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The Franchise Files

The Franchise Files

Written by: Pip Nixon
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 Join The Franchise Files as we take each entry in a film franchise and rank them DEFINITIVELY. Skip with us into each film series bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, then try to stay alive once we reach Superman 4, Alien vs Predator 2 or Terminator Genisys. Fire up the files!Pip Nixon Art
Episodes
  • Christmas Special: Die Hard (1988)

    Christmas Special: Die Hard (1988)
    Dec 19 2025

    The Franchise Files celebrate Christmas with 1988’s festive classic Die Hard

    Join the team plus a special guest as they ponder if they would have been fooled by Hans Gruber’s American accent, how much of the film Bruce Willis is shirtless for, and whether Al learning to kill again is really a happy ending. Fire up the files and welcome to the party pals!
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    50 mins
  • Halloween Special (2025)

    Halloween Special (2025)
    Oct 31 2025

    The Franchise Files unleash their 2025 Halloween special!

    What are the 10 scariest things in film? What’s the nastiest kill, the screamiest jump scare? And what’s the greatest horror movie ever made? Join The Franchise Files as they turn out the lights, step into the pentagram and summon the demons of horror’s highpoints
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Superman Returns (2006)

    Superman Returns (2006)
    Sep 26 2025

    After a 19 year absence, Superman returns in 2006’s does-what-it-says-on-the-tin Superman Returns

    With a film no one loves but no one hates, and lots of set up for a sequel that never came, has time been kind to this cinematic one-off? And is anyone involved NOT cancelled? Join The Franchise Files as they stay awake for the whole podcast but not the whole film. Fire up the files!


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    53 mins
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