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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!  

Happy Thanksgiving! We figured to show some love to this holiday since it seems like it's always in the shadows of Christmas. We talk about movies and TV shows that always put us in the mood for Thanksgiving, ranking of Thanksgiving side dishes, Thanksgiving traditions, and fun Thanksgiving facts to top it off. Join us for this more personal and fun episode! 

Will Wakanda Forever make you cry? The answer is yes. Easily one of the most emotional but beautiful movies in the superhero genre. Wakanda Forever went through a lot of adversity during it's production. Of course the biggest question was how would they handle the untimely passing of Chadwick Boseman. And with Namor being the first Indigenous, Latin America hero in the Marvel Cinematic Univer...

Garrett finally saw Black Adam and as you can guess from the episode title, he was not too happy with it. Listen to his rant and frustration with this movie and the DCEU moving forward. If you haven't seen Black Adam yet, SPOILER WARNING in effect. What did you think of this film? 

Blake's Takes first Halloween special is here! We have been waiting for spooky season all year and are excited to talk all about all the movies we've watched during this Halloween season! Our favorite horror movies, our least favorite, what we are dressing up as for Halloween, and to end the episode off we have a horror villain draft! Get ready for Halloween with this episode! 

Who doesn't love to get scared during this time of year? Halloween Horror Nights has easily become my favorite seasonal event over the last few years! Listen to our review of all of the scare houses, scare zones, shows, food and drinks at Halloween Horror Nights Orlando this year! While this may not be our typical review on a movie or tv show, Halloween Horror Nights tells a story of its own...

After many projects have fallen through for the character of She-Hulk over the last 30 years, she finally gets her own tv show! And let's just say, it does not stick to your typical MCU formula! This show offered many different things, but one thing is for certain; Tatiana Maslany was born to play She-Hulk! Listen to our likes and dislikes of the show and where it places among the other MCU t...

Happy Halloween Ends Day! In honor of the final Halloween film in this latest trilogy releasing, I figured I would give you my ranking of all the Halloween movies (not including Halloween Ends). Over the years the Halloween franchise has given us ups and downs but it seems every movie has reeled in their own group of Stans! What's your favorite Halloween movie?

We give our reaction on the newest episode of She Hulk. A moment we had all been waiting for the entire season...Charlie Cox back as Matt Murdock! Did Disney do the character justice?

Another highly requested ranking...all the live action Batman Movies! One of the rankings we recorded for Batman Day last weekend. Batman truly is one of the most iconic characters of all time, if not THE most iconic character of all time! We hope you enjoy this ranking and let us know of any other rankings you'd like to here! 

A debate that has been talked about for over 40 years in the entertainment world. Is "Jaws" a horror movie? While it is technically labeled as a Thriller/Adventure, we tell you how it meets all the characteristics of a horror movie!

Yes I know, how did it take Garrett to finish one of the greatest shows of all time? We have that question answered for you in this Breaking Bad review! We also discuss it's critically acclaimed spin-off "Better Call Saul" as well! This is a universe that has offered us some of the best television in this history of entertainment!  

Can't believe we haven't done it yet, but here it is! We rank all of the films within the Star Wars Universe! Star Wars has given us some duds, and it has given us some masterpieces! What would come out on top as #1 for you?