Disenfranchised

"Hell of a day, huh? Science experiments falling from the sky."   Welcome to Monster March Madness, folks! We're kicking off our celebration of all things Kaiju with a video game adaptation. So we'll take an extended trip to Brett's Video Game Corner, discuss The Rock's appeal as an action star, and breakdown Stephen's expectations when it comes to movies about giant monsters. 

"Hello, all you happy people."   In honor of the new Tom & Jerry film releasing tomorrow, we're going to discuss the original film from the early '90s! We discuss the earworm that is "Friends To the End," the tough decision to give decades-old silent characters a voice, and our sincere love for Tony Jay.

"I trust everyone. It's the devil inside them that I don't trust."   We covered the original and now we're back to cover the remake! We discuss the career trajectories of almost every member of this star-studded cast, why this film didn't get a sequel despite it being highly successful, and Paramount's brief stint as Theme Park Sponsors!  

"From the heart comes a warning, filled with bloody good cheer, remember what happened as the 14th draws near!"   Happy Valentine's Day, listeners! To celebrate the holiday of love, we're diving back into horror and inviting our friend Mike Snoonian from The Pod and the Pendulum and Psychoanalysis podcasts to help! We'll discuss how underappreciated this movie is, the rare and welcome choice...

"You were only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!"   Let's take a trip to jolly old England and explore this classic heist film. We discuss the British Nationalist bent this movie takes, how the themes of the film are probably lost on American audiences, and the history of the term "cliffhanger"!

"Even though you're bigger than me, you can't win, 'cause you're bad, and the good always wins over the bad."   This week, we're popping open a can of leafy greens and discussing a very polarizing film! We talk the extensive history of Popeye the Sailor, the extensive history of director Robert Altman, and we enjoy a welcome return to Brett's Video Game Corner!   Also, our Top Five Robin...

-- "I am accustomed to pain." -- "It lets you know you're alive!"   Please welcome our second-ever guest, Harrison Lichtner, to the podcast! He's chosen a doozy of a film that may have broken all of us. We talk the directorial career of Stephen Sommers, when lore stops being lore (and starts being real), and the life cycle of still-born vampire babies.   Be sure to check out Harrison's p...

"Just put the pedal to the metal and play footsie with Fate, son."   Please welcome our first ever guest, author J.P. Leck, to the podcast! In this action-packed episode, we discuss how much fun this movie is, the career trajectories of all three principal cast members, and J.P. gives us a sneak peek at what he's got in store for his ongoing "Endless Elsewhere" series!   Would you like t...

-- "Who are you?" -- "Nobody has a clue. Least of all me."   Welcome to 2021, everyone! We kick off the new year by discussing the boring and nonsensical plot of this film, the unfortunate trajectory of Val Kilmer's career, and get sidetracked talking about the plagued production of The Island of Dr. Moreau . 

"Top o' the mornin'..."   We've made it to the end of 2020 and we're going to go out with a bang! In this episode, we discuss why this film is the patron saint of failed franchise starters in 2020, how bad of an adaptation it is, and the questionable appeal of Josh Gad.    Also: Our Top Five Movie MacGuffins (in honor of this movie's nonsensical one)!    Our original Top F...

"It's Christmas Eve! It's going to be a magical night."   Happy Holidays, friends! We're celebrating the season for Week Four of Disney Plus December! We talk about the weird directing situation, Keira Knightley's huge performance in this film, if Morgan Freeman is phoning it in, and we also do a little follow-up to last week's discussion on Star Wars and Disney.

"Usually when I'm in situations like this, I like to turn around in the opposite direction."   It's the Disenfranchised Star Wars Holiday Special! Strap into your speeder bikes, folks, because this one is a bumpy ride! We discuss our diverse and complicated feelings on the entire franchise, litigate toxic fandom, and even manage to talk about the movie itself for a bit!    Also: our...

"All the pain in the world will not help you find something that does not exist."   It is week two of "Disney Plus December" and we're headed back to the realm of video games! In this episode, we discuss how faithful of an adaptation this really is, our preference for an unhinged and off-kilter Jake Gyllenhaal, and Stephen gets a lesson in double entendre'.  

"How did it feel strapping that thing to your back and flying like a bat out of hell?" "It's the closest I'll ever get to Heaven..."   Welcome to Disney Plus December everybody! This week we're discussing a nostalgia bomb from the early 90's! We talk about Timothy Dalton's turn from Bond to Bond-esque Villain, our respective crushes on Jennifer Connolly, and whatever happened to Billy Campbel...

"Peter Devereaux, you know what we used to call you? The November Man..."   Happy Thanksgiving, friends! In honor of the holiday, we're going to discuss a Pierce Brosnan spy movie! How festive! So grab a drumstick while we give thanks for Brosnan's spy-focused career, how much this movie completely falls apart in the final act, and how ridiculous that nickname is! 

"Name a shrub after me - something prickly and hard to eradicate."   Ahoy, friends! This week we're discussing, potentially, the only Oscar contender we'll ever see! We talk about award season, our love of Paul Bettany, Brett's misplaced hatred of film critics, and how Stephen just can't get enough of those sea shanties! 

"I've lived long enough to see the future become history, Professor. Empires crumble. There are no exceptions."   In this episode, we're here to pay tribute to the late, great Sean Connery! We discuss adaptation, how many times Alan Moore got screwed by the comic book industry, and Stephen rants... a lot . Grab a cup of coffee and settle in, folks: this one is a doozy !   Also: our Top F...

"If I attempted to explain, your brain would liquefy and explode."   In this week's episode, we pay tribute to a great man who left us too soon: the incomparable Chadwick Boseman.  We discuss how he's easily the best part of this film, his legacy, and why in Ra's name there aren't any mummies in a film that references the Egyptian afterlife as much as this one!

"Inside every person, there are two bears..."   It's the final installment of our October Spooky-thon and it's a doozy, folks! In this episode, we talk about the hellscape that is 2020, how cursed this movie's release was, and how much we love the drive-in theater! Also, Brett gets introduced to the Internet!

"Listen to them - the children of the night. What sad music they make" It's Spooky-thon Episode Four! In this episode we discuss our love of Donald Pleasence and the acting choices he makes, Universal and it's inability to understand horror beyond the 1940s, and Brett slowly loses his mind while angering multiple fandoms.  

"It's showtime!"   It's episode three of our October Spooky-thon and we're discussing the "Ghost with the Most" himself! We also talk about the last three decades of sequel discussion, the rise and fall of Geena Davis, and how much the Tim Burton aesthetic really influenced Brett's life.    PLUS: Our Top Five Horror Comedies!

"What's in a name?"   In the second episode of our October Spooky-thon, we talk about this weird time in comic book cinema and how it paved the way for the MCU we all know and love. Also, how do you pronounce this guy's name anyway?!   PLUS: We give our Top Five Horror Comics Characters!

"Well, hello, Mr. Fancy Pants!"    Welcome to our First Annual October Spooky-thon! On this episode, we discuss how much we love this franchise, how this film may have fallen a bit short by going too far, whether this is a reboot or a remake, and how terrible a character Eric is.    PLUS: We each rank the Evil Dead franchise! Brett's  Evil Dead franchise ranking Stephen's&...

"But they're so wise!"   This week we discuss our lack of context for this film, how confused it was about what it wanted to be, and Chekhov's Sea Urchin! 

This week we don the mantle of "Hunter-Warrior" and do battle with some evil audio issues!    We discuss the stigma of admitting you're an anime fan, studios that put the cart before the horse when it comes to franchises and how much we love Christoph Waltz.