Disenfranchised

 "I told you, Tucker. I'm a zero with the ladies... they hate my face!"

The Spooky-Thon redux is now in full force and this week we're discussing a horror-comedy favorite of ours! We discuss our love of Alan Tudyk, the potential Cabin in the Woods parallels/comparisons, and how much Brett really does look like Tyler Labine! 

You can find us at our various fancy vacation homes below! 

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

“Leon S. Kennedy. What’s the ‘S’ stand for? Stupid?”

Welcome to… Spooky-thon Redux? Valoween Month? Spooky 2? We’re work-shopping the name but we’re kicking off this entire month of horror films with a video game adaptation that sets out to right the wrongs of its Mila Jovovich-led past. 

We discuss what happens when fan service goes too far, our collective love for Donal Logue, and Brett’s absolute obsessive adoration for all things Resident Evil.

It’s up to us to take down Umbrella. Here’s where to help: 

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"I don't want to be a product of my environment. I want my environment to be a product of me."

The time has come for our Award Season Spectacular to end and we're going out with a pretty loud Bostonian bang! Brett may or may not be on an undercover assignment with the Massachusetts State Police (we can neither confirm nor deny), but Stephen and Tucker are here to talk about Martin 'Uncle Marty' Scorsese, Mark Wahlberg, this film's soundtrack, depictions of violence in cinema, and... David Lynch and Mel Brooks for some reason??

If you can't find us skulking in the shadows underneath a Boston overpass, you might be able to track us down on the following social media platforms:

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

"I'm not a smart man, but I know what love is."

Our Best Picture theme month gets a shot in the buttocks this week as we discuss one of the most well known winners of the award! We discuss Tucker's disdain for the film and especially the soundtrack, Brett's fascination with the film's portrayal of mental illness and disability, while Stephen tells us about some foreign films we should check out.

Run, Forrest! Run over to the following social platforms to engage with us!

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

"We'll always have Paris"

We're back from our New Year hiatus to finally kick off our Best Picture theme month! Because it's award season, you see. What better way to get it started than with, what many consider to be, one of the greatest films of all time. We'll discuss Tucker's love for Claude Rains, Stephen's love of this entire film, and Brett's lack of love but sincere understanding of its popularity. 

Make sure you've got your papers in order and head over to the following social platforms to engage with us!

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

"It's morbin' time!"

It's time once again for our annual retrospective on one of the failed franchise starters that graced silver screens (or streaming services, in some cases) from the previous year and, in a year like 2022, what better movie to discuss than the one that launched a thousand memes (or, likely more accurately, one meme thousands of times)? We talk about the Living Vampire's comic book origins, debate the genre best associated with Jared Leto's music career, Michael Keaton's inexplicable presence in this movie, and otherwise distract ourselves from the nightmare hellscape that has been 2022! Join us!

If you can't find us lurking in bat caves in Costa Rica, echolocate us on the following platforms:

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

“Everyone loves the sleigh.”

Merry Christmas, friends! We’re celebrating the holiday and finishing up our “Guardians” mini-series this week by discussing a Christmas adjacent film with Santa in it. 

Regardless of whether you've been naughty or nice this year, check us out on the following platforms:

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

“In this world, even good has to clench its fists.”

This week, part two of our “Guardians” mini-series has us discussing a Russian film that posits: “What if Captain America was the X-Men and also there’s a man-bear with a mini-gun?”

We discuss our love of the aforementioned man-bear, the hype leading up to this film’s release, and wonder why speedster characters don’t always carry swords.

Use your Module-2 devices to find us at the following locations: 

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

"Well, this is what it looks like when you've actually fought in battle. It's not glorious, it's not beautiful, it's not even heroic. It's merely doing what's right, and doing it again and again, even if someday you look like this."

It's part one of our latest miniseries: a three-part exploration of failed franchise starters with the word 'Guardian' in the title! First up, we're kicking things off with an... [checks notes] ...animated owl movie for kids directed by... Zack Snyder?!? Is that right?? Apparently so! Anyway, we talk about Snyder himself, our lack of familiarity with the source material, the past, present, and future of the DCEU, and so much more!

Patrick Willems' recent Zack Snyder video: https://youtu.be/mpzK2CMTuAo

Cross the Sea of Hoolemere to find us at the following locations:

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

"I hate trolls."

Hello, fellow Daikini! This week, in honor of the new series hitting Disney+, we're going to discuss this beloved '80s fantasy epic! And who better to discuss it with than our resident '80s fantasy expert, Landon DeCrastos?

We discuss our love for Val Kilmer, the potential this could have had as a trilogy, and Landon whips out his sword.

Journey from afar to find Landon in the following places: 

• Instagram: @revlandon

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