Disenfranchised

"Just put the pedal to the metal and play footsie with Fate, son."

Please welcome our first ever guest, author J.P. Leck, to the podcast! In this action-packed episode, we discuss how much fun this movie is, the career trajectories of all three principal cast members, and J.P. gives us a sneak peek at what he's got in store for his ongoing "Endless Elsewhere" series!

Would you like to know more? Check out J.P. and the other corners of his "Endless Elsewhere" universe at https://www.endlesselsewhere.com/

Read the oft-mentioned Space Truckers retrospective on The Master Cylinder at https://0themastercylinder0.com/2020/06/09/space-truckers-1996-retrospective/

-- "Who are you?"

-- "Nobody has a clue. Least of all me."

Welcome to 2021, everyone! We kick off the new year by discussing the boring and nonsensical plot of this film, the unfortunate trajectory of Val Kilmer's career, and get sidetracked talking about the plagued production of The Island of Dr. Moreau. 

"Top o' the mornin'..."

We've made it to the end of 2020 and we're going to go out with a bang! In this episode, we discuss why this film is the patron saint of failed franchise starters in 2020, how bad of an adaptation it is, and the questionable appeal of Josh Gad. 

Also: Our Top Five Movie MacGuffins (in honor of this movie's nonsensical one)! 

Our original Top Five Movie MacGuffins on the We Got Five On It blog!

"It's Christmas Eve! It's going to be a magical night."

Happy Holidays, friends! We're celebrating the season for Week Four of Disney Plus December!

We talk about the weird directing situation, Keira Knightley's huge performance in this film, if Morgan Freeman is phoning it in, and we also do a little follow-up to last week's discussion on Star Wars and Disney.

"Usually when I'm in situations like this, I like to turn around in the opposite direction."

It's the Disenfranchised Star Wars Holiday Special! Strap into your speeder bikes, folks, because this one is a bumpy ride! We discuss our diverse and complicated feelings on the entire franchise, litigate toxic fandom, and even manage to talk about the movie itself for a bit! 

Also: our Top Five Pieces of Star Wars Media!

Stephen's Star Wars film ranking on Letterboxd

"All the pain in the world will not help you find something that does not exist."

It is week two of "Disney Plus December" and we're headed back to the realm of video games! In this episode, we discuss how faithful of an adaptation this really is, our preference for an unhinged and off-kilter Jake Gyllenhaal, and Stephen gets a lesson in double entendre'.  

"How did it feel strapping that thing to your back and flying like a bat out of hell?"

"It's the closest I'll ever get to Heaven..."

Welcome to Disney Plus December everybody! This week we're discussing a nostalgia bomb from the early 90's! We talk about Timothy Dalton's turn from Bond to Bond-esque Villain, our respective crushes on Jennifer Connolly, and whatever happened to Billy Campbell?

"Peter Devereaux, you know what we used to call you? The November Man..."

Happy Thanksgiving, friends!

In honor of the holiday, we're going to discuss a Pierce Brosnan spy movie! How festive! So grab a drumstick while we give thanks for Brosnan's spy-focused career, how much this movie completely falls apart in the final act, and how ridiculous that nickname is! 

"Name a shrub after me - something prickly and hard to eradicate."

Ahoy, friends! This week we're discussing, potentially, the only Oscar contender we'll ever see! We talk about award season, our love of Paul Bettany, Brett's misplaced hatred of film critics, and how Stephen just can't get enough of those sea shanties! 

"I've lived long enough to see the future become history, Professor. Empires crumble. There are no exceptions."

In this episode, we're here to pay tribute to the late, great Sean Connery! We discuss adaptation, how many times Alan Moore got screwed by the comic book industry, and Stephen rants... a lot. Grab a cup of coffee and settle in, folks: this one is a doozy!

Also: our Top Five Sean Connery Roles/Films!