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BONUS BONUS BONUS Ben has now seen every film directed by writer/director, film critic, and legendary Facebook poster Paul Schrader. For that reason, as well as the release of Master Gardener, The Franchisees have recorded some emergency bonus content ranking every Paul Schrader-directed film. Is this episode just a long and barely coherent rant by…

The Franchisees are back with a new, exciting franchise: the Indian Jones films! Action, adventure, romance, and goofball gags galore. Directed by friend of the pod Steven Spielberg (FKA Sammy Fabelman), the first film in the series Raiders of the Lost Ark is considered to be one of the greatest action-adventure films of all time. A non-stop thrill…

Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson... the two best buddies in cinema history are back! This time they're on a new adventure to jolly old Londontown where they save the day with a little help from a few famous English friends. Special guest Jordan Seccareccia is back to accompany Alex and Ben on this nostalgic journey across the pond. Shanghai Knights is t…

We're back this week with a new franchise: everyone's favourite Jackie Chan action buddy comedy series... Shanghai Noon? That's right, The Franchisees are watching the superior (to Rush Hour) attempt at giving global action superstar Jackie Chan a fun American franchise. Are these two films the greatest American movies of Jackie's career? Alex and …

The Franchisees wrap up another series with the final film in the Godfather trilogy, The Godfather Part III. Is it the worst in the series? Yes. But is it a "bad" film overall? No! Part III has a bit of a stink on it and Alex and Ben talk about why that might be. Ben had never seen this movie before, his many attempts thwarted throughout the years …

The Franchisees are back to discuss what is often called "the greatest sequel of all time." Is that true? Better than Paranormal Activity 2? You'll have to listen to find out! Joining us to talk about The Godfather Part II is filmmaker and script supervisor Aidan Payne (featuring a special off-mic appearance/laugh track from past and future guest J…

On this week's episode of The Franchisees we tackle a little known Italian-American gem: The Godfather. It's a classic. Francis Ford Coppola. We have no choice but to stan. Join us for this new series as we discuss the Godfather trilogy, the work of Fjord Coppola, the legendary actors and collaborators, and the story of movie magic on the Paramount…

We just couldn't talk about Pier Paolo Pasolini's "Trilogy of Life" without devoting an episode to his final film, his masterpiece, his first in a proposed "Trilogy of Death"... Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom. One of the most infamous and controversial films of all time, Salò is a brutal and uncompromising work that, due to his murder mere weeks be…

One Thousand and One Nights. These hot stories go back, way back, possibly being the genesis of every horny yarn you've ever heard! Who better to adapt them than friend of the pod Pier Paolo Pasolini? Alex and Ben are back to discuss the third and final film in Pasolini's Trilogy of Life, Arabian Nights. The erotic tales are told out of order and w…

The bawdiness and ribaldry continue in the second film of Pier Paolo Pasolini's Trilogy of Life, The Canterbury Tales. My god, what a picture! The stench coming off this thing, good lord! Alex and Ben dive head first into the shit, piss, cum, and vomit and come out the other side realizing that this film is a stone cold masterpiece. We love you Nin…

Spring has sprung! And there's no better way to get in the mood than joining The Franchisees for Pasolini April. We're discussing the life and work of Italian poet, author, intellectual, and filmmaker Pier Paolo Pasolini, a great artist who may not have technically directed a "franchise" but did make a "thematic trilogy" with his three thematically…

Join us for a special bonus episode (we had some time left on the podcast meter). Alex and Ben finally talk about Die Hart and other movies they've been watching recently. There's also a special video game corner for all you "gamers" out there. Special bonus for our special listeners. We love you! xoxoxo…

Yeah, we're thinking we're back (for the 4th and final(?) time). Alex, Ben, and returning guest Joel all saw the new John Wick movie this weekend and convened in The Franchisees Studio to have a fittingly long, discursive chat about the bloated and goated action epic. Osaka. Berlin. Paris. Toronto. John Wick is everywhere these days. He's joined in…

Yeah, I'm thinking we're back (again). John Wick returns in Chapter 3 - Parabellum and we've googled the dual meaning of that title so YOU don't have to! Alex, Ben and their special guest Joel Edmiston (@joeledmiston) talk about the late great Lance Reddick, an underwhelming Oscars ceremony (no slaps), Halle Berry and her tactical attack dogs, and …

2 times the action, 2 times the stunts, 2 times the Wick, 2 times the MARTY. The Franchisees (and special guest Marty) are back with an episode covering the second entry in the Book of John Wick - John Wick: Chapter 2! Alex, Ben and Marty discuss the surreal joys of watching Keanu Reeves blow people's heads off, the excellent cameo by friend of the…

A new franchise is like a bullet in the head (but in a good way)... and nobody is better at putting bullets in heads like our man (and friend of the pod) John Wick. That's right, Alex and Ben are entering the shadow world of assassins to talk about the popular action franchise John Wick. The boys are joined by special guest Marty to talk about Kean…

Three cheers for perhaps the most hastily put together sequel we've had the pleasure of covering on this show! Wayne and Garth are back and this time they're planning a giant concert in their hometown. Will any of the bands show up? Will it be a huge success or a crushing failure? Or perhaps something in between... is comedy gold hidden amongst the…

Coming at you pralines and dick style from the post-apocalyptic ruins of the once fair city of John Tory-less Toronto: it's party time, it's excellent, schwing, I fear change, did you ever find Bugs Bunny attractive when he put on a dress and played girl bunny? Get ready to relive all these lovable bits and more because our new franchise is Wayne's…

SMOOTH! It's a late-nite episode: The Franchisees After Dark. Alex, Ben, and special guest Katie are coming straight from the movie theatre to your ears! We left our studio to check out the newly released and, presumably, final film in our franchise: Magic Mike's Last Dance. How does this finale compare to the previous films? Hear our fresh-out-the…

We're back and we've brought some friends along with us! An XXL movie deserves an XXL episode so joining the pod are two very special, highly distinguished guests: Mary Jane and Jesse. The four of us talk about the extremely pleasurable sequel to Magic Mike (Magic Mike XXL) and also discuss stripping, thirstiness and our awkward high school days. W…

Onto our next new franchise: Magic Mike! Whoever said "you can't make a movie about male strippers AND the Great Recession" obviously never met our personal hero (and friend of the pod) Steven Soderbergh. We talk about Soderbergh, star and real-life Magic Mike, Channing Tatum, and of course co-star Matthew McConaughey. Have you been waiting for us …

We're back with a bumper episode between franchises! Our two biggest heroes Bruce Willis and Kevin Smith return to deliver an impressively unfunny big studio comedy, Cop Out. In this episode we explore the world of Kevin Smith, his relationship to Willis, his love affair with weed, and his apparent inability to direct a good movie. In the second ha…

"Yippee Ki-Yay Mother Russia" John McClane is BACK for the LAST time ever! And this time it's personal because his sidekick is little John McClane Jr. aka Jai Courtney aka Captain Boomerang aka Jai Boomerang. The McClanes are tasked with saving the world yet again, this time by taking down some bad guys in Russia. Is this the worst Die Hard sequel?…

aka Die Hard 4.0 aka Live Más or Die Hard The Franchisees are back with the long gap sequel Live Free or Die Hard! This one features the scariest terrorist of all: the world wide web! Can working class, blue collar luddite John McClane figure out how to log on, download, and surf/save the web? Perhaps with a little help from his coolest sidekick ye…

Hot town, summer in the city! Christmas? That's old news buddy. It's 2023: new year, new you, new podcast episode. Are you hurting from a hedonistic New Year's Eve celebration? Let the soothing voices of Alex and Ben heal your aching head. Today we're covering the third Die Hard film, Die Hard: With a Vengeance. This time our friend John McClane is…

Season's Greetings everyone! We're back with yet another Christmas movie, Die Hard 2. There's no debating it this time, it's a cold hard fact: Die Hard 2 is a Christmas movie and a pre-9/11 airport classic. Alex and Ben are making merry, talking about their favourite holiday tale A Christmas Carol, the cinematic classics of Renny Harlin, and how ps…

'Tis the season - a new season of The Franchisees that is! Now that we've run the gauntlet of Paranormal Activity sequels we can start fresh with a whole new franchise. Thank the lord! In this episode we talk about the classic 80s action film Die Hard... but wait... isn't Die Hard a Christmas movie? Can a thing be more than one thing at the same ti…

Here's a spooky treat for you, a little bumper episode in between franchises (or yet another entry in the "Paranorma" franchise, depending on how you look at it). This week we watched Laika's 2012 stop-motion spook-tacular, ParaNorman. A charming film indeed and a lot better than the later Paranormal Activity entries we had been suffering through. …

We did it... it's over... it's done. Or as Jesus himself once put it, "IT IS FINISHED!" Next of Kin aka Amish Activity. Did they save the best for last? I think you know the answer but you'll have to listen to find out. We also talk about the other, better Next of Kin (1982), and drop our hot takes on cancel culture, Arcade Fire, and the Wu-Tang Cl…

What's the most you ever lost in a coin toss? Well... we called it (it being that the Ghost Dimension would be awesome) and uh, we lost. In this episode we talk about the (intended) finale of the Paranormal Activity franchise. In this one they go all out on a new gimmick... a camera that can record ghosts! And you know what that means: a lot of goo…

Finally, the Paranormal Activity franchise does something a little different! In what is arguably our goofiest episode yet, we talk about The Marked Ones, our distaste for magic, and all the celebrity guests we'd love to have on the pod one day. We also air our Dirty Baldwin Laundry and discuss the unproduced TV movie "Homicidal Boat Maniac: The Ke…

What's there to say about Paranormal Activity 4? Well... not much really, which is why we mostly talk about friends of the pod Jordan Peterson and Daniel Plainview. We also talk about Xbox Kinect, the new ghostly gimmick this movie introduces. Will they run it into the ground? Yes! And make sure to listen to the end to hear Ben's awful Jonas Mekas …

Right off the bat in PA 3 it looks like we're finally gonna get that hot sex tape this franchise has been teasing... unless of course something... paranormal were to occur! Join us as we discuss the first of two Joost-Schulman joints: we talk about Catfish, Charles Bronson, Hollow Man, our summer Phish adventure, and the terrors of going postal whi…

Paranormal Activity 2! It's bigger! It's better! Or is it? It's not. Hear us discuss the first of many Paranormal Activity sequels (or in the case of this film, prequel). Will our beloved Micah and Katie from the first film make an appearance? How will this film up the ante? Will a character suggest they use the videocamera to shoot a sex tape? Lis…

Welcome to The Franchisees! We're starting off with the Paranormal Activity franchise. Take a trip with us back to the late 2000s and get ready to be terrified by ghosts, ghoulies, and obnoxious boyfriends pressuring you into filming a sex tape.โดย Alex

I just wanted to take a moment of your time to express my gratitude for listening to the podcast and wish you a Merry Christmas! In this episode, I'll take you through the same questions I would ask of a franchisee asking me in person. How to work out for yourself if a marketing campaign is a good one to do or not.... and we are not talking in term…

Yes it is November, but we are talking about how to plan and set up your 2020 for success. Don't wait until the 1st of January to start planning your year... now is the time! This is the third instalment to this 4 instalment series 'Plan for 2020 Now'. Remember to come grab the latest issue of the Profitable Franchisees - The Monthly Insider. I bri…

So do you find that you get to the end of a sales appointment and you don't know how to close the sale, ask for the sale and you basically walk away from the sale, making a friend, rather than a sale? Yes, I've done that too! In this episode, I'm going to take you through how to position the sales appointment at the start to help you lead your pros…

This interview with Debbie from Travel Associates is so interesting. Running 6 stores plus a work from home team in Far North Queensland for a long time, Debbie has seen many ups and down in the world that have directly affected the travel industry. This is a great podcast to learn how to work in a 'people' business and how to operate a multi-store…

Loyalty - a value that is so important in business and more so in franchising. In this episode I explore so thoughts about loyalty and how it relates to being a profitable franchisees. In this episode, I'll take you through the same questions I would ask of a franchisee asking me in person. How to work out for yourself if a marketing campaign is a …

What a great chat I got to have with Damien from Shingle Inn on how he has built up his successful business in Victoria. Damien shared some great insights and tips for ALL franchisees, not just those in food and beverage. Absolutely one to put on the must listen to list for sure. Remember to come grab the latest issue of the Profitable Franchisees …

One of the most asked questions I get is when a franchisee is considering doing a marketing campaign and then they ask 'Should I do this marketing campaign?" In this episode, I'll take you through the same questions I would ask of a franchisee asking me in person. How to work out for yourself if a marketing campaign is a good one to do or not.... a…

Yes it is November, but we are talking about how to plan and set up your 2020 for success. Don't wait until the 1st of January to start planning your year... now is the time! This is the fourth and final instalment to this 4 instalment series 'Plan for 2020 Now'. Remember to come grab the latest issue of the Profitable Franchisees - The Monthly Ins…

KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) are crucial for every business, but what are you measuring? Let's talk KPIs and what you should be looking for when deciding which KPIs to measure plus some helpful hints and tips on KPIs. Remember to come grab the latest issue of the Profitable Franchisees - The Monthly Insider. I bring to your a business lesson e…

Complaining in your business never helps you to grow a better, more profitable business. Here are some thoughts, ideas and tips to help you more because as humans, we all complain, but how can we do less of it and how can we avoid those that do complain. Remember to come grab the latest issue of the Profitable Franchisees - The Monthly Insider. I b…

Yes it is November, but we are talking about how to plan and set up your 2020 for success. Don't wait until the 1st of January to start planning your year... now is the time! This is the second instalment to this 4 instalment series 'Plan for 2020 Now'. Remember to come grab the latest issue of the Profitable Franchisees - The Monthly Insider. I br…

Are you using Facebook ads in your Local Area marketing plan? What are the best ways to use them? Will they work? Let's talk about it.... Remember to come grab the latest issue of the Profitable Franchisees - The Monthly Insider. I bring to your a business lesson each month to add more value to you and best of all.... it's 100% FREE. www.Profitable…

Yes it is November, but we are talking about how to plan and set up your 2020 for success. Don't wait until the 1st of January to start planning your year... now is the time! This is the first instalment to this 4 instalment series 'Plan for 2020 Now'. Remember to come grab the latest issue of the Profitable Franchisees - The Monthly Insider. I bri…

Often asked what is important to have in business and I believe that confidence is key to success. Not arrogance or over confidence, but more a quiet confidence. Let's explore this a bit further. Remember to come grab the latest issue of the Profitable Franchisees - The Monthly Insider. I bring to your a business lesson each month to add more value…

In today's episode we talk with Joel Adamson from Real Property Photography (the current Franchisees of the Year for the brand). Joel had some great points on building relationships and asking 'Is there anything else I can do?'. Remember to come grab the latest issue of the Profitable Franchisees - The Monthly Insider. I bring to your a business le…