Episodes & Rankings
Below is a list of The Franchise episodes 281 - 300 and star ratings.
Each franchise is rated between 1 and 5 stars - hover over the star to see Daniel & Henry's ratings!
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Also, bonus episodes aren't real episodes and don't deserve their own number. If you want to know the real episode The Franchise is covering, look at the description box.
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EPISODE 281: SICARIO AND SICARIO: DAY OF THE SOLDADO
Directors: Denis Villeneuve; Stefano Sollima
Screenwriter: Taylor Sheridan
Year: 2015; 2018
E: 259
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An interesting display of the exact value that Emily Blunt and Denis Villeneuve each bring to a film.
daniel: 4; 2
henry: 5; 4
EPISODE 282: THE CROW AND THE CROW: CITY OF ANGELS
Directors: Alex Proyas; Tim Pope
Screenwriter: David J. Schow, John Shirley; David S. Goyer
Year: 1994; 1996
E: 260
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Probably too much singing in this one. Brandon Lee rulz.
daniel: 4; 1
henry: 4; 1
EPISODE 283: THE CROW: SALVATION AND THE CROW: WICKED PRAYER
Directors: Bharat Nalluri; Lance Mungia
Screenwriter: Chip Johannessen; Lance Mungia, Jeff Most, Sean Hood
Year: 2000; 2005
E: 261
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I can't believe Henry let me wax on about David Boreanaz for as long as I did.
daniel: 1; 2
henry: 1; 1
EPISODE 284: CHARLIE'S ANGELS (1976) AND CHARLIE'S ANGELS (2000)
Directors: Aaron Spelling (Exec. Producer); McG
Screenwriter: Ivan Goff, Ben Roberts; Ryan Rowe, Ed Solomon, John August
Year: 1976; 2000
E: 262
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Lucy Liu and my girl, Drew, Cameron D and Destiny.
daniel: 3; 3
henry: 3; 3
EPISODE 285: CHARLIE'S ANGELS: FULL THROTTLE AND CHARLIE'S ANGELS (2019)
Directors: McG; Elizabeth Banks
Screenwriter: John August; Elizabeth Banks
Year: 2003; 2019
E: 263
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We revisit ancient-ass 41 year-old Demi Moore, before reckoning with a post-reckoning version of the concept. Also, I watched that 2011 TV version that nobody remembers.
daniel: 1; 1
henry: 2; 2
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EPISODE 286: BLOODSPORT AND BLOODSPORT II: THE NEXT KUMITE
Directors: Newt Arnold; Alan Mehrez
Screenwriter: Christopher Cosby, Mel Friedman, Sheldon Lettich; Jeff Schechter
Year: 1988; 1996
E: 264
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A discussion of JCVD's healthy years, a ranking of Newts and some very important Kumite ruminations. Meet Frank Dux.
daniel: 3; 1
henry: 3; 1
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EPISODE 287: BLOODSPORT III AND BLOODSPORT IV: THE DARK KUMITE
Directors: Alan Mehrez; Elvis Restaino
Screenwriter: James Williams; George Saunders
Year: 1997; 1999
E: 265
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So these Bloodsport movies got pretty nuts this week but we mostly talked about the main guy's wife's lawsuit against the city of Santa Monica.
daniel: 1; 1
henry: 1; 1
EPISODE 288: THE TRIP AND THE TRIP TO ITALY
Directors: Michael Winterbottom
Screenwriter: Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon
Year: 2010; 2014
E: 266
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Ah, an excuse for Henry to do impressions. And Daniel learns to love the Coogs.
daniel: 5; 4
henry: 5; 5
EPISODE 289: TOP 100 HORROR MOVIES OF ALL TIME OR, IT CAME FROM BEYOND THE PAYWALL
Directors: Various!
Screenwriter: Various!
Year: All!
E: Bonus!
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Since there was no new episode this week (for the first time ever, mind you) we thought we'd give a little treat and release an episode from the bounds of patreon.com/thefranchise.
daniel: n/a
henry: n/a
BONUS!
EPISODE 290: THE TRIP TO SPAIN AND THE TRIP TO GREECE
Directors: Michael Winterbottom
Screenwriter: Michael Winterbottom
Year: 2017; 2020
E: 267
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We're back! (A dino story). We finally get to wrap up this extended trip and further discuss our feelings on the Coogs.
daniel: 3; 3
henry: 4; 4
EPISODE 291: MAD MAX AND MAD MAX 2
Directors: George Miller
Screenwriter: James McCausland, George Miller; Terry Hayes, George Miller, Brian Hannant
Year: 1979, 1981
E: 268
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We post up in the early days of the Wasteland this week, where police stations still function like normal. Is Mad Max 2 called The Road Warrior?
daniel: 4; 5
henry: 3; 5
EPISODE 292: MAD MAX BEYOND THUNDERDOME AND MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
Directors: George Miller, George Olgilvie
Screenwriter: Terry Hayes, George Miller; George Miller, Brendan McCarthy, Nico Lathouris
Year: 1985, 2015
E: 269
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So excited to talk about Tina Turner and Charlize, we decided to jump the gun this week. (Thanks again, P.Dot!)
daniel: 2; 4
henry: 3; 5
EPISODE 293: I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER
Directors: Jim Gillespie
Screenwriter: Kevin Williamson
Year: 1997
E: 270
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Hewitt. Prinze. Gellar. Phillippe. Galex. Sampras or whatever. Fisherman guy. Supportive Black Roommate. Spooky Heche. All your favorite I Know What You Did Last Summer characters are discussed this week on The Franchise.
daniel: 3
henry: 3
EPISODE 294: I STILL KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER AND I'LL ALWAYS KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER
Directors: Danny Cannon; Sylvain White
Screenwriter: Trey Calloway; Michael D. Weiss
Year: 1998; 2006
E: 271
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A sequel comes only one year later, featuring diversity, a tropical setting and Jennifer Love Hewitt's singing career. Then, a ghost fisherman or whatever that was.
daniel: 2; 1
henry: 1; 1
EPISODE 295: THE KARATE KID AND THE KARATE KID PART II
Directors: John G. Avildsen
Screenwriter: Robert Mark Kamen
Year: 1984; 1986
E: 272
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The saga of Daniel-son and Mr. Miyagi begins. Thanks to Patron MIkey Graf.
daniel: 4; 3
henry: 5; 3
EPISODE 296: THE KARATE KID PART III AND THE NEXT KARATE KID
Directors: John G. Avildsen; Christopher Cain
Screenwriter: Robert Mark Kamen; Mark Lee
Year: 1989; 1994
E: 273
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Daniel-son and Mr. Miyagi open up Mr. Miyagi's Little Trees, while thwarting a revenge plot. After that? Enter: Swank.
daniel: 2; 2
henry: 2; 2
EPISODE 297: THE KARATE KID (2010) AND COBRA KAI
Directors: Harold Zwart
Screenwriter: Christopher Murphy
Year: 2010
E: 274
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We watched so much television this week! And we still got hit with a Jaden Smith movie!
daniel: 1
henry: 1
EPISODE 298: GROWN UPS AND GROWN UPS 2
Directors: Dennis Dugan
Screenwriter: Adam Sandler, Fred Wolf, Tim Herlihy
Year: 2010; 2013
E: 275
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We celebrate Norm Macdonald by covering a pair of Adam Sandler movies that he isn't in.
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Sweet outro by P.Dot, featuring Alan Silvestri.
daniel: 2; 1
henry: 2; 1
EPISODE 299: ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK AND ESCAPE FROM L.A.
Directors: John Carpenter
Screenwriter: John Carpenter, Nick Castle; John Carpenter, Debra Hill, Kurt Russell
Year: 1981; 1996
E: 276
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Call him Snake. Call him Plissken. Just don't be piss him off. We're back with another Carpenter classic this week, along with its divisive follow-up that flopped fairly hard.
daniel: 5; 3
henry: 5; 2
EPISODE 300: AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON AND AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN PARIS
Directors: John Landis; Anthony Waller
Screenwriter: John Landis; Tim Burns, Tom Stern
Year: 1981; 1997
E: 277
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It is once again Spook Time and thus we are covering movies where folks are bloodied up and killed. This time, we have the spookiest set of movies yet. Even the writer/director is a murderer!
daniel: 5; 3
henry: 3; 2
