It Takes Two

Lisa Doyle & Nik Raines

A podcast where two people take two films with the same plot or premise and watch and discuss them

45 Episodes

Episode 44: Gunslinger Girls
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1:04:02
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 CoenWritten by Ethan Coen & Joel CoenBased on the novel by Charles PortisIMDb Rating: 7.6The Old Way (2023)Directed by Brett DonowhoWritten by Carl W. LucasIMDb Rating: 5.3-----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-----Content warning: Mentions of firearms, gun violence, and death
Episode 43: Remakes Vol. I - Disney's Pinocchio
3/13/2023
1:04:34
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 SharpsteenWritten by Ted Sears, Otto Englander, Webb Smith, William Cottrell, Joseph Sabo, Erdman & Aurelius BattagliaBased on the story by Carlo CollodiIMDb Rating: 7.5Pinocchio (2022)Directed by Robert ZemeckisWritten by Robert Zemeckis and Chris WeitzBased on the story by Carlo CollodiIMDb Rating: 5.1-----Find us on:Discord - https://discord.gg/dxgmcfj552Facebook - @ItTakesTwoPodTwitter - @ItTakesTwo_podInstagram - @ItTakesTwo_podYoutube - @ittakestwonzOur website - ItTakesTwo.co.nz-----Content warning: Mentions of firearms, child mortality, and drug & alcohol abuse
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Episode 42: Two Sides of the Same Trench
2/27/2023
1:23:05
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 MendesWritten by Sir Sam Mendes & Krysty Wilson-CairnsIMDb Rating: 8.2All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)Directed by Edward BergerWritten by Edward Berger, Lesley Paterson & Ian StokellBased on the novel by Erich Maria RemarqueIMDb Rating: 7.8-----Sponsored by FotoRestorehttps://www.fotorestorenz.com/Promo code: ITTAKESTWO-----Find us on:Discord - https://discord.gg/dxgmcfj552Facebook - @ItTakesTwoPodTwitter - @ItTakesTwo_podInstagram - @ItTakesTwo_podYoutube - @ittakestwonzOur website - ItTakesTwo.co.nz-----Content warning: Discussions of war, gun violence, manipulation of vulnerable people, gore, death, and suicide
Episode 41: Lovesick
2/13/2023
56:38
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 BooneWritten by Scott Neustadter & Michael H. WeberBased on the novel by John GreenIMDb Rating: 7.7Five Feet Apart (2019)Directed by Justin BaldoniWritten by Mikki Daughtry & Tobias IaconisIMDb Rating: 7.2-----Sponsored by FotoRestorehttps://www.fotorestorenz.com/Promo code: ITTAKESTWO-----Find us on:Discord - https://discord.gg/dxgmcfj552Facebook - @ItTakesTwoPodTwitter - @ItTakesTwo_podInstagram - @ItTakesTwo_podOur website - ItTakesTwo.co.nz-----Content warning: Health, chronic illness, terminal illness, death
Episode 40: Get Shrek'd
1/30/2023
1:08:38
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 PeeleWritten by Jordan PeeleIMDb Rating: 7.7Shrek 2 (2004)Directed by Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury & Conrad VernonWritten by Andrew Adamson & Joe StillmanBased on the book by William SteigIMDb Rating: 7.3-----Sponsored by FotoRestorehttps://www.fotorestorenz.com/-----Find us on:Discord - https://discord.gg/dxgmcfj552Facebook - @ItTakesTwoPodTwitter - @ItTakesTwo_podInstagram - @ItTakesTwo_podOur website - ItTakesTwo.co.nz-----Content warning: Discussions of racism and violence
Episode 39: Be Your Own Penguin
1/16/2023
1:19:22
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 BuckWritten by Ash Brannon, Chris Buck, Christopher Jenkins & Don RhymerIMDb Rating: 6.7Happy Feet (2006)Directed by George Miller, Judy Morris & Warren ColemanWritten by George Miller, Judy Morris & John ColleeIMDb Rating: 6.4-----Sponsored by FotoRestorehttps://www.fotorestorenz.com/-----Find us on:Discord - https://discord.gg/dxgmcfj552Facebook - @ItTakesTwoPodTwitter - @ItTakesTwo_podInstagram - @ItTakesTwo_podOur website - ItTakesTwo.co.nz-----
Episode 38: Blowing the Whistle
1/2/2023
1:26:21
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 McCarthyWritten by Tom McCarthy & Josh SingerIMDb Rating: 8.1She Said (2022)Directed by Maria SchraderWritten by Rebecca CorbettBased on the book by Jodi Kantor & Megan TwoheyIMDb Rating: 7.4-----Find us on:Discord - https://discord.gg/dxgmcfj552Facebook - @ItTakesTwoPodTwitter - @ItTakesTwo_podInstagram - @ItTakesTwo_podOur 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.
Episode 37: It's a Very Merry McCarthy Christmas
12/19/2022
1:08:37
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 CapraWritten by Frank Capra, Frances Goodrich & Albert HackettIMDb Rating: 8.6It’s a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002)Directed by Kirk R. ThatcherWritten by Tom Martin & Jim LewisIMDb Rating: 6.3-----Find us on:Discord - https://discord.gg/dxgmcfj552Facebook - @ItTakesTwoPodTwitter - @ItTakesTwo_podInstagram - @ItTakesTwo_podOur website - ItTakesTwo.co.nz-----Content warning: Discussions of suicide and suicidal ideation
Episode 36: Gingerdreadful
12/5/2022
1:02:56
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 IngramWritten by Erinne DobsonIMDb Rating: 6.3A Gingerbread Romance (2018)Directed by Richard GabaiWritten by Barbara Kymlicka, Gregg Rossen & Brian SawyerIMDb Rating: 5.5-----Find us on:Discord - https://discord.gg/dxgmcfj552Facebook - @ItTakesTwoPodTwitter - @ItTakesTwo_podInstagram - @ItTakesTwo_podOur website - ItTakesTwo.co.nz-----
Episode 35: Going Native
11/21/2022
1:18:40
This week we have watched FOUR movies about inter-cultural romances sprouting up between an indigenous person and a coloniser who falls in love with them and their culture - Dances with Wolves (1990), Avatar (2009), Pocahontas (1995) and FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992)-----The Movies:Dances with Wolves (1990)Directed by Kevin CostnerWritten by Michael BlakeIMDb Rating: 8.0Avatar (2009)Directed by James CameronWritten by James CameronIMDb Rating: 7.8Pocahontas (1995)Directed by Mike Gabriel & Eric GoldbergWritten by Carl Binder, Susannah Grant & Philip LaZebnikIMDb Rating: 6.7FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992)Directed by Bill KroyerWritten by Jim CoxBased on stories by Diana YoungIMDb Rating: 6.5-----Find us on:Discord - https://discord.gg/dxgmcfj552Facebook - @ItTakesTwoPodTwitter - @ItTakesTwo_podInstagram - @ItTakesTwo_podOur website - ItTakesTwo.co.nz-----Content warning: Discussions of racism and sexual topics

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It Takes Two

Lisa Doyle & Nik Raines

45 Episodes

Episode 44: Gunslinger Girls

Episode 43: Remakes Vol. I - Disney's Pinocchio

Episode 42: Two Sides of the Same Trench

Episode 41: Lovesick

Episode 40: Get Shrek'd

Episode 39: Be Your Own Penguin

Episode 38: Blowing the Whistle

Episode 37: It's a Very Merry McCarthy Christmas

Episode 36: Gingerdreadful

Episode 35: Going Native