Second Take Cinema

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri...

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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Celebrate the passing of another valentine's day by joining Jamie and Rory as they review this 80s classic; Dirty Dancing! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 reme...

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.