celebrate our return we're catching up on ALL of your feedback! We work our way through an entire summer's worth of comments and emails, and there are plenty of conversations and debates to be had. Hopefully, we'll be able to make this a regular segment in order to encourage fan interaction, albeit in a much more concise way. Enjoy!

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With the recent release of Mission: Impossible – Fallout, we here at ATAIG thought it would be the perfect opportunity to trace the lineage of the series, from 1996 to 2018 and try to figure out just why this franchise has managed to keep going strong. We talk about the ones that worked (five of them), the one that didn’t quite work (one of them), all of the crazy stunts, and all of the insanely complicated storylines over the years. We also have an important announcement at the beginning, so make sure you don’t miss that, and enjoy!

Hosted by Sam Noland, Jason Read, and Anthony Battaglia!

Question For You: Which M:I movie is your favorite? Also, whose facemask would you want to have? But, most importantly, can you explain the plot of any of these in one sentence?

SHOW NOTES:

• 0:45 - Our Important Announcement
• 1:33 - Introduction to Mission: Impossible
• 5:58 - Mission: Impossible
• 17:37 - Mission: Impossible II
• 32:57 - Mission: Impossible III
• 41:05 - Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
• 50:53 - Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
• 58:47 - Mission: Impossible - Fallout
• 1:08:47 - Final Thoughts
• 1:11:59 - Conclusion

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In celebration of Dwayne Johnson’s new action blockbuster Skyscraper, as well as the recent roast of Bruce Willis on Comedy Central, we decided to talk about the (surprisingly pretty good) series of movies known only as the Die Hard franchise. Anthony took over as host this week as we took a 25-year journey from 1988 all the way to 2013 and tried to figure out how this franchise has handily managed to keep going. Afterwards, we throw out some ideas for what we’d like to see from the forthcoming 6th installment of the series, and some of our director suggestions might not be what you expect. Enjoy!

Hosted by Anthony Battaglia, Jason Read, and Sam Noland!

Question For You: How did you like Anthony as a host? Also, give us your pitch for a 6th installment in the Die Hard series.

SHOW NOTES:

• 00:02:28 - Die Hard
• 00:20:57 - Die Hard 2
• 00:30:01 - Die Hard: With A Vengeance
• 00:49:56 - Live Free or Die Hard
• 01:08:10 - A Good Day to Die Hard
• 01:20:24 - What we want from Die Hard 6
• 01:25:58 - Conclusion

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In what is somehow our second longest episode to date, we decided to take a look at the quickly-escalating career of writer/director Taylor Sheridan, in honor of this summer’s controversial new release Sicario: Day of the Soldado. We discuss the themes, politics, and marketing tactics of the new release, as well as our predictions for the planned third installment. We were all surprised to find out how much we geek out over Sheridan’s stories, and we hope that you’ll give it a listen, whether you’ve seen the movies or not. Enjoy! 

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Question For You: Have you seen any of Taylor Sheridan’s movies? If so, what do you think?

SHOW NOTES:

• 1:38 - Introduction to Taylor Sheridan
• 8:47 - Vile (2011)
• 26:25 - Sicario (2015)
• 42:33 - Hell or High Water (2016)
• 56:27 - Wind River (2017)
• 1:08:36 - Yellowstone (2018)
• 1:13:35 - Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018)
• 1:35:36 - Reading some of your feedback
• 1:41:08 - Conclusion

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In what is undoubtedly our longest episode to date, we decided (against our better judgment) to revisit all five movie in the Jurassic Park franchise, from the original 1993 film all the way to the newly released Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, we dissect the few successes and many failures of the series thus far. Needless to say, we have plenty of agreements, disagreements, and insights along the way, and at the end of the show we give our individual pitches for where we’d like the franchise to go.

Hosted by Sam Noland, Jason Read, and Anthony Battaglia!

• 00:2:04 - Introduction
• 00:2:54 - Jurassic Park
• 00:13:56 - The Lost World: Jurassic Park
• 00:26:36 - Jurassic Park III
• 00:40:32 - Jurassic World
• 01:07:42 - Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (Spoiler-Free)
• 01:24:25 - Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (Spoiler-Filled)
• 01:38:40 - What we (desperately) want from the Jurassic Franchise
• 1:47:06 - Conclusion

Question For You: What do you want to see from the Jurassic franchise (that we probably will never see at this rate)?

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With the release of Incredibles 2, we decided to look back on the filmography of director Brad Bird, which proved to be fascinating, enlightening and exciting (for the most part). From The Iron Giant in 1999 all the way to Tomorrowland in 2015, we break down every Brad Bird directorial effort, and afterward we respond to some of your feedback and discuss Incredibles 2 in both a spoiler-free and spoiler-filled section. Enjoy!

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Question For You: What is your favorite Brad Bird movie? Also, who is the best Pixar director?

• 2:46 - Introduction to Brad Bird
• 8:02 - The Iron Giant
• 18:46 - The Incredibles
• 24:13 - Ratatouille
• 31:50 - Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
• 34:49 - Tomorrowland
• 47:55 - Responding to (some of) your comments
• 54:21 - Incredibles 2 (Spoiler-free)
• 1:12:09 - Incredibles 2 (Spoiler-filled)
• 1:17:48 - Final impressions/conclusion

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​This week, we decided to look back on the series of films that has led up to this past week’s release of Ocean’s 8. We start all the way back in 1960 with The Rat Pack, make our way through Steven Soderbergh’s trilogy, and finally arrive at the newest installment. Afterwards, we take some time to read some of YOUR feedback (we’re sorry it took this long), which will be concluded in next week’s episode. Enjoy!

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• 0:05:39 - Ocean’s Eleven (1960)

• 0:16:09 - Ocean’s Eleven (2001)

• 0:23:15 - Ocean’s Twelve (2004)

• 0:29:44 - Ocean’s Thirteen (2007)

• 0:36:31 - Ocean’s 8 (2018)

• 0:51:03 - Commenting on your Feedback (as much as we can get to)

Question For You: What is your favorite Heist Movie?

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It’s much more laid-back on ATAIG this week, because we decided to talk about some of our favorite (and possibly least favorite) ROBOTS from movies, in celebration of last week’s low-budget sci-fi thriller Upgrade (not technically a robot, but we thought it was close enough). Listen as the ATAIG crew discuss some of the most well-written, interesting, bizarre, or ridiculous mechanical beings to grace motion pictures (which is a fancy way of saying that Sam totally nerds out while Anthony and Jason calmly discuss some sci-fi movies). Enjoy!

Question for you: Who are some of your favorite Robots (Robits?) from movies? The more obscure the better! Also, what Robot would you want as your personal sidekick?

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Disclaimer: Our normal recording device crashed at the end of the episode (go figure), so we were forced to use a backup recording of slightly lesser quality. We apologize for the inconsistent sound of this episode.

Solo: A Star Wars Story has finally been released, and we’re concluding our conversation on the entire cinematic Star Wars franchise. After a quick appetizer of a discussion on the animated Clone Wars movie from 2008, we go on a deep dive into the current era of Star Wars. From The Force Awakens all the way through the newly-released Solo, we engage in some of the most impassioned debates and disagreements we’ve ever had. After that, we all propose our own ideas for the unlikely Star Wars Anthologies we want to see, and they might not be what you expect. Enjoy!

Hosted by Sam Noland, Jason Read, and Anthony Battaglia!

Question for you: What’s a Star Wars Anthology you would want to see on the big screen? Also, what are your views on the Disney era of Star Wars?

• 00:1:41 - The Clone Wars
• 00:8:44 -The Force Awakens
• 00:37:05 - Rogue One
• 00:51:12 -The Last Jedi
• 01:16:54 - Solo
• 01:26:34 - Anthology stories we want to see

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