Franchise Fiends

Franchise Fools — April Fool's Day (1986)

It's April Fool's Day, which means we're talking about Fred Walton's April Fool's Day. Is this the Paddington 2 of comedy slashers? A testament to the psychopathy of the upper class? Both? Sabrina and Matt join Todd and Brogan to try and get to the bottom of what at the very least is the coolest poster for a slasher film themed after a lesser holiday. Follow Todd on Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/juggernaut323 [https://boxd.it/oLdF] Follow Brogan on Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/roboteatsdino [https://boxd.it/wsqL] Follow Sabrina on Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/glamsey [https://boxd.it/glqcT] Follow Matt  on Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/thehalfman [https://boxd.it/1JtP]

A Franchise Fiends Christmas Vacation — Jack Frost (1997) w/ Silver Spotlight Films

Today we're joined by Steve Rudzinski and Aleen Isley, the creative duo behind Silver Spotlight Films. They're best known for the CarousHELL trilogy, but they've also produced several Christmas films including A Meowy Christmas, Curtains for Christmas, and the award-winning Amityville Christmas Vacation. One of their favorite Christmas classics is Michael Cooney's 1997 cult classic Jack Frost, which may not have been seen by as many people as the 1998 Michael Keaton family film of the same name but did arguably have the coolest VHS cover any of us ever saw on the Blockbuster shelves. Follow Todd on Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/juggernaut323 [https://boxd.it/oLdF] Follow Brogan on Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/roboteatsdino [https://boxd.it/wsqL] Learn more about Silver Spotlight Films: silverspotlightfilms.com [https://silverspotlightfilms.storenvy.com/]

A Very Thankful Franchise Fiends — ThanksKilling 3

How do you talk about a film that eschews traditional narrative analysis and in fact seems to exist in open defiance of both film criticism and God? If you're Todd and Brogan (and special guests Amelia and Bobby) it involves a number of lengthy tangents, including multiple meandering discussions about 9/11 that — in a Franchise Fiends first — were so bizarre and off-topic that Brogan trimmed most of it out after realizing they totaled nearly a third of the runtime. Follow Todd on Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/juggernaut323 [https://boxd.it/oLdF] Follow Brogan on Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/roboteatsdino [https://boxd.it/wsqL] Follow Amelia on Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/delightfuldino [https://boxd.it/dt57]

Sawedcast Finale and Season 3 Announcement

Todd and Brogan rank the Saw films and traps. Brogan decides that one of his favorite traps is a Saw IV trap he initially made fun of but came to appreciate after seeing the same concept done much worse in Saw 3D, yet forgets to explain this when actually talking about the trap. A third season is announced. We'll be talking about Scream next October but there will be plenty of specials and surprises in the meantime, starting next month with our very first Thanksgiving special. Follow Todd on Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/juggernaut323 [https://boxd.it/oLdF] Follow Brogan on Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/roboteatsdino [https://boxd.it/wsqL]

Saw X

What better way to celebrate wrapping up the season than discussing the most acclaimed film in the series with two people who don't like the genre? John and Rachel join Todd and Brogan to provide a wholly new perspective as discuss the final film in the series (for now). Follow Todd on Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/juggernaut323 [https://boxd.it/oLdF] Follow Brogan on Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/roboteatsdino [https://boxd.it/wsqL] Follow John on Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/johnconn [https://boxd.it/kxkJ] Follow Rachel on Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/teamboby [https://boxd.it/Cm2F]