The Everything Sequel Podcast

We drank enough coffee to stay awake just long enough to finish up with our 2025 year and round of legacy sequels with The Naked Gun. You'll hear which actor we think gets the comedy almost completely wrong as well as which actor is getting the comedy so right we wish everyone was on that page, our chat about the villain and whether or not he's failing the movie or the movie is failing him, and we try to mention all the jokes, here and there, that we think actually work. Enjoy! Thanks to our monthly supporters Matt and Vicki S Kate Lampe Daniel Prudhoe Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami

We continue catching up with the legacy sequels from 2025 and are donning our hot slickers and hats to chat about I Know What You Did Last Summer. You'll hear what we think of the lead actors and characters and why they work for this film, why we think bringing back legacy actors from the original '97 hit was a good idea including the surprise ending that we both liked and how we believe that even when this movie is clumsy, it's not in a way to bother you too much, helping the movie to be an easy watch. Enjoy! Thanks to our monthly supporters Matt and Vicki S Kate Lampe Daniel Prudhoe Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami

We continue catching up with the legacy sequels of 2025 as we slice first and slice hard talking about Karate Kid: Legends. You'll hear the many questions we have about the opening of this film and if Mr. Han is, in fact, the legend Mr. Han we knew from 2010, the positive and negative reactions we had to this movie's time efficiency which oddly helps and hinders the picture and a chat about whether or not the movie got better right before the credits start when we finally see a character that made previous attempts to reengage with this franchise work. Enjoy! Thanks to our monthly supporters Matt and Vicki S Kate Lampe Daniel Prudhoe Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami

Hollywood isn't finished with four different series that we've previously covered and our professionalism dictates it's time to take catch up and take care of some business. We start with the first movie released this year and possibly the number one of these films in our hearts with Final Destination: Bloodlines, released just this past May. You'll hear a lengthy conversation about this sequel's opening scene that we simply can't find a way to shut up about, how much respect we heap on the directors and Tony Todd for finding a way to give the veteran actor the perfect sendoff for the series and his life and how much glee we find in the movies refusal to let a single character off the hook from death's steely glare. Enjoy! Thanks to our monthly supporters Matt and Vicki S Kate Lampe Daniel Prudhoe Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami

It's time to settle the score and pitch some sequels to the cult classic series, A Nightmare on Elm Street! You'll hear that both of your fearless hosts have come in doing their additional homework but have vastly different interpretations of that homework, which of us tried to connect our pitch to modern day technology and which of our pitches connects a reinterpretation of the first film in the series. Let the battle begin! Thanks to our monthly supporters Matt and Vicki S Kate Lampe Daniel Prudhoe Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami

It won't be a giant battle to the death for your fearless podcast hosts as we agree quite a bit on what works about the 2003 sequel, Freddy vs. Jason. You'll hear all our thoughts for a second year in a row for this film but only from the Freddy point of view including the inciting incident that starts this movie, almost nothing about the cornfield attack because that mostly involves the other fella and if we like that Freddy's back to his old, jokey self in the final battle for what proved to almost be the last movie in the nightmare series. Thanks to our monthly supporters Matt and Vicki S Kate Lampe Daniel Prudhoe Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami

We're bursting out of our closets to tell you what we think of the 1994 sequel, Wes Craven's New Nightmare. You'll hear all our thoughts on the new look of Freddy and how effective the look is at being scary, what the crew and what we think about Wes Craven's ability to write things that come true and benefit the film and the problems we have with the movie's ending, which keep this from being a truly great addition to the series. Thanks to our monthly supporters Matt and Vicki S Kate Lampe Daniel Prudhoe Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami

We might not be falling head over heels for our next movie but we'll break through any barriers to let you know why as we talk about the 1991 sequel, Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare. You'll hear what we like about the opening scene, a disagreement about how the looney tunes nature of this film hits each of us as we watch and our thoughts about the ever changing history of Freddy Krueger and whether now was the time to do these changes. Enjoy! Thanks to our monthly supporters Matt and Vicki S Kate Lampe Daniel Prudhoe Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami

We're wheeling the baby buggy into our closets to prepare for our talk about the 1989 sequel, A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child! You'll hear a disagreement about the nature of dreams and how they work, further disagreements about what works and doesn't work for this film including the performances from the lead actors, and lastly, even more disagreements about whether or not the end of this film is it's strength or it's weakness. Enjoy!   Thanks to our monthly supporters Matt and Vicki S Kate Lampe Daniel Prudhoe Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami

We don't need a dog to piss fire on us to wake up to the idea that the 1988 sequel, A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master is a good movie, although we may disagree about exactly how good a movie it actually is. You'll hear a disagreement about how and when the cast from the previous film should meet their demise, a discussion if the overall look of the film is more cinematic or made for television and absolutely no disagreement about some of the films set pieces including a time loop dream and the practical effects of trapped souls escaping Freddy's body. Enjoy! Thanks to our monthly supporters Matt and Vicki S Kate Lampe Daniel Prudhoe Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami

Fans won't think we need therapy at the local asylum because we don't have lots of problems with the 1987 sequel A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors. You'll hear how much we like the rising production level for this film and what they choose to do with it, like giant Freddy worms, what we think of the blend of comedy and terror with maybe the series most famous line and kill and a conversation about brining the demise of Freddy into the world of religion. Thanks to our monthly supporters Matt and Vicki S Kate Lampe Daniel Prudhoe Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami

We had a spanking good time talking about exactly how good the first sequel of the series is as we chat about A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge. You'll hear Tom repeatedly bring up good points about this film and how quickly Mike brushes them aside nonchalantly in response, questions as to whether or not the s & m bar scene and the coach death scene is real or strictly in a dream and several digressions about birds exploding and the value they hold in a major motion picture. Enjoy! Thanks to our monthly supporters Matt and Vicki S Kate Lampe Daniel Prudhoe Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami

It's that time of the year again and only one of the big three slasher series remains so it's time to find out where we rank the Nightmare on Elm Street series. You'll hear which two movies Mike and Tom surprise each other by putting them at the top of their lists, a fundamental disagreement about which movie should be at the bottom of their lists and complete agreement about which movie probably should have topped both their lists but sits at the number two spot for both of your fearless hosts. Thanks to our monthly supporters Matt and Vicki S Kate Lampe Daniel Prudhoe Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami

Talking about this series felt like an impossible mission to finish but here we are as it's time to pitch sequels to the Mission: Impossible series! You'll hear which of our pitches includes an animal wearing one of the famous masks from the IMF but, the question is, what animal is it? You'll also hear if both, one, or none of our pitches includes the entity AI story line and you'll hear which of us is building a new team and which of us clings to the team of the past. Enjoy! Thanks to our monthly supporters Matt and Vicki S Kate Lampe Daniel Prudhoe Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami

We're diving deep just like Ethan Hunt as we talk about the 2025 sequel Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning. It's a race to see if we can keep this episode under the running time of this movie as we talk about the cold open, which we can't even finish before taking a break, a chat about the underwater submarine sequence which is one of our favorite sequences in the  entire series and the highs and lows of cross cutting between the thrilling biplane stunt and whatever else is going on to wrap up this possibly and hopefully final film in the series. Thanks to our monthly supporters Matt and Vicki S Kate Lampe Daniel Prudhoe Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami

The series is almost thirty years old and may feel finished but we're not nearly done as we talk about the 2023 sequel, Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1. You'll hear whether or not Mike can convince Tom that this movie isn't as bad as Tom thinks it is, whether Tom can convince Mike that it's exactly as bad as he thinks it is and, at the very least, an agreement over the several retcons this sequel concocts for all of it's characters. Enjoy!  Thanks to our monthly supporters Matt and Vicki S Kate Lampe Daniel Prudhoe Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami

The series isn't quite running out of steam yet and neither are we as we talk about the 2018 sequel Mission: Impossible - Fallout. You'll hear what our true feelings are about what we call the Blitzer maneuver, a minor disagreement about exactly how much practical shooting was done for the halo jump stunt and all our thoughts about the final helicopter chase scene that seems determined to go above and beyond in what easily could have been the last movie in the series. Enjoy! Thanks to our monthly supporters Matt and Vicki S Kate Lampe Daniel Prudhoe Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami

We didn't get tickets to the opera but you have a free admission to our thoughts on the 2015 sequel Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation. You'll hear our thoughts on the stunt-centric opening of the film, what we think of the introduction of the syndicate plot line and it's villain that takes center stage in this movie and the myriad of compliments Tom has when his home of Country is featured in the climax of this installment of the impossible series. Thanks to our monthly supporters Matt and Vicki S Kate Lampe Daniel Prudhoe Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami

We've lit the fuse and it's leading straight to our hearts because we love the not at all 2001, but the definitely 2011 sequel Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol. Listen and you'll hear all the reasons this movie made the top of both of our lists, the pros and cons of having a not very notable villain and how much that matters and what we think about this film being able to finally find the formula that the series will continue with to the end of the series. Thanks to our monthly supporters Matt and Vicki S Kate Lampe Daniel Prudhoe Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami

It's red letter day here at The Everything Sequel Podcast because we get to talk about the feature film directorial debut of J.J. Abrams as we discuss Mission: Impossible III. You'll hear what we think of J.J. Abrams debut mystery box that doesn't get solved until the final film in the series by another director, the pros and cons of giving a talented actor like Philip Seymour Hoffman a juicy, villainous role but then decide not to give him much of anything to do and conversations about the 90's television drama quality that Abrams gives to his first movie. Thanks to our monthly supporters Matt and Vicki S Kate Lampe Daniel Prudhoe Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami