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Before "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse" hits theaters next week, we thought it would be the perfect time to revisit "Into the Spider-Verse." This movie has really changed the game when it comes to Hollywood animated feature films. It was unlike anything we had seen yet and it wasn't an easy task to pull off.  When we talk about the greatest Spider-Man movie ever, &quo...

Clearly I'm no Twilight expert; that's why Sabel from sabelsstudio joins us for the episode of Twilight! In an age of Hollywood where we are getting reboot after reboot, you'd think they would focus on rebooting old material. Here here are only 11 years after the final Twilight movie, Lionsgate announced they will be rebooting Twilight and making it into a TV series. However, do we...

Star Wars and Marvel have more than enough projects coming out over the next five years, but which one are you more excited for? My special guest Ryan, who is an amazing prop maker and huge Star Wars and Marvel fan, gives us his opinion on the matter!  He might even have a hot take or two about the newest Guardians of the Galaxy movie. You can catch Ryan on Tiktok and Instagram @prettygoodprops wh...

Did everyone bring tissues with them to this movie? We all knew this was going to be an emotional roller coaster! One thing is for sure; Marvel is going to miss James Gunn. Come adore this movie again with us on this podcast episode of GOTG Vol 3. Does this make Guardians of the Galaxy the best trilogy in the MCU? Maybe best comic book movie trilogy ever? 

Two and a half years later and this is what we get?? Season 3 of the Mandalorian had a high expectations to maintain after the first two seasons made the case that this was going to be the show to save live action Star Wars. It's no secret that ever since Disney took over Star Wars, the live actions have been hit or miss with the fans. But the Mandalorian was not that case. In this episode we...

It feels so good to be back! Sorry for the lack of episodes lately but yes, I was in Europe for almost two weeks. While we have a lot of movies and shows to catch up on, this episode will mainly go over my amazing trip to Spain and Portugal, the beautiful landmarks we visited, the incredible food we tried, and the culture shock compared to America! Don't worry, this episode will still tie int...

So much to discuss! We recap our weekend at Megacon Orlando, where we had a great time meeting other content creators, fans, and yes some pictures with our favorite celebrities! In other news, there have been many recent announcements in the entertainment industry! Disney and the Rock announce a live action Moana is in the works, HBO set to reboot a Harry Potter TV series, and much more! 

If you're in the restaurant industry...you've seen this movie. If you haven't, you need to! Today's episode we revisit the 2005 classic "Waiting" that has garnished a cult following over the years. As current servers in the restaurant industry we go over scenes and talk about how true they are even today or if they are exaggerated. Eventually this episode may or may n...

This Ghostface is unlike anything we've seen before! Well our Scream marathon has led us to Scream 6, and it is getting all the praise and earnings, as it is had the biggest opening weekend at the box office in the entire Scream franchise! BUT is it as good as they say? As great of an installment Scream 6 was, it's far from perfect. Hey, no Scream is perfect besides the first one obvious...

The most prestigious night in Hollywood is almost here and it's time to share who we think is going to win! In this episode we go over all the major categories, the nominees, and who we think will win the Academy Award. We will being sharing some Oscar nominee snubs, as there have been plenty this year! Either way, it is quite the line up of films for this years Award show and we can't w...

Two episodes in one week Blake? As many of you know I am executive producing my first independent horror/comedy feature film called DON'T TRIP! Now it's time to sit down and talk to the man behind this whole operation, writer and director of this film, Alex Kugelman! Come listen to how Alex and I linked up for this project and his journey about his years in Hollywood that ultimately led...

The road to Scream 6 is getting shorter and shorter! We're less than two weeks away from opening night and it's time to talk about the Scream franchise. And what better guest to have on than Michael Bish, host of the Take One Podcast! We discuss our favorite kills, least favorite kills, favorite characters, and least favorite characters from each installment. Then at the end we give our...

Well this has been interesting. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania has unexpectedly become the most controversial film in the MCU amongst fans. We have never seen a larger difference between the critics scores and the audience scores. So now I ask you, was it really that bad? If there's one thing we can all agree on, it's that Jonathan Majors as Kang the Conqueror is here to stay! Come li...

It wasn't easy, but we made it through Velma! How is this show getting a season 2? Well it turns out this show is so bad that everyone is watching it, viewership is up! Did they do anything good in this show? What did we dislike the most about it? We dive into all of that and more! If you made it through Velma, come celebrate with us by listening to this episode! 

Catch up on some entertainment news with us! Disney has announced many sequels to come including Toy Story 5, Frozen 3, and Zootopia 2! Disney+ struggling to keep subscribers after first quarter reports. Also, did anyone watch the Grammy's? I didn't think so; but I sadly did. 

Today’s the day! I’m officially executive producing my first independent feature film! After months of planning, it’s finally happening. The film is called Don’t Trip, a horror comedy written and directed by Alex Kugelman about a young screenwriter who falls into a dangerous relationship when he befriends a powerful producer’s eccentric son in order to sell his script. It explores the gritty under...

"Velma" has been getting a lot of attention, and not for the right reasons. But is it really as bad as people say? Garrett and I dive into our thoughts about the first four episodes; what this show is doing wrong, what this show could be doing right, but yeah...it's pretty bad so far. Hopefully the season will end on a high note. What do you think of "Velma" so far?

Do you really need to go to film school to succeed? What are the pros and what are the cons of film school? What better way to go over that than with our very first special guest, and fellow UCF Film student, Riley! We discuss our journey through film school and talk about the some of the great opportunities it has presented us, whether through a program, internship, or networking. We hope this ep...

2023 is here! But before we move forward, it's time to look back at the movies 2022 gave us. In this episode Garrett and I go over out top 10 movies of 2022. Now granted we did not see every single movie that came out, BUT this year definitely brought us some disappointments, however it brought us even more great surprises. It's safe to say movies are back and thriving better by the minu...

While 2022 may have been hit or miss with movies, there's no denying that 2022 was an amazing year for TV. No, I did not see every single show this year so not everyone's favorite TV show will be on this list...but here's my top 5 TV shows this year from what I watched! 

Our first Christmas special at Blake's Takes! My co-host Garrett and I talk our favorite Christmas movies, overrated and underrated Christmas movies, our favorite TV Christmas specials and yearly traditions! The most wonderful (and stressful) time of the year! What's your favorite Christmas movie?

Is Avatar: The Way of Water better than Avatar 1? It's been 13 years since the original and a lot of time and money has gone into this James Cameron fantasy world. Now the most expensive movie ever made, can it live up to the hype? What direction is James Cameron giving us for the world building of Pandora? No matter if you liked or didn't like this movie though...this is a movie you mus...

Christmas is around the corner and it's time for the festivities to begin! In this bonus episode Garrett and I have a Christmas movie draft! Which team do you think won? What would be your first Christmas movie pick? 

With Wakanda Forever, phase 4 has officially concluded and it's time to rank it! Movies, TV shows, specials, you name it! This phase was jam packed with content, it's almost hard to believe we got all of this in under two years. Phase 4 definitely had it's ups and downs but there were a lot of great things to come out of it. Dive into our ranking with us!