Franchise Me: The Search for the Ultimate Movie Franchise

Welcome back to Franchise Me! This week we head to the North Pole and things get really weird as we break down the family favorite holiday film, "The Santa Clause." We discuss Tim Allen's Santa, the strange Santa lore of this film, and how this 90's family "Comedy" is actually a dark drama about how everybody believes a young boy has become mentally broken and gaslights...

Welcome back to Franchise Me! This week we wax on one last time as we wrap up the entire Karate Kid Franchise in our retrospective episode. We discuss the iconic status of the first film, the declining quality in the sequels, and how Cobra Kai may be one of the best franchise based pieces of entertainment ever. Also, this episode was released prior to Sony's announcement of Ralph Macchio and J...

Welcome back to Franchise Me! This week we have a double dose of Karate Kid as we talk about The Next Karate Kid and The 2010 Karate Kid Reboot. We discuss bowling monks, injured hawks, and unnecessary reboots. 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. Check out our websi...

Better late than never, our October year in Franchises came out in November, sue us. 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 1998 and discuss...

Welcome back to Franchise Me! This week its all about Macaroni and Cheese and over the top acting as we break down The Karate Kid Part 3. We are once again joined by Ryan's brother Matt as we discuss the extreme step down of quality, the unbelievable original pitch for the film, and of course the one true highlight of the movie, Terry Silver. Share your thoughts and opinions with us on Twitter...

Welcome back to Franchise Me! This week we head to Okinawa, or possibly Hawaii, as we discuss the forgotten sequel to the 80's classic, The Karate Kid Part 2. We are once again joined by Ryan's brother Matt as we discuss the new location, how underrated the film is, and how Miyagi probably should have mentioned losing his wife. Share your thoughts and opinions with us on Twitter and Instag...

Welcome back to Franchise Me! This week we wax on and wax off as we break down the 80's classic, The Karate Kid. We are joined by Ryan's brother Matt as we discuss the iconic status of the film, the Oscar nominated performance from Pat Morita, and the similarities between the film and a certain 70's film about a boxer from Philadelphia. Share your thoughts and opinions with us on Twitt...

Welcome back to Franchise Me! This week we scream until we lose our voices, literally in Ryan's case. We discuss the best openings, our surprising love of the series, and breakdown the extended franchise. Make sure you stay tuned for the announcement of our next super franchise. Share your thoughts and opinions with us on Twitter and Instagram @FranchiseMePod, see our rankings on Letterboxd (F...

Better late than never, our October year in Franchises came out in November, sue us. 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 1998 and discuss...

Welcome back to Franchise Me! This week we head to the Big Apple and talk about a movie that talks about movies that knows its in a franchise as we break down Scream 6. We discuss the creative opening, the brutal kills, and the lack of stacks that left us a little disappointed. 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 there is nothing toxic about fandom, as we break down Scream (2022) (5). We discuss the new cast, requels, a stand out performance from a legacy character, and the commentary on toxic fandom. 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...

Welcome back to Franchise Me! This week we return to Woodsboro for the 15th anniversary of the original Ghostface murders as we break down Scream 4. We discuss reboots, Culkins, and how we feel the film is underrated. 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. Check out ou...

Welcome back to Franchise Me! This week we talk about a movie about making a movie that is based on the other movies in this franchise...very meta, as we break down Scream 3. We discuss the stepdown in quality from the other films, the surprisingly relevant message of the movie, and we have an interesting conversation about violence in media. Share your thoughts and opinions with us on Twitter and...

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 2010 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 head to college to talk about the underrated sequel to the horror classic, Scream 2. We discuss the continuation of Sidney's emotional trauma, the creative yet sloppy story, and the most tragic character in the Scream franchise. Make sure you listen to the very end to hear Andrew's uncensored original song based off of the film. Share your thought...

Welcome back to Franchise Me! This week we talk about one of our favorite scary movies as we break down the horror classic "Scream." We discuss the originality of the film, the impact it had on the horror genre, and why it is so special. Share your thoughts and opinions with us on Twitter and Instagram @FranchiseMePod, see our rankings on Letterboxd (FranchiseMe) and email us at Franchis...

Welcome back to Franchise Me! This week we adopt the darkness one last time as we break down the entire Batman brand in our special retrospective episode. We discuss our favorite iterations of the characters, what we hope to see in the future, and Andrew takes us on a deep dive of the extended Batman franchise . Make sure you stay tuned for the announcement of our next super franchise. Share your...

Welcome back to Franchise Me! This week we solve some riddles and get real dark as we break down the newest film in our franchise so far, "The Batman." We discuss the Twilight guy, Matt Reeves' unique vision for the film, the darker elements, and the evolving Bruce Wayne character. We also get into a heated argument about...I'm not really sure what. Share your thoughts and opinio...

Welcome back to Franchise Me! This week we have a double dose of villains as we breakdown both "Catwoman" and "Joker." We discuss the absolute trainwreck that is Catwoman, and try to make sense of Todd Phillips' comments about Joker. Share your thoughts and opinions with us on Twitter and Instagram @FranchiseMePod, see our rankings on Letterboxd (FranchiseMe) and email us a...

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 1989 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 learn about the meaning of family as we breakdown "The Lego Batman Movie" We discuss the clever writing, the incredibly stacked cast of voices, and the love letter to Batman. 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. Ch...

Welcome back to Franchise Me! This week we plunge our hands in the mud and adopt the darkness as we break down the very long and somewhat disappointing end of the Christopher Nolan Batman trilogy "The Dark Knight Rises" We discuss the almost incomprehensible Bane voice, the faux epicness of the film, one of the worst movie deaths of all time, and once again the incredible performance of...

Welcome back to Franchise Me! This week we put a smile on our faces as we break down arguably the greatest comic book movie of all time "The Dark Knight." We discuss Nolan's incredible direction, the more militaristic version of Batman, and of course Heath Ledger's unbelievable performance as The Joker . Share your thoughts and opinions with us on Twitter and Instagram @Franchise...

Welcome back to Franchise Me! This week we join the league of shadows as we start the Nolan Trilogy and breakdown "Batman Begins." We discuss Christian Bale's Batman voice, how Christopher Nolan revitalized the Batman franchise, and why Michael Cain as Alfred might be the best piece of comic book movie casting ever. Share your thoughts and opinions with us on Twitter and Instagram @F...

Hello and welcome to our special 100th episode celebration. In this bonus episode we take some time to reflect on the 100 main episodes so far as well as some of the highs and lows of our journey into movie franchises. We also break down all of the Rotten Tomatoes scores of the films that we have discussed so far. Thank you to everybody for their support over these past 100 episodes and we are gra...