That's Canon! Podcast

A long time coming, but a fantastic episode. Definitely our longest, but it was also fantastic so enjoy!

F9 or Fast and the Furious franchise next???

Decided to combine these two into one episode. Welcome back Franchise Film Freaks, we talk about a trashy horror franchise and we have mixed feelings on it! 

Join us next week for the STANLEY KUBRICK spotlight. We're watching Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, A Clockwork Orange, Full Metal Jacket, and Eyes Wide Shut!

We watched some fantastic movies this week! The Big Lebowski, No Country for Old Men, and Barton Fink! Loved talking about it and hope you all do too!

We're sorry we're delaying these episodes all the time but next week.... You'll get the A Quiet Place and Conjuring episodes!

We watched two Frances McDormand all-time performances in Fargo and Almost Famous! A triple crown of acting winner! A GOAT if you will.

What's Next Week On 3 Different Days Unless We Do It Late Like We Have For The Last Several Episodes:

- Coen Brothers Pod (Barton Fink, The Big Lebowski, No Country For Old Men)

- A Quiet Place, A Quiet Place Part II (Spoiler Show)

- The Conjuring, The Conjuring 2, The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (Spoiler Show)

We appreciate you waiting so long for this episode and we are super glad to rerecord it and release it to you all. Had a blast watching these movies, and had a blast talking about them twice. 

What's Next:

May 26 - Frances McDormand (Fargo, Almost Famous)

May 29 - Coen Brothers (Barton Fink, The Big Lebowski, No Country For Old Men)

June 4 - A Quiet Place, A Quiet Place II

June 11 - The Conjuring, The Conjuring 2, The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It 

The forces that be tried to stop this from getting made. But we rule the podcast world and we will reign supreme over anyone who tries to thwart our efforts to spread the media to the masses. We talked about the Oscars and the winners and our thoughts on them!

What's Next:

May 21 - David Fincher Extravaganza

May 28 - Frances McDormand Spotlight/Coen Brothers Spotlight

June 4 - A Quiet Place/A Quiet Place II

June 11 - The Conjuring franchise

We're back! Life has been hectic and we had some issues even getting to record the last episode we attempted (and secretly Mark Zuckerberg hacked our hard drive and deleted it), but we are back and ready to rock and roll! We talk Mortal Kombat, catch up on some of the news, and set the stage for the next few episodes! 

Double episodes this week and next!

May 14: Oscars Round Up

May 19: David Fincher Extravaganza

May 21: Frances McDormand Spotlight (Fargo; Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri)

May 28: Coen Brothers Spotlight (Barton Fink; O' Brother Where Art Thou; Hail, Caesar!)

June 6: A Quiet Place I & II

June 11: The Conjuring franchise (1, 2, AND the newest installment: THE CONJURING - THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT)

We wanted to watch David Fincher's newest film Mank, but we felt it would not be right without going back in time and watching one of the greatest movies in cinematic history, in which the film is based on, and we added Citizen Kane to the mix as well. We have some really great discussion in an episode that I am very excited to release today.

What's Next:

Apr. 16 - David Fincher Spotlight (Fight Club, Zodiac, The Social Network)

Apr. 23 - Oscars Best Picture Round Up (Nomadland, Sound of Metal, The Father, Minari)

Apr. 30 - Oscars Recap Show

DO NOT LISTEN IF YOU DO NOT WANT GODZILLA VS KONG SPOILED.

If you like watching big monsters doing big monster shit, then this is the movie for you. Get some popcorn and a group of safe friends and have a watch party because this is an absolute banger.

****Also it must be noted... we compared the GvK's 2 days of opening numbers to total grosses of Inception and Interstellar and in hindsight, that was dumb. Godzilla vs Kong in its first week has grossed $121 million compared which is almost $60 million more than Inception's opening weekend and $75 million more than Interstellar.****

What's Next:

Apr. 9 - Citizen Kane/Mank

Apr. 16 - David Fincher Spotlight (Fight Club, Zodiac, The Social Network)

Apr. 23 - Oscars Best Picture Catch Up (Nomadland, Sound of Metal, The Father, Minari)

Apr. 30 - Oscars Recap Show

The SnyderVerse has been restored! We are franchise film freaks and watched this franchise and dissected and discussed it here. Loved this one!

What's Next:

Apr. 2 - Godzilla vs Kong Spoiler Show

Apr. 9 - Citizen Kane/Mank

Apr. 16 - David Fincher Spotlight (Fight Club, Zodiac, The Social Network)

Apr. 23 - Oscars Best Picture Roundup (Sound of Metal, The Father, Minari, Nomadland)

Apr. 30 - Oscars Recap Show

We pay our respects to one of the greatest of the modern film era: Chadwick Boseman!

What's next:

Mar. 26 - Zack Snyder DC Trilogy (Man of Steel, Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice - Ultimate Edition, Zack Snyder's Justice League)

Apr. 2 - Godzilla vs Kong Spoiler Show

Apr. 9 - Citizen Kane/Mank

Apr. 16 - David Fincher Spotlight

Apr. 23 - Oscars Noms Show (Sound of Metal, The Father, Minari, Nomadland)

Apr. 30 - Oscars Recap Show

We talked about George C. Wolfe's Adaptation of the great 1982 August Wilson play MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM starring 2021 Golden Globe winner Chadwick Boseman!

What's next:

Mar. 19 - Chadwick Boseman Spotlight (42, Get On Up, Marshall)

Mar. 26 - Zack Snyder DC Trilogy (Man of Steel, Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice - Ultimate Edition, Zack Snyder's Justice League)

Apr. 2 - Godzilla vs Kong Spoiler Show

Apr. 9 - Citizen Kane/Mank

Apr. 16 - David Fincher Spotlight

Apr. 23 - Oscars Picks Show

Apr. 30 - Oscars Recap Show

We watched the virtual ceremony of the Golden Globes and go on numerous random tangents in this episode!

What's Next:

Mar. 12 - Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

Mar. 19 - Chadwick Boseman Spotlight (42, Get On Up, Marshall)

Mar. 26 - Zack Snyder DC Trilogy (Man of Steel, Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice - Ultimate Edition, Zack Snyder's Justice League)

Apr. 2 - Godzilla vs. Kong Spoiler Show

Apr. 9 - Citizen Kane/Mank

Apr. 16 - David Fincher Spotlight

Apr. 23 - Oscars Picks Show

Apr. 30 - Oscars Recap Show

We watched 2014's Godzilla, Kong: Skull Island, and Godzilla: King of Monsters leading up to the greatly anticipated Godzilla v. Kong film that we will get at the end of March! We definitely get off topic numerous times and generally had a lot of fun!

What's Next:

Mar. 5 - Golden Globe Recap

Mar. 26 - Zack Snyder Trilogy (Man of Steel, Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice - Ultimate Edition, Zack Synder's Justice League)

Apr. 2 - Godzilla v. Kong Spoiler Show

This episode we got to discuss one of America's finest... SPIKE LEE! To coordinate a little with our last episode, we focused on films he's done with Denzel and John David Washington so we watched Mo' Better Blues, Malcolm X, and BlacKkKlansman. We had a blast recording this one, and we also discuss a little bit of Judas and the Black Messiah as well. Enjoy!

Coming next:

Feb. 26 - Godzilla/Kong Universe (Godzilla, Kong: Skull Island, Godzilla: King of Monsters)

Mar. 5 - Golden Globe Recap

Mar. 26 - Zack Snyder Trilogy (Man of Steel, Batman V. Superman: Dawn of Justice - Ultimate Edition, Zack Snyder's Justice League)

Apr. 2 - Godzilla V. Kong Spoiler Show

The first episode of season two and under the new title! 

We talk about what's new both in our worlds and the world of entertainment and we breakdown two of the newer movies that have come out since the beginning of 2021 The Little Things starring Denzel Washington and Malcolm & Marie starring John David Washington. 

Coming next:

Feb. 19 - Spike Lee Spotlight! (Mo' Better Blues, Malcolm X, BlacKkKlansman)

Feb. 26 - Godzilla/Kong Universe (Godzilla, Kong: Skull Island, Godzilla: King of Monsters)

Mar. 5 - Golden Globe Recap

Mar. 26 - Zack Snyder Trilogy (Man of Steel, Batman V. Superman: Dawn of Justice - Ultimate Edition, Zack Snyder's Justice League)

**PREVIOUSLY CALLED FRANCHISE FILM FREAKS**

This is our FINAL episode as Franchise Film Freaks, we will begin the transition to our new name THAT'S CANON! PODCAST over the next week. We appreciate you sticking around while we are figuring out this whole podcasting thing and we greatly look forward to our new adventures and getting to come to you weekly! 

Let us know what episode was your favorite on Twitter @film_freaks! 

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We recorded a KNOCKOUT episode with Patrick of the YOU GUYS ARE GETTING PAID? PODCAST where we discuss the Rocky and Creed movies! This was a blast! Next week: TOY STORY

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We watched The Silence of the Lambs, Manhunter, and the last 3 movies that maybe shouldn't have happened at all! Listen to our thoughts here. Next episode is ROCKY with special guest PATRICK SANDERS of the YOU GUYS ARE GETTING PAID? PODCAST

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We talk Home Alone with our good buddy Matt! He's a smart guy and this was a really fun episode! Next episode we will be exploring the Hannibal Lector cinematic universe! 

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We watched DIE HARD and had a blast... for some of it! Check it out and stay tuned for our next episode on HOME ALONE with a special guest.....

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We had to watch these terrible movies so you don't have to! In this episode we discuss what worked and what didn't work in these movies, and question how they made as much money as possible. We even try our best to create a baseline for the next sequel to try to bring this franchise back to reality! NEXT EPISODE: DIE HARD.

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We breakdown the great franchise that is BACK TO THE FUTURE in all of its glory! We talk acting, sets, plot holes and more! Next episode will be TRANSFORMERS!

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Part 2 of the Halloween Texas Chainsaw Massacre double episode special! This was a rough watch, but we're here to tell you what's worth watching in these franchises and what's not (after spoiling them all of course). Regardless of the rough watch, this is a fun episode and I look forward to having everyone return next week for BACK TO THE FUTURE!!

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Part 1 of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre Halloween double episode series! Part 1 will focus on the first 4 movies of the original canon timeline! You won't have to wait two weeks for an episode because we're dropping part 2 the day before Halloween!!

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Newest episode: Jurassic Park! We discuss what we love about these movies and what we think is ridiculous! Another franchise down! Next episode(s): Halloween DOUBLE EPISODE SPECIAL of TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE!

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Indiana Jones! We explore this phenomenal franchise in our best episode yet! NEXT WEEK: Jurassic Park!

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3rd episode! BATMAN! We talk about your favorite Dark Knight in the rollercoaster ride that is the 90s Batman saga. Next episode INDIANA JONES.

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We are finishing the rest of the Alien series with this one. Next episode is the Burton-Schumacher Batman series!

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Welcome to the first episode of Franchise Film Freaks! We are going to be discussing different film franchises after watching them completely. Our first episodes will be discussing the Alien series. Just the core movies, we are not getting into Alien Vs. Predator or anything like that just yet. This episode will discuss just Alien and Aliens, whereas the next episode will cover Alien3, Alien Resurrection, Prometheus, and Alien Covenant. We are excited to embark on an fun film journey and to share it with you!