The Franchise Files

Pip Nixon
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Join The Franchise Files as we take each entry in a film franchise and rank them DEFINITIVELY. Skip happily into each film series, then hold your nerve once we reach Superman 4, Alien vs Predator or Terminator Genisys. Fire up the files!

  1. 2d ago

    Man of Steel (2013)

    Enter Henry Cavill and Zach Snyder for 2013 reboot Man of Steel Join The Franchise Files as they ponder Snyder’s original pitch: Superman, but he’s no fun? Who needs charm, romance or adventure when you can have CGI smashy-smashy? The great Michael Shannon as Zod has got to be good, right? RIGHT? At least Russell Crowe gets a lovely coat. Fire up the files!

    Man of Steel (2013)

  2. Oct 30

    Halloween (1978)

    Celebrate Halloween the way we all should – with John Carpenter’s 1978 classic The Franchise Files begins its second season as Michael Myers arrives with a knife, a white mask and TWELVE sequels. Just how good is the original? Is it really the first slasher? And should Doctor Loomis be fired immediately? Join The Franchise Files as they carve a pumpkin for the night HE came home. Fire up the files!

    Halloween (1978)

  3. Mar 10

    Oscar Predictions Special (2026)

    Join The Franchise Files for their 2026 Oscar Predictions Special As Sinners and One Battle After Another tussle for victory, which should actually win? Is Sean Penn doing MORE ACTING better than Stellan Skarsgård’s subtlety? Has Timothee Chalamet been undone by ballet? And how the hell did F1 get nominated? The Franchise Files have the answers

    Oscar Predictions Special (2026)

  4. 12/19/2025

    Christmas Special: Die Hard (1988)

    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!

    Christmas Special: Die Hard (1988)

  5. 10/31/2025

    Halloween Special (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

    Halloween Special (2025)

  6. 09/26/2025

    Superman Returns (2006)

    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!

    Superman Returns (2006)

  7. 09/19/2025

    Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994)

    Freddy goes postmodern in 1994’s Wes Craven's New Nightmare In the last movie Freddy died – but it’s the meta-90’s, so who even is Freddy? Aren't we all Freddy really? (No). What's a movie? And why is Wes Craven making a movie about Wes Craven making a movie. Confused? No, it’s postmodernism! Join The Franchise Files as they pretend to understand. Fire up the files Freddy!

    Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994)

  8. 09/12/2025

    Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)

    Christopher Reeve bows out with 1987’s Superman IV: The Quest for Peace. With the budget slashed, Milton Keynes replacing New York and Reeve insisting on a political plotline, the Quest for Peace flirted with disaster. Can The Franchise Files find anything to love in this bizarre swansong? It can’t be THAT bad, can it? Fire up the files!

    Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
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Join The Franchise Files as we take each entry in a film franchise and rank them DEFINITIVELY. Skip happily into each film series, then hold your nerve once we reach Superman 4, Alien vs Predator or Terminator Genisys. Fire up the files!

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  • Creator
    Pip Nixon
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    25
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Pip Nixon
  • Show Website
    The Franchise Files

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