This week Paul & Amy break down the 2014 action/sci-fi sequel Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. They discuss how the Planet of the Apes series has endured, Andy Serkis' incredible performance as Caesar, siding with the apes or the humans, and more. Apes together strong.
Next week we'll be continuing on with our Disaster Movie Summer with the 1980 comedy Airpla ... Show More
Jun 18
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Paul and Amy look to the skies with Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Steven Spielberg’s awe-inspiring follow-up to Jaws and one of cinema’s most influential visions of alien contact. They unpack the film’s ambitious production, from Spielberg’s growing creative confidence, Dou ... Show More
1h 19m
Jun 11
Die Hard 2 (with Jorma Taccone)
With Amy reporting from Cannes, Paul welcomes Jorma Taccone for a Dealer’s Choice episode on Die Hard 2, the explosive sequel that takes John McClane to a snowbound airport under siege. Together they make the case for one of action cinema’s most underrated follow-ups, celebrating ... Show More
1h 15m
May 2024
#616 — Josh O'Connor, Owen Teague, Freya Allan & Kevin Durand, Michael Lindsay-Hogg
Another guestapalooza on this week's Empire Podcast, folks! First up, Chris Hewitt has a lovely chat with Josh O'Connor — not about his talk-of-the-town tennis movie, Challengers, but his new film, Alice Rorhwacher's La Chimera, for which O'Connor learned Italian and, effectively ... Show More
1h 54m
Aug 2025
Tom Hiddleston & Chiwetel Ejiofor on THE LIFE OF CHUCK
Vanguardistas have more fun—so if you don’t already subscribe to the podcast, join the Vanguard today via Apple Podcasts or extratakes.com for non-fruit-related devices. In return you’ll get a whole extra Take 2 alongside Take 1 every week, with bonus reviews, more viewing recomm ... Show More
1h 7m
Oct 2025
Grizzly II: Revenge w/ Jake Johnson
<p>The hilarious Jake Johnson, co-host of the We're Here To Help podcast and Peter Parker in the Spider-Verse films, joins Paul and Jason to cover Grizzly II: Revenge—a "horror" movie featuring George Clooney, Laura Dern, and Charlie Sheen that was filmed in 1983 and finally rele ... Show More
1h 12m
Dec 2022
Matinee Monday: Winter's Tale w/ Andy Daly
<p>Andy Daly (Comedy Central's Review) joins Paul & Jason to discuss an adaptation of a book that was deemed unfilmable, the 2014 romantic fantasy Winter’s Tale. They’ll cover the flying horses, Will Smith's cameo as Lucifer in a Jimi Hendrix shirt, and the totally bonkers librar ... Show More
1h 22m
Oct 2025
Aimee Lou Wood on Film Club + a DOUBLE BILL of films of the week
Vanguardistas have more fun—so if you don’t already subscribe to the podcast, join the Vanguard today via Apple Podcasts or extratakes.com for non-fruit-related devices. In return you’ll get a whole extra Take 2 alongside Take 1 every week, with bonus reviews, more viewing recomm ... Show More
1h 17m
Feb 2025
Last Looks: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
<p>This week, Jason joins Paul to go over all your Corrections, Omissions, and Apologies from last week’s movie, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. Paul announces tour updates, Jason threatens to "disconnect the discord", and Paul announces next weeks movie. </p><p><br /> </p ... Show More
35m 41s
Dec 2022
307 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Part 2
This week on The Cine-Files, Steve and John conclude their discussion of one of the greatest films ever made. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is the epitome of 70's filmmaking with complex, human themes, challenging ideas, tremendously natural performances and a profoundly powerf ... Show More
2h 24m
<p>This week Paul answers all your questions about Megalopolis, chats with Jason about some TV, books, and comics, and announces next week's movie!</p><p><br /> </p><p><strong>Paul & Jason's Recs</strong></p><p>SAS: Rogue Heroes</p><p>Landman</p><p>Billions</p><p>Jentry Chau vs t ... Show More
