Second Take Cinema

The Incredible Hulk

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:00:00 GMT

After a stunning start with Iron Man, the MCU hit a misstep early on with its second movie out the gate; The Incredible Hulk. Or did it? The film has a mixed reaction and the lead actor Edward Norton was famously replaced by Mark Ruffalo going forward. There also weren't any solo Hulk movies after this (so far at least) which would lead one to believe this movie sucked and so we decided to give it a second take and see how it stacks up in 2026.

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Glengarry Glen Ross

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:00:00 GMT

Based on the popular play and featuring a cast of massive names including Al Pacino, Alan Arkin, Jack Lemmon and Ed Harris this is a contained movie about salesman facing the chop if they can't reach the increasingly high targets set by their corporate overlords. A meditation on capitalism, desperation and toxic masculinity, does the film resonate even more now than when it was released?

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The Terminator

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 18:00:00 GMT

On this week's episode of Second Take Cinema we take a look back at this sci-fi classic from 1984, the film that put so many of the people involved on the map; director James Cameron as well as stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton and Michael Biehn. There's been a lot of sequels since that saw Schwarzenegger's T-800 turned into an iconic action hero, but in this original movie he is the bad guy. Does it still work in 2026 now we all know Arnie as the action star?

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Night Of The Living Dead (1968)

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Wow, we recorded this episode literally almost about a year and a half ago and due to some schedule changes never got around to releasing it. The boys are joined by Kirk Redgate, indie filmmaker and George Romero fan to discuss the OG zombie masterpiece; Night Of The Living Dead!

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Strangers On A Train

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 18:00:00 GMT

The boys are joined by special guest David Gardner (the voice of Karl Trevino) on this weeks episode of Second Take Cinema as they take a look back at this Alfred Hitchcock classic which sees two strangers plan the "perfect" murder; by swapping victims with one another they believe the authorities would have no hope of catching them. However things take a dark turn when it turns out one of the conspirators is more serious about the plan than the other...

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The Blair Witch Project

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 18:00:00 GMT

This indie film was a juggernaut in the late 90s and is usually credited as being the film that first mainstreamed the "found footage" subgenre. Since release it's been a divisive movie with some audiences finding the lack of anything happening dull and a waste of time, whilst others find an oddly compelling sense of dread in the lack of any "real" events. Jamie and Rory are coming at the movie from opposite directions and discuss how they think the film plays today.

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Click

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 18:00:00 GMT

This week we're talking about the Sandman, no not the Neil Gaiman Netflix show but Adam Sandler. It's undeniable that Sandler has built a lengthy career in Hollywood although the quality of that career is up for discussion. On today's episode Jamie and Rory discuss one of the more unique (albeit oft-forgotten) of Sander's oeuvre; 2006's Click. What begins as a very by-the-numbers Sander comedy about a man who gifted a universal remote that let's him...well, control his universe, this movie takes a SHARP turn around the middle portion of the film that transforms it into a completely different movie. Do these two halves coexist? Does one impact the other? Let's find out!

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Animal Crackers

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 18:00:00 GMT

We're going waaaay back on the podcast this week as we review one of Rory's all time favourite movies, the Marx Brothers' classic "Animal Crackers." The second movie from the vaudeville stars, catapulted the boys to stardom, but does their sense of humour still play in 2026?

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The Seven Year Itch

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 18:00:00 GMT

On the latest episode of Second Take Cinema we're taking a look at this Marilyn Monroe-led classic. Directed by Billy Wilder and based on a stage play, this movie features the iconic Marilyn Monroe white dress scene and became a part of pop culture, however the director had a lot of regret about the movie, feeling it had been held back by the restrictive Hayes Code at the time. Jamie and Rory look back at it and see how it plays in a modern age.

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Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT

It's a controversial episode this week folks as the boys take a look at Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy. Whilst this film is widely likely and has a pretty good reputation, it didn't sit well with Jamie who is extra grumpy on this episode on account of being very unwell. The boys discuss the movie and try to articulate what they liked and didn't like about the movie and Jamie airs his beef with Will Ferrell.

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16 Blocks

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 18:00:00 GMT

On this edition of Second Take Cinema we take a look at one of Rory's favourite movies and the final movie directed by the legendary Richard Donner. Starring Bruce Willis as an alcoholic cop who has given up on life, this film charts the journey of an apathetic man who unexpectedly finds himself fighting for something for the first time in a long time.

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Scream (1996)

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 18:00:00 GMT

A franchise built on parodying existing franchises, 1996's Scream was a much needed shot in the arm for the very tired and essentially dead slasher genre when it released and it introduced the world to one of the most iconic slasher's in cinema history in Ghostface alongside one of its most iconic final girls with Neve Campbell's Sydney Prescott. But how does the original Scream hold up today, after all of these years (and sequels)? Jamie and Rory discuss it in this new episode of Second Take Cinema!

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Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Widely recognised as having saved the Star Trek franchise from certain doom, The Wrath Of Khan finds its strength in being a film that strips back its budget and instead relies on tight scripting, iconic (if over-the-top) performances and escalating tension and winds up with a more successful outcome than its predecessor. How does it hold up all of these years later though?

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The Wolf of Wall Street

Thu, 08 Jan 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Telling the true story of Jordan Belmont and the schemes that earned him the titular moniker, this is our first visit back to Martin Scorsese-land since we covered Goodfellas right back at the beginning of the show. Will this movie fare better with Rory than Goodfellas did? The boys discuss the film and the moral implications associated with telling this sort of story, which seems to thread through a lot of Scorsese's work.

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The Mask

Thu, 01 Jan 2026 18:00:00 GMT

1994 remains perhaps the biggest year of Jim Carey's career, seeing the release of 3 of his biggest hits all in one year; Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (see previous STC episode!), Dumb & Dumber and perhaps the most risky of the three ventures: The Mask. Based on a comic book and produced by New Line Cinema, the movie takes the source material in a more comedic direction and blends a weird sense of disturbing fantasy, real-life mundanity and cartoonish comedy under the guiding hand of director Chuck Russell (A Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, The Blob). The question is, how does the movie hold up more than thirty years' later?

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Scrooge (1970)

Thu, 25 Dec 2025 18:00:00 GMT

A huge Merry Christmas from Second Take Cinema and all of us here at Impala Films! We celebrate this week by reviewing a movie that holds a nostalgic place in Jamie's heart. Of the many screen adaptations of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol that there has been, Jamie contests that this 1970 Albert Finney vehicle is the best of the bunch. Will Rory agree? Do you agree? Let us know!

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Love Actually

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 18:00:00 GMT

Love Actually is usually regarded as one of the best Christmas and romantic movies ever but, in recent years opinion has been turning on the film with many acknowledging that the films idea of "love" is often misplaced. So who better to weigh in on this discussion than two fat guys?

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Bugsy Malone

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 18:00:00 GMT

A British-made New York gangster movie, a period-piece AND it's a musical!? How is that supposed to work? Oh, and one other thing...the cast is entirely made up of children. Yep, children. That's the unusual concept at the centre of Alan Parker's odd British musical-comedy Bugsy Malone which tells the story of a man caught up in a battle of rival gangs determined to wipe one another out and vying for control of a powerful new weapon; the "splurge gun."

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Breakfast At Tiffany's

Thu, 04 Dec 2025 18:00:00 GMT

A classic movie that launched Audrey Hepburn into a cultural icon and even spawned a 90s soft rock hit, almost everyone recognises Breakfast At Tiffany's, even if they've never actually seen the movie. Jamie first saw this movie as a teen and introduces it to Rory for the first time. Does the movie deserve its cultural reputation or is it all fanfare with no substance, and can certain poor decisions in this movie be reconciled with modern values?

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Alien

Thu, 27 Nov 2025 18:00:00 GMT

This week on the show Jamie and Rory go back to one of the scariest sci-fi movies of all time, described as a "haunted house in space" Alien launched a franchise that remains one of the most well-known in Hollywood, but it all stems from humble beginnings. Jamie and Rory discuss some of the more disturbing themes of the movie and take a look at some of the filmmaking techniques used to bring the Nostromo to life.

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Die Hard

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 18:00:00 GMT

Jamie and Rory review the classic action movie "Die Hard" widely regarded as an excellent movie, Jamie has to come along with his usual contrarian take and isn't too enamoured by the movie. The boys discuss the reasons behind this and whether or not Die Hard could work with another action hero in the lead.

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Come And See

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 18:00:00 GMT

The third season of Second Take Cinema continues and, since HAUNTED is currently on a break we're continuing to share it with all of our Patreon supporters. In the first episode of the season we discussed the landmark superhero movie "The Dark Knight" and this week may give you tonal whiplash as we're reviewing "Come And See" a harrowing, haunting and relentlessly bleak Soviet movie from 1985 that follows a young Belarussian boy who gets caught up in the Nazi invasion of his country.

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The Dark Knight

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 17:53:11 GMT

Second Take Cinema returns for a third season of movie discussion beginning with the epic "The Dark Knight." A movie that became an instant classic and along with Iron Man sparked the second wave of the superhero craze that we're recently seeing the come-down of. Jamie and Rory look back on this 2008 film to see how it holds up, does it still hold the same meaning and power as before or has the passage of time taken some of the shine out of The Dark Knight.

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Borley Rectory: The Awakening

Mon, 13 Oct 2025 20:45:19 GMT

Big news! Second Take Cinema is coming back soon for a third season! In the meantime, we were asked to do a quick preview of this brand new UK horror movie "Borley Rectory: The Awakening" based on the real life story of England's most haunted house.

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A Nightmare On Elm Street (2010)

Thu, 31 Oct 2024 18:00:37 GMT

This is it! Our long journey to cover all of the films in the Elm Street franchise comes to a close not with a bang but with a whimper as we look at 2010s "A Nightmare On Elm Street" which failed to breathe new life into the franchise.

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Freddy Vs Jason

Mon, 28 Oct 2024 18:00:01 GMT

A decade in the making, 2003's Freddy vs Jason saw the two slasher icons going at it and represented the end of an era; the final time Robert Englund would play Freddy Krueger on the big screen.

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The Last Front - Special Early Release Episode

Fri, 25 Oct 2024 17:00:46 GMT

The lovely folks at Enigma Releasing kindly offered us the chance to do an early review of their new movie The Last Front. Already available in the United States, The Last Front releases in cinemas across the UK and Ireland on November 1st.

Starring Iain Glenn (Game of Thrones) this World War I period drama tells the story of a small Belgian village that is set upon by a passing group of Germans who accuse the village residents of harbouring an anti-German resistance gang.

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Wes Craven's New Nightmare

Thu, 24 Oct 2024 17:00:33 GMT

Often cited as a dry-run for Scream two years later, franchise creator Wes Craven returns to his most infamous creation to deliver a new tale which makes use of meta-narrative and self-referential winks to the audience. Does this first attempt at a meta horror movie from Craven hold up 30 years later?

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Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

Mon, 21 Oct 2024 17:00:41 GMT

So this is how it ends, not with a bang but with a whimper. Freddy left the 80s and entered the 90s with a particularly weak entry in the franchise in Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare. That's not to say there isn't anything interesting to be found here; brightly lit, very colourful and with jokes lifted right out of Looney Tunes, this film more than any other displays the ways in which Freddy had become watered down and commercialised for the mainstream audience.

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A Nightmare On Elm Street 5: The Dream Child

Thu, 17 Oct 2024 17:00:42 GMT

Thus begins what many would consider the downslope of the A Nightmare On Elm Street franchise with 1989's part 5: The Dream Child. Returning from the previous movie, Alice (Lisa Wilcox) begins experiencing strange Freddy Krueger-tinged dreams whilst she is awake. Around the same time she discovers that she is pregnant. Could the two things be related?

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A Nightmare On Elm Street 4: The Dream Master

Mon, 14 Oct 2024 17:00:41 GMT

The Dream Master is the highest grossing film in the A Nightmare On Elm Street franchise (excluding crossover movie Freddy vs Jason) which is a remarkable achievement considering how fraught with problems the movie's production was. A Nightmare On Elm Street's 4th entry is a film that, by rights, really shouldn't work; its elements are too disparate, it began shooting without a script, the producer and director who consistently at loggerheads and it had a turnaround time of less than a year after the third one...and yet, somehow, A Nightmare On Elm Street 4 has that "X Factor" that makes it feel much more entertaining and cohesive than it has any right to be. At least, that's Jamie's take on this film, but will Rory agree?

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A Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

Thu, 10 Oct 2024 17:00:55 GMT

Our voyage through the A Nightmare On Elm Street franchise brings us to the third entry; Dream Warriors, which many consider a high point in the franchise's success. Heather Langenkamp returns as Nancy Thompson to do battle once again with Freddy Krueger who is haunting the nightmares of a group of teens residing in a mental health centre.

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A Nightmare On Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge

Mon, 07 Oct 2024 17:00:46 GMT

We continue our trek through the A Nightmare On Elm Street franchise with what may well be the most curious entry in the series. A Nightmare On Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge was initially derided upon release as a poor follow up but has been reappraised in recent years with many commenting on the movies underlying homoerotic subtext and the effects the movie had on its leading man's career (for more information see the documentary Scream, Queen!: My Nightmare On Elm Street). Looking back in 2024, how does the movie play today?

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A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984)

Thu, 03 Oct 2024 17:00:50 GMT

Spooky season is upon us and this year we'll be treating you to a bumper crop of Second Take Cinema episodes as we make our way through the entire A Nightmare On Elm Street franchise. We begin, naturally, at the beginning, with Jamie's favourite movie of all time, the movie that very literally changed the course of his life; A Nightmare On Elm Street.

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Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

Thu, 26 Sep 2024 17:00:27 GMT

Delving into one of Rory's favourites this week, the boys review 1994's Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. One of the movies that catapulted Jim Carrey to his dominant status over movie comedies in the 90s, the film is a personal favourite of Rory's but not remembered fondly by Jamie. Add in the problematic nature of the films final moments and one has to ask how Ace Ventura: Pet Detective plays in todays world.

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Spider-Man 2

Thu, 19 Sep 2024 17:00:52 GMT

Jamie and Rory look back on what is largely regarded as one of the greatest superhero movies ever made. 2004's Spider-Man 2 sees the return of Director Sam Raimi as well as stars Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Rosemary Harris and J.K. Simmons, joined by newcomer Alfred Molina as the villainous Doc Ock!

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12 Angry Men

Thu, 12 Sep 2024 17:00:10 GMT

12 Angry Men gets reviewed by...2 Angry Men, I guess. This black and white classic has been a part of pop culture since it first arrived on the scene and is a film Rory has long waited to discuss on the show. Jamie finally relents and the pair engage in discussion this critically acclaimed film. Do the jurors actually break the justice system? Does the film deserve its sterling reputation? And could you make a modern version of this same story or is it truly a product of its time? Find out, on Second Take Cinema!

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The Girl Next Door

Thu, 05 Sep 2024 17:00:55 GMT

Jamie and Rory delve into this 2004 comedy that they both missed on initial release but Jamie saw in 2022 and became temporarily obsessed with (watching it 6 times). It's a weird jumble of a film that probably shouldn't work and yet somehow does. It also has what is undeniably one of the best performances of Timothy Olyphant's career.

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Open Range

Thu, 29 Aug 2024 17:00:02 GMT

In this episode of Second Take Cinema, Jamie and Rory take a look at this 2003 Western featuring Kevin Spacey, Robert Duvall, Anette Benning and Michael Gambon. One is a fan of Western's the other isn't. So how will the movie be received?

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Van Helsing

Thu, 22 Aug 2024 17:00:33 GMT

Jamie and Rory take a look at this 2004 monster-smash epic that tried putting the Universal monsters together long before anybody dreamed up the so called "Dark Universe." Remembered fondly from younger years, how does Van Helsing hold up today?

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Titanic

Thu, 15 Aug 2024 17:00:06 GMT

A true box office smash and for a while the reigning champion for Highest Grossing Movie Ever Made, Titanic has a split reputation amongst critics being remember fondly by some as an epic love story that pushed the abilities of cinema to new heights and by others as a somewhat generic and bloated popcorn flick. Today Jamie and Rory are joined by Kirk Redgate to take a look back at James Cameron's epic and see how it feels in 2024.

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Three To Tango

Thu, 08 Aug 2024 17:00:14 GMT

The late Matthew Perry stars in this late 90s flick alongside Scream-Queen Neve Campbell and the most reliable smug-bad-guy actor in the world Dylan McDermott. With a sitcom-esque plot revolving around a simple and easily-fixed misunderstanding, Three To Tango attempts to tread a line on an edgy subject without crossing over into offensive territory. How successfully does it achieve this goal? Does the film play better or worse now than it did back then? Tune in and find out!

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Lost In Translation

Thu, 01 Aug 2024 17:00:04 GMT

Jamie and Rory are joined by special guest Kirk Redgate to discuss Sofia Coppola's indie drama. Things get a bit tense and argumentative in this episode as angry Rory returns, having not been seen since our Serendipity episode.

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The Men

Thu, 25 Jul 2024 17:00:15 GMT

In this episode of Second Take Cinema, Rory bring a true classic to the table to be reviewed. The Men is the screen debut of Marlon Brando and tells the story of a group of young men recovering in a VA hospital following a tour of duty in World War 2.

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Babylon

Thu, 18 Jul 2024 17:00:59 GMT

Jamie and Rory review Damien Chazelle's epic love letter to classic Hollywood. Did this 3-hour behemoth deserve the box office flop it was destined for, or is there something worth keeping to be found amongst the on-screen depictions of debauchery?

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Mother!

Thu, 11 Jul 2024 17:00:46 GMT

In the latest episode of Second Take Cinema the boys watch Darren Aronofsky's Mother! A fitting companion piece to The Wrestler, the film is open to multiple interpretations and the boys have a lot of fun discussing it.

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EARLY RELEASE: New Life

Mon, 03 Jun 2024 17:00:03 GMT

Once again the boys had the honour of getting early access to review this wonderful little indie thriller. A cat and mouse story involving a mad dash for the Canadian border, New Life is a well made debut feature with a genre shifting twist in the second act that you won't see coming.

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EARLY RELEASE: The Girl In The Trunk

Mon, 27 May 2024 06:16:27 GMT

In our newest Second Take Cinema we were offered a fantastic opportunity to do an early review of this low budget indie thriller in which a runaway bride finds herself kidnapped and locked in the trunk of a crazed kidnappers car.

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The Wrestler

Thu, 25 Apr 2024 18:07:49 GMT

Jamie & Rory take on The Wrestler, directed by Darren Aronofsky. Both men have different interpretations for this film which makes for an exciting discussion!

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About Time

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 17:00:26 GMT

Things get mushy once again on Second Take Cinema as Jamie and Rory take a look at this Richard Curtis helmed rom com based around a loosely defined time travel concept. Yet another entry in the weirdly specific subgenre of "time travel movies starring Rachel McAdams but she never does the time travelling."

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High Plains Drifter

Thu, 11 Apr 2024 17:00:04 GMT

Clint Eastwood directs and stars in this Western with a surreal twist about a mysterious stranger who is hired by a small town to protect them from a gang of bandits. Different from most other Westerns, this movie caused John Wayne to write to Eastwood disparaging him for besmirching the good name of the Western!

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Roman Holiday

Thu, 04 Apr 2024 17:00:39 GMT

Go back in time to the film that essentially introduced Hollywood to the soon-to-be-iconic Audrey Hepburn as Jamie and Rory revisit this romantic comedy from the 1950s.

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Godzilla 1998

Tue, 02 Apr 2024 17:00:14 GMT

Continue celebrating the release of Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire by coming back to ye olde year of 1998 to revisit this infamous pop culture dud! Joined by special guest Harry McIlroy, the boys take a look back at America's first attempt at bringing the Japanese icon to the silver screen and ask themselves if the film really deserves its ill-gotten reputation.

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Godzilla vs Kong

Thu, 28 Mar 2024 18:00:06 GMT

To celebrate the release of Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire, the boys take a look back at the previous time these two titans of the screen teamed up in Adam Wingard's Godzilla vs Kong!

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Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story

Tue, 26 Mar 2024 18:00:37 GMT

It's a celebratory episode this week as the boys review one of their favourite comedies (and one of the few they both enjoy) ever; 2004's Dodgeball. Starring Vince Vaughn and Ben Stiller and the directorial debut of Rawson Marshall Thurber, this slapstick comedy holds up well twenty years later.

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Ghostbusters

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 18:00:29 GMT

Who ya gonna call!? To celebrate the release of Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, Jamie and Rory travel back to the OG that started it all. Controversial opinions abound in this second take on Ghostbusters!

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R.I.P.D

Tue, 19 Mar 2024 18:00:15 GMT

The boys revisit this infamous dud of a comic book adaptation starring a pre-Deadpool Ryan Reynolds and a near unintelligible Jeff Bridges. Is the movie as bad as pop culture memory suggests it is or will the boys find something to enjoy about the supernatural crime flick?

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Galaxy Quest

Thu, 14 Mar 2024 18:00:45 GMT

The greatest Star Trek movie that's not a Star Trek movie ever made. At least, that's the reputation that precedes this 1999 star studded comedy. It's another attempt from Rory to find a comedy both he and Jamie will love, but will he have more luck this time around?

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Star Wars - Episode I: The Phantom Menace

Tue, 12 Mar 2024 18:00:38 GMT

Our first ever listener-request episode, listener Tom asked us to review the infamous Phantom Menace. Perhaps we did something to annoy him because suggesting this film is just cruel. Join Jamie and Rory as they make their first foray into the Star Wars universe.

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Bus Stop

Wed, 06 Mar 2024 18:34:10 GMT

The boys travel back to the 1950s in this episode and tackle their first Marilyn Monroe movie! The iconic blonde actress stars in this one-time comedy that finds its tone significantly changed by the passage of time. How does the movie play in 2024? Tune in to find out!

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Doctor Jekyll (2024) - EARLY REVIEW

Thu, 29 Feb 2024 17:57:17 GMT

This is a very special episode of Second Take Cinema as we were contacted by the folks over at legendary film studio Hammer and asked to do a special early review of their upcoming movie Doctor Jekyll, starring Eddie Izzard. Join us not for a second take but a first take, a premiere take, on the latest reimagining of this classic story!

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Star Trek: The Motion Picture

Thu, 22 Feb 2024 18:00:14 GMT

In the latest episode of Second Take Cinema the boys make their first foray into this massive franchise, beginning with 1979's Star Trek: The Motion Picture. Perhaps the most divisive movie the boys have reviewed so far, this is certainly a film of two halves and one of those halves sucks.

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Zombie Strippers!

Tue, 20 Feb 2024 18:00:36 GMT

With valentine's day out of the way the boys move as far away from romantic movies as they can get and head to B-movie town as they give a second take to this 2008 low-budget indie flick starring Robert Englund and Jenna Jameson.

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Dirty Dancing

Thu, 15 Feb 2024 18:00:00 GMT

Celebrate the passing of another valentine's day by joining Jamie and Rory as they review this 80s classic; Dirty Dancing!

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The Notebook

Tue, 13 Feb 2024 18:00:25 GMT

Celebrate valentine's day by joining Jamie and Rory as they discuss one of the most well-known romantic movies of all time. It's a first time watch for Jamie (surprisingly) so what will he think of the movie? And how will he react when he discovers Rory's hypocrisy?

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Crazy Stupid Love

Thu, 08 Feb 2024 18:00:58 GMT

A packed cast of Steve Carrel, Ryan Gosling, Julianna Moore, Emma Stone, Kevin Bacon and Marisa Tomei star in this 2011 comedy-drama about the rise and fall of romantic relationships. A film Jamie remembers liking on first viewing, but will it hold up to a second take?

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Iron Man

Tue, 06 Feb 2024 18:00:04 GMT

After covering the birth of the DCEU a few weeks ago, in this episode Jamie and Rory revisit the movie that kicked off the MCU; 2008's Iron Man.

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Army Of Darkness

Thu, 01 Feb 2024 18:00:12 GMT

In this episode of Second Take Cinema, it's time to put one of Jamie's all time favourite movies under the microscope as we take a look at Sam Raimi's Army Of Darkness.

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Easy Rider

Tue, 30 Jan 2024 18:00:29 GMT

The boys are back with a controversial take this week as they take on seminal biker movie and cultural icon of the 1960s "Easy Rider" and find it somewhat disappointing...

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White Chicks

Thu, 25 Jan 2024 18:00:20 GMT

Jamie and Rory take a look at 2004 comedy White Chicks. Jamie tried to go his entire life without seeing this movie but thanks to Rory that is a failed goal. After finally seeing the movie, what will Jamie think?

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Nowhere To Hide

Tue, 23 Jan 2024 18:00:48 GMT

A Korean police drama/action movie, Nowhere To Hide fuses hardboiled detective tropes with an anime-like approach to action sequences which gives the film a very off kilter feel tone wise. Certainly an interesting one, listen in as the boys discuss this holdover from the first season of the show.

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Performance

Thu, 18 Jan 2024 18:00:26 GMT

We're bringing you an unusual one today! Performance is a 1970 movie starring James Fox and Mick Jagger (yes, that Mick Jagger) that's part London gangster movie, part arthouse piece and partly feels like people just got high and made things up as they went along. It's an unusual and interesting film that's for certain, but what will the boys make of it?

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Malena

Tue, 16 Jan 2024 18:00:40 GMT

In this episode of Second Take Cinema the boys are examining an Oscar-nominated movie from Italy! Malena stars Monica Bellucci in the title role and is a tale about obsession, jealousy, conformity and the insidious ways hatred can grow in a populace. This one's got some adult content in it so may not be for everybody.

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The 13th Warrior

Thu, 11 Jan 2024 18:00:00 GMT

In this holdover from season one, the boys discuss John McTiernan's film "The 13th Warrior" an interesting and oft-forgotten action-adventure from the 90s. Making some strange casting choices and revisiting some of McTiernan's early glory days, what will the boys make of this period epic?

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Man Of Steel

Tue, 09 Jan 2024 18:00:07 GMT

The boys are back in town for season 2 and, kicking things off with a bang, we give a second take to a film Rory once called "the worst movie I have ever seen"...it's time for Man of Steel!

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Space Jam

Thu, 28 Dec 2023 18:00:42 GMT

Season 1 draws to a close as Jamie and Rory go back down nostalgia road to look at the insane cultural force that was Space Jam. Mixing cartoon animation with live action performance, Space Jam is sort of in the same vein as movies like Who Framed Roger Rabbit? and is remembered just as fondly. Is this a case of rose tinted glasses or does Space Jam deserve the fond nostalgia with which it is remembered? Let's find out!

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The Santa Clause

Thu, 21 Dec 2023 18:00:41 GMT

Christmas is just a few days away and as such we're reviewing yet another Christmas movie! Featuring Tim Allen on the show for the second time this season, we take a look at what is arguably his most well-known movie aside from Toy Story, The Santa Clause.

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Home Alone

Tue, 19 Dec 2023 18:00:36 GMT

The boys take on one of the most profitable Christmas movie's ever made in this episode of Second Take Cinema, turning back the clock to review the fondly remembered Home Alone. How much do you remember of this film? Do you, like Jamie, often mix this one up with Home Alone 2?

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Serendipity & Last Christmas

Thu, 14 Dec 2023 18:00:06 GMT

Things get explosive on the show when Jamie introduces Rory to one of his favourite movies; Serendipity, and it isn't received nearly as warmly as Jamie hoped. This might be the most angry anybody has ever gotten about a John Cusack movie, ever. Rounding out our double bill is a fairly recent Christmas movie; Last Christmas starring Emilia Clarke and Henry Golding. Quick quiz, which of our two hosts do you think saw this movie four times in the cinema?

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Jingle All The Way

Tue, 12 Dec 2023 18:00:01 GMT

The festive period is here and with it comes a Christmas tradition loved by some and loathed by others; Christmas movies! We'll be reviewing a few Christmas movies this month and we decided to start with this oddity from the 90s which some remember fondly and some can't wait to forget! It's Jingle All The Way!

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American Pie

Thu, 07 Dec 2023 18:00:38 GMT

Jamie introduces Rory to landmark sex-comedy American Pie. It's a genre Rory isn't too keen on, but what will he think of this 1999 hit?

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Once Were Warriors

Tue, 05 Dec 2023 18:00:09 GMT

This week Jamie and Rory take a look at a piece of New Zealand cinema; the gritty and hard hitting Once Were Warriors, a drama about anger, violence and the insipid way to spreads through a community.

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Detention

Thu, 30 Nov 2023 18:00:35 GMT

Jamie introduces Rory to this indescribably insane movie in the latest episode of Second Take Cinema. Detention is a 2011 movie that spits in the face of typical narrative structure and runs away laughing when the concept of genre is brought up. It's a candy-coated delight that somehow works as both a horror movie spoof, a teen comedy send up and a psychedelic sci-fi adventure. It's weird and it certainly won't be for everyone...

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Ghost In The Shell (2017)

Tue, 28 Nov 2023 18:00:05 GMT

Jamie and Rory take a look at the ill-fated American live-action adaptation of the landmark Japanese anime, Ghost In The Shell. Released in 2017 the movie courted controversy right from its announcement. Now that a few years have passed, how does the movie hold up?

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Doctor Who: The Day Of The Doctor

Thu, 23 Nov 2023 18:00:00 GMT

It's an unusual episode today as we take a break from looking at cinematic masterpieces to indulge Jamie's fanboy obsession and celebrate the 60th birthday of iconic British Sci-Fi series Doctor Who. And what better way to celebrate the shows impending 60th anniversary specials than by looking back at their last big milestone? Today we're looking at the 50th anniversary special of Doctor Who; 2013 multi-Doctor episode "The Day Of The Doctor."

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Spider-Man

Tue, 21 Nov 2023 18:00:28 GMT

Today the boys tackle a film from one of Jamie's favourite filmmakers; Sam Raimi. Travel back to the early 00s with us and take a look at a pre-MCU Spider-Man, a massive blockbuster success at the time and one of the movies that jumpstarted the comic book craze we still live through. Does the movie still hold up in a post-MCU world? Does it feel antiquated or has its charm aged well like a fine wine?

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The Wages Of Fear

Thu, 16 Nov 2023 18:00:08 GMT

The boys tackle this highly-lauded classic of French cinema today. Well known for being a movie fraught with tension; how well does it hold up in the modern day?

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Mean Girls

Tue, 14 Nov 2023 18:00:12 GMT

Jamie introduces Rory to one of the best high school comedies of the 00s, the very quotable Mean Girls. How has the film aged over the years and what will Rory's reaction be?

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Wild Hogs & Pray For The Wildcats

Thu, 09 Nov 2023 17:47:19 GMT

It's a double-feature this week as Rory treats Jamie to a biker-themed extravaganza featuring a made-for-TV-movie starring William Shatner as an aging weekend warrior forced out on an unwanted trip by a demanding employer and a late 2000s "comedy" which has a surprisingly stacked cast including Academy Award Winner Marisa Tomei!

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Alien: Covenant

Tue, 07 Nov 2023 18:00:13 GMT

Jamie and Rory bring you another episode of Second Take Cinema as they take a look at Ridley Scott's sci-fi epic "Alien: Covenant." Can this film bridge the gap between Prometheus and Alien or will the challenge be too much?

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Rob Zombie's Halloween & Halloween II

Tue, 31 Oct 2023 18:00:15 GMT

Finishing up this year's Halloween specials, Jamie introduces Rory to the hellbilly aesthetic of Rob Zombie's Halloween duology.

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Halloween Ends

Thu, 26 Oct 2023 17:00:48 GMT

Jamie and Rory take a look at the concluding chapter of David Gordon Green's Halloween trilogy, a controversial movie to say the least. Does it deserve props for trying something new with a tired old formula or is it better to stick to what works? Would audiences have been more receptive to the movie if it wasn't deliberately mis-represented in the marketing?

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Halloween 2018 & Halloween Kills

Tue, 24 Oct 2023 20:25:05 GMT

Our much delayed series of Halloween specials continues as Jamie and Rory give a second take to the first two entries of David Gordon Green's Halloween trilogy.

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Halloween 1978

Tue, 03 Oct 2023 17:00:08 GMT

October is here and all month long Jamie and Rory are going to be looking at movies from the Halloween franchise, starting, of course, with the 1978 original. Joined on their journey by guests Benton Hodges (Haunted: The Audio Drama, The Lurking Fear) and David Gardner (My Invisible Friend, NUTS) the gang revisit the classic to see how well it holds up in today's filmmaking climate.

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Split Second

Fri, 29 Sep 2023 17:00:07 GMT

We're heading back to the early 90s for this week's unusual entry. Jamie and Rory take a look at "Split Second" a weird cyberpunk-buddy cop-cum-alien-knockoff starring Rutger Hauer and set in a perpetually flooded London.

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Atomic Blonde

Mon, 25 Sep 2023 17:00:13 GMT

We're pushing the pedal to the metal this week as Jamie and Rory take a look at Soviet-set action thriller Atomic Blonde starring Charlize Theron and James McAvoy.

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Airplane!

Thu, 21 Sep 2023 17:20:28 GMT

It's Jamie's turn to be controversial this week as the boys take on comedy classic Airplane! This movie is right up Rory's street, a huge influence on his own sense of comedy, but for Jamie it doesn't quite hit the spot.

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Spy Kids

Wed, 13 Sep 2023 17:00:00 GMT

Jamie and Rory dig into the beloved kids classic Spy Kids. Jamie saw it as a kid, Rory did not. How big a role will nostalgia play in this rewatch?

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Goodfellas

Thu, 07 Sep 2023 16:57:38 GMT

It's only our second episode and already we're heading into controversial waters as we take on highly-regarded Mafia movie "Goodfellas" from Martin Scorsese. Turns out Rory has a ...unique take on this movie. But what do you think?

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Armageddon

Mon, 04 Sep 2023 20:14:34 GMT

In this inaugural episode of Second Take Cinema, hosts Jamie and Rory dial back the clock to ye-olde-year of 1998 and review Michael Bay's oil drillers vs a meteorite epic "Armageddon" (the one with the absolute belter of an Aerosmith song). Oft-derided as a filmmaker, will the guys be able to find any positives in this early offering from Bay?

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