Disenfranchised

"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 highs and lows, the tropes of spy and action films, and their go-to karaoke songs!

Tell us all about your best friend on the following social media platforms:

• @Disenfranchpod on Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, Letterboxd, and YouTube
• Email us your thoughts or requests to [email protected]
• Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!
• Find Stephen at @ChewyWalrus on Bluesky, Instagram, and Letterboxd
• Find Brett at @sus_warlock on Instagram and Letterboxd or @suswarlock on Bluesky
• Find Tucker at @icenine09 on YouTube and Instagram and @tuck_mugs on Instagram
• Join our Patreon for exclusive bonus content, including our recent Unenfranchised episode on The Rage: Carrie 2 at https://patreon.com/Disenfranchpod
• Watch our big screen debut in Circle City Supernatural from our buddy J.P. Leck! You can either buy it on BluRay through his website, buy/rent it through Amazon Prime, or watch it free with ads on Tubi!

"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, and heading back to high school to talk about the most recent adaptation of King’s first novel! Along the way, we stop to talk about how this film stacks up against other films in the Carrie franchise, the abject horror of religious fundamentalism, the cast and their performances, and the oeuvre of Michael Mann! Join us before the bucket of pig’s blood falls!

Keep your cyberbullying as far away from these social media platforms as possible:

• @Disenfranchpod on Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, Letterboxd, and YouTube
• Email us your thoughts or requests to [email protected]
• Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!
• Find Stephen at @ChewyWalrus on Bluesky, Instagram, and Letterboxd
• Find Brett at @sus_warlock on Instagram and Letterboxd or @suswarlock on Bluesky
• Find Tucker at @icenine09 on YouTube and Instagram and @tuck_mugs on Instagram
• Join our Patreon for exclusive bonus content, including our upcoming episode on The Rage: Carrie 2 at: https://patreon.com/Disenfranchpod
• Watch our big screen debut in Circle City Supernatural from our buddy J.P. Leck! You can either buy it on BluRay through his website or buy/rent it through Amazon Prime!

"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 of our favorite performances), Christian parody band ApologetiX, The Who circa 2002, the cast of “Twin Peaks: The Return,” good and bad versions of the Maine dialect, and SO MUCH MORE!

Please refrain from lusting after our bodies if you follow us on these social media platforms:

• @Disenfranchpod on Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, Letterboxd, and YouTube
• Email us your thoughts or requests to [email protected]
• Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!
• Find Stephen at @ChewyWalrus on Bluesky, Instagram, and Letterboxd
• Find Brett at @sus_warlock on Instagram and Letterboxd or @suswarlock on Bluesky
• Find Tucker at @icenine09 on YouTube and Instagram and @tuck_mugs on Instagram
• Join our Patreon for exclusive bonus content, including our upcoming episode on The Rage: Carrie 2 at: https://patreon.com/Disenfranchpod
• Watch our big screen debut in Circle City Supernatural from our buddy J.P. Leck! You can either buy it on BluRay through his website or buy/rent it through Amazon Prime!

"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 & the Pendulum, and - perhaps most relevant to this conversation - The Losers Club podcasts, the great Rachel Reeves! Together, we discuss our favorite Carpenter movies, our earliest memories of driving our first cars, and the fact that this movie is secretly hella romantic! Don’t miss this one!

Respect Rachel Reeves for her mind by giving her a follow or a listen across the internet:

• @VinylGrrrl on Bluesky. Letterboxd, and Twitter X; @thevinylgrrrl on Instagram and Threads
• Check out the Halloweenies upcoming coverage of the Alien franchise wherever you get your podcasts and follow them @HalloweeniesPod on Twitter X and @halloweeniespodcast on Instagram and Threads!
• Listen in as The Losers’ Club’s conversations about King’s novel 11-22-63 (among MANY other topics) and give them a follow at @LosersClubPod on Twitter X and @thelosersclubpodcast on Instagram and Threads!
• Follow along with The Pod & the Pendulum as they dig into the Universal Frankenstein films and lumber after them at @podandpendulum on Twitter X, @podandthependulum on Bluesky, and @pod_and_the_pendulum on Instagram!
• Be sure to watch along with The Girls on The Boys over at Anatomy of a Scream as they start watching Season 3 of the Amazon Prime show and check their progress by giving them a follow at @girlsontheboys on Instagram and Twitter X!

Please refrain from lusting after our bodies if you follow us on these social media platforms:

• @Disenfranchpod on Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, Letterboxd, and YouTube.
• Email us your thoughts and requests to [email protected]
• Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify
• Join our Patreon for exclusive bonus content, including our weekly What Are We Watching? show: https://patreon.com/Disenfranchpod

"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 and storied production history, a reckoning of star Ezra Miller's legal woes, and a treatise or two on the state of modern cinema! Don't miss out on this super-sized year-end extravaganza!

Whatever you do, don't let go of these social media platforms (so you can follow us, of course):

• @Disenfranchpod on Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, Letterboxd, and YouTube
• Email us your thoughts or requests to [email protected]
• Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!
• Find Stephen at @ChewyWalrus on Bluesky, Instagram, and Letterboxd
• Find Brett at @sus_warlock on Instagram and Letterboxd or @suswarlock on Bluesky
• Find Tucker at @icenine09 on YouTube and Instagram and @tuck_mugs on Instagram
• Join our Patreon for exclusive bonus content, including our weekly What Are We Watching? show: https://patreon.com/Disenfranchpod

Watch our big screen debut in Circle City Supernatural from our buddy J.P. Leck! You can either buy it on BluRay through his website or buy/rent it through Amazon Prime!

"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 movie’s rushed production schedule, and getting schooled on the ins and outs of collegiate Greek life! Stuff your stockings, swirl your nog, and join us for another holiday film!

Follow Nichole Goble at the following platforms (and don’t be creepy about it!):

• Make sure you listen to Bodies of Horror as part of the Anatomy of a Scream network on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts!
• @bodiesofhorror on Bluesky, @bodiesofhorrorpodcast on Instagram, and @BodiesHorror on Twitter X!
• Listen to Nichole as a regular contributor on The Pod and the Pendulum!

We’ve never been up in the frathouse! We’re too busy hanging out on the following platforms:

• @Disenfranchpod on Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, Letterboxd, and YouTube
• Email us your thoughts or requests to [email protected]
• Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!
• Find Stephen at @ChewyWalrus on Bluesky, Instagram, and Letterboxd
• Find Brett at @sus_warlock on Instagram and Letterboxd or @suswarlock on Bluesky
• Find Tucker at @icenine09 on YouTube and Instagram and @tuck_mugs on Instagram
• Join our Patreon for exclusive bonus content, including our weekly What Are We Watching? show: https://patreon.com/Disenfranchpod

Watch our big screen debut in Circle City Supernatural from our buddy J.P. Leck! You can either buy it on BluRay through his website or buy/rent it through Amazon Prime!

"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 2000s horror, the ups and downs of this particular remake, and the terrors of T9 texting!

If you can’t locate our friend Ariel Powers-Schaub in your walls, you might try looking at the following platforms:

• Find Ariel’s writing over at Ghouls Magazine!
• Follow Ghouls Magazine at @ghoulsmag on Instagram and @GhoulsMagazine on Facebook, Letterboxd, X, and YouTube
• Listen to Ariel as a regular contributor on The Pod and the Pendulum!
• @ari_hellraiser on Instagram, Letterboxd and X or @arihellraiser on Bluesky

Come be a part of our family now by coming home for Christmas on the following platforms:

• @Disenfranchpod on Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, Letterboxd, and YouTube
• Email us your thoughts or requests to [email protected]
• Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!
• Find Stephen at @ChewyWalrus on Bluesky, Instagram, and Letterboxd
• Find Brett at @sus_warlock on Instagram and Letterboxd or @suswarlock on Bluesky
• Find Tucker at @icenine09 on YouTube and Instagram and @tuck_mugs on Instagram
• Join our Patreon for exclusive bonus content, including our weekly What Are We Watching? show: https://patreon.com/Disenfranchpod
• Watch our big screen debut in Circle City Supernatural from our buddy J.P. Leck! You can eitherbuy it on BluRay through his website or buy/rent it through Amazon Prime!

"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, the boys imagine Brett’s boundless rage, discuss some deep cut Robin Williams performances, and compare notes on this film’s famously ambiguous ending! So pour some eggnog in your coffee and stir with a candy cane as you sit down and join our discussion of this seminal holiday film!

You don’t have to climb into our attic to see what we’re up to! Just check us out on the following platforms:

• @Disenfranchpod on Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, Letterboxd, and YouTube
• Email us your thoughts or requests to [email protected]
• Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!
• Find Stephen at @ChewyWalrus on Bluesky, Instagram, and Letterboxd
• Find Brett at @sus_warlock on Instagram and Letterboxd or @suswarlock on Bluesky
• Find Tucker at @icenine09 on YouTube and Instagram and @tuck_mugs on Instagram
• Join our Patreon for exclusive bonus content, including our weekly What Are We Watching? show: https://patreon.com/Disenfranchpod
• Watch our big screen debut in Circle City Supernatural from our buddy J.P. Leck! You can either buy it on BluRay through his website or buy/rent it through Amazon Prime!

"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 superhero musical! We’re straight up talking about this movie’s cast (including a deep dive on the oeuvre of star Alan Arkin), the musical numbers, and Christian Bale’s accent!

Find the great J.P. Leck and his work in the following places:

• Check out all things related to The Endless Elsewhere (from films to writings to merch) on Joseph’s main website: https://endlesselsewhere.com
• @endlesselsewhere on Instagram
• @elsewhereworld on Twitter X
• @jpleck on Bluesky
• Check out Joseph’s first feature-length film - Circle City Supernatural - on Amazon Prime or on BluRay! (And watch out for some performances from ya bois!)

Wanna follow us on social media? Name Your Poison:

• @Disenfranchpod on Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, Letterboxd, and YouTube
• Email us your thoughts or requests to [email protected]
• Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!
• Find Stephen at @ChewyWalrus on Bluesky, Instagram, and Letterboxd
• Find Brett at @sus_warlock on Instagram and Letterboxd or @suswarlock on Bluesky
• Find Tucker at @icenine09 on YouTube and Instagram and @tuck_mugs on Instagram
• Join our Patreon for exclusive bonus content, including our weekly What Are We Watching? show: https://patreon.com/Disenfranchpod

"’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! What is it about dystopian fiction we find so compelling? How did a movie like this find such an incredible cast? Does this even fit our format? And how on earth do we end up doing ten minutes on Jim Varney???

Follow our buddy Evan Tuohy on the following platforms for his thoughts on the many uses of butter:

• Check out the Grand Voodoo Band, Evan’s musical project, at @grandvoodooband on Bandcamp, Facebook, Instagram, Soundcloud, Spotify, TikTok, and YouTube. Also, check out his additional links on Linktree.
• You can also check out The Dismantelopes, Tucker and Evan’s band in Tuscon, on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. 

Wish us a Jeffers morning (or afternoon… or evening… whatever) on the following platforms:

• @Disenfranchpod on Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, Letterboxd, and YouTube
• Email us your thoughts or requests to [email protected]
• Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!
• Find Stephen at @ChewyWalrus on Bluesky, Instagram, and Letterboxd
• Find Brett at @sus_warlock on Instagram and Letterboxd or @suswarlock on Bluesky
• Find Tucker at @icenine09 on YouTube and Instagram and @tuck_mugs on Instagram
• Join our Patreon for exclusive bonus content, like our weekly What Are We Watching? show: https://patreon.com/Disenfranchpod
• Watch our big screen debut in Circle City Supernatural from our buddy J.P. Leck! You can either buy it on BluRay through his website or buy/rent it through Amazon Prime