The Franchisees
Two film-loving friends devour entire franchises, tracing their theatrical rise, direct-to-video-fall, and occasional redemption. Banter, bits, and bad impressions follow.
Episodes
132 episodes
Toy Story 2 (1999) (with Valerie Keaton)
1999 was a legendary, leeeggggendary year for cinema. And animation is cinema, no matter what those film snobs tell you! Please, please for the love of god accept that animation is cinema so that Guillermo del Toro can take a brea...
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Season 30
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1:36:43
Toy Story (1995)
It's our 30th Franchise! Wow, time sure does fly when you're having fun... and there's nothing more fun than toys. What if these toys had a story of their own? Well you're in luck. Back in 1995, future-disgraced animator John Lasseter and compa...
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Season 30
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1:15:22
Britannia Hospital (1983)
The Mick Travis trilogy concludes in hilarious, sometimes baffling fashion. We also talk about EMILIA PÉREZ, HARD TRUTHS, "trade wars" and "juice lips"Join us next week for a new franchise: TOY STORY
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Season 29
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1:29:02
O Lucky Man! (1973)///Oscar Nominations
Mick Travis is back in O LUCKY MAN!, at least some version of Mick Travis. Join him on an epic journey through the hellish and bizarre landscape of 70s Britain. From coffee salesman to superstar, and many stops along the way. This is a sprawlin...
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Season 29
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1:24:20
if.... (1968)////RIP David Lynch
wow jeez sorry it's late again ahh jeez guys I'm really running out of excuses here!please enjoy this episode on Lindsay Anderson's 1968 film IF...., not to be confused with the disgusting John Krasinski's IF (2024) and the even more di...
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Season 29
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1:37:50
Home Sweet Home Alone (2021)
Sorry it's late again folks I keep getting burgled and I'm not even half as smart as any of these kids man like I can't build any of these traps I am struggling to defend myself my home is a shambles they took everything man they took everythin...
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Season 28
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1:26:00
Home Alone: The Holiday Heist (2012)
Sorry it's late, please forgive me I was left home alone and had to defend myself against the flu.
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Season 28
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1:02:45
Home Alone 4 (2002)// 9/11
Released in the shadow of America's darkest hour, HOME ALONE 4 teaches us all to live again, to laugh again, to love again. Do dark hours have shadows? Only time will tell.New kid again, this is definitively not "the boy" but h...
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Season 28
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1:11:14
Home Alone 3 (1997)/Ben Farts on Mic
HOME ALONE 3, new kid, new world, new film, new life. Sometimes these are good things for a franchise. New means different, but does it also mean good? Hollywood megastar Alex D. Linz takes over from ol' has-been Culkin. There are 4 bad guys at...
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Season 28
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1:05:42
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)//Luigi in New York
New York City baby! Greatest city in the whole fucking world! All I'm gonna say is this city needs less Kevin McCallisters and more Luigi MangionesHome Alone 3 next, Roger Ebert's favourite. Join us then, w...
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Season 28
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1:21:37
Home Alone (1990)
Ho Ho Ho! Or should I say Ho Ho Home Alone? I've already said it, it's too late to take it back. I might even say it again. Ho Ho Home Alone. It's December and Christmas is looming over us all. Have you bought your presents? ...
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Season 28
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59:30
Gladiator II (2024) [aka Badiator Poo]
Midley Scott, Didley Squat, call him what you want. But the important thing is that he's still out there delivering consistent 2-3 star bores. And that means something. Show him so goddamned respect. GLADIATOR II is here and we are...
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Season 28
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1:14:41
Gladiator (2000)
The year is 2000 and the world is captivated by the return of the sword and sandal epic... who is this mysterious Australian man Russell Crowe? And most importantly, will we be entertained?? Gladiator I hardly know 'er Gladiator I'...
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Season 28
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1:00:14
The Silence (1963)
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Season 27
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1:21:30
Winter Light (1963)
The second in Bergman's thematic trilogy, WINTER LIGHT is about the silence of God... and whomst amongst us isn't dealing with that these days? This is an incredible film that we hope you watch and enjoy, and while we are two Silly...
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Season 27
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1:09:15
BOONUS: The Franchisees Halloween Special II (with Ben Bourgon)
Halloween in November yet again! Every year Alex, Ben, and our other friend also named Ben get together to do a horror movie marathon. Last year we decided to turn it into a podcast and this year we did it again just real special like for all y...
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1:27:20
Through a Glass Darkly (1961)
From BAD BOYS to the "bad boy" of Swedish cinema... from HUMAN CENTIPEDE to the Spider God... that's right, it's a dark November of the Soul with friend of the pod, future guest(?) Ingmar Bergman.Alex and Ben are tackling some real cine...
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Season 27
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1:37:38
The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence) (2015) (with Katherine Vienneau) (feat. Dr. Yuki)
Eating shit and drinking piss and farting and shitting and pissing into each others mouths forever hooray! We've made it to the final HUMAN CENTIPEDE film and thank god for that. Joining us again is friend of the show and repeat guest Katherine...
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Season 26
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1:20:03
BONUS Festival Season VIFF + FNC///Horror Movie Roundup Ahhh! Ooooh! (you will die seven days after listening)
it's a spooky and fright-tastic bonus episode for you on Scary Wednesday ooooh!Ben went to some film festivals with CHERUB and it was spooooky ahhhh! and he talks about how scary it is to be a famous Hollywood celebrity Ooo...
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1:09:47
The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence) (2011) (with Sam Edwards)
Dubbel zoveel! Verdubbel de pis! Het is HUMAN CENTIPEDE 2 (FULL SEQUENCE)! Alex en Ben zijn terug met een speciale gast en shit-expert Sam Edwards om het beruchte vervolg op de toch al beruchte eerste film te bespreken. Is deze fil...
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Season 26
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1:19:15
The Human Centipede (First Sequence) (2009)
Scheiße! Alex und Ben gehen Arsch-zu-Mund! Genau, es ist ein neues Franchise... THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE. Vom niederländischen Regisseur Tom Six stammt dieses berüchtigte und abscheuliche Schock-O-Rama. Ist der Film wirklich gut oder is...
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Season 26
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1:02:15
Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024)/There Will Be Slap
Ladies and gentlemen... I've traveled over half our province to be here tonight. I couldn't get away sooner because my new podcast was coming out on Spotify and I had to see about it. That podcast is now flowing at two thousand barrels of conte...
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Season 25
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1:30:52
Bad Boys for Life (2020)/Stop the Toronto Air Show
It's that time of the year again (or at least it was when we recorded this, we're getting really far ahead which is great and much more convenient for us, we are busy adult guys with lives after all!) that's right, Toronto Air Show time! Cower ...
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Season 25
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53:54
Bad Boys II (2003)/Caveh Zahedi is a Bad Boy Too
Bad Boys II, Bad Boys II, whatcha gonna do when they Bad Boys II?We're back with perhaps the ultimate Bayhem experience, the purest expression of what purile pop American cinematic entertainment can offer: BAD BOYS IIA truly rep...
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Season 25
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1:24:57
BONUS TIFF 2024 Highlights of the Prestigious and Very Important Toronto International Film Festival BONUS GLAMOUR STARS SEX FASHION BEN ALEX
BONUS BONUS BONUS!It's a special episode for you recapping 2024's Toronto International Film Festival, the festival of festivals, the greatest cultural event in Canada, the only reason to stay alive, the glitz and glamour and stars, it'...
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