So What Happens Next

A day late (plus a week but who's counting?) but it's finally here! The film that launched 10 movies, just as many TV shows, countless video games, …

This week, you may fire when ready as we gear up for a most impressive display from our Cinematic Star Wars Marathon. It's Rogue One! Listen in to Amber and Thomas dive into this sci-fi war movie adventure. They'll talk …

Next up in our Cinematic Star Wars Marathon it's our first Remix episode! That's right, Thomas and Amber are looking back to their seventh episode …

April fools! If you thought, "wait a second...that's not Thomas and Amber!" then you'd be absolutely right. Not sure what gave it away though. The …

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That's right, our Cinematic Star Wars Marathon continues with the conclusion to the prequel trilogy: Episode III Revenge of the Sith!! Listen in as Thomas and Amber tackle …

The saga (finally) continues! This week Thomas and Amber continue their Cinematic Star Wars Marathon with Episode II: Attack of the Clones! Listen in as our dark side duo dives into this dubious sequel. Why isn’t there …

We said we'd do it, and we're hosts of our word. Behold the tearjerking pitch for Binks: A Star Wars Story. Listen to Thomas describe the Jar Jar …

After failing to pay their taxes, the planet of Naboo is being blockaded by the evil (and potentially problematic) Trade Federation...

If you thought that was riveting then do we have the movie for you. Kicking off our …

Delayed but never forgotten. Here it is to hold you over till March, the finale to our Just Too Damn Cold January (in February): The Shining! Listen …

Might just be the longest we’ve talked about something this bad. This week it’s time to round off The Thing (2011)! Listen in as Thomas, Amber, Geo, and Allie finish off this movie and give you their final thoughts. …

This week it's time to continue Just Too Damn Cold January with the sequel, prequel, reboot, homage to The Thing (1982). It's...well it's The Thing …

It’s Just Too Damn Cold outside! So, let’s make a theme out of that. A whole month devoted to scary freezing movies and what better way to kick it …

"Do a couple bumps and you too can be the hero!"

A week late but it’s time for the epic conclusion to our Connected to Christmas Marathon! And what better way to go out than with a bang? It’s Die Hard (1988)! Listen in …

This week the dynamic duo receives an unexpected gift from a previously unexpected guest. Looks like they’re doing another Batman episode. This week it’s the (only?) Batman Christmas movie: Batman Returns! Listen in as …

They’re mean, they’re (occasionally) green, and they’re potentially sent by anti-American regimes (if you believe your crazy neighbor)! This week Amber and Thomas take on the 80s classic Gremlins! Listen in as the duo …

Just as we planned and with no influence from any outside source whatsoever, it’s time to cover the Danny Elfman scored (and Tim Burton directed) Batman (1989)! Listen in as the dynamic duo cover the Batman that kicked …

“It’s about your sword, Arty! Something’s gotta be done about your sword!”

This week, Knights of Knovember continues with one of our most animated …

Joust when you thought it couldn't rock you harder, it rocks you all knight long.

The medieval marathon continues with a piece of anachronistic …

Tis time for the ultimate in chivalric cinema commentary! Thou art welcome now to attend So What Happens Next’s KNIGHTS OF KNOVEMBER MARATHON!

And to …

This week it’s time’s up for our Spooky Halloween Countdown! And what a better way than ending with one of the latest horror movies to grace (or taint?) our silver screens. It’s Candyman (2021)! Listen in as Amber and …

This week it’s the penultimate film in So What Happens Next’s Spooky Halloween Countdown: It’s Scream (1996)! Listen in as Thomas and Amber take on …

This week, the Spooky Halloween Countdown continues with another horror classic. Straight from the mind of Alfred Hitchcock comes Psycho (1960)! Listen in as Thomas and Amber take on a film with one of the most …

Who’s ready to get their spooky on? Cause we sure are! And what better way to kick off our Spooky Halloween Countdown than one of the original or original horror films, Nosforatu (1922). Listen in as Amber and Thomas …

"Stones? Where we're going we don't need...Stones."

This week we’re rounding out our Month of Marvel Marathon with none other than the latest MTU show Loki. Listen in as Amber and Thomas talk the wild and weird world of …

This week, the Month of Marvel Marathon continues with another heaping American sized helping of the MTU, it’s Falcon and the Winter Soldier! Listen …

This week Amber and Thomas dive into the Hex with the first Disney+ MTU (that’s Marvel Television Universe) show WandaVision. Listen in as the duo talk sitcoms, sorcery, and sassy witches in the second installment of …

WE'RE BACK BABY!! And what a better way to be back than to kick it all off with a Month of Marvel Marathon! That's right, Amber and Thomas are covering all that a pandemic Disney has to offer starting with none other …

[TRIGGER WARNING] This week it’s finally here! The epic conclusion to our coverage of Promising Young Woman, and oh boy is it a heavy one. We’re talk some tough topics, but make sure to have some laughs along the way. …

This week we’re back to our regular programing with heavy hitting, Oscar winning, sensation that swept the nation. It’s Promising Young Woman (part …

This week it’s time for the epic conclusion to our Mobster May Marathon! We’re rounding off the month with Part 2 of Eastern Promises. Listen as Amber, Thomas, Patrick, Kaemon, and Allie continue their conversation from …

“Shaved or unshaved? That is the question.”

This week it’s the beginning of the end for our Mobster May Marathon with Eastern Promises (2007)! Kaemon and Allie join Amber, Thomas, and Patrick as they round out the month …

This week we’re overshooting Mobster May by just a little bit as we continue our journey into the Corleone family’s dealings, drama, and DeNiro with …

We’ve got you an offer you can’t refuse…

This week we’re kicking off Mobster May with Patrick’s all-time favorite. It’s Goodfellas (1990)! Listen in as Patrick take an excited Amber and an on-the-fence Thomas on a wild ride into Martin Scorsese’s gritty answer …

Nani?! Another Small Screens? Yep. This week we’ve got another Small Screens for you while we prep for a whole MONTH of main feed content (listen in …

Better late than lost! This week we’re taking on one of our lost episodes with A Clockwork Orange. Listen in as guests Allie and Kaemon join us again for the first time to talk about what we think of this real …

Time to cancel the apocalypse…no that’s not right this is a different cinematic universe. This week we’re finally bringing the action with our titanic sized episode on Godzilla vs. Kong! Listen to these two Kaiju …

This week Patrick’s back…from the future! Not really but he does rejoin Thomas and Amber to talk about one of the greatest time travel films of all time. That’s right! Buckle up and get ready to hit 88 miles per hour …

The movie that Twitter has been asking for since 2017 is finally here…all 4 hours of it. That’s right, this week Patrick comes back to join in on Zack Snyder’s Justice League. Listen in on this double-wide episode as …

This week we're back from an impromptu hiatus and we're bringing the good stuff. It's time to go where some men have gone before and head on out into The Expanse Season 5! Listen in as Thomas and Amber switch those Em …

This week we make a triumphant return after what feels like 70 years with Wonder Woman 1984! Listen in as Thomas and Amber discuss wishes, demi-gods, and monster ladies while they take a harrowing and often confusing …

This week it's time to (D)see what this DC television universe is all about. Join Amber and Thomas as they recap the first two seasons of the former DC streaming service original turned HBO Max original series Doom …

This week its time to continue our mini dive into the Rodriguiverse with his latest film We Can Be Heroes! Listen in as Amber and Thomas compare their childhood to what the kids have today almost 20 years later. The duo …

Holy Shiitake mushrooms has it really been 20 years?! This week Amber and Thomas relive the childhood adventure 2 decades later. It’s Spy Kids! …

This week we're back kicking off our return from the holidays with the time twisting brain bending failed savior of movie theaters in 2020. It's …

The time has come for the final mission of the U.S.S SWHN. Join Amber, Thomas, Bob, and Walter as they take one last jump to warp and delve into Star Trek Picard and Star Trek Lower Decks. Is Picard still god? Is Lower …

It's the beginning of the end for No Man has Gone Before November! Join Thomas, Amber, Bob, and Walter as they embark on this final frontier of Star Trek. Listen as the crew goes headfirst into the controversial …

Looks like out time is finally here and we sure do got faith of the Part...2 that is. Listen in as Thomas, Amber, and Walter finish their discussion on Star Trek: Enterprise with its soaring theme and fun final season …

This week Amber and Thomas continue their trek with a real mixed bag of an attempt to revive Star Trek. Listen in as Walter rejoins the duo to dive into one of the most underrated Star Trek series, and some of the least …

And now the shocking conclusion. That's right its time for part 2 of our Star Trek: The Next Generations Episode! Listen in to hear the crew's final thoughts on Deep Space 9, Voyager, and their favorite captains. We'll …

For first time ever, Amber and Thomas have not only 2 guests but a 2 part episode! Cody and Walter join the duo to talk Star Trek The Next Generation, Deep Space 9, and Voyager in the next episode of our Where No Man …

Amber and Thomas are kicking off "Where No Man Has Gone Before November" with someone who's been there from the beginning: Thomas's Dad. Listen in as Bob shares his experience growing up alongside Star Trek the original …

This week Amber and Thomas wrap up their Spooky Halloween Countdown with the stellar television series Lovecraft Country. Listen in as the duo talks racism, magic, aliens, and of course...tentacles.

This week Amber and Thomas start their Spooky Halloween Countdown *cue spooky laugh* with a long time request. Its The Lighthouse (2019)! Join the duo as they experience this film filled with farting, fapping, and …

This week, resident Dragon's Dogma Expert Amber takes Thomas along a static and unmoving adventure into a show that cuts the heart out of the main character figuratively and literally. Its DRAGON'S DOGMA! Listen as the …

This week Thomas takes Amber on a nostalgia fueled ride through a simpler time. When the world wasn't ending and the most difficult thing going on …

Spooky, scary...sexy? This week Thomas and Amber dive head first into the screenwriter's nightmare that is the CW's Nancy Drew series. Its got sexy teens, sexy mysteries, and sexy...ghosts? Ruh roh, Rhaggy. Looks like …

Its like Skynet tried to rebrand to trick the humans. This week Amber and Thomas take on Terminator (6): Dark Fate! Listen in as the duo rant about time travel, why Skynet (Legion?) and the humans are the worst …

This week Patrick is back to help us dive into a most excellent Small Screens. We're talking the Bill and Ted Trilogy! Tune in to hear Amber, Thomas, and Patrick relive the experience of watching these movies, talk …

The gang is all here! Amber and Thomas welcome back Patrick to take on the latest in a cult classic series 30 years in the making. Listen as the old …

Just like Denethor, we too have a favorite in the Tolkien Franchise and its the Lord of Rings. Join Amber and Thomas as they dive into the films that …

This week, Thomas and Amber take on the Indie genre with Lost In Translation! Listen to the duo talk about a thirst-less not-quite-romance Oscar winning movie. Asking real questions like, where did Scarlett Johansson …

We're back and we're bringing the heat. Its The Old Guard! Listen in as Amber and Thomas ask the hard hitting questions. What version of immortality is this? How does it work? Find out the answers and more this week as …

This week its time to kick back in your chair, grab your books, and proceed to be interrupted by dwarves, wizards, and a whole movie of stretched out …

After some technical difficulties, we had to jump ahead an episode. Listen in as Thomas and Amber have a heavy talk about a heavy movie everyone …

We're starting to see double! This week its its Perfect Blue. Join Amber and Thomas as they dive into another Satoshi Kon mind bender (that also inspires another movie). Its got J-Pop, stalkers, crazy people, and more! …

This week we dive into the quantum multiverse of Devs! Listen in as we discuss an awesome thought provoking TV show that makes the new Westworld look …

This week Thomas introduces Amber to a Kurisawa Klassic! It's Seven Samurai! A movie that spawned 1000 different versions of the same plot! Listen in as the duo embarks on the 3+ hour odyssey of how seven samurai save …

This week it's time to buckle up and shut up. It's Drive (2011)! Join us as we cruise through one of Amber's favorites that Thomas has never seen. What will he think? Will her opinions change? Will there be plenty of …

Time to get groovy! We're kicking off our new side show with a wrap up to our Evil Dead-athon. It's Ash vs. Evil Dead! Join us on the first episode of our mini series "SWHN Small Screens" where we quickly delve into TV …

This week, Thomas and Amber are joined by their friend Jose as then venture into the an off the rails horror movie. It's House (1977)! Listen in as this weeks trio tries to wrap their head around the insane visuals, who …

This week we round off our Evil Dead Marathon with one of the most solid ends to a trilogy. It's Army of Darkness! Join Amber and Thomas as they …

Thomas and Amber's Evil Dead-athon continues with the second installment: Evil Dead 2 (Dead by Dawn). Listen in as a franchise gets dialed to eleven, …

Books, Blood, and Blades. It's The Evil Dead (1981)! Join Amber and Thomas on the show's first movie marathon as they dive head first into a cursed cabin in the woods. See our reaction to the first of gory trilogy. It's …

If Inception was a (better, crazier, and more beautiful) anime. It's Paprika (2006)! Listen in as Amber and Thomas dream-dive into this bizarre world …

Hi! We're Thomas and Amber and this is our show So What Happens Next where each week we cover a movie at least one of us has never seen. We try to guess what its about, watch it, and give you our first impressions. We …

It's like Lord of the Rings but everyone is super prejudice. It's Willow (1988)!  Journey with Thomas and Amber as they travel through a fantasy land of wild names, wild hair, and some great acting by Warwick Davis. …

Without even realizing a new sequel/reboot was on its way, Amber and Thomas took the honeypot and went for this 90s classic. It's Candyman (1991)! Listen in as the duo goes local to Chicago and watches this horror, …

This week Amber and Thomas take on the greatest movie ever made. It's Citizen Kane (1941)! Listen as the duo discusses the finer points of cinema, what's changed and what's stayed the same since the 40s, and most …

Neemah takes Thomas and Amber on a ride to not-so-jolly England to survive a February-long catastrophe. It's 28 Days Later! Listen in as we walk …

The crew is back for season 2! For his first show as a member, Amber and Thomas decide to take Neemah into the nightmare that is the Star Wars …

Do you like video games? What about movies based on them? Well this week we bring you neither even through it feels like both. It's OVERLORD (2018)! Thomas and Patrick take Amber into the peach jam fueled zombie snooze …

Not enough Flash? Not enough Queen? Not enough Hawkmen? Well do we have the commentary for you! Listen to our steamy, syncable, spacey, and somewhat seizure-y viewing on Flash Gordon (1980) exclusive to our website! …

FLASH AAAAHHHAAAA! This week, Amber and Thomas take our show's first guest on a wild ride to the world of Flash Gordon (1980)! Listen as our guest Neemah has to navigate his way through the different dredges, despots, …

It's been a bit of a busy time for SWHN, but we're back with the Japanese classic Ran by Akira Kurosawa. Listen as Thomas and Amber transport Patrick …

Get ready to shift into high gear as Thomas, Amber, and Patrick take on the latest in the Fast and Furyverse. It's Hobbs and Shaw! Listen in as we …

Exclusive to our website, it's our Lucky Number Slevin Commentary! Here's a taste of Amber, Thomas, and Patrick figuring out how to become knights, why a waterfall for a toilet, and some surprising statements by Morgan …

This week Amber and Patrick dance the Kansas City Shuffle with Thomas in an ugly hallway. It's Lucky Number Slevin! Listen in as the crew takes an abnormally long time to get to a scene with pants, sift through the …

Once upon a (long) time there was a movie... This week the crew takes on Quentin Tarantino's newly released Once Upon a Time in...Hollywood! Listen …

 Experience the salt water fueled insanity that is Surf Ninjas with your hosts Thomas, Amber, and Patrick as they sit through this nightmare one …

Quansoo dudes! This week its Surf Ninjas also known as the Wrath of Patrick. Listen to Patrick and Thomas teach Amber to surf her way through this proto-Disney Channel original movie as they karate chop their way …

 Have you ever wondered where Han got his last name? Or how he first ever got a gun? Yeah neither did we, but we sure did find out. This week the …

 This week the crew looks back on their first attempt at an episode using…less than great equipment for a fantastic movie. It’s John Wick! Flash back with us and enjoy our talks of coins, dogs, and Game of Thrones. 

Relive that first Endgame showing…through Thomas’s eyes! This week, Amber and Patrick take Thomas on a journey through space and time to get back the infinity stones and stop Marty McFly from…wait wrong movie. It’s …

To kick off our special double episode extravaganza week, the crew delves into 10 years of Marvel history. From Captain America: The First Avenger to Avengers: Infinity War, Patrick, Thomas, and Amber cover the MCU in …

This week, the crew's heads are gonna roll. It's Hereditary! Listen in as Patrick, Thomas, and Amber toss around theories from ghosts to werewolves …

This week Patrick goes where no man has gone before...again! It's Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan! Listen as Amber and Thomas try to get to warp speed and save Patrick from being "buried alive" by Ricardo Monaltban's …

For our first episode, Amber dives right into the sh...stuff. It's part one of the Kubrickverse: Full Metal Jacket! Listen this week as we …