Disenfranchised

 "I told you, Tucker. I'm a zero with the ladies... they hate my face!" The Spooky-Thon redux is now in full force and this week we're discussing a horror-comedy favorite of ours! We discuss our love of Alan Tudyk, the potential Cabin in the Woods parallels/comparisons, and how much Brett really does look like Tyler Labine!  You can find us at our various fancy vacation homes below! &nbs...

“Leon S. Kennedy. What’s the ‘S’ stand for? Stupid?” Welcome to… Spooky-thon Redux? Valoween Month? Spooky 2? We’re work-shopping the name but we’re kicking off this entire month of horror films with a video game adaptation that sets out to right the wrongs of its Mila Jovovich-led past.  We discuss what happens when fan service goes too far, our collective love for Donal Logue, and Brett’s a...

"I don't want to be a product of my environment. I want my environment to be a product of me." The time has come for our Award Season Spectacular to end and we're going out with a pretty loud Bostonian bang! Brett may or may not be on an undercover assignment with the Massachusetts State Police (we can neither confirm nor deny), but Stephen and Tucker are here to talk about Martin 'Uncle Marty' Sc...

"I'm not a smart man, but I know what love is." Our Best Picture theme month gets a shot in the buttocks this week as we discuss one of the most well known winners of the award! We discuss Tucker's disdain for the film and especially the soundtrack, Brett's fascination with the film's portrayal of mental illness and disability, while Stephen tells us about some foreign films we should check out. &...

"We'll always have Paris" We're back from our New Year hiatus to finally kick off our Best Picture theme month! Because it's award season, you see. What better way to get it started than with, what many consider to be, one of the greatest films of all time. We'll discuss Tucker's love for Claude Rains, Stephen's love of this entire film, and Brett's lack of love but sincere understanding of its po...

"It's morbin' time!" It's time once again for our annual retrospective on one of the failed franchise starters that graced silver screens (or streaming services, in some cases) from the previous year and, in a year like 2022, what better movie to discuss than the one that launched a thousand memes (or, likely more accurately, one meme thousands of times)? We talk about the Living Vampire's comic b...

“Everyone loves the sleigh.” Merry Christmas, friends! We’re celebrating the holiday and finishing up our “Guardians” mini-series this week by discussing a Christmas adjacent film with Santa in it.  We discuss the deep and somewhat confusing lore, how much we want to read the book series now, and Brett’s disturbing desire to see a much darker version of this story.  Regardless of whether...

“In this world, even good has to clench its fists.” This week, part two of our “Guardians” mini-series has us discussing a Russian film that posits: “What if Captain America was the X-Men and also there’s a man-bear with a mini-gun?” We discuss our love of the aforementioned man-bear, the hype leading up to this film’s release, and wonder why speedster characters don’t always carry swords. Use you...

"Well, this is what it looks like when you've actually fought in battle. It's not glorious, it's not beautiful, it's not even heroic. It's merely doing what's right, and doing it again and again, even if someday you look like this."   It's part one of our latest miniseries: a three-part exploration of failed franchise starters with the word 'Guardian' in the title! First up, we're kicking thi...

"I hate trolls." Hello, fellow Daikini! This week, in honor of the new series hitting Disney+, we're going to discuss this beloved '80s fantasy epic! And who better to discuss it with than our resident '80s fantasy expert, Landon DeCrastos? We discuss our love for Val Kilmer, the potential this could have had as a trilogy, and Landon whips out his sword.   Journey from afar to find Landon in...

“There are many paths to redemption, not all of them peaceful.” Happy Turkey Day, folks! This year, we’re talking about a movie with a pilgrim in it because it’s close enough to fit the theme...? We discuss our love of pulp heroes, the fantastic cast, and we get a solid visit to Stephen’s Christianity Corner!  Where to Find Us: @Disenfranchpod on Facebook , Instagram , Letterboxd , and Twitte...

"Bow to your masters, dirty criminal scum! Bow to your masters!" We here at Disenfranchised are saddened by the loss of the great Kevin Conroy... almost as saddened as we are the  Batman: Mask of the Phantasm had a direct-to-video sequel (making it ineligible for us to cover). Instead, we're forced to take on a movie we'd all but forgotten existed, but one that allows us to chat about Kevin S...

"He's drawing a blank, ma'am." In honor of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever dropping in theaters this weekend, we're chatting about one of the first black superheroes to grace the silver screen! We talk this movie's impressive cast, how well this movie balances its '60s homages with the rampant cynicism of the '90s, and have another go-around about the state of modern fandom! Join our Patreon!

"Sometimes, you just hafta take what life gives ya, 'cause life is like a mop and sometimes life gets full of dirt and crud and bugs and hairballs and stuff... you, you, you gotta clean it out. You, you, you gotta put it in here and rinse it off and start all over again and, and sometimes, sometimes life sticks to the floor so bad you know a mop, a mop, it's not good enough, it's not good enough....

“There is something wrong with my friend. I think he smoked some nutmeg or something.” Welcome, boils & ghouls & non-binary werewolves, to the final episode of “Spooky-Thon III: Return of the Revenge!” This week, our pal Stephen has been messing with things he shouldn’t have been and got sucked into a giant portal. So Brett is joined by birthday boy Tucker to talk about this under-apprecia...

"Light up the darkness." Spooky-thon 2022 keeps on rollin' as we're joined by the last man in New York City - James McCormick from The Cast of Cthulhu to chat about the zombie vampire (or is it vampire zombie?) apocalypse, Will Smith's rise and fall, the impact of this film in a post-pandemic world, and just how likely a sequel to this movie really is! Find James out wandering the lonely streets o...

"I think you know what I'm gettin' at, Mr. President. We're gonna kill us a mummy." With Brett's router the victim of an ancient Egyptian curse, Stephen plays host to the cohosts of the Movies for Life podcast - returning guests Brian Keiper and Michele Eggen - to discuss the King of the B-Movie playing the aged King of Rock. We go deep on reliable narrators, practical effects, and the franchise t...

"Hell is only a word. The reality is much, much worse." 'Tis the season for our third annual Spooky-thon and we're kicking things off with an eldritch shriek straight from the Abyss as we tackle one of Brett's all-time favorite horror films... and just in time for a brand new Hellraiser film! And we're asking the tough questions: Does anyone do cosmically horrified better than Sam Neill? Just how...

"Here are my terms: Goest thou to hell, and swiftly please, and there may Asmodaeus himself suckle from your diseased teat!" Welcome to the prelude to Spooky-Thon! In honor of the release of Rob Zombie's Munsters film, we're talking about yet another classic horror-adjacent television show turned movie adaptation. We discuss Tim Burton's sordid past, the film's inability to appeal to anyone it int...

“I hope no one minds but I have no intention of facing this sober." Our good friend and original fan, author, filmmaker, podcaster, and genuinely nice guy J.P. Leck returns once again to blast off into space... only this time with fewer truckers and 100% more ice pirates! We discuss the oddly-stacked cast, how this film doesn’t know what it wants to be, and how this is just a retelling of A New Ho...

“It’s been swell. But the swelling has gone down.” This week, we’re going head first into full chaos with our good friend Tucker! We discuss what happened to Lori Petty, the devotion to the source material, and we fully embrace the randomness by going off on even more tangents than usual! Check out more of Tucker's musical stylings on his YouTube page at:  https://youtube.com/user/icenine09 J...

“HEY, YOU GUYS!”   Welcome to season three of The Disenfranchised Podcast! We’re kicking this new season off with one of Brett’s forever favorites!  We discuss the film’s legacy and whether it needs the requel treatment or a full-on remake, who was the best Goonie, and Brett discusses the sequel this movie actually got...?   Join our Patreon! 

“What a pity that Bilbo didn't kill that vile creature when he had the chance."  "Yes, it was pity. Pity and mercy."   We’re back and going after fandoms one again because we just can’t help ourselves! This time, in honor of a couple new fantasy shows, we’re talking the one that started it all! We discuss the puzzling minor changes made to the story, the X-rated history of Bakshi, and Br...

"I don't want to control it. I want to get rid of it."   Part two of Hulkamania is here and it's a doozy! This will be our only opportunity to talk about the MCU and we take full advantage! We'll discuss the troubled production and the egos involved, the landscape of super hero films in 2008, and we once again go for the throat of toxic fandom. Join us, true believers! Join our Patreon! 

“You know what scares me the most? When it happens, when it comes over me...and I totally lose control, I like it.” It’s smashin’ time! In honor of this week’s release of the new "She-Hulk" series on Disney+, we’re giving you a Hulkamania two-parter! Up first, we're discussing Ang Lee’s vision for the mean green hero. We talk about inspirations for the character, the reassessment this movie has go...