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• 28 Days Later (2002) (with Nick Armstrong, Adam Bovoletis, and Sacha Kingston-Wayne)

  They made the chimps watch too much LiveLeak and it infected them with Rage, cut to 28 days later and the entire British Isle is fucked. That's right, we're getting our MiniDV cams out and going back to the glorious days of post-9/11 with 28 DAYS LATER. This film reinvented a genre when it came out... but how does it hold up now?Joining us are the three lads from a new screening series in Toronto: Truth and Dare. Each month Nick Armstrong, Adam Bovoletis, and Sacha Kingston-Wayne program cutting-edge documentaries that challenge the idea of what a doc needs to be. Before we talk about this weeks film we also discuss some recent stuff we've been watching: VULCANIZADORA, THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME, MOUNTAINHEAD, and of course the actual first film in this franchise, the Sandra Bullock comedy 28 DAYS. Adam also walks us through his 29th birthday movie marathon and we all try out Shaq-a-licious XL gummies to determine whether or not they truly taste like Shaq.Come see Ben's film CHERUB next week on June 22nd at 3pm at the Paradise Theatre and then head to the latest Truth and Dare screening TREASURED STACKS OF JODIE MACK, a retrospective of the incomparable experimental filmmaker Jodie Mack. That screening is also on June 22nd at 7pm at CineCycle, PWYC.CHERUB tickets: https://www.goelevent.com/FOFS/e/CherubTREASURED STACKS OF JODIE MACK info: https://theseventhart.org/treasured-stacks-of-jodie-mack/Follow us @thefranchisees on Instagram and Twitter and email us at [email protected]

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• Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025) (with Rob McLay)

  So it's come to this... the FINAL RECKONING. We've had so many reckonings over this series but this is the last one, we promise. To help us process this reckoning we've enlisted friend of the show, past + future + current guest, and musician extraordinaire Rob McLay. There's much to talk about but before we get into the film we also discuss some other movies we've been watching lately: THE SWIMMER, BAD SHABBOS, SCARFACE, and two less-than classic Tom Cruise vehicles KNIGHT AND DAY and THE MUMMY.MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - THE FINAL RECKONING is such a strange film; an awkward, unwieldy, exposition beast that also has two of the greatest action set pieces in the series (and cinema) history. We're all still processing the silliness so in many ways this podcast episode is more our own attempt at clarity than it is a review for you the listener. All the same, I'm sure you'll enjoy it! Join us next week for a new franchise: 28 DAYS LATERFollow us @thefranchisees on Instagram and Twitter and email us at [email protected]

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• Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (?) [the First of at least Two Reckonings]

  We're back and we're talking about MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - DEAD RECKONING PART ONE, the first reckoning of an epic two-part reckoning. Ben remembers enjoying this one back in theatres in 2023, Alex has never seen it. Does it hold up? Is it a mess? Is the franchise past its prime???Before we answer these questions (and more!) we also talk about the Cannes Film Festival and some other films we've been watching: FINAL DESTINATION BLOODLINES, A BETTER MAN, THE MONKEY, THE SHROUDS, FLIGHT RISK, M. BUTTERFLY, IMPERIAL GREEN (and more!)Next week, the second and final (?) reckoning and last film of the franchise (?) - MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - THE FINAL RECKONINGFollow us @thefranchisees on Instagram and Twitter and email us at [email protected]

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• Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018) (with Jordan Seccareccia)

  We're back, Ben's been fired and replaced with friend of the pod/past and future guest Jordan Seccareccia, and Ethan Hunt saves the world again. We're talking MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FALLOUT, what some consider the zenith of the franchise. Who are those some? Why your good friends Jordan and Ben. Will they be able to convince Alex to join the Fallout team? It's our most impossible mission yet!We don't talk about any other movies on this episode (save for Jordan's brief review of the new FINAL DESTINATION flick) but Ben regales us about his trip to New York City, telling us of all the wonderful celebrities he rubbed shoulders with.Next week, the first part of a two-part finale... or is it?... DEAD RECKONING PART ONE.Follow us @thefranchisees on Instagram and Twitter and email us at [email protected]

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• Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015) (with Niko Block and Dr. Yuki)

  We're back, we've formed a Rogue Nation whatever that is and we have two very special guests leading the revolution: Corporal Niko Block of the Fail Army (and AWOL social media coordinator of The Franchisees) and Dr. Yuki, foremost scholar of and PhD-haver in Tom Cruise Studies. We also talk about some other movies such as WARFARE, SINNERS, CHILDREN OF MEN, BETWEEN THE LINES, and PYAASA. Then, Dr. Yuki shares her Top 5 Cruise Performances, followed by the similar but different Top 5 Sexiest Cruise Performances. What films will make the list? Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to listen and find out!Join us next week for MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FALLOUT, what some (Ben) consider the zenith of the franchise.Follow us @thefranchisees on Instagram and Twitter and email us at [email protected]

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