Tyler and Konnery are joined by true crime aficionado Lily Denering Young to observe the breakdown of a rural 1910s girl into a killer in the second film of the X trilogy, "Pearl"! Together they discuss the movie's approach as a character study, the loving yet twisted cinematic pastiche, the power and delusions of stardom, gators, and so much more on this axe-wielding episode of The Friendchise Podcast!

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What’s New:
Kon: The Brutalist
Tyler: The Return of the Living Dead (Tubi), The Purge: Election Year (Max)
Lily: Nobody Wants This (Netflix), Hysterical (Wondery)

Ep. 231: Pearl (w/ Lily Denering Young)

Tyler and Konnery are joined by gentle soul Maren Gainey to hang out with everyone's favorite polite little bear in "Paddington"! Together they discuss Paddington's immaculate fashion sense, the movie's potent mix of slapstick and kindness, ear wax toothbrushes, dreaming of the Home For Retired Bears, and so much more on this pleasant episode of The Friendchise Podcast!

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Kon: Kingdom Come: Deliverance II (PS5), 
Tyler: Hearts of Iron IV (Mac), The Pope of Physics: Enrico Fermi and the Birth of the Atomic Age by Gino Segré and Bettina Hoerlin (Libby)
Maren: Stardew Valley (Switch), Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion (Switch), The Terror (Netflix)

Ep. 232: Paddington (w/ Maren Gainey)

Tyler and Konnery close out their cinematic X-ploration by diving deep into the dark, neon-soaked streets of 1980s Hollywood with, "MaXXXine"! Together they discuss the excellent use of locations, the history of VHS, LA serial killer history, religious cults, and so much more on this killer starlet episode of The Friendchise Podcast!

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Kon: Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman, Assassin's Creed Unity (PS5)
Tyler: Conclave (In Theaters), OJ: Made in America (Hulu)

Ep. 233: MaXXXine

Tyler and Konnery are joined by technically certified British man Cutter White to talk all things cute and kind in, "Paddington 2"! Together they discuss bear childhood, Paddington's impeccable ability to make the world a better place, oodles of marmalade, the Brown family's stellar talents, and so much more on this kind and polite episode of The Friendchise Podcast!

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Kon: We Used To Live Here by Marcus Kliewer
Tyler: Heretic (Rental)
Cutter: Companion (In Theaters), Conclave (In Theaters), Nitrate film festival, Miyoo Mini Plus

Ep. 234: Paddington 2 (w/ Cutter White)

Tyler and Konnery are joined by riverboat guide Brennan Klein on his first non-horror episode to discuss the newest installment of the becoated bear franchise, "Paddington in Peru"! Together they set out for El Dorado as they discuss Olivia Colman's terrific facial expressions, worry about Aunt Lucy's whereabouts, are extremely affected by recastings and the absence of director Paul King, and so much more on this Podcast For Retired Bears episode of The Friendchise Podcast!

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Kon: Hidalgo (Hulu)
Tyler: Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (Netflix)
Brennan: Beverly Hills 90210 (Paramount Plus)

Ep. 235: Paddington in Peru (w/ Brennan Klein)

Tyler and Konnery are joined by Avengers Kim Labick and Jacob Padilla to kick off MCU Phase 2 and duke it out (aka have enjoyable conversation) over their differing opinions on the most controversial Tony Stark outing, "Iron Man 3"! Together they discuss the auteurist Shane Black of it all (it's Christmas, ever heard of it??), the choice to focus more directly on the man inside the suit, all things real and fake Mandarin, the abrupt fixed-it ending and so much more on this suit-exploding episode of The Friendchise Podcast!

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Ep. 236: Iron Man 3 (w/ Kim Labick and Jacob Padilla)

This week's episode is a [RE//POST] of Thor: The Dark World because Tyler and Konnery are so good at podcasting they already covered this film before! Jacob Padilla joins the duo to time travel back to 2022 and protect the Aether and run nude around Stonehenge. All that and more on this republished episode of The Friendchise Podcast!

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Thor: The Dark World (w/ Jacob Padilla) [RE//POST]

Tyler and Konnery are joined by their own personal Captain America Joseph Horne to chat all things superhero thriller in "Captain America: The Winter Soldier"! Together they discuss the genius blending of modern superhero film and 70s conspiracy thriller, how timely the film feels now despite a new CA movie just being released, what else should be on Cap's cultural laundry list (Cats, it's definitely Cats) and so much more on this sleeper agent episode of The Friendchise Podcast!

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Kon: The Substance (Rental)
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Ep. 237: Captain America: The Winter Soldier (w/ Joseph Horne)

Tyler and Konnery are joined by cinematographer and Marvel fanatic Kalea Calloway for her phasely visit to cover the intergalactic misfit family film, "Guardians of the Galaxy"! Together they discuss casting, getting jacked for Marvel, what "I am Groot" REALLY means, Tyler's struggled history with the film, and so much more on this wall-to-wall soundtracked episode of The Friendchise Podcast!

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Kon: Severance season 2 (Apple TV+) 
Tyler: Creature Commandos (Max)
Kalea: Mickey 17 (In Theaters), WWE (Peacock)

Tyler: creature commandos

Ep. 238: Guardians of the Galaxy (w/ Kalea Calloway)

There’s no strings on Tyler and Konnery as they’re joined by fellow Avengers Jacob Padilla and Joseph Horne to fight evil AI and hang out on a farm in “Avengers: Age of Ultron!” Together they realize Iron Man and Captain America’s different but equal strengths as characters, how effective Hulkbusting really is, collateral damage and superhero insurance claims, and so much more on this metal-man episode of The Friendchise Podcast! What’s New: Sorry! What’s new?
Kon: The Boondock Saints (Prime Video)
Joseph: Blood Bowl (board game)
Jacob: The Tournament of Heirs by Amilea Perez, Sinners (IMAX)
Tyler: Angels in the Outfield (Disney+)

Ep. 239: Avengers: Age of Ultron (w/ Jacob Padilla and Joseph Horne)

A show about movie franchises and friendship. Join Tyler and Konnery as they explore all the best and worst franchises Hollywood and the world at large has to offer with some of their best buddies by their side!

Ep. 238: Guardians of the Galaxy (w/ Kalea Calloway)

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