Disenfranchised

"You don't understand. He's not gonna let you leave, and he's not gonna stop 'til he has you... until he has all of you!"

It's been a full-on decade since the last time an Evil Dead film graced the silver screen and it's been two-and-a-half since we covered that film on this very podcast! So, since we're still on vacation and with Evil Dead Rise coming to theaters, we're bringing that episode back for this episode of our Spring Break Rewind! We talk about our individual histories with the Evil Dead franchise, whether this qualifies as a remake or a reboot, and give our rankings of the entire franchise! Join us... or you might be dead by dawn!

Come listen to us read aloud from this weird ancient Sumerian text we found on social media: 

• @Disenfranchpod on Facebook, Instagram, Letterboxd, 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 Hive, Instagram, Letterboxd, Mastodon, and (for now) Twitter
• Find Brett at @sus_warlock on Instagram and Letterboxd
• Find Tucker at @icenine09 on YouTube
• Join our Patreon for exclusive bonus content, like our special Easter episode of Oops! All Christianity Corner! on Martin Scorsese's The Last Temptation of Christ or our all-new Hot Mics segments: https://patreon.com/Disenfranchpod

"You fools! Do you think with your crosses and your wafers you can destroy me? Me! You do not know how many men have come against me. I am the king of my kind!"

We're still on vacation, but there's a new movie out this week in which Nic Cage plays Dracula! (It's called Renfield!) So, with that in mind, we're looking back to when we talked about Frank Langella's turn as the immortal Count during our very first ever Spooky-thon! We are effusive in our love for Donald Pleasance, review the big screen history of Dracula leading up to the release of this film, and discuss what we thing does and does not work about this attempt by Universal to revive their monstrous brand! Join us, won't you?

(If you saw this episode posted without show notes... no, you didn't.)

Come listen to the music we children of the night make on social media: 

• @Disenfranchpod on Facebook, Instagram, Letterboxd, 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 Hive, Instagram, Letterboxd, Mastodon, and (for now) Twitter
• Find Brett at @sus_warlock on Instagram and Letterboxd
• Find Tucker at @icenine09 on YouTube
• Join our Patreon for exclusive bonus content, like our special Easter episode of Oops! All Christianity Corner! on Martin Scorsese's The Last Temptation of Christ: https://patreon.com/Disenfranchpod

"Remember: trust the fungus!"

We're taking a much needed break this month, but we know you need entertainment, so we're pulling out the stops and gathering a few of our favorites out of the archives for your listening pleasure! To start, in honor of The Super Mario Bros. Movie now in theaters, we're taking you back to our VERY FIRST EPISODE in which we cover the world's VERY FIRST VIDEO GAME MOVIE! Behold the awkwardness of two hosts who still haven't ironed all the kinks out and bask in Stephen's uncharacteristic over-preparedness!

Swing your arms from side to side! Come on, it's time to follow us on social media: 

• @Disenfranchpod on Facebook, Instagram, Letterboxd, 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 Hive, Instagram, Letterboxd, Mastodon, and (for now) Twitter
• Find Brett at @sus_warlock on Instagram and Letterboxd
• Find Tucker at @icenine09 on YouTube
• Join our Patreon for exclusive bonus content, like our upcoming episode of Oops! All Christianity Corner! on Martin Scorsese's The Last Temptation of Christ: https://patreon.com/Disenfranchpod

"Oh, you know how things are. Life goes on."

They say that when a month has five Thursdays, Tucker appears on the fifth one to show us all an obscure and fantastical film from the shelves of an old, abandoned video store lost in time. This week, he's brought us an Italian movie that will make you question reality and wonder what you just watched.

We discuss Italian horror cinema, Stephen's complete confusion at the plot, and we speculate wildly about what is going on in this thing! 

Some interesting things we found after we recorded this episode:

• An interview with Rupert Everett about Dellamorte Dellamore (a.k.a. Cemetery Man): https://youtu.be/FKyUwPJ-tzI

Dig us up on the following social platforms: 

• @Disenfranchpod on Facebook, Instagram, Letterboxd, and (for now) Twitter

"I'm gonna ask you a question. How you answer it will determine how this night ends. How does a good man decide when to kill?"

Brett is on the run from a clandestine organization out for blood so this week it's Stephen and Tucker discussing this 2007 video game adaptation ahead of the new John Wick movie and boy, oh boy, do the boys get into some tangents! We eulogize the late, great Lance Reddick, discuss our Criterion Collection wishlists, talk about some of our favorite Timothy Olyphant-adjacent television shows, and, when we have time, try to talk about the movie! 

Feel free to hunt us down on one of the following platforms: 

• @Disenfranchpod on Facebook, Instagram, Letterboxd, and (for now) Twitter

"Sometimes, if things are closed, you just... open them up."

Happy (belated) birthday to the master David Cronenberg! To celebrate, we're talking about his 2007 Russian crime drama starring Viggo Mortensen's penis! We also dig into our own personal Cronenberg histories, our thoughts on Michael Haneke's Funny Games, and a discussion of Cronenberg's box office receipts. Be sure you check it out while you can because in Soviet Russia, podcast downloads YOU!

In lieu of tattooing us on your bodies in an effort to complete your life story, find us instead on the following platforms: 

• @Disenfranchpod on Facebook, Instagram, Letterboxd, and (for now) Twitter

"Why are you screaming? I haven't even cut you yet!"

With a new Scream sequel dropping this weekend, we're finally checking off this updated, "grim and gritty" take on the preeminent '80s slasher! We talk about how well the diversions from the original film really work, extol the virtues of the great Clancy Brown, and debate where this franchise really dies! 

Slip into a peaceful slumber and dream of finding us on the following platforms: 

• @Disenfranchpod on Facebook, Instagram, Letterboxd, and (for now) Twitter

"You pay this woman to sit on babies? That's disgusting! I'd do it for nothing."

This week, in honor of the great Dr. Seuss' 119th birthday, we're celebrating by discussing the film that made his widow cancel any and all live action adaptations of his work! We also talk about Dave Bautista, James Gunn, our thoughts on the comedy stylings of Mike Myers, and so much more! 

Open the big red box and find us in our own worlds at the following platforms: 

• @Disenfranchpod on Facebook, Instagram, Letterboxd, and (for now) Twitter

"Where there's a bed, there's a way."

The time has sadly come to close out our FeBOOary Spooky-thon Redux and while Brett might've gotten lost under the bed before this record, we're thrilled to be welcoming back our good buddy Jim Rohner to talk about another of his childhood favorites! We dig into our personal histories with this film, how well it holds up to modern scrutiny, why it seems the perfect fulcrum point between '80s and '90s kids movies, and so much more! So, crawl under your bed, grab a tuna fish sandwich, pour yourself a fresh glass of apple juice, and join us for this fun conversation!

Be sure to sneak into Jim Rohner's life by way of the following platforms:

• The Cast of Cthulhu: castofcthulhu.podbean.com

You don't have to sprint cross country to find us! Instead, track us down on the following platforms:

• @Disenfranchpod on Facebook, Instagram, Letterboxd, and (for now) Twitter

“All I can think is when someone is that lonely or that angry they can learn to hide it. But inside, it never dies. It just stays there. Eats away at you. Until one day, you have to do something about it.”

Happy belated Valentine's Day, friends and loved ones! We're back with our yearly tradition of having good friend Mike Snoonian on to talk horror, love, and love of horror based on love. Make sense? Good. We'll discuss the polarizing opinions we have on this film, the state of early-'00s horror, and David Boreanz's hair!

Send our buddy Mike Snoonian some love across the following shows and platforms:

• The Pod & the Pendulum: https://www.podandthependulum.com/

Stalk the rest of us down at the following locations:

• @Disenfranchpod on Facebook, Instagram, Letterboxd, and (for now) Twitter