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Luke and Chris return to the Corleone saga with Francis Ford Coppola's epic sequel The Godfather Part II. They unpack the film's complex structure, its reputation as the greatest sequel of all time, and the descent of Michael Corleone from reluctant heir to isolated kingpin. Along the way, they explore Fredo's tragic arc, Hyman Roth's manipulative brilliance, and Vito's rise through turn-of-the-century New York. From family dinners to political assassinations, this episode dives deep into the moral ambiguity and cinematic mastery of a film that redefined the American crime epic. Plus: why Tom Hagen might actually be the devil, and a bold theory for skipping Part III entirely.Follow us on Facebook: Franchise Addicts

Franchise Addicts is back—with the godfather of all franchises. In this episode, Luke and Chris dive deep into The Godfather (1972), unpacking its legacy, themes, and iconic moments. One of them saw it for the first time. The other grew up with it. Together, they explore what makes this film a pillar of modern cinema—from Brando's quiet menace to the rise of Pacino's Michael. A perfect mix of reverence and irreverence.

On this episode the Franchise Addicts break from their mold and give you some recommendations for Movies and TV shows that we are watching in addition to the Franchises that we cover.Discussed:Nickel BoysBetter ManPresenceThe MonkeyThe ApprenticeThe PittSeverenceThe White LotusSAS Rogue Heroes And much more!

We are back with the final installment in Richard Linklater's "Before" trilogy Before Midnight. A fitting conclusion to an exceptional series, this movie tugs at the heart strings and will encourage discussions for many years after its release.

We're back walking and talking about the second movie in our "Before" trilogy Before Sunset. An all time sequel that brings our favorite couple back together again to rehash and build upon everything that happened on that fateful night 9 years ago and everything they missed in between. A truly mesmerizing movie that makes you question what is true love and what would you give up to try and capture it one more time.

The boys are getting romantic for their next series covering the "Before" trilogy, written and directed by Richard Linklater. We bring on brother James to cover the first movie Before Sunrise and break down the movie as only three guys with limited romantic experiences can. This series is a fun change of pace from our previous action packed franchises and allows you to see a whole new side of The Franchise Addicts.

Chris and Luke present their Top 10 lists for movies released in 2024.

Coming off the screaming success of our Live Free or Die Hard episode we bring you the fifth and final episode in our Die Hard series, A Good Day to Die Hard. This movie is short, and so is the episode! But don't you worry, we cover it all in minute by minute detail. Yippie-ki-Goodbye to Die Hard.

We finally made it to the fourth installment of the Die Hard Franchise, Live Free or Die Hard. The action movie that gives you the choice between the ideal ways to live and die in one title. This episode goes off the rails multiple times, but we eventually find the tracks to break down this 2007 attempt at a franchise revival scene-by-scene to cover all that this movie has to offer.

We're taking a quick break from our Die Hard series to give you a preview and analysis for a brand new movie The Brutalist. The first 5-10 min of the show are spoiler free, so we encourage you to listen and decide whether you think this future Oscar nominee is worth checking out when it goes to wide release. The rest of the show covers Luke and Chris's reaction and thoughts about the movie. Don't worry, Die Hard will return next week!

Vengeance, is what we are dying for, in this third installment in the Die Hard Franchise. John McClain is back and this time he is racing around New York, trying to stop the evil plan of a mysterious, but familiar, terrorist. Join Chris, Luke, and James as they try to follow all the rules that Simon said.

We are Dying Harder in our coverage of the Die Hard Franchise. The second movies in these action franchises usually up the ante and this movie is no exception, bringing John McClain from a business Tower to an Air Traffic Control Tower. Die Hard 2 may not have the prestige of the first film but it still kicks butt and we talk all about it!

We would never leave you during our Holiday break without something to enjoy. The episode begins with a Fantasy Draft selecting characters, scenes, and moments from all the Terminator films. Finally, we conclude with a ranking of all the films in the franchise and of course our Boys to Men in memoriam to the Terminator Franchise.

The action never stops on Franchise Addicts as we bring you our fourth franchise, Die Hard. In the first episode of our series following the life and times of Officer John McClane we cover 1988's Die Hard.

We're back and combining the last two entries in the Terminator Franchise into one episode, 2015 Terminator: Genisys and 2019 Terminator: Dark Fate. Listen to find out which one of these movies the boys like and which one they think should be annihilated by the future robots. This turns into a very hot and contentious episode about halfway through and the opinions start flying. We may need to send back our own T-1000 to make sure this episode never gets released.

The boys have out-smarted Skynet and have figured out a way to watch the third movie in the Terminator Franchise, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines. We cover why franchises typically break down at this point of the series, why this movie has more symbolism and social commentary than you'd think, and ultimately decide if this is the last good Terminator movie.

Crazy episode this week. Chris begins with a rant on a lost recording. And then the guys get around to explaining why they are covering Terminator Salvation instead of Terminator 3. We then eventually talk about the fourth movie in the Terminator Franchise, Terminator Salvation. A Christian Bale starring vehicle that finds out the hard way, you can't just rehash things from past movies, in order to make a new movie. We are all Amateurs.

We are Terminating again with the monumental second film in the Terminator Franchise, Terminator 2: Judgement Day. Chris and Luke are joined by their good friend Paul to cover one of the best action movies of all time, and the true highlight of this Franchise.

We're back with a brand new Franchise! This week we break down the first movie in the Terminator Franchise, James Cameron's breakthrough smash hit The Terminator. Join Chris and Luke as they break down Arnold as the bad guy, having a reptile as a pet, Tech Noir, and so much more!

This is the final episode for the Batman Franchise and we have a great three part episode to wrap everything up. In the first part Luke and Chris welcome our friend Ben to the show to fantasy draft elements from the Batman movies. In the second part, Luke and Chris go back through all of their ratings for the Batman movies and give their final rankings of all the movies. Finally, in part three, the boys reveal the winner of the Facebook poll and the next Franchise that they will be covering, starting next week!

The final Batman movie, that we are covering, is upon us. So lets crank up the Nirvana as we cover Matt Reeve's The Batman. We are joined by a special guest, Luke's brother James, to cover an emo Bruce Wayne, a Zodiac Riddler, and a wise guy Penguin. This film really has everything. And we cover all of it, and so much more.

We've made it to the end of the Nolan Batman-verse with his final installment, the 2012 film, The Dark Knight Rises. Chris and Luke are joined by our good friend Sam to break down the conclusion to the trilogy within the franchise. Lines were drawn on this episode and sides were taken as we discuss whether this movie is a proper conclusion for the trilogy or just a bunch of nonsense. Does the Bane voice bother you? Well then stay tuned because you're going to be hearing it non-stop. Fish Stick Water!

We're back with the sixth episode of the Batman Franchise, Christopher Nolan's superhero masterpiece, The Dark Knight. We cover everything from the greatest opening in film history, to the extraction of Lau from Hong Kong. Listen along and let us know what your Favorite Scene is, who your favorite performance is, and ultimately, your overall MVP for (potentially) the best Superhero Movie of all time.

We return to the Batman universe with our fifth episode in the franchise, where we celebrate the iconic start of Christopher Nolan's trilogy: Batman Begins (2005). Chris and Luke discuss the impeccably written first hour of the movie, the different versions of Fear that Bruce Wayne/Batman must face, the beginning of the Nolan Batman ending problem, and so much more. Also, we are joined by a Special Guest, the Boss man himself, Bruce Springsteen at the end of the show to discuss his thoughts on the crime and corruption in Gotham City. You don't want to miss this!

We are taking a short break from the Batman Franchise to cover the new Joker movie; Joker: Folie a Deux. We open the show with a brief discussion of the 2019 Joker movie and then proceed to give a spoiler free review of the new movie. Come back after seeing the film for our Spoiler section that begins around the 25 min mark.

We are at the end of our run of 90s Batman movies with the turd of all turds, Batman & Robin. The Batman Franchise would not recover from this until 2005, but Luke and Chris have a fun time running through all the problems with this terrible movie. Come for Mr Freeze's chilling one-liners and stay for our conversations about the Menedez Brothers, concussions leading to crimes, Asian Take-out and Coffee in TV shows and Films, and so much more!

We're back with the third movie in the Batman Franchise, the misunderstood masterpiece (????) Batman Forever. Luke and Chris are joined by their first guest in Franchise Addicts history, Nick Danola, to discuss the courageous Val Kilmer performance in this movie, the failure of Two Face, the camp of Jim Carey, and so much more!

We're back with the second movie in the Batman Franchise, the wild and weird Batman Returns. Listen as Luke and Chris discuss the origins of the Penguin Boy of Gotham, Batman's DJ skills, Catwoman's sewing and home remodeling ability, Max Shreck's son, and so much more! Follow us on ⁠Facebook⁠ Follow us on ⁠X

We are excited to announce our new Franchise! Listen along as Luke and Chris kick off their new Franchise Series on the Batman movies with Tim Burton's first Batman film. We discuss the Keaton and Nicholson pairing, how this movie impacted a young Chris's psychology, defacing classic art, the dark side of Bruce Wayne's dating life, and so much more! Follow us on Facebook Follow us on X

Franchise Addicts is coming to you with a non-Franchise movie! We are covering the new Serial Killer Thriller from JT Mollner, Strange Darling. Join us as we discuss the film spoiler free for the first 15 min and then talk through the entire movie for the rest of the show.

In the Final episode for the Alien Franchise Chris and Luke wrap up their thoughts on all of the Alien movies. We begin with a draft of our favorite parts of the Franchise, re-rank the movies, and allow Boys 2 Men to carry us through all of our favorite memories. We will miss you Alien, but we will be back next week with our first episode for the next Franchise (announced at the end of this show).

We did it! We saw Alien: Romulus, the ninth movie in the Alien Franchise. Chris and Luke start off the episode giving a spoiler free overview of the movie and then hit full spoilers at the 18:05 mark. Join us as we cover our first in theater movie of the franchise and give our instant reactions to this brand new movie!

Listen as Luke and Chris discuss the eighth movie of the Alien Franchise, Alien: Covenant. We have finally made it to the last movie of the franchise before the release of Alien: Romulus. In this episode we discuss not old Mr. Weyland, Walter the American David, classic opera and poetry, and so much more.

Listen as Luke and Chris discuss the seventh movie in the Alien Franchise, Prometheus. This is a huge episode as we take on the first movie of the Ridley Scott come back. We talk about life, death, where we come from, THE BIG QUESTIONS. We also talk about special snakes, flamethrowers, a guy named Kroft, and so much more.

Listen as Luke and Chris discuss the second of the Alien V Predator movies, Alien V Predator: Requiem. We discuss the meaning of the word Requiem, the slasher movie characteristics of the film, and potentially one of the greatest endings in Alien Franchise history.

Listen along as Chris and Luke discuss the first of the Alien V Predator movies. We talk about whether or not this movie is a part of the Alien Franchise canon, is it better than Indiana Jones, and can we finally determine who would win in a fight between a Xenomorph and a Predator.

Listen as Luke and Chris discuss the fourth film of the "Quadrilogy" Alien: Resurrection. In this truly terrible film we cover space basketball, French directors and actors, the merits of "Josh" Whedon's writing, and so much more!

Join Chris and Luke as we discuss the merits of Alien 3. Is it good, is it bad? Why does David Fincher hate it? Is the Assembly Cut the definitive version? We get into all of that and much more.

Listen as Chris and Like discuss Aliens, the second film in the Alien Franchise. They discuss the differences between the Theatrical and Special edition, Director James Cameron, Bill Paxton's energy, and much more.

Listen as Chris and Luke discuss Alien, the first film in the Alien Franchise. They break down the movie scene by scene and touch on Director Ridley Scott, Visual Designer H.R. Giger, their favorite performances from the movie, and much more.