Franchise Me: The Search for the Ultimate Movie Franchise

Welcome back to Franchise Me! This week we are only good for watching franchise movies and that is all we ever will be as we break down "Rambo 3." We discuss if this film was needed, the greatness of first 10 minutes Rambo, and how Colonel Trautman is an awful person. Share your thoughts and opinions with us on Twitter and Instagram @FranchiseMePod, see our rankings on Letterboxd (Franch...

Welcome back to Franchise Me! This week we go back to Vietnam as we tackle the beautifully named "Rambo: First Blood Part II." We discuss the drastic change in tone and quality, how this movie probably shouldn't have been made, and why anybody thought it was a good idea to send this guy back to Vietnam. Share your thoughts and opinions with us on Twitter and Instagram @FranchiseMePod...

Welcome back to Franchise Me! This week we bring the body bags as we break down the first entry in the Rambo franchise, "First Blood." We discuss the surprisingly serious tone of the film, Stallone's performance, and why anybody thought this needed a sequel. Share your thoughts and opinions with us on Twitter and Instagram @FranchiseMePod, see our rankings on Letterboxd (FranchiseMe)...

Welcome back to Franchise Me! This week we exorcise one final demon as we wrap up the entire "The Conjuring" franchise in our special retrospective episode. We say goodbye to Annabelle and the nun, discuss the Warren's wacky adventures, and break down the entire extended franchise, including finally seeing Annabelle actually do something. Make sure you stay tuned for our next action...

Welcome back to Franchise Me! This week its finally time for the last movie in the Conjuringverse as we break down "The Nun 2." We discuss if we needed another nun movie, the eyes of St. Lucy, and of course DEMON GOAT! Look we are pretty burned out on this franchise by now so we did our best. Share your thoughts and opinions with us on Twitter and Instagram @FranchiseMePod, see our ranki...

Welcome back to Franchise Me! This week we continue our journey into the Conjuring franchise as we break down "The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It." We discuss psychic battles, zombies, and occultists as well as a great first 30 minutes that completely fall off of a cliff. Share your thoughts and opinions with us on Twitter and Instagram @FranchiseMePod, see our rankings on Letterboxd...

Roll out the red carpet because Franchise Me is taking over the Oscars. Andrew and Ryan choose their favorite franchise films to nominate for the major Oscar categories and work together to pick the winner. We cover Best Picture, Best Director, Best Lead Actor, Best Lead Actor and Actress, Best Supporting Actor and Actress, and our combined Best Technical Film award. We also add in a couple of new...

Welcome back to Franchise Me! This week we touch everything and unleash tons of demons as we break down "Annabelle Comes Home." We discuss bad house guests, haunted basements, and Judy Warren and her not bummer super spooky summer. Share your thoughts and opinions with us on Twitter and Instagram @FranchiseMePod, see our rankings on Letterboxd (FranchiseMe) and email us at FranchiseMePod...

Welcome back to Franchise Me! This week we unfortunately get to talk about "The Nun" We discuss how tired we are of the nun character, the use of Catholicism in the Conjuring franchise, and how World War 2 opened the gates of Hell. Share your thoughts and opinions with us on Twitter and Instagram @FranchiseMePod, see our rankings on Letterboxd (FranchiseMe) and email us at FranchiseMePod...

Welcome back to Franchise Me! This week its the prequel to the prequel to the first ten minutes of The Conjuring as we break down "Annabelle: Creation." We discuss creepy kid acting, the fantastic ending to the film, and how much we don't want to talk about The Nun next week. Share your thoughts and opinions with us on Twitter and Instagram @FranchiseMePod, see our rankings on Letter...

Welcome back to Franchise Me! This week we head to London for another wacky Warren adventure as we break down "The Conjuring 2." We discuss the nun, the endurance test that is the film, and some more SPOOOOOOOKY FACTS. Share your thoughts and opinions with us on Twitter and Instagram @FranchiseMePod, see our rankings on Letterboxd (FranchiseMe) and email us at FranchiseMePod@gmail.com. C...

Welcome back to Franchise Me! This week we continue our journey in the Conjuring universe as we break down "Annabelle." We discuss poor acting, lame jump scares, and lore so nonsecical they had to create a prequel to the prequel to fix it. Share your thoughts and opinions with us on Twitter and Instagram @FranchiseMePod, see our rankings on Letterboxd (FranchiseMe) and email us at Franch...

Welcome back to Franchise Me! This week we start Spooktober in February as we start a new spooky franchise and break down "The Conjuring." We discuss the Warren's wacky adventures, which one of us watched the movie through their fingers, and how well crafted the film is. We also discuss The Rock taking Cody Rhodes' spot in the main event of Wrestlemania, which ended up not happen...

Welcome back to Franchise Me! This week we unwrap the last gift under the tree as we wrap up the "A Christmas Prince" franchise. We discuss royal Christmas movies, and the Netflix Christmas Cinematic Universe. Make sure you stay tuned for our next generator pick. Share your thoughts and opinions with us on Twitter and Instagram @FranchiseMePod, see our rankings on Letterboxd (FranchiseMe...

Welcome to our bonus mini series "A Year in Franchises" where we look at an individual year and talk about all of the franchise films that came out that year, as well as looking at information such as the top ten box-office and Oscar winners. We continue the series by looking at the year 2012 and discussing its legacy in film. Share your thoughts and opinions with us on Twitter and Instagram @Fran...

Welcome back to Franchise Me! This week we visit Aldovia for our first ever triple movie episode as we break down the entire "A Christmas Prince" trilogy. We are talking about "A Christmas Prince," "A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding," and "A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby." We discuss Netflix's attempt at a Hallmark movie, festive holiday cards, an...

Welcome back to Franchise Me! This week we go all the mysteries and online theories as we breakdown the "Cloverfield" franchise in our retrospective episode. We discuss J.J. Abrams, possible Cloverfield sequels, and how bad The Cloverfield Paradox truly is. Make sure you stay tuned for our next generator pick, will the generator be generous or merciless. Share your thoughts and opinions...

Welcome back to Franchise Me! This week we head to parallel dimensions filled with forced connections as we break down "The Cloverfield Paradox." We discuss the sloppiness of the film, confusing parallel universes, and how much we love Donal Logue. Share your thoughts and opinions with us on Twitter and Instagram @FranchiseMePod, see our rankings on Letterboxd (FranchiseMe) and email us...

Welcome back to Franchise Me! This week we continue in the anthology series as we break down the next film in the Cloverfield franchise, 10 Cloverfield Lane. We discuss the different take on this franchise, the incredible performances, the claustrophobic feeling of the film, and of course...ALIENS. Share your thoughts and opinions with us on Twitter and Instagram @FranchiseMePod, see our rankings...

Happy New Year and welcome back to Franchise Me! This week we kickstart the year of the generator as we break down the 2008 monster movie, Cloverfield. We discuss the hype and secretive nature behind the release of the film, American Kaiju, and the incredible talent behind the scenes. Share your thoughts and opinions with us on Twitter and Instagram @FranchiseMePod, see our rankings on Letterboxd...

Happy New Year and welcome to our special bonus episode where we kiss 2023 goodbye and reflect on the year overall. We catch up on anything we may have missed during our holiday hiatus as well as rank our 10 best and worst movies of the year, list some of our favorite performances, and pick the winners and losers of 2023. So strap back in for our 4 hour ride through film in the year of 2023.

Welcome back to Franchise Me! This week we unwrap our last present of the year as we break down the entire "Santa Clause" franchise in our retrospective episode. We discuss the legacy of the series, the Disney + Show, and where Tim Allen ranks among other movie Santas. Make sure you stay tuned for our huge announcement for our crazy plans for next year. Share your thoughts and opinions w...

Welcome to our bonus mini series "A Year in Franchises" where we look at an individual year and talk about all of the franchise films that came out that year, as well as looking at information such as the top ten box-office and Oscar winners. We continue the series by looking at the year 1997 and discussing its legacy in film. Share your thoughts and opinions with us on Twitter and Insta...

Welcome back to Franchise Me! This week we have a double dose of cheer as we break down The Santa Clause 2 and The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause. We discuss magic, a smoke show, Andrew scoring one of these movies higher than Fast X, and why Curtis sucks. Share your thoughts and opinions with us on Twitter and Instagram @FranchiseMePod, see our rankings on Letterboxd (FranchiseMe) and email us...

Welcome back to Franchise Me! This week we hop back into the driver seat for the first time in over two years and its all about family as we finally break down "Fast X." We discuss the mess that was the making of the movie, Vin Diesel's lackluster performance, and how Jason Momoa was exactly the villain that this series needed. Share your thoughts and opinions with us on Twitter and...