The Franchise Forum Podcast

Franchise Forum: Frantasy - UHF (1989)

Grab your mop, find the marble in the oatmeal, and tell the kids we’re going to Spatula City... The Franchise Forum is heading to U62! After winning trivia twice in a ro

Franchise Forum: Director Series - Inglourious Basterds (2009)

The Quentin Tarantino Director Series wraps up with Inglourious Basterds (2009). From the unforgettable opening farmhouse scene to the legendary performances from Christo

The Franchise Forum Ep.14 - Army of Darkness (1992)

Franchise Forum closes out the original Evil Dead trilogy with Army of Darkness, the point where Sam Raimi more or less abandons horror and turns the whole thing into a m

Franchise Forum: Director Series - Reservoir Dogs (1992)

The Quentin Tarantino Director Series continues with his directorial debut - Reservoir Dogs. Greg digs into the low-budget breakout film that not only put Tarantino on t

The Franchise Forum Ep.13 - The Evil Dead II (1987)

Widely regarded as one of the greatest horror sequels ever made, Sam Raimi's 1987 cult classic blurs the line between remake and sequel, transforming the relentless terro

Franchise Forum: Director Series - Pulp Fiction (1994)

Our Director Series continues with Quentin Tarantino and Pulp Fiction. One of the most influential filmmakers of the modern era, Tarantino takes center stage as Greg exp

The Franchise Forum Ep.12 - The Evil Dead (1981)

This week, we dig into Sam Raimi’s 1981 cult classic, a movie that none of us fully knew how to process but all of us had to respect. Is it enjoyable? Not exactly. Is it

Franchise Forum Ep.11 - A Good Day to Die Hard (2013)

The Die Hard franchise comes to an end as the Franchise Forum crew heads to Moscow for A Good Day to Die Hard—the most criticized and controversial entry in the series. T

Franchise Forum Ep. 10 - Live Free or Die Hard (2007)

        The Franchise Forum crew is back… and John McClane has officially entered the digital age. This week, we tackle Live Free or Die Hard, the cyber-terrorism-fue

Franchise Forum: Director Series - Memento (2000)

Franchise Forum: Director Series continues with Christopher Nolan and Memento.   Greg jumps into Nolan's backward (and forward) story of revenge through the lens of an

Franchise Forum Ep. 9 - Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995)

We’re back with John McClane… and this time, the whole city’s in play. In Episode 9, Greg, Erik, Adam, and Ross head to New York for Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995) the

Franchise Forum: Director Series - Oppenheimer (2023)

Franchise Forum: Director Series continues with Christopher Nolan and Oppenheimer.   Nolan's most decorated film to date, Greg dissects how Oppenheimer blends genres, c

Franchise Forum: Director Series - Dunkirk (2017)

Franchise Forum: Director Series begins with Christopher Nolan and Dunkirk.   One of the most celebrated directors of this century, Nolan becomes the focus as Greg brea

Franchise Forum: Frantasy - The Rocketeer (1991)

In this Frantasy Episode, the Franchise Forum crew takes to the skies to revisit The Rocketeer, Disney’s 1991 love letter to pulp adventure, Art Deco design, and the gold

Franchise Forum Ep. 8 – Die Hard 2 (1990)

We’re back with John McClane… and this time, it’s snowing. In Episode 8, the Franchise Forum crew heads to Dulles Airport to break down Die Hard 2 (1990), the sequel that

Franchise Forum: Frantasy - The Big Lebowski (1998)

What if The Big Lebowski wasn’t just a cult comedy but the first chapter in a crooked, smoke-filled noir franchise that never was? In the debut episode of Frantasy, we p

Franchise Forum Ep. 7 - Die Hard (1988)

This week the crew heads to Nakatomi Plaza for a holiday party gone very, very wrong. We unpack John McTiernan’s Die Hard (1988) — the film that redefined the modern acti

Franchise Forum Ep. 6 - Jurassic Park III (2001)

The guys actually liked this one... though Erik was a little timid to admit it. In this episode, the crew returns to Isla Sorna for a wild ride through Jurassic Park III

Franchise Forum Ep. 5 - The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)

We take The Lost World: Jurassic Park on a three-hour safari and, well… no one makes it out unscathed. What starts as a sequel about dinosaurs turns into a deep dive on a

Franchise Forum Ep. 4 - Jurassic Park (1993)

On this episode we dig into Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park, the blockbuster that redefined summer movies. From groundbreaking CGI and unforgettable sound design to the