For this week's fun episode, we are comparing two very different takes on The Odyssey - O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) and The Spongebob Squarepants Movie (2004)-----The Movies:O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)Directed by Ethan Coen & Joel CoenWritten by Ethan Coen & Joel CoenBased on the epic by HomerIMDb Rating: 7.7The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004)Directed by Stephen Hillenburg & Mark Osborne Written by Stephen Hillenburgen, Tim Hill, Derek Drymon, Kent Osborne, Aaron Springer & Paul TibbittIMDb Rating: 7.1-----This episode is in partnership with Crafted by Jessica RoutledgeVisit craftedby.co.nz for further informationOffer valid until 01/05/2023-----Find us on:Discord - https://discord.gg/dxgmcfj552Facebook - @ItTakesTwoPodTwitter - @ItTakesTwo_podInstagram - @ItTakesTwo_podYoutube - @ittakestwonzOur website - ItTakesTwo.co.nz-----
In this week's episode, we are comparing True Grit (2010) and The Old Way (2023), two westerns about young girls hunting their parent's killer with the help of an old gunslinger ---- Join us as we talk about revenge westerns, the role of race in casting decisions, the youngest Academy Award nominees and winners, weapons safety, Nicolas Cage’s career, and more! ----- The Movies: True Grit (2010) Directed by Ethan Coen & Joel Coen Written by Ethan Coen & Joel Coen Based on the novel by Charles Portis IMDb Rating: 7.6 The Old Way (2023) Directed by Brett Donowho Written by Carl W. Lucas IMDb Rating: 5.3 ----- This episode is in partnership with Crafted by Jessica Routledge Visit craftedby.co.nz for further information Offer valid until 01/05/2023 ----- Find us on: Discord - https://discord.gg/dxgmcfj552 Facebook - @ItTakesTwoPod Twitter - @ItTakesTwo_pod Instagram - @ItTakesTwo_pod Youtube - @ittakestwonz Our website - ItTakesTwo.co.nz ----- Content warning: Mentions of firearms, gun violence, and death
Join us for the first episode in our Remakes series, where we have compared Disney's live action Pinoccio remake to the original ----- The Movies: Pinocchio (1940) Directed by Norman Ferguson, T. Hee, Wilfred Jackson, Jack Kinney, Hamilton Luske, Bill Roberts & Ben Sharpsteen Written by Ted Sears, Otto Englander, Webb Smith, William Cottrell, Joseph Sabo, Erdman & Aurelius Battaglia Based on the story by Carlo Collodi IMDb Rating: 7.5 Pinocchio (2022) Directed by Robert Zemeckis Written by Robert Zemeckis and Chris Weitz Based on the story by Carlo Collodi IMDb Rating: 5.1 ----- Find us on: Discord - https://discord.gg/dxgmcfj552 Facebook - @ItTakesTwoPod Twitter - @ItTakesTwo_pod Instagram - @ItTakesTwo_pod Youtube - @ittakestwonz Our website - ItTakesTwo.co.nz ----- Content warning: Mentions of firearms, child mortality, and drug & alcohol abuse
This week, we have compared 1917 (2019) and All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) - two films about young soldiers fighting on the western front during World War I and trying to survive. ----- The Movies: 1917 (2019) Directed by Sir Sam Mendes Written by Sir Sam Mendes & Krysty Wilson-Cairns IMDb Rating: 8.2 All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) Directed by Edward Berger Written by Edward Berger, Lesley Paterson & Ian Stokell Based on the novel by Erich Maria Remarque IMDb Rating: 7.8 ----- Sponsored by FotoRestore https://www.fotorestorenz.com/ Promo code: ITTAKESTWO ----- Find us on: Discord - https://discord.gg/dxgmcfj552 Facebook - @ItTakesTwoPod Twitter - @ItTakesTwo_pod Instagram - @ItTakesTwo_pod Youtube - @ittakestwonz Our website - ItTakesTwo.co.nz ----- Content warning: Discussions of war, gun violence, manipulation of vulnerable people, gore, death, and suicide
For Valentine's Day, we are comparing The Fault in Our Stars (2014) and Five Feet Apart (2019), two films about the tragic love stories of chronically ill teenagers. ----- The Movies: The Fault in Our Stars (2014) Directed by Josh Boone Written by Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber Based on the novel by John Green IMDb Rating: 7.7 Five Feet Apart (2019) Directed by Justin Baldoni Written by Mikki Daughtry & Tobias Iaconis IMDb Rating: 7.2 ----- Sponsored by FotoRestore https://www.fotorestorenz.com/ Promo code: ITTAKESTWO ----- Find us on: Discord - https://discord.gg/dxgmcfj552 Facebook - @ItTakesTwoPod Twitter - @ItTakesTwo_pod Instagram - @ItTakesTwo_pod Our website - ItTakesTwo.co.nz ----- Content warning: Health, chronic illness, terminal illness, death
This week we are comparing Get Out (2017) and Shrek 2 (2004), two films about men meeting their partner's parents for the first time and discovering they want to replace them with a white man. ----- The Movies: Get Out (2017) Directed by Jordan Peele Written by Jordan Peele IMDb Rating: 7.7 Shrek 2 (2004) Directed by Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury & Conrad Vernon Written by Andrew Adamson & Joe Stillman Based on the book by William Steig IMDb Rating: 7.3 ----- Sponsored by FotoRestore https://www.fotorestorenz.com/ ----- Find us on: Discord - https://discord.gg/dxgmcfj552 Facebook - @ItTakesTwoPod Twitter - @ItTakesTwo_pod Instagram - @ItTakesTwo_pod Our website - ItTakesTwo.co.nz ----- Content warning: Discussions of racism and violence
For Penguin Awareness day, we have watched Surf's Up (2007) and Happy Feet (2006), two films about penguins who are a little different being unapologetically themselves. ----- The Movies: Surf’s Up (2007) Directed by Ash Brannon & Chris Buck Written by Ash Brannon, Chris Buck, Christopher Jenkins & Don Rhymer IMDb Rating: 6.7 Happy Feet (2006) Directed by George Miller, Judy Morris & Warren Coleman Written by George Miller, Judy Morris & John Collee IMDb Rating: 6.4 ----- Sponsored by FotoRestore https://www.fotorestorenz.com/ ----- Find us on: Discord - https://discord.gg/dxgmcfj552 Facebook - @ItTakesTwoPod Twitter - @ItTakesTwo_pod Instagram - @ItTakesTwo_pod Our website - ItTakesTwo.co.nz -----
This week we are comparing Spotlight (2015) and She Said (2022), two films about real life investigative journalists who broke stories on systemic sexual abuse. ----- The Movies: Spotlight (2015) Directed by Tom McCarthy Written by Tom McCarthy & Josh Singer IMDb Rating: 8.1 She Said (2022) Directed by Maria Schrader Written by Rebecca Corbett Based on the book by Jodi Kantor & Megan Twohey IMDb Rating: 7.4 ----- Find us on: Discord - https://discord.gg/dxgmcfj552 Facebook - @ItTakesTwoPod Twitter - @ItTakesTwo_pod Instagram - @ItTakesTwo_pod Our website - ItTakesTwo.co.nz ----- Content warning: Discussions of sexual abuse, abuse of children, domestic violence, gun violence, harassment, suicide, mental illness, abortion, women’s health, abusive systems, mother and baby homes.
Merry Christmas! We're talking about It's a Wonderful Life (1946) and It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002) - two films about prominent and well-loved members of a community going through hardship and being shown a world in which they were never born ----- The Movies: It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) Directed by Frank Capra Written by Frank Capra, Frances Goodrich & Albert Hackett IMDb Rating: 8.6 It’s a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002) Directed by Kirk R. Thatcher Written by Tom Martin & Jim Lewis IMDb Rating: 6.3 ----- Find us on: Discord - https://discord.gg/dxgmcfj552 Facebook - @ItTakesTwoPod Twitter - @ItTakesTwo_pod Instagram - @ItTakesTwo_pod Our website - ItTakesTwo.co.nz ----- Content warning: Discussions of suicide and suicidal ideation
Happy Christmas! This week we're comparing two Hallmark movies about love springing up in the face of high-stakes gingerbread making competitions - The Sweetest Christmas (2017) and A Gingerbread Romance (2018) ----- The Movies: The Sweetest Christmas (2017) Directed by Terry Ingram Written by Erinne Dobson IMDb Rating: 6.3 A Gingerbread Romance (2018) Directed by Richard Gabai Written by Barbara Kymlicka, Gregg Rossen & Brian Sawyer IMDb Rating: 5.5 ----- Find us on: Discord - https://discord.gg/dxgmcfj552 Facebook - @ItTakesTwoPod Twitter - @ItTakesTwo_pod Instagram - @ItTakesTwo_pod Our website - ItTakesTwo.co.nz -----