For this week's episode, we've watched Madagascar (2005) and The Wild (2006), two movies about animals in captivity escaping from New York zoos to discover the wilderness. ----- The Movies: Madagascar (2005) Directed by Eric Darnell & Tom McGrath Written by Eric Darnell, Mark Burton & Billy Frolick IMDb Rating: 6.9 The Wild (2006) Directed by Steve "Spaz" Williams Written by Ed Decter, John J. Strauss, Marc Gibson & Philip Halprin IMDb Rating: 5.2 ----- Find us on: Facebook - @ItTakesTwoPod Twitter - @ItTakesTwo_pod Instagram - @ItTakesTwo_pod Our website - ItTakesTwo.co.nz -----
Join us this week for a recording of our first ever live show! We talk about Galaxy Quest (1999) and A Bug's Life (1998), two movies about groups of performers mistakenly hired by a scout who believes them to be real warriors. ----- The Movies: Galaxy Quest (1999) Directed by Dean Parisot Written by Robert Gordon Based on the story by David Howard IMDb Rating: 7.3 A Bug's Life (1998) Directed by Andrew Stanton and John Lasseter Written by Andrew Stanton, Don McEnery & Bob Shaw Based on the story by Andrew Stanton, John Lasseter & Joe Ranft IMDb Rating: 7.2 ----- Find us on: Facebook - @ItTakesTwoPod Twitter - @ItTakesTwo_pod Instagram - @ItTakesTwo_pod Our website - ItTakesTwo.co.nz
For this week's episode, we've watched Never Rarely Sometimes Always (2020) and Unpregnant (2020), two movies about pregnant teens who must cross state lines to receive a medical procedure without parental consent. ----- The Movies: Never Rarely Sometimes Always (2020) Directed by Eliza Hittman Written by Eliza Hittman IMDb Rating: 7.4 Unpregnant (2020) Directed by Rachel Lee Goldenberg Written by Jenni Hendriks, Ted Caplan, Rachel Lee Goldenberg, Jennifer Kaytin Robinson & Bill Parker Based on the book by Jenni Hendriks & Ted Caplan IMDb Rating: 6.3 ----- Find us on: Facebook - @ItTakesTwoPod Twitter - @ItTakesTwo_pod Instagram - @ItTakesTwo_pod Our website - ItTakesTwo.co.nz ----- Content warnings: Abortion, medical procedures, pro-life rhetoric, pro-choice rhetoric, some political discussion
For this week, we have watched two movies about young girls meeting a young relative and working through feelings of grief. Listen to our exploration of When Marnie Was There (2014) and Petite Maman (2021) ----- The Movies: When Marnie Was There (2014) Directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi Written by Keiko Niwa & Masashi Ando Based on the novel by Joan G. Robinson IMDb Rating: 7.7 Petite Maman (2021) Directed by Céline Sciamma Written by Céline Sciamma IMDb Rating: 7.4 ----- Find us on: Facebook - @ItTakesTwoPod Twitter - @ItTakesTwo_pod Instagram - @ItTakesTwo_pod Our website - ItTakesTwo.co.nz ---- CW: Death, grief, mental illness, physical illness
Finally our Dune episode has arrived! We compare two adaptations of Frank Herbert's novel - Dune (2021) and Dune (1984) ----- The Movies: Dune (2021) Directed by Denis Villeneuve Written by Denis Villeneuve, John Spaihts & Eric Roth Based on the novel by Frank Herbert IMDb Rating: 8.2 Dune (1984) Directed by David Lynch Written by David Lynch Based on the novel by Frank Herbert IMDb Rating: 6.3 ----- Find us on: Facebook - @ItTakesTwoPod Twitter - @ItTakesTwo_pod Instagram - @ItTakesTwo_pod Our website - ItTakesTwo.co.nz ---- CW: Imperialism
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from It Takes Two! This week's episode features The Muppets Christmas Carol (1992) and Scrooged (1988) - Two different takes on adapting the classic Dickens novel A Christmas Carol. ----- The Movies: The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) Directed by Brian Henson Written by Jerry Juhl Based on the novel by Charles Dickens IMDb Rating: 7.7 Scrooged (1988) Directed by Richard Donner Written by Mitch Glazer & Michael O'Donoghue Based on the novel by Charles Dickens IMDb Rating: 7.0 ----- Find us on: Facebook - @ItTakesTwoPod Twitter - @ItTakesTwo_pod Instagram - @ItTakesTwo_pod Our website - ItTakesTwo.co.nz
In the first of our Christmas episode, we watch Moonlight & Mistletoe (2008) and Christmas Land (2015) ----- The Movies: Moonlight & Mistletoe (2008) Directed by Karen Arthur Written by Joany Kane & Duane Poole IMDb Rating: 6.3 Christmas Land (2015) Directed by Sam Irvin Written by Daisy MacLean, Robin Archer & Jay Cipriani IMDb Rating: 5.9 ----- Find us on: Facebook - @ItTakesTwoPod Twitter - @ItTakesTwo_pod Instagram - @ItTakesTwo_pod Our website - ItTakesTwo.co.nz -----
For this week's episode, we've watched The Truman Show (1998) and EDtv (1999), two movies about men whose lives are followed as part of a 24/7 reality TV show. ----- The Movies: The Truman Show (1998) Directed by Peter Weir Written by Andrew Niccol IMDb Rating: 8.1 EDtv (1998) Directed by Ron Howard Written by Lowell Ganz Based on an original screenplay by Émile Gaudreault & Sylvie Bouchard IMDb Rating: 6.1 ----- Find us on: Facebook - @ItTakesTwoPod Twitter - @ItTakesTwo_pod Instagram - @ItTakesTwo_pod Our website - ItTakesTwo.co.nz -----
In this episode, we have a look at Peggy Sue Got Married (1986) and Back to the Future (1985) ----- The Movies: Back to the Future (1986) Directed by Robert Zemeckis Written by Robert Zemeckis & Bob Gale IMDb Rating: 8.5 Peggy Sue Got Married (1986) Directed by Francis Ford Coppola Written by Jerry Leichtling & Arlene Sarner IMDb Rating: 6.4 ----- Find us on: Facebook - @ItTakesTwoPod Twitter - @ItTakesTwo_pod Instagram - @ItTakesTwo_pod Our website - ItTakesTwo.co.nz -----
Happy Hallowe'en! For our Hallowe'en episode, we've watched Gremlins (1984) and Critters (1986) ----- The Movies: Gremlins (1984) Directed by Joe Dante Written by Chris Columbus IMDb Rating: 7.3 Critters (1986) Directed by Stephen Herek Written by Stephen Herek & Don Keith Opper Based on the story by Domonic Muir IMDb Rating: 6.1 ----- Find us on: Facebook - @ItTakesTwoPod Twitter - @ItTakesTwo_pod Instagram - @ItTakesTwo_pod Our website - ItTakesTwo.co.nz -----