Franchise Fanatics

This week we're joined by our good friend Christine Wines to talk about the holiday classic, Home Alone. We discuss how the plot leaves no stone unturned, some of our favorite actors, and the joys of rewatching this movie every holiday season.

We wrap up season one with the final installment of the Poltergeist. We discuss how this movie bounces back a little bit after an inadequate follow up to the first movie, practical effects, crude kids, fleeting plot lines, and the Poltergeist curse.

This week we're joined by fellow podcaster Josiah Robinson. We discuss confusing plot lines, growing child actors, and Josiah recasts some main characters in a wild way. We also take a moment to discuss which horror movie villains we think we could escape, and which would get to us quickest.

Quick little episode on some horror franchises that we couldn't get around to reviewing. Cody and Ryan recommend some classically scary movies and some campier ones. Enjoy!

Joined again by one of the greats, Esteban Reyna to continue discussing horror movies we kick off the Poltergeist franchise. In this episode we discuss practical effects, a horror movie with some heart, and some of the horrific real life things that happened on the set of this movie.

We're joined this week by fellow podcaster and one of our oldest and dearest friends, Spencer Kovacevich. We discuss the latest installment of this franchise, get Spencer's unique perspective from having only seen the first and last Scream movies and rank all 12 ghost face killers.

This week we're joined by great friend and comedian Lauren Williams. We discuss the on going evolution of the franchise, the passing of the torch to the new cast and how after all these years this movie still gives us what we all love about a Scream movie

This week we're joined by good friend, amazing social worker and former comedian to the stars Marley Mandelaro. We talk about child actors, why this is Marley's favorite of the franchise, the attitude of the new characters and how this movie brought back what we all love about Scream.

Joined this week by dear friend and lover of terrifying golden retrievers Lauren Gutierrez we discuss haircuts, living off the grid, underutilized characters, our love for Parker Posey, and how and why the script for Scream 3 changed so much.

All the way in from Los Angeles, we're joined this week by Cici super fan Damon Royster. We discuss red herrings, 60 minutes, the cast members we love and why Damon loves this one for than the first. Thanks as always for tuning in and don't forget to check out Damon's podcast Podcast 616.

Joined again by our dear friend Autumn Bates, we kick off spooky movie season with 1996's Scream. We discuss our endless love for the franchise, the performances that capture the 90's, horror movie tropes, and a whole lot of Matthew Lillard.

This week we're joined by Autumn Bates to wrap up the Predator franchise with 2022's Prey. We discuss knowledge of land over weapons, tough love, French individuals and the highs and lows of the Predator franchise over the course of its 35 year run. Thanks for tuning in!

Joined this week by perennial shit poster and first time Predator viewer Connie Oshana, we discuss 2018's the Predator. We talk about giant predators, how this movie mishandles mental illness, our love for Nebraska (the character, not the state) and much more! Thanks for tuning in as always

This week we're joined by great friend, performer, ketchup truther and apparent dog enthusiast Brad Johnson to discuss 2010's Predators. We discuss our dissenting opinions, how movies this late in a franchise should shape out, question whether or not this is needed and what is the wildest recast this pod has seen thus far.

This week we're joined by dear friend and comedian Stella Warren. As the Predator dives into L.A. We dive into confusing government agencies, Bill Paxton's goofiness, how much we love Danny Glover, and giant drug paraphernalia. Tune in to learn who we'd recast in this wild ride of a sequel.

This week we're joined by dear friend and great improviser Esteban Reyna to kick off a new franchise with 1987's Predator. We talk about the powerhouse cast, why we enjoy the simplicity of this movie, and how sometimes being subtle is more terrifying then anything. Thanks for listening!

Oh, behave! We're joined by good friend (and good fiancé - Cody's words!) Allie Romano this week to discuss the final installment of the franchise. We discuss star power vs acting ability, some new powerhouse actors added to the franchise, and why this movie is loved by some more than others. As always, thanks for listening.

Joined once again by Audrey Schiffhauer, this week we dive into the swinging 60's to discuss this shagadellic sequel. We discuss the new characters, young variations of the characters we saw in the first movie, which version of a bastard we would put in this film, and our favorite bits and jokes.

Oh, behave! Joined by comedian and dear friend Audrey Schiffhauer, this week we talk about a formative comedy for all of us growing up, characters we love, and those we wish we saw a bit more out of, our favorite jokes, and who we'd recast if this were made today!

Joined this week by our dear friend Autumn Bates, we break down the final installment into the illustrious Ocean's franchise. We talk about all the new characters, ones we loved and others we thought we could have used more of, who should have directed this movie, who Autumn would recast, and whether or not this movie helped or hurt the franchise. We then talk about the overall franchise as a whole, what we enjoy about it and what we could do with out.

This week our dear friend Andrew Robinson joins us to talk about garish casinos, going back to Vegas, how tan Al Pacino's face is, giant dice, who he'd cast as the main characters in this franchise, and whether or not getting bed bugs is worth it if you get 11 million dollars in the end

We're a day late and the Ocean's crew is a dollar short, or in Rusty's case, several million dollars. We break down the sequel to the cultural behemoth Ocean's 11, talk about some of the new characters, the plot, what we wish we saw and what we would have had the heist been had we made this movie.

This week we head over to sin city to take a deep dive into the iconic heist film, Ocean's Eleven. Joined by our dear friend (and Ryan's wife) Sarah Magnuson, who has rewatched the film several times since the pandemic, we break down the characters, plot, heist and how subtly terrifying Andy Garcia is as Terry Benedict in this week's episode. Listen to the 3-minute plot challenge TM, and how we'd recast this remake! Thanks for listening.

This week we wrap up the Back to the Future franchise with our first guest, dear friend and Back to the Future super fan, Patrick Webb (@thepwebb on social media). We discuss where this falls in the franchise, why we think it hurt the franchise, some new actors, and Patrick informs of us of some actors who actually aren't in some of the sequels and does a recast of the main characters. As always, thanks for listening and please feel free to like and subscribe, follow, rate or review!

This week Cody and Ryan go where they don't need roads to discuss the beloved sequel to Back to the Future. They talk about why they loved this movies as kids and how they feel about it now. A few new characters are discussed along with the plot, where they rank this movie in the franchise, and of course, who they should be sponsored by. Feel free to follow, rate, review, like and subscribe!

For any new listeners who really need to know "what is this podcast?" Cody and Ryan introduce the podcast where we break down movies in the broader lens of the entire franchise. Give it a quick listen if you need to know what's up or if you wanna help us get our streams up!

We kick off the pod with one of the most beloved and enduring movies of all time, Back to the Future. Ryan and Cody discuss the 1985 juggernaut Comedy/Sci-Fi classic's main characters and the actors portraying them, Cody attempts to regale the plot in under three minutes, they talk about how much they love the film and recast the main characters as if the movie were being made today. Fire up the DeLorean and join us for a trip back in time to the world of "Back to the Future."