After 5

This episode we're (finally) reviewing The Batman, and we're joined by John Scardena; former member of the National Strike Team, CEO of Doberman Emergency Management, and host of the highly entertaining Movie AAR podcast. Warning: major spoilers for The Batman!

We're back with our stupid opinions on two recently-concluded shows: the Book of Boba Fett and Peacemaker. Plus, some upcoming TV shows, movies and videogames that we're excited about. Warning: major spoilers for both TV shows!

In our inaugural video episode, we recount our reactions to two of 2021's biggest blockbuster movies. Please pardon our technical difficulties, including microphone issues and a totally-intentional green glitchy effect. Major spoilers for both movies!

We've seen Dune, and boy do we have thoughts! Plus, we're recapping some epic Black Friday deals, recent movies we've seen, and the live action remake of Cowboy Bebop! It's a jam-packed episode full of the usual shenanigans. See you, Space Cowboy. --- Don't miss an episode! Subscribe to After 5!

Hans and Landon have emerged from their rocks, and they've got a LOT to catch up, like the little-known cult classics Squid Game and Ted Lasso. Plus, we're summing up our videogame backlogs and chatting about the movies and TV shows we're looking forward to the most in the coming months! --- Don't miss an episode! Subscribe to After 5! --- This week's beats are from Prigida.

Several backlogged games, a few multiverses and one terrible movie later, we're back and covering a lot, including our thoughts on Ratchet & Clank, Demon's Souls, Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, Loki, Sweet Tooth and The Tomorrow Bore...er...War. --- Don't miss an episode! Subscribe to After 5! --- This week's beats are from the elusive Jai Paul, the best of the best.

Don't call it a comeback...because we never really left. We're back this week with an all-new episode, where we're catching up on our (horrific) adventures in the Resident Evil Village, our love of Invincible (not the Mark Wahlberg movie), upcoming MCU movies, and much more! --- Don't miss an episode! Subscribe to After 5! --- Thank you to ColorFilmMusic and NeoTunes for this week's beats.

The dudes are back with a mini review of Zack Snyder's Justice League! Plus, hidden Netflix gems and a new playthrough of an Playstation classic. --- Don't miss an episode! Subscribe to After 5. --- Thank you to Jai Paul and Prigida for this week's beats. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We're back (albeit, a few weeks late...sorry) with more shenanigans. This week we're reviewing some of our recent movie viewings, gawking over more GRAFIX, and gushing over a new...old...game. --- Don't miss an episode! Subscribe to After 5. --- Thank you to waveafterwave and WierdBro for this week's beats. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In an all-new episode of After 5, we're tuning into Wandavision, bracing ourselves for the clash of two titans, and strongly considering a very enticing offer of Alluvial gold dust. Plus, we tried out Maiden (the Resident Evil 8 demo), caught up on Tarantino movies and played co-op on a modern arcade classic. --- Don't miss an episode! Subscribe to After 5. --- Thank you, again, to Prigida for this week's euphoric beats, along with WierdBro. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Cyberpunk 2077 has come and gone, and in After 5's sophomoric season premiere, we're spoiling everything about it. From the best endings to game-breaking glitches, we've covered (pretty much) everything. Oh, plus a mini Wonder Woman 1984 review. You won't want to miss this megasode season premiere! --- Don't miss an episode! Subscribe to After 5. --- Thank you to Prigida for this week's euphoric beats! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Like all great sitcoms that came before, we're ending this season by recounting our top performing episodes of After 5. We're traveling back in time to see if our top spots for videogames, music, movies and TV shows still hold up. Also, the debut of our sophomoric season of After 5 starts in the New Year! Stay tuned! --- Don't miss an episode! Subscribe to After 5. --- Thank you to Prigida for this week's bops! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

'Tis the season to recap our Top 5 holiday movies, and in the spirit of Christmas, we've invited our friend Allison Baker to help us out! Plus, zombie musicals, festive superheroes and terrifying monsters. One more episode comes out before the debut of our sophomoric season of After 5 in the New Year! Stay tuned! --- Don't miss an episode! Subscribe to After 5. --- Thank you to Vistula_Waves for this week's bops! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Nothing is true and everything is permitted. This week, we're counting down our favorite Assassin's Creed games. Plus, we're talking about beautiful hair graphics, chess drama and the Juggernaut. --- Don't miss an episode! Subscribe to After 5. --- Thank you to Nitzi for this week's bops! --- Follow us on the 'Gram to weigh in, and you could be mentioned in a future episode! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We're getting EXTRA awkward this week with cohost of the popular Save It for the Show podcast (and After 5 pal) Eddie Galindo! We're wiping our sweaty palms on our cargo shorts to count down some of the most awkward TV shows we've seen. Plus, we're catching up on throwback videogames, reminiscing on the first female president, and losing brain cells from randomness. --- Don't miss an episode! Subscribe to After 5. --- Thank you to Berry Pie for this week's bops. --- Follow us on the 'Gram to weigh in, and you could be mentioned in a future episode! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

After weeks of spamming "checkout" buttons, studying tweets and scouring Reddit, the time has finally come: our PS5s have arrived! This week we're sharing our thoughts and impressions of getting a PS5 at launch; the pros, the cons and...of course...the GRAFIX! --- Don't miss an episode! Subscribe to After 5. --- Thank you to Prigida and L4Dipe for this week's bops. --- Follow us on the 'Gram to weigh in, and you could be mentioned in a future episode! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

The date was November 5th, 2020... It was an uncertain time, before ballots were called into question and concessions were denied. Our future was uncertain. So we figured, why not celebrate the pre-apocalypse by counting down our favorite post-apocalyptic games? Plus, we're talking awkward docuseries, jonesin' for next-gen and juicin' on plasmids. --- Don't miss an episode! Subscribe to After 5. --- Thank you to ColorFilmMusic and NeoTunes for our dope transition music --- Follow us on the 'Gram to weigh in, and you could be mentioned in a future episode! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Not every movie deserves a sequel, and this week's episode is proof! We're recounting the worst movie sequels in (recent) history. Plus, surviving our awkward teenage years, revisiting the nuclear wasteland and appreciating Akira! --- Don't miss an episode! Subscribe to After 5. --- Download Landon's iPhone 12 Clay Mockups HERE --- Thank you to KIN for supplying some of this week's music. Check him out at soundcloud.com/kinsmusic --- Follow us on the 'Gram to weigh in, and you could be mentioned in a future episode! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

On this extra spooky episode of After 5, Han and Lando recount the most terrifying games we've ever played. Plus, we're talking about joining the Mafia, experiencing the uncanny valley in basketball, and VOTING! We hope you enjoy your Halloween safely, but more importantly, we want to urge you to get out and vote this year, because it matters...A LOT. --- Don't miss an episode! Subscribe to After 5. --- Get out and vote! --- Thank you to KIN for supplying this week's music, along with whaTaRWollMusic --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This week marks After 5's 20th episode! Naturally, we asked our good friend and hilarious lady, Allison Baker, back to help us count down our top five comedy sequel dreams. You won't want to miss our incredibly (non) serious discourse about cinema, plams (you read that right) and tiny jeans. --- Don't miss an episode! Subscribe to After 5. --- Follow us on the 'Gram to weigh in, and you could be mentioned in a future episode! --- ‎‎‎‎‏‏‎ ‎ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In celebration of the release of Tenet, we're counting down our top five Christopher Nolan flicks. Plus a mini review of Tenet, if you're curious. Also, drive-in faux pas, the (grindy) Avengers videogame, and driving Lincoln Continentals through space. --- Don't miss an episode! Subscribe to After 5. --- Follow us on the 'Gram to weigh in, and you could be mentioned in a future episode! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

As we start to exit the videogame slow season, we recap some of our favorite under-appreciated games; the ones that almost got away. Plus, our thoughts on DC Fandome, Lovecraft Country (spoilers: it's awesome) and the introduction of our new segment: Game Gripes, where we complain about things that get our collective goats. --- Don't miss an episode! Subscribe to After 5. --- Follow us on the 'Gram to weigh in, and you could be mentioned in a future episode! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Were it not for sidekicks, there would be no heroes. That's why this week, we're counting down our top five sidekicks from movies. We also discuss squirrel shrines, affordable pizza and Hillary Swank as the (second) Karate Kid. --- Don't miss an episode! Subscribe to After 5. --- Follow us on the 'Gram to weigh in, and you could be mentioned in a future episode! --- --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This week, we're sharing a recorded version of last week's first After 5 Live Twitch extravaganza, in case you missed it. We talked about Umbrella Academy, Gladiator, and trash can turkeys, all while playing Streets of Rage 4. It's all live – dad puns and awkward pauses included, so don't miss out! --- Starting this week, After 5 is cutting back to bi-weekly episodes. But we've got plenty of fun episodes planned, so don't be a stranger! --- Don't miss an episode! Subscribe to After 5. Follow us on the 'Gram to weigh in, and you could be mentioned in a future episode! --- --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We're back and we're rating our favorite movie remakes, from Bond movies to new classics. See how our list stacks up to your favorites! Also, starting next week (the week of August 3, 2020), After 5 is cutting back to bi-weekly episodes. But we've got plenty of fun episodes planned, so don't be a stranger! --- Don't miss an episode! Subscribe to After 5. Follow us on the 'Gram to weigh in, and you could be mentioned in a future episode! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

The dudes are back, recounting our favorite "background" TV shows (you know...the ones that you can still enjoy while multitasking)! We're discussing how to pronounce Matt Groening, and the secret feud between Wayne Brady and Drew Carey. Oh, and we also do our "best" Seinfeld impressions. Obviously...you don't want to miss it. --- Check out Hans's new stickers! --- Don't miss an episode! Subscribe to After 5. Follow us on the 'Gram to weigh in, and you could be mentioned in a future episode! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We came, we played and we conquered...kinda...and now we're sharing our impressions of the hotly anticipated Last of Us: Part II. This week, Lain Lee 3, and Caleb Hargis each bring a unique perspective to playing the game, making for a jam-packed megasode. --- Listen to Fear Less U hosted by Lain Lee, III --- Don't miss an episode! Subscribe to After 5. Follow us on the 'Gram to weigh in, and you could be mentioned in a future episode! --- --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Rewind your cassette tape and queue up your favorite jams, because this week the dudes are recapping their most influential and life-changing albums of all time (and a few others). --- Don't miss an episode! Subscribe to After 5. Follow us on the 'Gram to weigh in, and you could be mentioned in a future episode! --- --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Animation teacher and appreciator, Sean Taylor, joins us this week to help us rank our favorite animated movies of all time, and to give us some juicy insights into the wondrous world of animation along the way. --- Don't miss an episode! Subscribe to After 5. Follow us on the 'Gram for a chance to be mentioned in a future episode! --- Listen to milk + honey's latest song, "It's a Sign" Check out the amazing animations created in Sean's class. Check out Creator X --- Thanks to MonochromeEffect for our Bonus Level stinger, and Orange_Sounds for our spoiler sound. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

The Future of Gaming is now, and we're recapping the (somewhat underwhelming) reveal of the Playstation 5 and its roster of...kinda...next-gen games. --- Don't miss an episode! Subscribe to After 5. Follow us on the 'Gram for a chance to be mentioned in a future episode! --- Watch the E3 Trailer for Ghostwire Tokyo here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZM1i5BRwqtg Check out Landon's Black Lives Matter animation here: https://www.instagram.com/noblecreativeco/ --- Thanks to MonochromeEffect for our Bonus Level stinger, and Orange_Sounds for our spoiler sound. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Black stereotypes are abound, especially nowadays, so it's important to look past the hulking soldiers and bad-mouthed gangsters, and identify some of the cooler characters in videogames whose race does not define them. --- Black lives matter. If you disagree, please unsubscribe now. It's important that everyone, of all genders, ethnicities and backgrounds, understands the importance of the movement that we are seeing. Please do you part to not silence the voices that need to be heard, but to support the black community however you can – even if it's by listening to this podcast. --- Thanks to Korolkov for our "hold" music, and to Orange_Sounds for our spoiler sound effects. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Now the story of two friends who talk about everything, and the one podcast that had no choice but to keep them both together. It's After 5. And this week we're recapping our favorite recurring jokes from one of our favorite shows: Arrested Development. --- Don't miss an episode! Subscribe to After 5. Follow us on the 'Gram for a chance to be mentioned in a future episode! --- Thanks to MonochromeEffect for our Bonus Level stinger! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Our first ever guest, Allison Baker (of local improv fame), joins us this week to help us rank our favorite SNL sketches. Plus, lots of accidental HBO Max plugs, and the names that our parents gave to bodily gasses. See Allison perform (virtually) at Sac Comedy Spot Don't miss an episode! Subscribe to After 5. Follow us on the 'Gram for a chance to be mentioned in a future episode! --- All of our favorite SNL sketches mentioned in this episode: The Lawrence Welk Show: Introducing The Maharelle Sisters Consumer Probe: Irwin Mainway Donald Trump vs. Hillary Clinton Town Hall Debate Cold Open Haunted Elevator (ft. David S. Pumpkins) Celebrity Jeopardy!: French Stewart, Burt Reynolds, & Sean Connery Sue: Christmas Surprise Matt Foley: Van Down By The River Penelope – Group Therapy Weekend Update: Stefon on Summer's Hottest Tips Debbie Downer: Disney World The Chris Farley Show Interview with Paul McCartney Star Wars Undercover Boss: Starkiller Base Wells for Boys Star Wars Toy Commercial Super Champions With Kyle --- Thanks to MonochromeEffect for our Bonus Level stinger! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This episode, we conclude our two-parter with a list of our favorite superhero movies. Ruined theater experiences, bro-ey explosions and superheroes baffled by science; it's all included in this episode for your listening pleasure. Don't miss an episode! Subscribe to After 5. Follow us on the 'Gram for a chance to be mentioned in a future episode! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Don your tightest spandex jumpsuit, and join us for another harrowing episode of After 5! In this first of a two-part mega 'sode, we count down five of our least favorite comic-based movies. They're pretty bad ones...don't say we didn't warn you. Don't miss an episode! Subscribe to After 5. Original theme music by Landon Follow us on the 'Gram for a chance to be mentioned in a future episode! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Buckle up! This week, we rank and recount the toughest games we've played, including some newer games and a lot of throwbacks. Plenty of boss battles, impossible odds and rage quits to keep you entertained. Subscribe to never miss an episode! Original theme music by Landon Follow us on the 'Gram for a chance to be mentioned in a future episode! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Take a trip with us down memory lane, as we revisit our favorite childhood classics from the late 80s and early 90s. We discuss acceptable magic and a time-traveling Daewoo. Don't miss an episode! Subscribe to After 5. Original theme music by Landon Listen to music by Hans and his wife on Soundcloud Look for Hans's music-inspired t-shirt designs at Johnny Cupcakes. Keep up with Landon's 3D journey on Dribbble. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This week, we're recapping recent movies and TV shows that have kept us entertained during self-quarantine. Have recommendations of your own? Send them to after5pod@gmail.com! We might just give you a shoutout in a future episode. Original theme music by Landon (http://soundcloud.com/landomakesmusic) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In our inaugural episode of After 5, we discuss games that we think are underrated, games that we believe deserve sequels, and games that we personally abandoned too soon. If you have questions you'd like us to answer or topics you think we should cover, email us at after5pod@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

When the clock strikes five after a long day of work, Hans and Lando clock out, and shoot the breeze about the latest and greatest in television, music, movies and video games. Buckle in and prepare to eavesdrop on their weekly after-work conversations. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app