“You already know the ending to this story. You can only draw it so many ways.” Happy November, dear listeners! We’re kicking off the month of thanks by welcoming back our friend DeVaughn Taylor, returning to the pod to talk about one of his favorite cinematic subgenres - the unconventional superhero film! And, along the way, we discuss our favorit…

“Keep it up. Just keep it up. I’ve got friends in Jersey.” We’re closing out our fifth annual Spooky-thon with a Straight Up, our quarterly foray into the favorite films of our own Tucker! This time, we’re covering a 1983 psychological horror film and, while we do, we disagree on this movie’s ending, our personal histories with actors Peter Weller …

“Blood works best.” This week, Spooky-thon 2024 keeps on trucking as we get prepped for Venom: The Last Dance to arrive in theaters by talking about a horror film also conveniently called Venom! Along the way, we find time to talk about Tucker’s mozzarella stick obsession, 2002's The Thing video game, the life of an old-school projectionist, and so…

“All I want to do is graduate from high school, go to Europe, marry Christian Slater, and die.” The gang’s all here to discuss this horror-comedy classic! In addition to our discussion of the various actors involved (including the late, great Donald Sutherland), we also take time to dig into the career of Sasha Jenson, do some armchair psychologizi…

“You’re so pretty…” We’re out on vacation for Week Two of Spooky-thon and this week, we’re covering a rare PG-rated slasher from the earliest years of the subgenre and, along the way, discuss such diverse topics as the filmographies of Joel Schumacher and propagandist Leni Riefenstahl, whether or not this film’s star Chuck Connors (a.k.a. ‘The Rifl…

“Well, you don’t need the police, pal, you need a psychiatrist!” Our fifth annual Spooky-thon is officially a GO as we take on a true cult classic this week! Join us as we answer the burning questions surrounding this movie like: Is this the ultimate Tucker movie? (Don’t worry - he’ll let you know early and often!) What’s the best format (and netwo…

“Okay, I’d appreciate a prophecy with more relatable stakes.” This week, we’re joined by a LONG overdue returning guest, our friend, author and Hellboy enthusiast Cat Scully to talk about the ill-fated (and maybe unfairly maligned) Neil Marshall reboot of the Mike Mignola-created franchise! Along the way, we make some time to chat about our persona…

“But cheer up! There's at least one bright side to this! One day you're going to die and, when you end up in Hell, at least it'll be a step up from this place!” It's our 200th episode and, for this very important milestone episode, we've opted to let Tucker write the show notes! Gosh f***ing darn it you guys, this is a pretty rad episode. We talk a…

“The ‘Juice is loose.” And now for something completely different… We promised in the early days that we’d make sure to cover any sequels to any film we’ve ever covered… and that means that Brett, Stephen, and Tucker all made their respective ways to the theater this weekend to catch the latest Tim Burton offering in order to make good on that prom…

“I’ve seen The Exorcist about 167 times… and it keeps getting funnier every time I see it!” In anticipation of the long-awaited sequel to the original dropping in theaters this week, we’re revisiting the topic of our earliest episodes from our very first ever Spooky-thon back in 2020 - 1988’s classic Beetlejuice! Only this time, there’s a Tucker on…

“Spin the bishop!” It's time once again for our quarterly foray into Tucker's cinematic influences with an all-new installment of Straight Up! This week, we're visiting the theater of the underground, doing art for its own sake, and taking a deep dive into the minds that created Ernest P. Worrell! Oh, yeah… and Brett's back! Join us as we cover thi…

“Sometimes, just sometimes, the crow can bring that soul back to put the wrong things right…” This week, with a remake of The Crow coming to theaters, we’re talking about a fairly obvious ripoff of the original film… or, more accurately avoiding talking about it! Join us for a slew of tangents that includes the films of Steve Oedekerk, ads on strea…

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“Call me an @$$hole one more time…” When life, uh, finds a way to keep you from discussing the Will Smith superhero movie during your Will Smith theme month, it’s better if it, uh, finds a way to let you have a stellar guest on when you do get to it! This week, we’re joined by DeVaughn Taylor of the Specter Cinema Club and The Pod & the Pendulum to…

“I’m the best there is at what I do and what I do best isn’t very nice.” In honor of Deadpool & Wolverine in theaters now, we’re looking back to the first time Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds played these characters together in a feature film waayyy back in 2009! We’re talking about our personal histories with the X-franchise, our feelings on Hugh J…

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“Do not misunderstand me: danger is very real, but fear is a choice.” This week, or Gettin’ Jiggy in July theme month continues as we take a look at Will Smith's attempt to make his son Jaden into the next big thing with this 2013 M. Night Shyamalan bomb! Two big names in need of a hit and the child caught in the balance! Join us as we talk this mo…

“This is Ground Zero. This is my site. I can fix… I can fix this.” Well, friends, we’ve had a doozy of a week! This week, life, uh, finds a way once again as we move forward with our Gettin’ Jiggy in July theme month by looking back at our third-ever Spooky-thon to Will Smith’s foray into action-horror during a downward trajectory in his career! To…

“Let’s break down the word ‘redneck.’ First word, ‘red’: color of power, fire, passion. Second word, ‘neck’... hey, I can’t think of nothing for ‘neck’ right now, but without that, you still got red and that’s something to be proud of.” We’re kicking off a brand new actor-centric theme month taking a look at the failed franchise starters of Big Wil…

“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!…