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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!

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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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Solo: A Star Wars Story hits theaters this weekend, so we decided to revisit each and every Star Wars movie, including the strange, misfit TV movies history has tried to erase. We didn’t want to force (no pun intended) every single installment into one episode, so for part 1 of our discussion we review everything from the very first movie up through the prequel trilogy. Our discussion has plenty of surprises and hot takes (mostly from Jason), and we hope you enjoy listening!

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

SHOW NOTES:

• 0:01:54 - Introduction to Star Wars
• 0:07:59 - Star Wars
• 0:20:03 - The Star Wars Holiday Special
• 0:23:50 - The Empire Strikes Back
• 0:31:08 - Return of the Jedi
• 0:39:23 - The Ewok Adventure and The Battle for Endor
• 0:49:06 - The Phantom Menace and prequel trilogy discussion
• 1:10:35 - Attack of the Clones
• 1:21:18 - Revenge of the Sith
• 1:32:12 - Final Thoughts and Conclusion

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This week on Anyway, That’s All I Got, we decided to talk about something a little more relaxed than what we’re used to and discuss some animated movie recommendations. Whether they’re underseen or underrated, we talk about the animated movies we wish would get more attention than they already do. We excluded anything by Disney or Pixar, since those are talked about quite often.

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Question for you: What are some animated movies (excluding Disney and Pixar) that you would recommend? Also, give us your defense for why Spirited Away is great (if you think it is). We can't wait to read them!

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Now that Avengers: Infinity War has finally been released, we were able to continue our breakdown of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). We start by catching up on Ant-Man, which we didn’t realize was part of Phase 2, followed by our breakdown of Phase 3 (so far). From Captain America: Civil War all the way to Avengers: Infinity War, we analyze, debate, agree, and disagree about the previous 7 installments of the MCU. 

Hosted by Sam Noland, Jason Read, Anthony Battaglia, and special guest Guy Simons Jr. (@filmguy99).

Question for you: Which phase of the MCU is your favorite?

• 0:01:14 - Ant-Man
• 0:08:49 - Introduction to Phase 3
• 0:11:39 - Captain America: Civil War
• 0:24:39 - Doctor Strange
• 0:32:41 - Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
• 0:40:30 - Spider-Man: Homecoming
• 0:48:02 - Thor: Ragnarok
• 0:54:44 - Black Panther
• 1:06:36 - Avengers: Infinity War
• 1:16:08 - Phase 3 Conclusion
• 1:19:53 - Infinity War Spoiler Discussion

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(Note: Part 2 is now available on the official ATAIG feed. You can listen to it here.)

Avengers: Infinity War is poised to take the entire world by storm this summer, so for our monthly Cinemaholics crossover episode, we're revisiting and analyzing the first 11 films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. From Iron Man to Avengers: Age of Ultron, we discuss the hits and misses of the first two phases of the MCU and have a fun series of agreements and disagreements along the way...

Hosted by Sam Noland, Jason Read, and Anthony Battaglia. Featuring special guest Jack Muldoon!

Note: At the time of recording, we neglected to realize that Ant-Man technically counts as being part of Phase 2. We will discuss Ant-Man and address the mistake in next week's episode!

• 0:02:00 - Introduction to the MCU
• 0:08:40 - Iron Man (2008)
• 0:15:00 - The Incredible Hulk (2008)
• 0:23:00 - Iron Man 2 (2010)
• 0:30:24 - Thor (2011)
• 0:37:00 - Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
• 0:44:34 - The Avengers (2012)
• 0:50:42 - Iron Man 3 (2013)
• 0:59:33 - Thor: The Dark World (2013)
• 1:05:56 - Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
• 1:13:07 - Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
• 1:19:58 - Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
• 1:28:47 - Final Thoughts

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In honor of the unfortunate passing of R. Lee Ermey, this week we decided to count down our 5 favorite supporting characters from a whole litany of movies. We quickly realized that we had bitten off more than we could chew with this massive topic, because there are literally MILLIONS of supporting characters, but we decided to give it a shot anyway!

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In honor of the release of A Quiet Place, the ATAIG crew got together to count down their top 5 most suspenseful movies! It's a very broad, personal, and subjective topic, so our lists ended up being very diverse and indicative of our own sensibilities. There are plenty of obvious choices, but there are also plenty of surprising revelations along the way...

Question for you: What movies did you find to be the most suspenseful? Also, what tends to get under your skin when it comes to suspense in general?

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Anthony's List:

5. The Game

4. The Poseidon Adventure

3. Wind River

2. Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father

1. The Hateful Eight

Jason's List:

5. Creep/Creep 2

4. Antichrist/Melancholia

3. The Invitation

2. The Vanishing

1. The Witch

Sam's List:

5. Le Cercle Rouge

4. Prisoners

3. The Conversation

2. The Thing

1. The Wages of Fear​

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This week on Anyway, That’s All I Got, we decided to tackle Wes Anderson’s entire filmography in a broad, chronological overview. We start in 1994 with the original Bottle Rocket and work all the way forward to the newly-released Isle of Dogs. We all have a variety of strong opinions on his filmography, so this discussion takes some very interesting turns. 

• 0:07:36 - Introduction to Wes Anderson
• 0:13:40 - Bottle Rocket (1994)
• 0:16:40 - Bottle Rocket (1996)
• 0:25:39 - Rushmore (1998)
• 0:33:57 - The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
• 0:38:34 - The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou (2004)
• 0:42:25 - The Darjeeling Limited/Hotel Chevalier (2007)
• 0:49:54 - Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
• 0:57:02 - Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
• 1:03:07 - The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
• 1:12:02 - Come Together (2016)
• 1:13:43 - Isle of Dogs (2018)

Question for you: Are you a Wes Anderson fan? If so, why? If not, why not? Also, do you enjoy our weekly recommendation segment?

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Which Oscars movies have been the most notable throughout history? In this latest episode of Anyway, That's All I Got, hosts Sam Noland, Jason Read, and Anthony Battaglia discuss some of the best wins and biggest upsets  for the Academy Awards. Plus, they recap some of the wins from the 2018 awards.

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