SequelMen - The Podcast

Welcome back listeners!  We are setting off Season 3 with a fan favorite Pixar Pack!  In the monster world, we scare we cause we care... and because we need to record some episodes to play catch up.  Like Woody and Buzz, Mike and Sully are the lovable duo tasked with sending a so called "toxic" human child back to her bedroom -  good luck (am I right, parents??)  Anyway, this movie is a fun rollercoaster of emotions and we’re glad ...

Guess who's back?  That's right - after an extended hiatus, the SequelMen are back in action and ready to cover cinema's most famous (or obscure) franchises!  This episode will serve as a brief refresher, taking stock of the franchises we've covered so far, explaining what we've been up to for the past month, and filling listeners in on where we're headed with the show moving forward into Season 4.  Film school memories, extended s...

Light'em up!  At long last, we have the conclusion og the Ghostbusters franchise and what an epic one it was.  Laugh, cry, scream - this film does it all.  Paul Rudd stars as a supporting character that is first billed while an up and coming child star shines as the granddaughter of Egon Spengler!  Have we seen this before?  After the popular failure of the 2016 reboot, we are presented an absolute gift of a legacy sequel filled wi...

Is it a reboot?  A sequel?  Both??  A new generation of Ghostbusters joins the paranormal struggle against ghosts run amok in this new installment, featuring some of the greatest comedic women of the last decade.  Has time vindicated the film of the harsh, arguably unfair hatred it received upon release?  Have audiences answered the call or his this franchise been put on hold?  We invite you to join us as we tackle the good and the...

They were called... and then it dropped.  Years after the Manhattan Crossrip of 1984, the Ghostbusters are now out of business and everyone has gone their separate ways.  But fear not - a painting and some mysterious pink slime will resurrect their careers!  With the power of "mood slime" and the good will of New Yorkers, the Busters are back to save the city and this time, they have the help of an all-time American icon.  No, not ...

Who ya gonna call?  We're going back to the 80’s where comedy peaked and the relational/romantic dynamic between men/women was.... problematic.  We ain’t afraid of no ghosts, and the people in this movie aren’t either - with several genres blended together, it manages to never take itself too seriously while also maintaining a sense of action and fun!  Except if your name is Spencer King, then it acts as a natural sleep inducer.  G...

The Witches are back!  Not that we asked them to be or anything, but here they are!  If you’re planning on banking in your nostalgia coins, don’t waste all your money.  Think Hocus Pocus, but with teenage girls, Walgreens, and a similar plot with a little more emotional weight at the end.  Tonight, we've brewed up some scores, a new Spencer Recap original, and yet another franchise reveal, so grab your BooooOOOOOOOOOOKs and join us...

Salem is a hell of a place - emphasis on the “Hell" since one dumb, teenage virgin lights the BFC (that's the black flame candle).  For this one, bask in the wave of nostalgia and just enjoy this classic 90’s Halloween tale.  We meet a talking cat, three evil witches that really aren’t all that evil, and some hormonal, angsty teens, which altogether forms a solid recipe for any Halloween movie!  Gather your oil of boil and dead man...

Let's go Wildcats!  It's now or never for our favorite band of East High students as they struggle to navigate a senior year filled with relationship struggles, self-doubt over an uncertain future, and pulling off a stellar end of the year musical focused on... themselves.  Bigger is better and better is bigger as the HSM franchise makes the leap from television to cinemas.  We're joined by our special recurring guest, Rachel Popp,...

What Time Is It?  Podcast Time!  It’s summer vacation for our favorite East High Wildcats and we’re hitting the links at Lava Springs Country Club…  where literally the entire student body works at the resort.  In a nutshell - less high school, more musical, same plot.  We have love triangles that really aren’t triangles, ritzy talent shows, cultural appropriation, and betrayal that is resolved with just a simple conversation.  Ima...

We’re all in this together, here we go now, with a show that lampoons the age-old high school sports/drama club experience.  Who would have thought we’d be at this point, reliving the glory days of sports vs theatre... and then sports vs baking... and then sports AND theatre hand in hand… but still not baking.  Crème brûlée anyone?  Who needs it when we are graced with the presence of our amazing guest, Rachel Popp, for this wonder...

"Talk to me, Dad..."  36 years later, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell is back where he belongs, not only in our hearts, but in an old school F-14 Tomcat!  There’s a new generation of flyers and only one man can teach them how to execute a top secret, suicidal mission... and live to tell the tale.  A legacy sequel that soars high among the best of them, "Hold our Hands" and join us as we barrel through the summer blockbuster phenomenon and...

We are cleared for takeoff, Ghost Rider.  If you like watching sweaty guys play volleyball, singing to classics in bars, and executing daring maneuvers in a jet, we have the perfect film for you.  With our good friend and new FULL TIME SequelMan Joel "The Voice" Paauwe in tow, we spend some time talking about the iconic first film in a franchise that has dominated the summer box office - Morbius!  Relax, there will be no "morbin'" ...

We've been waiting a long time for this moment...  It's the 100th episode of SequelMen: The Podcast!  For this special episode, we're joined by two SequelMen mainstays - Going Off Topic Podcast's very own Brandon Popp and our favorite realest mensch, Joel "The Voice" Paauwe - as we take a break from covering films to shoot the breeze and celebrate ONE HUNDRED episodes of our modest little show.  From funny Facebook chats, special a...

Stop us if you’ve heard this one before: A giant alien ship tries to take over Earth but America saves the day.  But what if we said this time... the ship was bigger? And the aliens were bigger, the characters were either more generic or not themselves, and the script/pacing was unbalanced?  Now that’s a modern blockbuster if we haven't seen one!  We had 20 years to prepare - Join us as we save the world again (revealing a new paro...

Aliens, aquamarine lasers, the fabled Area 51... can it get more American than that?  We celebrate the 4th of July a little differently here with an all time disaster epic full of an ensemble of heroes, extra-terrestrial villains bent on global annihilation, and a world united (for once) against an existential threat.  Times are tough but if nothing else, we're glad to have an extra day off work.  So join us and fellow SequelMan Jo...

Bumblebee Tuna valued listeners!  We're back (like the dinosaur movie) and you know what?  We're done with Ace almost as quickly as we started with him.  Is this sequel to the quirky original a little... extra?  We discuss, as well as reveal our FIN scores and a brand new Recap Rap that you WON'T want to miss.  Join us as we emerge from monastical solitude and trek the African jungle in search of a sacred animal in the irreverent a...