Over four months and 19 movies, we have finally reached the end of our mini series on the films of Robert Zemeckis! Richard Lawson (Vanity Fair) joins to discuss 2020's The Witches and #thetwofriends offer up their filmography rankings.
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Apr 2025
Everyone From Season 3
To mark the end of the series 3, David and Georgia serve up a selection of previously unheard moments and behind-the-scenes gems that we couldn’t squeeze into the final cut. You'll hear from Ben Schwartz, Jameela Jamil, Russell T Davies, Stanley Tucci, Celia Imrie, Rosamund Pike, ... Show More
39m 34s
Jan 2025
Nosferatu (or Yesferatu?) with Robert Eggers
Happy New Year from Mark, Simon, The Redactor and the rest of us on the Take Team! We’re kicking off 2025 with a top-drawer guest—’Nosferatu’ director Robert Eggers. He tells Simon about his new remake of the1922 silent classic, originally by German expressionist director F.W. Mu ... Show More
1h 11m
Oct 2024
Episode 458 - Rings of Power Season 2
<p>Join Josh and Oliver as they sit down to discuss season 2 of <strong>Rings of Power</strong>, how this season relates to the books, the reveals, debates on Elrond's lineage, who was the best son of Feanor, and much more <strong>Lord of the Rings</strong> talk. </p> <p>What did ... Show More
1h 42m
Oct 2024
Episode 456 - Spooktober - Harry Potter
<p>To kick off Spooktober this year, the crew sits down to discuss the <strong>Harry Potter</strong> franchise. Join them as they chat about the books, movies, characters, favorite moments, what they what to see about from the franchise in the future, hobby horse, and much more.< ... Show More
1h 24m
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
Nov 2024
#98 | IS ROMANTASY BURNOUT COMING?
Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives. Are people getting burned out on romantasy? Today they’re chatting all things genre burnout, the patterns the previous eras, and wha ... Show More
1h 42m
Mar 2025
The Final Episode
Goodbye, goodbye. For our final episode of this run, Austin, Raymond & Henry talk about how they watch movies, some mailbag questions, some musings on the craft, and more. Thanks again for tuning in each week, everybody. Stay safe, and we'll see you at the movies! Follow us on Tw ... Show More
2h 15m