The Franchisees

Jan 26 2025 129 ep. 93 mins 2
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Two film-loving friends devour entire franchises, tracing their theatrical rise, direct-to-video-fall, and occasional redemption. Banter, bits, and bad impressions follow.

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O Lucky Man! (1973)///Oscar Nominations

Jan 26 2025 84 mins  
Mick Travis is back in O LUCKY MAN!, at least some version of Mick Travis. Join him on an epic journey through the hellish and bizarre landscape of 70s Britain. From coffee salesman to superstar, and many stops along the way. This is a sprawling state-of-the-nation film akin to SOUTHLAND TALES or maybe I'm just making that comparison to get you to watch it, it's hard to tell. We al

if.... (1968)////RIP David Lynch

Jan 21 2025 97 mins  
wow jeez sorry it's late again ahh jeez guys I'm really running out of excuses here!please enjoy this episode on Lindsay Anderson's 1968 film IF...., not to be confused with the disgusting John Krasinski's IF (2024) and the even more disgusting Marvel's WHAT IF... ?we also take time to talk about the life and work of our beloved David Lynch who passed away earlier this week. someti

Home Sweet Home Alone (2021)

Jan 14 2025 86 mins  
Sorry it's late again folks I keep getting burgled and I'm not even half as smart as any of these kids man like I can't build any of these traps I am struggling to defend myself my home is a shambles they took everything man they took everything they took my DVDs they took my Blu-rays man they took my 4K UHDs they took it all and I did nothing I just stood there and watched like a

Home Alone: The Holiday Heist (2012)

Jan 06 2025 62 mins  
Sorry it's late, please forgive me I was left home alone and had to defend myself against the flu.

Home Alone 4 (2002)// 9/11

Dec 29 2024 71 mins  
Released in the shadow of America's darkest hour, HOME ALONE 4 teaches us all to live again, to laugh again, to love again. Do dark hours have shadows? Only time will tell.New kid again, this is definitively not "the boy" but he is playing a boy we are all familiar with: Kevin McCallister. Some things have changed (his parents are divorced) while some things remain the same (he end

Home Alone 3 (1997)/Ben Farts on Mic

Dec 23 2024 65 mins  
HOME ALONE 3, new kid, new world, new film, new life. Sometimes these are good things for a franchise. New means different, but does it also mean good? Hollywood megastar Alex D. Linz takes over from ol' has-been Culkin. There are 4 bad guys attacking from all fronts. They're after the chip Morty. People fall down and go boom. John Hughes wrote it. Much to consider and talk about!W

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)//Luigi in New York

Dec 15 2024 81 mins  
New York City baby! Greatest city in the whole fucking world! All I'm gonna say is this city needs less Kevin McCallisters and more Luigi MangionesHome Alone 3 next, Roger Ebert's favourite. Join us then, won't you?

Home Alone (1990)

Dec 08 2024 59 mins  
Ho Ho Ho! Or should I say Ho Ho Home Alone? I've already said it, it's too late to take it back. I might even say it again. Ho Ho Home Alone. It's December and Christmas is looming over us all. Have you bought your presents? Have you left any of your children home alone? We're doing the Home Alone franchise. Get ready for family friendly extreme violence. Get ready for Macaulay Cul

Gladiator II (2024) [aka Badiator Poo]

Dec 01 2024 74 mins  
Midley Scott, Didley Squat, call him what you want. But the important thing is that he's still out there delivering consistent 2-3 star bores. And that means something. Show him so goddamned respect. GLADIATOR II is here and we are not unlike the cheering crowds in the coliseum... thirsty for bloodshed and desperate to be entertained. And were we not entertained? Well no not partic

Gladiator (2000)

Nov 24 2024 60 mins  
The year is 2000 and the world is captivated by the return of the sword and sandal epic... who is this mysterious Australian man Russell Crowe? And most importantly, will we be entertained?? Gladiator I hardly know 'er Gladiator I'm glad he ate her and so on, and now that we've got that over and done with let's get really serious for a second: this episode was still recorded pre-Tr