Disenfranchised

"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 likely be further fleshed out in future sequels! Along the way, the boys stop to digress about YA film adaptations from 2001 onward, consistently-released long-running franchises vs. franchises with long-delayed follow-ups, and the difference between ‘Michael Mann-editing’ and ‘Michael Bay-editing.’

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• Find Tucker at @icenine09 on YouTube and Instagram and @tuck_mugs on Instagram
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• Watch our big screen cinematic debut in Circle City Supernatural from our buddy J.P. Leck! You can either buy it on BluRay through Joseph’s website or buy or rent it digitally on Amazon Prime!

"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 career of producer Dino de Laurentiis, Alan Moore’s League of Extraordinary Gentlemen comics, and what the proposed sequel might have looked like!

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• 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 cinematic debut in Circle City Supernatural from our buddy J.P. Leck! You can either buy it on BluRay through Joseph’s website or buy or rent it digitally on Amazon Prime!

"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: RoboCop or the Terminator?"

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• @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 cinematic debut in Circle City Supernatural from our buddy J.P. Leck! You can either buy it on BluRay through Joseph’s website or buy or rent it digitally on Amazon Prime!

"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 Ocean and Meat Loaf, and why Tucker thinks this film is a perfect remake.

All aboard the crazy train and follow us 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 special October episode of Oops! All Christianity Corner on William Friedkin's 1973 classic, The Exorcist: https://patreon.com/Disenfranchpod
• Watch our big screen cinematic debut in Circle City Supernatural from our buddy J.P. Leck! You can either buy it on BluRay through Joseph’s website or buy or rent it digitally on Amazon Prime!

"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 you won’t want to miss this conversation!

Make your choice to follow us on the following platforms:

• @Disenfranchpod on Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, Letterboxd, YouTube, and (for now) Twitter
• 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, Letterboxd, and (for now) Twitter
• Find Brett at @sus_warlock on Instagram and Letterboxd
• Find Tucker at @icenine09 on YouTube and Instagram and @tuck_mugs on Instagram

Join our Patreon for exclusive bonus content, including our latest episode of Oops! All Christianity Corner on William Friedkin's 1973 classic, The Exorcist: https://patreon.com/Disenfranchpod

"...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 include fast zombies, remakes vs. homages, the strengths and weaknesses of the script, zombie babies, and so very much more! Join us because when there’s no more room in hell, you’ll want us along as you’re roaming the earth!

Watch Tucker’s preferred Extended Cut of the 1978 Romero original on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbcU-qW7Zvo

Make your choice to follow us on the following platforms:

• @Disenfranchpod on Facebook, Instagram, Letterboxd, YouTube, and (for now) Twitter
• 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, Letterboxd, and (for now) Twitter
• Find Brett at @sus_warlock on Instagram and Letterboxd
• Find Tucker at @icenine09 on YouTube and @tuck_mugs on Instagram
• Join our Patreon for exclusive bonus content, including our latest episode of Oops! All Christianity Corner on William Friedkin's 1973 classic, The Exorcist: https://patreon.com/Disenfranchpod

"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 commentary in horror, what we stand to lose and gain in adaptation, and SO MUCH MORE!

Make your choice to follow us on the following platforms:

• @Disenfranchpod on Facebook, Instagram, Letterboxd, YouTube, and (for now) Twitter
• 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, Letterboxd, and (for now) Twitter
• Find Brett at @sus_warlock on Instagram and Letterboxd
• Find Tucker at @icenine09 on YouTube and @tuck_mugs on Instagram
• Join our Patreon for exclusive bonus content, including our upcoming episode of Oops! All Christianity Corner on William Friedkin's 1973 classic, The Exorcist: https://patreon.com/Disenfranchpod

"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 entry, plus our in-depth thoughts and histories with the franchise as a whole! This is a Spooky-thon prologue you will not want to miss!

Make your choice to follow us on the following platforms:

• @Disenfranchpod on Facebook, Instagram, Letterboxd, Threads, YouTube, and (for now) Twitter
• 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, Letterboxd, Threads, and (for now) Twitter
• Find Brett at @sus_warlock on Instagram and Letterboxd
• Find Tucker at @icenine09 on YouTube and @tuck_mugs on Instagram
• Join our Patreon for exclusive bonus content, including our weekly ‘What Are We Watching?’ show:  https://patreon.com/Disenfranchpod

"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, late-stage Cannon Films, and so much more!

Social media is the disease and we're the cure! Check us out on the following platforms:

• @Disenfranchpod on Facebook, Instagram, Letterboxd, Threads, YouTube, and (for now) Twitter
• 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, Letterboxd, Threads, and (for now) Twitter
• Find Brett at @sus_warlock on Instagram and Letterboxd
• Find Tucker at @icenine09 on YouTube and @tuck_mugs on Instagram
• Join our Patreon for exclusive bonus content, including our weekly ‘What Are We Watching?’ show:  https://patreon.com/Disenfranchpod

"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 losing roles to Billy Zane!

Check out your favorite Hosts Who Talk on the following social platforms:

• @Disenfranchpod on Facebook, Instagram, Letterboxd, Threads, YouTube, and (for now) Twitter
• 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, Letterboxd, Threads, and (for now) Twitter
• Find Brett at @sus_warlock on Instagram and Letterboxd
• Find Tucker at @icenine09 on YouTube and @tuck_mugs on Instagram
• Join our Patreon for exclusive bonus content, including our weekly ‘What Are We Watching?’ show:  https://patreon.com/Disenfranchpod