The dynamic and relatable nature of family relationships has been used in many films as a narrative conceit setting up character development, and a way to create some memorable confrontations. The films we discuss in this episode place emphasis on … Continue reading →

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Sibling Rivalry – 11 – East of Eden & What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

Film, like any art form has varying degrees of complexity and purpose. From the lavish block-buster saturated with special effects to the ‘little’ movies done on a small budget, it is a diverse medium and there is something to cater … Continue reading →

Shane Carruth – 10 – Primer & Upstream Color

Terrible movies get made, its a fact, not every movie can be considered a critical or commercial success. Sure some movies get it wrong and they disappear into a sea of other mediocre movies, however there are a few which are so … Continue reading →

Awfully Good? Vol. 01 – 09 – Troll 2 & Sharks in Venice

After the previous two episodes keeping us locked to black and white films we are finally back with a full colour palette. We look at a sub genre of film born in the 80s but still present today where two (or … Continue reading →

Interracial Buddy Cops – 08 – Money Train & The Guard

Take Two visit the land of the rising sun to sample some of their finest samurai classics, a film genre that I seem to have missed out on. Keeping in line with our almost subliminal obsession with Black and White … Continue reading →

Way of the Samurai – 07 – Yojimbo & Harakiri

Bucking convention we choose to talk about monsters in January, Halloween is over-rated anyways, monsters all year round I say. We decide to take a look at monster movies of the universal variety as Christian recently came across an awesome … Continue reading →

Universal Monsters – 06 – The Invisible Man & The Wolf Man

Christian and I are by no means Bond fanatics (I probably am more then Christian), however we cannot ignore the impact of the series which has been running for half a century. To coincide with the latest 007 outing Skyfall we … Continue reading →

Shaken, Not Stirred – 05 – On Her Majesty’s Secret Service & Goldeneye

Come with us on a journey, we look at two movies where the audience is transported to a fantasy world through the eyes of a young girl. Based on the huge success of the original Wizard of Oz from 1939 movies … Continue reading →

We’re Not in Kansas Anymore – 04 – Coraline & Return to Oz

On this, the third episode of the Take Two Podcast we look into a couple of modern films which have been produced in black and white as an artistic decision by the movie makers. The Elephant Man by director David Lynch … Continue reading →

Modern Monochrome – 03 – Elephant Man & Zelig

We are back again with episode 2 of the Take Two Podcast and after the animal theme of the first episode, we now transcend into an environment theme and take two movies which are filmed predominantly within a confined space. … Continue reading →

Trapped in a Box! – 02 – Cube & Pontypool

Its here, finally have finished and released our first episode of Take Two Podcast, hope you all enjoy it as much as we enjoyed recording it. (not so much editing it, we will get better I promise). In this episode … Continue reading →