With the help of Letterboxd Detective Michael Dris , Tyler and Konnery dive back into another Knives Out Mystery as they cover "Glass Onion"! Together they discuss disruptors (they're just plain dumb!), hydrogen homes, storytelling twists and turns, stellar performances by yet another stacked cast, if all the pieces of the puzzle come together, and so much more on this Pischeshite episode of The Friendchise Podcast!

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What’s New:

Tyler: "West End Girl" album by Lily Allen

Kon: The King And I (Broadway App Prime Video)

Dris: Blue Moon (In Theaters), Letterboxd Organization, No Other Choice (In Theaters)

All Three: Wicked: For Good (In Theaters)

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Tyler and Konnery pull out their magnifying glasses and put on their Southern drawls as they kick off the donut inside of a donut that is the Rian Johnson whodunnit trilogy with, "Knives Out"! Together they discuss the murder mystery subgenre, Rian Johnson's surprisingly polarizing filmmaking career and his incredible ability to explode and elevate a concept at the same time, decide which Thrombey family member is the absolute worst, Ana de Armas and Daniel Craig's stellar performances and so much more on this class warfare by way of whodunnit episode of The Friendchise Podcast!

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What's New:

Kon: "Dungeon Crawler Carl: The Eye of the Bedlam Bride" and "Dungeon Crawler Carl: This Inevitable Ruin" by Matt Dinniman (Audible), Kingdom Come: Deliverance II (PS5)

Tyler: The Running Man (In Theaters), Sisu: Road to Revenge (In Theaters)

Tyler and Konnery grow out their horns as they return to Mike Mignola's monstruous universe and Failed Franchise Friday with the reboot attempt that is Hellboy (2019)! Together they discuss where and who the director is, David Harbour and Milla Jovovich's promising casting in a flaming sea of junk, the chaos that is this movie's script, and so much more on this hellish Failed Franchise Friday episode of The Friendchise Podcast!

What’s New:

Kon: ENGAGEMENT IN PARIS!!, Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein (in theaters)

Tyler: RoboCop: Rogue City (PS5), Deep Red (at the Academy Museum), Canter’s Deli, 31 Horror Movies in October list

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Tyler and Konnery cross the galaxy to return to the hunt when they cover the newest installment in the Yautjatastic action-sci fi franchise, "Predator: Badlands (2025)"! Together they discuss Predator culture and the series finally exploring it, the effortless charms of Midwestern synth Elle Fanning, all the cool new Predator weapons, dive perhaps a bit too deep into another recent sci fi franchise, and so much more on this Kalisk-spitting episode of The Friendchise Podcast!

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What's New:

Kon: Squid Game: The Challenge (Netflix)

Tyler: The Chair Company (HBOMax), Smiling Friends (HBOMax)

Tyler and Konnery are joined by Tecate-drinking, elf-smashing companion Cameron Takeda to wrap out Guillermo del Toro's horror action duology with "Hellboy II: The Golden Army"! Together they discuss Guillermo's post Pan's Labyrinth acclaim, the incredible creature and set designs, this second film's strength at standing on its own story, dive deep into each other's histories with comic books, and so much more on this Barry Manilow-sing-along episode of The Friendchise Podcast!

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What’s New:

Konnery: Dungeon Crawler Carl Book: The Butcher's Masquerade by Matt Dinniman

Tyler: Chapterhouse Dune by Frank Herbert (Libby), Perfect Blue (4K Restoration In Theaters)

Cameron: Megazone 23 and Megazone 23 Pt II (Prime Video, Tubi)

Tyler and Konnery are joined by B.P.R.D. member Ryan Hasegawa to fight off supernatural fascists, Lovecraftian horrors and teenage romances as they cover Guillermo del Toro's "Hellboy (2004)"! Together they discuss Mike Mignola's original comic, honor GDT's new take on Frankenstein, the humor and teamwork found the team of heroic freaks, beautiful creature design, and so much more in this quip-whipping episode of The Friendchise Podcast!

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What's New:

Tyler: Good Boy (In Theaters, Shudder)

Kon: The Pink Panther (1963) (Tubi)

Ryan: One Battle After Another (In Theaters)

Tyler and Konnery go insane as they hear the call of Mother Lachrymarum, forcing them to cover the final installment in Dario Argento's The Three Mothers trilogy, "Mother of Tears"! Together they discuss the sharp falloff as a sequel, the visual shift from color lights to daylight, the complicated history of the film's lead, witch gangs, and so much more on this screeching monkey episode of The Friendchise Podcast!

What's New:

Kon: Dungeon Crawler Carl:

Tyler: Trauma (1993) (Prime Video), Anthony Bourdain's Hungry Ghosts by Anthony Bourdain and Joel Rose

Tyler and Konnery witness the rise of a child supervillain and the death of a movie series as they cover this month's spooky Failed Franchise Friday with, "Brightburn" (2019)! Together they discuss Superman alt-history what if's, if it's ok to give a kid a gun for his birthday (probably not??), if following an evil protagonist can sustain a franchise, the James Gunn connection and so much more on this Bizarro Kansas episode of The Friendchise Podcast!

Tyler and Konnery are joined by returning horror champ Brennan Klein to cover the second installment in Dario Argento's Three Mothers trilogy, "Inferno (1980)"! Together they discuss Argento's alluring visual flair stacked up against multiple protagonists, meandering storytelling, cat and rat stunts, how it stacks up to Suspiria and so much more on this burning new episode of The Friendchise Podcast!

What's New:

Kon: Dungeon Crawler Carl audiobooks by Matt Dinniman

Tyler: The Birds (Blu-ray)

Brennan: After (Netflix), Twinless (Rental)

Tyler and Konnery are joined by giallo guide Taylor Agajanian to kick off a spooky trilogy that begins with the horror classic, "Suspiria" (1977)! Together they discuss Dario Argento's obsession with the occult, the origins of giallo films, the absolutely beautiful terror of the movie's set design, music, lighting, and dream imagery, and so much more on this wickedly witchy episode of The Friendchise Podcast!

What's New:

Tyler: The Wailing (Kanopy)

Kon: Barbarian (Disney+), Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman (Audiobook)

Taylor: Good Boy (Music Box Theater), M: Son of the Century (Mubi), Trauma Plot by Jamie Hood (Audiobook)