Welcome to Franchise Addicts, a podcast covering every film in a given franchise. Hosts Luke and Chris are two friends and movie fanatics determined to find the greatest movie franchises in the history of film. From deep-dive thematic discussions to instant reactions on new releases, each episode breaks down what makes these franchises work, what doesn’t, and why we keep coming back.
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Backrooms (2026) — A24's Biggest Movie Ever Was Made by a 20-Year-Old YouTuber
Luke, Chris, and Peter break down the horror phenomenon of the year. Kane Parsons started posting Backrooms videos on YouTube at 16, teaching himself Blender from his bedroom. Four years later he directed A24's highest-grossing film ever, starring two Oscar nominees, on a 30,000 square foot practical set so large the cast and crew actually got lost in it. $402 million worldwide on an $8 million budget. The youngest director to open number one domestically and globally. We break down how a creepypasta became the biggest horror movie of 2026.
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21 Sept 2026
Resident Evil (2026)
Luke, Chris, and Peter take on Zach Cregger's Resident Evil reboot fresh off opening weekend. The Barbarian director made a video game movie that actually feels like playing a video game. Austin Abrams is a medical courier, not a supersoldier. Paul Walter Hauser is here. Zach Cherry shows up. The camera angles literally mimic the game's second and third-person perspectives. Cregger spent thousands of hours playing the games and channeled his frustration at missing shots into Bryan's hilariously terrible aim. He wrote the script so it could work without the Resident Evil name if Capcom said no. The initial cut was funnier until test audiences said tone it down. And this is his first and last franchise film because the pressure of fan expectations nearly broke him. $60 million opening weekend. Is this the best video game movie ever made?
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13 Sept 2026
Obsession (2026)
Luke, Chris, and Peter take on the biggest horror movie of the year. Obsession was made for $750,000 by a 26-year-old YouTube sketch comedian and has grossed over $500 million worldwide. Curry Barker wrote, directed, and edited it. He fought the MPAA over head smashes to avoid an NC-17 rating. The music store where they filmed got shut down a year after they wrapped. It was also featured in Wayne's World. Andy Richter is in this movie. The whole thing was partly inspired by a Treehouse of Horror episode from The Simpsons. And Inde Navarrette delivers a performance that hasn't left our heads since we saw it. Is this the horror movie of the decade?
Live at 8:15pm CT.
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Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
Apple Podcasts (US)
5.0 / 5
10 ratings
Spotify
5.0 / 5
12 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 51 / 100
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Quality
83
Social presence
0
YouTube
0
Engagement
51
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