Disenfranchised

“A thief isn't something you should become reluctantly.”

As our third consecutive theme month comes to a close, we’re saying farewell to Japan by taking a look at what might be our favorite movie of this entire theme month so far! We talk about the copyright issue that could’ve stopped this franchise before it even started, how well it all translates into computer animation, and go DEEP on inside baseball Indianapolis-area talk! (Se...

“For Toto!”

Big in Japan 2: Even Bigger continues this week as we take on the reboot of that other kaiju film franchise out of Japan! Along the way, we discuss the key differences between Gamera and the Wu-Tang Clan, “Superbook,” “The Flying House,” and our Saturday morning cartoon viewing habits, a not-insignificant rundown of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise, Bamboozled DVDs, and so much more!

No need to wait for a giant turtl...

“Death is too good for you. Finish your life as a blind man.”

It’s the second week of our Big in Japan 2: Even Bigger theme month and we’re welcoming back our good buddy Samuel Dumas from The Department of Menial Humor to talk about this modern remake of the classic Japanese blind swordsman character that’s influenced everything from Daredevil’s mentor to Richard “The Fugitive” Kimble! Along the way, you can also hear Sam and Stephe...

“Hey, this is getting complicated!”

It’s our third consecutive theme month and this one is (in so many ways) even bigger! That’s right, it’s Big in Japan 2: Even Bigger! And as we discuss this early genre mismatch from Midnight Meat Train director Ryuhei Kitamura, we find the time to discuss the importance of film editing as an art form, They Cloned Tyrone, Tucker’s thoughts on Kyle Mooney’s latest directorial offering, and who shou...

Oh, that’s a twist! That is VERY twisty…”

We wanna be the very best like no one ever was… but in the meantime, we’ll settle for being ourselves! Tucker’s off solving a mystery, so it’s the OG Disenfranchised boys back in the saddle to discuss one of the best cinematic video game adaptations yet*! And, along the way, we discuss Marvel’s current and upcoming slate (NOTE: This episode was recorded BEFORE the Doomsday cast announcement)...

“Leon S. Kennedy. What’s the ‘S’ stand for? Stupid?”

Life got in the way this week, so we're rebroadcasting one of our favorite video game themed episodes!

We discuss what happens when fan service goes too far, our collective love for Donal Logue, and Brett’s absolute obsessive adoration for all things Resident Evil.

It’s up to us to take down Umbrella. Here’s where to help:

• @Disenfranchpod on Bluesky, Letterboxd, and YouTube.
• E...

“Daddy loves you”

Hey, Tucker here. Stephen is busy this week which means he isn’t part of this episode and could not write the show notes, so I’ll be taking a crack at it!

Brett and I talk about video games in this episode. A lot of them. Sometimes we talk about Tomb Raider, but mostly Resident Evil. Enjoy!

Social media is a thing that exists, and if it were a tomb, we would raid the shit out of it:

• @Disenfranchpod on Bluesky, L...

“We've won. People no longer care about their civil liberties. They care about their standard of life. The modern world has outfitted notions like freedom. They're content to follow.”

The gang's all here this week to kick off our second theme month of 2025 - Oops! All Video Games! - and as we do, we're talking the frustrating contradictions of the Assassin’s Creed fanbase, the equally-frustrating nature of modern music, the deep, of...

“They say your whole life flashes before your eyes when you die. And it's true, even for a blind man.”

We’re closing out our first of three consecutive theme months this year by covering a long-promised movie! With “Daredevil: Born Again” dropping on Disney+ this weekend, we invited our buddy DeVaughn Taylor back to talk about this all-but-forgotten Ben Affleck vehicle from the early aughts. We’re chatting about our histories with t...

“What happened to your face?”

For Week 3 of our American Superhero theme month, we’re headed back to the wild, wild West for an unlikely comics hero! While we work on talking around the movie, Brett and Tucker geek out about “Supernatural,” Brett breaks down the deep lore of Jonah Hex, the boys gush about the SNL 50 weekend presentations, and Tucker and Brett try to make sense of the Silent Hill video game and film franchises. Join ...

“It's bad medicine... and nobody said the medicine was going to taste any good. But can we afford not to take it? I don't think so. If we don't take this medicine now, we'll all die. Slowly... but we'll die.”

Another year, another Valentine’s Day and longtime listeners know that means some quality time with our eternal Valentine’s date, the great Mike Snoonian! And this year, to celebrate the release of Captain America: Brave New Wo...

“My city screams.She is my lover. She is my mother. And I… am her Spirit.”

This week, we’re kicking off a month of films based on American comic book superheroes with the movie that brought Stephen closer to leaving a movie theater before the end of the film than any movie he’s seen before or since! In an effort to avoid discussing the movie any more than we have to, we discuss the comic book work of Spirit creator Will Eisner and t...

“That audience reaction. It’s like heroin.”

It’s a fifth Thursday, so we’re Straight Up going off format to cover the third Joseph Kahn film we’ve ever covered! And who better to join us than Grand Voodoo Band’s own Evan Wilson (or ‘Jimmy’ as Tucker is inclined to call him)? Along the way, we talk about the dichotomy between progressive ideals and transgressive art, our rankings of Joseph Kahn films, and what makes Kahn Tucker’s “ne...

“Sho’nuff!”

It’s the last Thursday of the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese zodiac, so what better time to cover 1985’s The Last Dragon?? While we talk about this formative film for Tucker, we stop along the way to discuss the small-but-stacked filmography of Leo O’Brien, the saving grace of El DeBarge, the legendary Ernie Reyes Jr. (in his first EVER film role), and the ABC sitcom “Dinosaurs.”

Are we the meanest, prettiest, baddest ...

“Even a man who is pure in heart and says his prayers by night may become a wolf when the wolfbane blooms, and the autumn moon is bright.”

With Leigh Whannell’s update of the classic Universal Monster movie set to drop this weekend, we’re chatting about the last time Universal tried to reboot the classic monster! And we’re joined by returning guest Jim Rohner, formerly of the Cast of Cthulhu, who joins us to chat about Joe Johnston’...

“We almost finished what Ma started.”

We’re back from our bye week, rested and ready to start a whole new year of podcasting! We’re kicking off 2025 with a gritty horror remake and who better to join us for the discussion than the author of Millennial Nasties and contributor to The Pod & the Pendulum, Ariel Powers-Schaub! Together, we discuss our histories with motor vehicles, our mutual dislike of Nick, and reckon with Paris Hi...

“You're there because of my stress and my anxiety triggering a visual coping mechanism or something.”

We’re closing out 2024 with a bang AND a whimper because we’re covering one of this year’s first major failed franchise starters! Along the way, we take detours to discuss John Travolta’s Santa Claus Capital One commercial, why Hamilton hasn’t been adapted for the big screen yet, the post-Oscar career arc of Ariana DeBose, and the v...

“Life is pain. Get used to it.”

It’s our annual Holiday Spectacular and this year, we’re tackling our first ever Shane Black movie on the podcast! We break down exactly which of Black’s movies have the Christmas setting, distinguish between a Christmas movie and a movie set at Christmas, get into the dissolution of the Sony Spider-Man Universe after last week’s episode on Madame Web, and break down the careers of Shane Black, Geena ...

“His name is Ezekiel Sims. He was in the Amazon with my mom when she was researching spiders just before she died.”

Her web truly does connect us all as the whole gang gets together to discuss this year’s first Sony Spider-Man-less Spider-Man film in anticipation of Kraven the Hunter opening in theaters this weekend! Along the way, we chat about the current state of superhero and comic book movies, the futility of Spider-Man movies ...