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Beagles to Bullets: John Wick Chapter 3 Parabellum

Join host Bryan Dressel, Matt “Zombie Dog- All of the Dalmations” Dykes,  Ryan “Comet” Lootens, and Joel “Fly” DeWitte as they avoid getting kicked in the face by a horse.  This movie takes the franchise in a bold, exact same direction, but keeps the Binge Buddies more than entertained.  Few movies have impressed us more while still not being perfect.  When the armor is this pretty who cares if there are a few cracks!?! 

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Beagles to Bullets: John Wick Chapter 2

Join host Bryan Dressel, Matt “Zombie Dog- Buddy” Dykes,  Ryan “Brusier” Lootens, and Joel “Slink” DeWitte as they break down the questionable sequel to John Wick.  This action-packed follow-up keeps the Binge Buddies on guard as they struggle with where this movie went right, and where it went a little wrong.  But the question remains by the end, Did Ruby Rose win over Ryan?  Spoilers… no.

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Beagles to Bullets: John Wick

Join host Bryan Dressel, Matt “Zombie Dog- Hercules” Dykes,  Ryan “Scooby-Doo” Lootens, and Joel “Wilson the Boxer” DeWitte as they break down the incredible original John Wick.  This action-packed movie which is somehow both hilarious and heartbreaking, keeps the Binge Buddies on their toes as they struggle with the questions like, is the movie great?  Or is the movie Amazing?  But the question remains by the end, Did John Wick need a sequel?

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Bette Midler: Beaches (1988)

This 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, but we didn’t connect on any level. Sure, Bette Midler is great. She’s always great. Heck, her play about “Otto Titsling” is amazing.  Even the set design slaps. It’s just not enough. As always, we had fun working through what worked and what didn’t and hope you’ll join us on this journey…to the beach.


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Bette Midler: Ruthless People (1986)

After 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 “Ruthless People,” which was quite a blast but definitely flew under some of our radars. Join us to hear about this darkly comedic film and then go check it out as well. You’ll be glad you did.


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Horror B-Sides: Ghosts of Mars (2001)

This 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 to see why this film – and the others that came before it – are considered “b-sides.” There’s stuff to like in this movie, don’t get us wrong. It’s just…well…you’ll have to listen for yourselves.


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Horror B-Sides: The Gift (2000)

Growing 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 featured almost nothing that we could recognize as a Raimi’ism. It wasn’t completely terrible and had some interesting bright spots, but it’s certainly an odd duck in our month of odd duck films.


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Horror B-Sides: Mimic (1997)

A 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 down all the things that didn’t work, and point out some of the Del Toro staples that could have been so much more if…well…there had been so much more.


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Horror B-Sides: The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)

After 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 Craven and his Voodoo Zombie Horror Film “The Serpent and the Rainbow.” Is it a long-forgotten treasure or should it be dusted into oblivion and buried alive? Join us to find out.


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Richard Donner: Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)

This 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 nebulous villains hiding behind their diplomatic immunity. Fun film and equally fun conversation so let’s get right to it.


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