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The Franchise

A podcast about movies that couldn't be left at one.

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Wednesday · 1 hr 35 min
Supergirl | Evil Dead Burn
We catch up on a couple of recent franchise entries, both of which Daniel thinks are real dogs.
August 18 · 1 hr 53 min
Bean | Mr. Bean's Holiday
Tim comes on and forces Bean upon me, apparently a member of his pop culture Mount Rushmore. I wanted to play "Boombastic" or "I Love LA" at the end but the app I use isn't working. Oh well.
August 13 · 1 hr 50 min
Class of 1984 | Class of 1999 | Class of 1999 II: The Substitute
Eric Nelson returns to the show to do a deep dive into some real cult classics.
August 6 · 1 hr 32 min
The Raid: Redemption | The Raid 2
Matty gives Daniel a lesson on Indonesia. Daniel sounds predictably stupid.
July 30 · 59 min
Scary Movie (2026) | Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu
Did you know that a new Star Wars movie came out this year? Wild. Also, the Wayans Siblings are back! All of them!
July 21 · 1 hr 54 min
Good Burger | Good Burger 2
It's a We Love Kids Movies redux here as we reenter the Schneiderverse.
July 14 · 1 hr 52 min
Agent Cody Banks | Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
Tim Ahlin's back for more Muniz Month, as we discuss his very horny foray into the spy genre. This week on The Franchise, Hilary Duff's mom pulls off a coup d'etat.
July 7 · 2 hr 16 min
Big Fat Liar | Bigger Fatter Liar
Shut Up Tim Ahlin is back to discuss Blue Giamatti and a remake masquerading as a sequel. Welcome to Muniz (slash Dan Schneider I guess?) Month.
July 1 · 2 hr 8 min
Toy Story 5 | Mortal Kombat II
Matty joins Daniel to catch up with a tiresome new Mortal Kombat entry and the occasionally delightful new Toy Story. Bonus interview with Fiona Smyth and Zoey Smyth, Daniel's twin nieces.
June 24 · 1 hr 38 min
The Strangers: Chapter 2 | The Strangers: Chapter 3
The great Matty Ragz finally makes his first main show appearance to discuss the last two Renny Harlin Strangers movies starring that girl from Riverdale.
June 16 · 2 hr 22 min
Get Shorty | Be Cool
Daniel and Tim discuss such worthy topics as Chili Palmer's catchphrases and late-career Aerosmith. Plus, Henry texts in!
June 9 · 2 hr 20 min
Space Jam | Space Jam: A New Legacy
Shut Up Timmy-Boy Ahlin joins the pod to discuss all things Looney and Roundball. More discussion of the Serververse than you ever could have dreamed of.
June 1 · 1 hr 51 min
Wall Street | Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
I forgot to make jokes about how Michael Douglas got cancer from eating too much pussy, so here it is in the ep description. Also, we rank the films of Oliver Stone.
May 25 · 1 hr 39 min
Porky's Revenge! | Porky's: Pimpin' Pee Wee
Eric and Daniel discuss the final film in the Porky's trilogy and also head on over to 2009 to discuss an attempted reboot of this all-important IP. Eric also watches Hollywood Zap, the fabled Porky's 4.
May 18 · 1 hr 37 min
Porky's | Porky's II: The Next Day
Guest host Eric Nelson joins Daniel to discuss a formative work of sex comedy by visionary (baby) genius Bob Clark.
May 11 · 1 hr 25 min
Neighbors | Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
We talk about the emotional effectiveness of dildo-based comedy. Have a summah everyone.
May 4 · 1 hr 33 min
Left Behind: World at War | Left Behind (2014) | Left Behind: Rise of the Antichrist
Daniel and Nathaniel are back to discuss the final Kirk Cameron rapture movie, its big studio remake with Nicolas Cage and a weird, desperate attempt by Kevin Sorbo to use the rapture to complain about Covid restrictions.
April 27 · 1 hr 30 min
Left Behind: The Movie | Left Behind II: Tribulation Force
Daniel and Nathaniel venture forth into the world of Christian cinema with the Kirk Cameron rapture classics, Left Behind and Left Behind 2. Madness ensues.
April 20 · 1 hr 18 min
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Guest host Nathaniel Safren joins Daniel to kick off a new era of the Franch and pretty much shit all over the new Avatar movie.
April 14 · 1 hr 2 min
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
end of an era

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