“Charlie, there are two kinds of thieves in this world: those who steal to enrich their lives and this week steal to define their lives. Don't be the latter. Makes you miss out on what's really important in this life.” This week, we celebrate the life of legendary Hollywood actor Donald Sutherland as we look back to one of our earliest episodes fro…

“Never trust spiritual leader who does not dance.” This week, we’re celebrating 40 years of Mr. Miyagi by going back 30 years to the great Pat Morita’s final foray as the wizened karate teacher with this 1994 spin-off. As Stephen and Tucker try desperately to avoid talking this movie, topics include why certain Muppets don’t show up anymore, potent…

“Whoever said size doesn’t matter never played a third-person shooter.” This week, we’re absolutely thrilled to welcome back friend of the show, the Internet’s 2000s Horror Queen, and author of the forthcoming book Millennial Nasties, Ariel Powers-Schaub to discuss the necessary-if-not-inconsistently-executed cinematic confluence of horror and vide…

“You want the scent? Smell yourself…” This week, we're diving into the Lecter-verse as we dig into the first film adapted from one of Thomas Harris's Hannibal Lecter novels! We're talking Michael Mann and William Petersen, debating the best Lecter (Lecktor?), and determining whether or not this franchise qualifies as horror. PLUS, Stephen ranks the…

“What are we??” We’re breaking formats the way that Johnny Kovak breaks down corporate corruption in the latest episode of Straight Up, the show where we basically let Tucker do whatever he wants! And this quarter, he’s chosen this 1978 Norman Jewison film featuring Sly as an upstart union leader who may or may not be Jimmy Hoffa! And we’re joined …

“Oh, it’s over already? I was just about to make my move!” There’s a new Planet of the Apes film in theaters so we can finally discuss a film that Stephen has been anxiously anticipating since the podcast began! We talk our personal histories with the Apes franchise, discuss the decade-long development hell of this film and the versions that could …

“In the land of the infected, the immune man is king.” This week, with Furiosa making its way into theaters later this month, we’re talking about another badass female protagonist with a missing body part trapped between two feuding warlords in a harsh, post-apocalyptic wasteland! Listen as we talk “Star Trek,” our past experiences with Neil Marsha…

“Some dogs are meant to be champions. Some dogs are meant to be… dogs.” We’re back with another installment of our unofficial ‘Coming Attractions’ theme month! There are three - count ‘em, THREE - new movies opening on Memorial Day weekend and we couldn’t decide which to discuss, so we’re covering all three! First up, the new animated Garfield movi…

“...almost all of us self-destruct.” It’s an unofficial ‘Coming Attractions’ theme month where we’re talking about movies kinda-sorta related to current or upcoming theatrical releases! To start things off, we’re talking about Alex Garland’s sophomore effort on the heels of his most recent film Civil War making the divisive rounds! And we’re joined…

“Everything’s changed… and we can stop Judgment Day!” And, just like that, our second-ever Arnold Schwarzeneggar theme month - Arnie April 2: Austrian Boogaloo - is at its end… but will it go out with a bang or a whimper? We’re talking Arnie’s return to his most famous franchise and, along the way, we stop to chat about theme park 4-D attractions, …

“You are what you do. A man is defined by his actions, not his memory.” We may be starting to wind down Arnie April 2: Austrian Boogaloo, but we’re still managing to come in HOT on this episode! And what luck - we’re joined by Stephen’s college roommate and all-around good guy Phil Smith to talk about Arnie’s last straight-up ‘80s action role! Alon…

“All theory, no practice. The story of my life.” We’re back with week two of Arnie April 2: Austrian Boogaloo with a movie we really wanted to cover the last time we did a Schwarzeneggar theme month… but we’re making up for it now! We talk about the directing style of Ivan Reitman, the long history of how this movie came to screen, the now-canceled…

For the first time ever, we’re doing a sequel to one of our favorite theme months! Behold, ARNIE APRIL 2: AUSTRIAN BOOGALOO! And who better to help us kick the whole thing off than our friends Brian Keiper and Michele Eggen from the Movies for Life podcast! Join us for a conversation covering everything from modern Arnie analogies to the crystalliz…

Sorority Row (2009) w/ Ariel Powers-Schaub This week, in honor of the approaching release of her book Millennial Nasties: Analyzing a Decade of Brutal Horror Film Violence, our friend Ariel Powers-Schaub is back to talk about this late aughts horror remake! And while we’re at it, we discuss the origins and examples of ‘millennial nasties,’ the mean…

“There is ALWAYS time for lubricant!” With Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire coming to theaters this week, we’re looking at yet another Ivan Reitman-directed movie about a team of working-class misfits… but this time, they’re fighting aliens! Break out the Head & Shoulders and join us as we talk through the careers of Seann William Scott, Orlando Jones, …

Oblivion (2013) w/ Andrew ‘Greetings’ “Are you an effective team?” It’s another Listener Request episode and, this time, we brought the listener along with us! We’re joined by Stephen’s college buddy Andrew to talk about Tom Cruise, Morgan Freeman, and the 2013 sci-fi movie they made together! Over the course of the conversation, we get into the Ob…

“You let me know when it gets dangerous..” With Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Two in theaters, we’re taking a look at another story where a savior comes to a desert world and befriends a native tribe who give him a unique new name… and we’ve brought our friend and Edgar Rice Burroughs enthusiast Samuel Dumas along to help us out! Along with the dee…

Parents (1989) “You really like the dark, don’t you, Michael? You can be yourself in the dark. But, you know? There’s one dark place that we have to be very careful in…” It’s yet another fifth Thursday (in February?? REALLY??) and you know what that means! That’s right, it’s the second-ever episode of Straight Up, the show-within-a-show where we le…

“No plan. Just bigger guns.” In what happens to be a rather bizarre follow-up to last year’s episode on Cemetery Man, the boys tackle this big screen adaptation of Tiziano Sclavi’s perhaps better-known work (in Europe, anyway), Dylan Dog! (When our fans ask for an episode, we try to deliver!) We talk about the absence of fan-favorite character Grou…

“You have this nickname. What is it? Excitement? Enthusiasm? Esprit de corps?” This week, we’re paying homage to one of the greats as we honor the great Carl Weathers with one of his earliest starring roles that never got a sequel - 1988’s Action Jackson! We talk about how this movie perfectly melds mid-’70s blaxploitation with late-’80s action, th…

"This is not the end of my story. This is only the beginning.” …or is it?? In accordance with our annual Valentine’s Day tradition, we’ve invited our buddy Mike Snoonian from The Pod and the Pendulum to talk about a Valentine’s Day movie in name only! We talk about the origins of the titular superhero, debate the artistic merits of this big screen …

"Do you wanna die having never been to Europe? Or to you want to go to Europe and die having been to Europe?” In honor of Argylle dropping in theaters this weekend (based on a novel by totally-not-J.K. Rowling), we're taking on another recent female-fronted spy comedy! The boys are pretty mixed on this one, so listen in as they discuss this film's …

"You know the devil never dies. Keeps coming back. But you gotta keep killing him. Over and over again.” It’s time for our January miniseries The Kingening: The Drawing of Three, on some of the failed franchise starters adapted from the works of Stephen King, to come to a close... but first, PROM! We’re putting on our tuxes, straightening our ties,…

"Never believe what you publish and never publish what you believe.” The Kingening is back and this time the quality is… not so good. This week, we do our level best to avoid talking about Stephen King’s other vampire story about tabloid journalism gone too far! Listen as we discuss our shared love of Miguel Ferrer (including a discussion of some o…

"Okay… show me.” Happy 2024! We’re back from our bye week and we’re kicking the new year off with The Kingening: The Drawing of Three, a three-part miniseries centered around failed franchise starters adapted from the works of Stephen King! And we’re EXTRA excited because we’re joined by the cohost of Halloweenies, The Girls on The Boys, The Pod & …

"You should seek the services of a mental health professional. The Justice League is… not very good at that part yet. Trust me.” It's time to bring 2023 in for a landing, so - as we've done every year so far - we're talking about a failed franchise starter from this past year… and this year, that talk includes a deep dive into this film's troubled …

"You messed with the wrong sisters.” Happy holidays from the Disenfranchised Podcast! In wrapping up our “Blackest Christmas” miniseries, we’re talking about the most recent attempt to reboot the Black Christmas franchise and we’re joined by the host of Bodies of Horror, Nichole Goble! Together, we’re talking #MeToo, subtlety in screenwriting, this…

"Everyone should be home for Christmas…” We’re back with our “Blackest Christmas” miniseries and we’re beyond delighted to make Ariel Powers-Schaub of Ghouls Magazine and the Pod & the Pendulum our family now! As part of the oft-discussed horror remake glut of the Aughts, we dig in to this nasty little Christmas film and, with it, the allure of 200…

"Ho ho ho sh*t!” ‘Tis the season for some holiday horror, so we’re pulling out ALL the stops this year with our latest “Blackest Christmas” miniseries! First up, we’ve got the Bob Clark classic featuring an unseen, enigmatic killer, calls coming from inside the house, an inept police force, and lots of shots from the killer’s POV! Along the way, th…

"Captain, they’re playing your song…” This week, we’re doing something a little different - it’s a brand new podcast-within-a-podcast! It’s called Straight Up! and it’s an opportunity for Tucker to share the films he loves with the people he loves… so he’s brought in his old buddy J.P. Leck of the Endless Elsewhere to talk about this Ozploitation s…

"’Happiness is: being happy’? What the f--k am I supposed to do with THAT?” Jeffers morning, all! We’re changing up our US Thanksgiving tradition this year! Instead of talking about a big ol’ turkey, we’re doing more of a friendsgiving! Our buddy Evan Tuohy from the Grand Voodoo Band has brought along one of his favorite indie films for discussion!…

"How do you rid the world of humans? First, you rid the humans of their humanity…” Did you know there’s a new prequel to The Hunger Games dropping this weekend? Neither did we! Even so, we’re covering another YA adaptation with a female protagonist obsessed with protecting her younger sibling while finding herself in a love triangle that will likel…

"What's that screaming? A good many dramatic situations begin with screaming..." With The Marvels heading into theaters this weekend, we’re taking the time to discuss the first movie ever about a space-faring heroine adapted from a comic book! Join us as we talk about topics as broad and varied as the eternal beauty of Jane Fonda, the storied caree…

"Dead or alive, you're coming with me." After an entire month of remakes, we're turning our attention to… [checks notes] …another remake! That's right, in honor of the release of RoboCop: Rogue City, we're talking Joel Kinnaman, Michael Keaton, plant-based cheesesteaks… heck, we're even answering that age-old question: "Who would win in a fight: Ro…

"Don’t ask me why I can’t leave without my wife and I won’t ask you why you can." The final episode of our Romero Remakes Spooky-thon is finally here and we’re digging into Breck Eisner’s 2010 remake of The Crazies! We talk about the power of the original film, Stephen’s issues with certain changes made for the update, our respective love of Billy …

"You know what? Where’s mom?" We’ve reached the nadir of our Romero Remakes Spooky-thon with this remake of the 1985 zombie classic! We talk about some of the underrated members of the cast, discuss the differences between the remake and the original, and debate whether zombification begins at the bite or at death! The movie may not be great, but y…

"...now I realize there are some things worse than death, and one of them is sitting here waiting to die." Our October Spooky-thon keeps on rolling and what could possibly be scarier than a movie helmed by not one, but TWO of the architects of the DC Comics Cinematic Universe? We’re sticking with our Romero Remakes theme and this week, the topics i…

"Whatever I lost, I lost a long time ago and I do not plan on losing anything else!" If it's October, it must be Spooky-thon! And this year, we're looking exclusively at remakes of films originally directed by horror cinema icon, George A. Romero… starting with the one that kicked it all off! We talk Tom Savini, Tony Todd, Patricia Tallman, social …

"Wait, I thought the Jigsaw killer was dead…?” With the latest entry in the wildly popular Saw franchise making its way to theaters this weekend, all three of the boys get together to talk about the La Llorona of the bunch! Brett and Stephen have done their homework and Tucker is along for the ride as we talk about what we liked and disliked about …

"This is where the law stops and I start, sucker!” With a fourth (!) Expendables movie dropping in theaters this weekend, we're polishing up our Aviators and sliding on our leather gloves as we hit the dark and gritty streets of L.A. with Sylvester Stallone's Marion 'Cobra' Cobretti! Join us as we talk about the rise and fall of Stallone's career, …

"Look, I once killed the Phantom." “Join the club.” For those who just walked in… this week, we're slamming evil back to the 1930s by way of the 1990s as we talk about the long journey to get this comic strip adapted to the big screen and all the big names attached along the way from Adam West to Joe Dante… PLUS, a brief history of Bruce Campbell l…

"Father Perez said you turned your back on the Church." “On the Church? Yes. On God? Never.” When a new entry in the ever-popular Conjuring franchise makes its way into theaters, you dust off the bastard stepchild of the franchise for a little bit of a deep dive! That’s right, we’re going deep on the Weeping Woman herself and everything that comes …

"Read a book! It’s called post-irony!" It is foretold that when a month has five Thursdays, an errant Tucker will appear and claim a podcast episode as his own… and this week is that week! That’s right, friends - it’s another Tucker Takeover episode and this time we’re joined by longtime friend of the show, five-time main feed appearer, and general…

"It’s not dying that you need to be afraid of. It’s never having lived in the first place." We’re finishing off the 2011 green-themed hero miniseries within the accidental comic book/superhero theme month by taking a look at the Michel Gondry-Seth Rogen take on the original rich guy-turned-vigilante radio character! Join Stephen and Tucker as they …

"Let those who worship evil’s might, beware my power - Green Lantern’s light!" The great philosopher of our time Kermit the Frog once said, “It’s not that easy being green,” and, in our experience, it’s not that easy watching it either! This week, in honor of the first “new hero” of James Gunn’s new DCU making his way to theaters in Blue Beetle, we…

"We're not your classic superheroes. We're not the favorites. We're the other guys." Fire up your frakulators and lower your blame throwers, because this week, Stephen and Tucker are taking on one of their favorite cult classics with an incredible and diverse cast, amazing production design, and more quotable lines than you can shake a skull-encase…

"So it's like Hailey's Comet… only monsters come out!" Cowabunga, dudes! With Mutant Mayhem dropping in theaters this week, we're going back to 2007 to talk about the last time an animated Ninja Turtles hit the silver screen! How do we feel about this IP? Is this a sequel or a spinoff? What's the name of the guy who voiced Krang again? The answers …

"I see dead people…" This week, with a new Haunted Mansion film dropping in theaters, we're taking the first attempt to turn the theme park ride into its own franchise, complete with talk about Eddie Murphy, Jennifer Tilly, and the wildly inconsistent lore surrounding the ride! Bring your death certificates to the following platforms: @Disenfranchp…

"These *are* the jokes, people!" This week, in honor of Barbie and Oppenheimer hitting theaters simultaneously, we're focusing on a movie that bombed about a line of dolls! Join Tucker and Stephen as they discuss Jon Voight, director Sean McNamara, and exactly who this movie could possibly be for! Check out our bratitude on the following platforms:…

"There's no hurry, you see. We have all the time in the world." Life, uh, found a way again and, with a new Mission: Impossible movie dropping in theaters, we're rewinding back at the time we tackled the original action-spy franchise, most importantly the changing of the guard that resulted in the only one-and-done Bond in the history of the franch…