Disenfranchised

“Never trust spiritual leader who does not dance.”

This week, we’re celebrating 40 years of Mr. Miyagi by going back 30 years to the great Pat Morita’s final foray as the wizened karate teacher with this 1994 spin-off. As Stephen and Tucker try desperately to avoid talking this movie, topics include why certain Muppets don’t show up anymore, potential forthcoming theme months, the early careers of Hilary Swank and Walton Goggins, and so much more!

Check us out on the following social media platforms as we wax [philosophical] on AND off:

• @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.
• Check out Stephen’s first novel - Check In, Check Out - on Amazon, now available in paperback or ebook: https://amzn.to/44idk8y
• Find Brett at @sus_warlock on Letterboxd.
• Find Tucker at @icenine09 on YouTube and Instagram and @tuck_mugs on Instagram.
• Join our Patreon for exclusive bonus content, including bi-weekly episodes of What Are We Watching? 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!

“Whoever said size doesn’t matter never played a third-person shooter.”

This week, we’re absolutely thrilled to welcome back friend of the show, the Internet’s 2000s Horror Queen, and author of the forthcoming book Millennial Nasties, Ariel Powers-Schaub to discuss the necessary-if-not-inconsistently-executed cinematic confluence of horror and video games! Listen NOW as we dissect such vital topics as whether or not Stay Alive qualifies as a millennial nasty, the power of a Jimmi Simpson performance, and the sheer lack of diversity in mid-aughts horror. Come for the horror talk, stay to hear Stephen reveal his weird hidden talent!

Keep Ariel’s hit points at maximum by giving her a follow on the following social platforms:

• @ari_hellraiser on Instagram, Letterboxd, and Xitter
• @arihellraiser on Bluesky

Ariel’s book, Millennial Nasties, is out September 17, but you can preorder it from Encyclopocalypse Publications HERE: https://www.encyclopocalypse.com/product/millennial-nasties/397?cp=true&sa=false&sbp=false&q=false&category_id=39

Make sure you join the Pod & Pendulum Patreon to hear Ari's upcoming coverage of the I Spit on Your Grave franchise: https://www.patreon.com/podandthependulum

Boot up the ol’ gaming PC and give us a follow 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.
• Check out Stephen’s first novel - Check In, Check Out - on Amazon, now available in paperback or ebook: https://amzn.to/44idk8y
• Find Brett at @sus_warlock on Letterboxd.
• Find Tucker at @icenine09 on YouTube and Instagram and @tuck_mugs on Instagram.
• Join our Patreon for exclusive bonus content, including bi-weekly episodes of What Are We Watching? at https://patreon.com/Disenfranchpod

“You want the scent? Smell yourself…”

This week, we're diving into the Lecter-verse as we dig into the first film adapted from one of Thomas Harris's Hannibal Lecter novels! We're talking Michael Mann and William Petersen, debating the best Lecter (Lecktor?), and determining whether or not this franchise qualifies as horror. PLUS, Stephen ranks the entire Lecter franchise!

You don't have to travel cross country to track us down! Just look at 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.
• Check out Stephen’s first novel - Check In, Check Out - on Amazon, now available in paperback or ebook: https://amzn.to/44idk8y
• Find Brett at @sus_warlock on Letterboxd.
• Find Tucker at @icenine09 on YouTube and Instagram and @tuck_mugs on Instagram.
• Join our Patreon for exclusive bonus content, including bi-weekly episodes of What Are We Watching? 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!

“What are we??”

We’re breaking formats the way that Johnny Kovak breaks down corporate corruption in the latest episode of Straight Up, the show where we basically let Tucker do whatever he wants! And this quarter, he’s chosen this 1978 Norman Jewison film featuring Sly as an upstart union leader who may or may not be Jimmy Hoffa! And we’re joined by musician and union organizer Evan Tuohy to talk Stallone’s star power, Jewison’s legend status, and devolve into a discussion on Eddie Murphy!

Outro Music: “Bloom and Grow” by Grand Voodoo Band [https://youtu.be/ZbNFkhdMxjo]

Check out our buddy Evan and his Grand Voodoo Band on the following social media outlets:

• @grandvoodooband on Bandcamp, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube
• Check out Evan’s new single “Bloom and Grow” on Apple Music, Spotify, or wherever you get music!

Rage against the corporate social media machine and follow the little guys - namely, 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.
• Check out Stephen’s first novel - Check In, Check Out - on Amazon, now available in paperback or ebook: https://amzn.to/44idk8y
• Find Brett at @sus_warlock on Letterboxd.
• Find Tucker at @icenine09 on YouTube and Instagram and @tuck_mugs on Instagram.
• Join our Patreon for exclusive bonus content, including bi-weekly episodes of What Are We Watching? at https://patreon.com/Disenfranchpod

“Oh, it’s over already? I was just about to make my move!”

There’s a new Planet of the Apes film in theaters so we can finally discuss a film that Stephen has been anxiously anticipating since the podcast began! We talk our personal histories with the Apes franchise, discuss the decade-long development hell of this film and the versions that could have been, Mark Wahlberg’s best performances, and Tim Burton’s love life on this one! You won’t want to miss it!

This movie might be a madhouse (A MADHOUSE!!), but social media doubly so! Check out our social media presences in the following places:

• @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.
• Check out Stephen’s first novel on Amazon, now available in paperback or ebook: https://amzn.to/44idk8y
• Find Brett at @sus_warlock on Letterboxd.
• Find Tucker at @icenine09 on YouTube and Instagram and @tuck_mugs on Instagram.
• Join our Patreon for exclusive bonus content, including bi-weekly episodes of What Are We Watching? 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!

“In the land of the infected, the immune man is king.”

This week, with Furiosa making its way into theaters later this month, we’re talking about another badass female protagonist with a missing body part trapped between two feuding warlords in a harsh, post-apocalyptic wasteland! Listen as we talk “Star Trek,” our past experiences with Neil Marshall films, and how well this movie spotlights its references!

You don’t have to venture into the unforgiving wastelands of Scotland to see what we’re up to! Just follow us on the following social 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.
• Check out Stephen’s first novel on Amazon, now available in paperback or ebook: https://amzn.to/44idk8y
• Find Brett at @sus_warlock on Letterboxd.
• Find Tucker at @icenine09 on YouTube and Instagram and @tuck_mugs on Instagram.
• Join our Patreon for exclusive bonus content, including bi-weekly episodes of What Are We Watching? 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!

“Some dogs are meant to be champions. Some dogs are meant to be… dogs.”

We’re back with another installment of our unofficial ‘Coming Attractions’ theme month! There are three - count ‘em, THREE - new movies opening on Memorial Day weekend and we couldn’t decide which to discuss, so we’re covering all three! First up, the new animated Garfield movie promises an animated movie based on a comic strip about a larger-than-average housepet voiced by an incredibly unconventional choice… so we’re bringing you another one of those! Join us as we talk about our favorite comic strips, the incredibly distracting character models, and why Tucker actually had fun with this movie!

We may never go ‘dog jumping in a pool’ viral, but you can find us out and about on the following social 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.
• Check out Stephen’s first novel on Amazon, now available in paperback or ebook: https://amzn.to/44idk8y
• Find Brett at @sus_warlock on Letterboxd.
• Find Tucker at @icenine09 on YouTube and Instagram and @tuck_mugs on Instagram.
• Join our Patreon for exclusive bonus content, including bi-weekly episodes of What Are We Watching? 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!

“...almost all of us self-destruct.”

It’s an unofficial ‘Coming Attractions’ theme month where we’re talking about movies kinda-sorta related to current or upcoming theatrical releases! To start things off, we’re talking about Alex Garland’s sophomore effort on the heels of his most recent film Civil War making the divisive rounds! And we’re joined by actor, musician, and self-proclaimed Garland acolyte Noah East to bring it home. We’re talking about the disastrous test screening that almost altered the film (and definitely altered its release), our Alex Garland introductions, and our entry points to this cast’s filmographies!

Tucker’s evidence for his case against Barrow & Salisbury: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCo-hA6MuDc

And the offending score excerpt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFWFi5euWwU

When he’s not off wandering into the Shimmer, you can find Noah East on the following social platforms:

• @boy_roarbison on Instagram
• @eastcommanoah on Letterboxd

And if you’re fans of us, watch us all self-destruct in real time on the social media network of your choice:

• @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.
• Check out Stephen’s first novel on Amazon, now available in paperback or ebook: https://amzn.to/44idk8y
• Find Brett at @sus_warlock on Letterboxd.
• Find Tucker at @icenine09 on YouTube and Instagram and @tuck_mugs on Instagram.
• Join our Patreon for exclusive bonus content, including bi-weekly episodes of What Are We Watching? 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!

“Everything’s changed… and we can stop Judgment Day!”

And, just like that, our second-ever Arnold Schwarzeneggar theme month - Arnie April 2: Austrian Boogaloo - is at its end… but will it go out with a bang or a whimper? We’re talking Arnie’s return to his most famous franchise and, along the way, we stop to chat about theme park 4-D attractions, Tucker’s bizarre nostalgia for Windows phones, the Fast & Furious franchise, and even make a quick, though long-overdue stop in Brett’s Video Corner!

Like Arnie, we may be old, but we’re not obsolete.. Follow us on social media to see if we become so:

• @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 Letterboxd.
• Find Tucker at @icenine09 on YouTube and Instagram and @tuck_mugs on Instagram.
• Join our Patreon for exclusive bonus content, including bi-weekly episodes of What Are We Watching? 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 are what you do. A man is defined by his actions, not his memory.”

We may be starting to wind down Arnie April 2: Austrian Boogaloo, but we’re still managing to come in HOT on this episode! And what luck - we’re joined by Stephen’s college roommate and all-around good guy Phil Smith to talk about Arnie’s last straight-up ‘80s action role! Along the way, we cast a Philip K. Dick biopic, espouse our shared love of practical effects, test Tucker’s good-bad dichotomy of Verhoeven films, discuss the best version of Blade Runner to watch, rate the scientific accuracy of this movie, and manage to squeeze in the briefest of Mighty Ducks deep dives! You aren’t gonna want to miss this one!

When he’s not living the life of a symbiote on the belly of a freedom fighter, you can find him hanging out on the internet here:

• Check out Phil’s cosplay fits at @justsomenerdnamedphil on Instagram.
• Look for Phil’s #D printed wares at @philsn3rdfoundry on Instagram or shop online at https://philsn3rdfoundry.com.
• Also, subscribe to Phil’s cyberpunk writing Patreon at https://patreon.com/philwritesbadly

If life is but a dream, then social media must be the waking nightmare. Follow us there to make it more bearable:

• @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 Letterboxd.
• Find Tucker at @icenine09 on YouTube and Instagram and @tuck_mugs on Instagram.
• Join our Patreon for exclusive bonus content, including weekly episodes of What Are We Watching? at 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, buy/rent it through Amazon Prime, or watch it free with adson Tubi!