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The Ballad of Tony and Steve continues with a deep dive into one of the most polarizing and controversial installments in the Marvel Cinematic Universe! Join your favorite pals in podcasting, Nick and Scott, as they give you the full … Continue reading →

Face front, True Believers! FRANCHISOGRAPHY returns with their most explosive, awe-inspiring series yet! An epic saga that spans the century and pierces the very heart of that mightiest and merriest of cinematic franchises… THE MCU. This is the Ballad of … Continue reading →

It’s a Betweenisode! Join Nick & Scott as they rank the RoboCop films, discuss where we’d like to see RoboCop be taken next, and announce our next franchise! FRANCHISE POTENTIAL: Judge Dredd (1995) / Dredd (2012) episode now available on … Continue reading →

Two decades after the previous installment, RoboCop returns with a new coat of (black) paint and very earnest vibe shift. Now owned by MGM Studios, Orion was interested in rebooting RoboCop in the “gritty and grounded” style of the time, … Continue reading →

After the lukewarm reception of RoboCop 2 at the box office, Orion decided that the blame should fall on its R-rating. They believed that kids really wanted to see the film, and had they been able to buy a ticket, … Continue reading →

Orion wanted a RoboCop sequel immediately.  After a few false starts and a writer’s strike, Orion turned to non-union comic book writer/artist Frank Miller to write a sequel to a movie he had only seen once. To direct, the turned … Continue reading →

When writer Edward Neumeier met writer Michael Miner he realized that they were both working on remarkably similar ideas. Rather than be in competition with each other, the two decided to collaborate on an original script about the future of … Continue reading →

It’s a Betweenisode! Join Nick and Scott as they wrap up The Hunger Games (for now) with lots of talk about where the franchise could go in the future. Is this the first time our hosts have had identical rankings?? … Continue reading →

Despite the underwhelming response the two Mockingjay movies received from critics and moviegoers, Lionsgate and series producer Nina Jacobson eagerly awaited the next Hunger Games novel from author Suzanne Collins alongside a still ravenous army of readers. But they were … Continue reading →

We continue to interrupt your regularly scheduled mini-series with the third and final BONUS FEATURE episode focused on a new release films that is part of a past franchise! Spider-Man is BACK! And this time, he has NOTHING. No friends, … Continue reading →

We continue to interrupt your regularly scheduled mini-series with the second of 3 BONUS FEATURE episodes focused on new release films that part of past franchises! The deadites return and they’re meaner than ever in the latest installment of the … Continue reading →

We interrupt your regularly scheduled mini-series with the first of 3 BONUS FEATURE episodes focused on new release films that part of past franchises! First up, Christopher Nolan returns with his follow-up to 2023’s Oppenheimer, an epic film that spans … Continue reading →

The decision to divide Suzanne Collins’s third Hunger Games novel into two movies is largely remembered as a cash grab by fans of the series, but nevertheless, Francis Lawrence and company were determined to bring the epic finale of Katniss … Continue reading →

The spark has been lit and revolution is coming in this third film of the Hunger Games franchise! Author Suzanne Collins managed to conclude the tale of Katniss Everdeen in a single book, but Lionsgate would decide to follow in … Continue reading →

When The Hunger Games hit theaters in 2012, it proved to be an even bigger hit than Lionsgate anticipated, meaning a sequel couldn’t come soon enough. Unfortunately, director and co-writer Gary Ross found the tight turn around between films to … Continue reading →