Pass, Pirate, Pay with Ken Franco
Get ready to dive into the latest flicks and shows! Join host Ken Franco and his hilarious co-hosts as they dive deep into the world of film, TV, and beyond. From blockbusters to hidden gems, we're grading it all: Pass, Pirate, or Pay. So, grab your popcorn, settle in, and let's get this party started! At the end of each segment a grade is given:
Pass: No need to see this thing at all
Pirate: See it, but don't spend your hard earned money on it
Pay: Go see this and pay for it, you cheap bastard
Episodes
51 episodes
Happy (Belated) Mother's Day
Mother knows best... or at least that's what we're finding out this week.In this belated Mother's Day special, we handed the programming duties over to the women who brought us into the world and let them pick the movies. The results? Tw...
Murder Swap Movies
This week on Pass, Pirate, Pay, Ken and Andy dive into one of cinema’s most twisted ideas: the murder swap.First up is the classic that started it all, Strangers on a Train, where a chance meeting leads to a chilling propos...
Mad About Mads
This week on Pass, Pirate, Pay, we dive deep into the intense, magnetic world of Mads Mikkelsen with a triple feature that spans brutality, survival, and raw human emotion.First up, we trek through the haunting, dialogue-light V...
Music Movies Part II
This week on Pass, Pirate, Pay, Ken and Andy crank the volume for Music Movies Part II, diving into three very different tunes on film. First up, Better Man takes a bold swing at the life of Robbie Williams—but do...
Oscar Night 2025
It’s Hollywood’s biggest night, and Ken and Andy are here with their own ballots. In this special Oscar episode of Pass, Pirate, Pay, the guys break down the year’s biggest nominees and debate who should win, who will win...
I Swear
This week on Pass, Pirate, Pay, Ken and Andy take a look at I Swear (2025), the biographical drama about John Davidson, a man living with Tourette’s syndrome whose life story mixes humor, hardship, and resilience. The fil...
Trapped on a Desert Island and I F**king Hate You!
This week on Pass, Pirate, Pay, Ken Franco and the gang are stranded far from civilization with nothing but sand, suspicion, and a growing urge to strangle their fellow castaways.We’re diving into desert island survival movies ...
Melania (A Very Special "Better Than Gigli" Episode)
This week on Pass, Pirate, Pay, Ken and the gang put on their finest oversized sunglasses and step into the marble-floored, gold-trimmed world of the new documentary about Melania Trump. From international model to First Lady to o...
Shakespeare Pt I (Hamlet Adjacent)
This week on Pass, Pirate, Pay, Ken and Andy grab Yorick’s skull, stare into the void, and ask the only question that matters: to stream, to skip, or to spend?We’re diving into three very different riffs on the Bard’s mos...
Off To See The Wizard..... Again.
We’re heading back down the Yellow Brick Road — but this time, Oz gets bigger, stranger, and a whole lot more magical.On this episode of Pass, Pirate, Pay, we revisit the timeless classic The Wizard of Oz, now re-imagined i...
Christmas Special: Hot Frosty (Better Than Gigli)!!!
This week on Pass, Pirate, Pay we’re jingling all the way into a holiday edition of Better Than Gigli — and the target on the tree is Netflix’s new Christmas movie, Hot Frosty.Is this steamy snow-man romance...
No Whammy!! Gameshow Movies!!
This week on Pass, Pirate, Pay, Ken and Andy spin the big wheel of fate and dive into game show movies—where the stakes are high, the rules are shady, and the hosts are sometimes the real villains.They break down The New...
You Never Count Your Money When You're Sitting At The Table (Gambling Movies)
This week, Ken and Andy ante up for a trio of gambling flicks that run the table on chaos, charm, and questionable decision-making. First, they revisit the laid-back frontier wisdom of Kenny Rogers in The Gambler, then sprint to the ra...
Dog Movies
This week on Pass, Pirate, Pay, Ken and Andy let the dogs out — straight into the movies. From wilderness survival to foul-mouthed strays to a brand-new horror pup, we’re diving snout-first into three wildly different canine flicks.Firs...
Weird Movies
This week, Ken and Andy tumble deep into the bizarre end of cinema’s bathtub with three gloriously deranged picks: The Greasy Strangler, Krazy House, and One Battle After Another. It’s an ooze-soaked, brain-melting jo...
The Stephen King Cinematic Universe Pt II
Ken and Andy return to Castle Rock for another round of Stephen King adaptations, and this time the ride gets weird. The boys tackle the early-’90s CGI trip The Lawnmower Man in a full Better Than Gigli segment, asking the har...
Animation Pt I
This week, Ken and Andy dive headfirst into the wild world of animation! We’re rolling through three very different animated adventures: the trippy cult-classic Heavy Metal (1981), Pixar’s latest family-friendly cosmic quest Elio
Creepy Kids
This week Ken and Andy open the nursery door into the world of evil offspring and spine-tingling child terror. Our theme: Creepy Kids.👶 First up, we take on The First Omen (2024), a stylish prequel that tries to recapture...
Horroromance (Featuring Thomas Mahoney)
This week on Pass, Pirate, Pay, Ken and Andy dive headfirst into the spooky, swoony world of Horroromance—where scares meet love stories. We’re breaking down three very different entries in the genre: the Norwegian supernatural ...
Ice Cube's War Of The Worlds (Better Than Gigli?)
In this one-off Better Than Gigli deep dive, we grab our space helmets and bandanas to explore the inexplicable, unproduced fever dream that is Ice Cube’s War of the Worlds. We talk alien invasions with West Coast swagger, deb...
Right Wingers
🎙️ New Episode: Red, White & Reel — Right-Wing Cinema Explored This week on Pass, Pirate, Pay, Ken and the gang dive headfirst into the world of right-wing cinema with a triple feature that’s as ideologically loade...
Ken Goes To The Doc (Documentaries)
This week, Ken dives deep into the world of lighthearted documentaries—but things get weird fast. From a secret apartment hidden in a mall to the uniquely charming life of “My Mom Jayne,” and finally, the truly unforgettable saga of th...
Zombies Pt I
🧟♂️ This week on Pass, Pirate, Pay, Ken and Andy are crawling out of the grave to sink their teeth into three undead entries in the zombie genre: the quiet heartbreak of Maggie (2015), the meditative Scandinavia...