About this podcast
Impala Films presents Second Take Cinema, a movie review podcast in which indie filmmakers give a second chance to films they've seen previously and try to see the good in the bad, the flaws in the good and see if some films can be improved with minor changes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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- The Wicker Man(s) · 1 h 3 min · Season 4 Episode 16Halloween is upon us and that means so is our final double-bill episode of the year! We're talking about the original British The Wicker Man and its infamous 2006 American remake…
- Re-Animator & Bride of Re-Animator · 52 min · Season 4 Episode 15This week on the show we're talking about a pair of the ultimate cult classics, based (loosely) on the works of H.P. Lovecraft, it's Re-Animator and its sequel; Bride of…
- Saw & Saw II · 46 min · Season 4 Episode 14This week on the show we look back at the early days of the pre-eminent horror franchise of the 00s and the originator of the so-called "torture porn" sub-genre; Saw and Saw II.
- Child's Play & Child's Play 2 · 40 min · Season 4 Episode 13The boys visit one of the iconic slashers of cinema history, everybody's favourite foul-mouthed doll Chucky as they sit down to look back at the first two movies in the Child's…
- Hereditary & Midsommar · 1 h 1 min · Season 4 Episode 12Continuing our series of Spooky Month Double Features the boys take a look at Hereditary and Midsommar, two quintessential films in the so-called "Elevated Horror" movement. If…
- Evil Dead & Evil Dead 2: Dead By Dawn DOUBLE FEATURE · 1 h 10 min · Season 4 Episode 11October is here and that means it's all horror, all month long here at Second Take Cinema! This year we're doing double features every week and we're starting here with two of…
- Moon · 55 min · Season 4 Episode 10This week on Second Take Cinema we're discussing Duncan Jones' debut feature film Moon. This sci-fi indie flick boasts a very small cast largely centering on Sam Rockwell with…
- Vampire's Kiss: Nic Cage's Meme Factory · 1 h 15 min · Season 4 Episode 9This week on Second Take Cinema we're reviewing perennial meme-factory Vampire's Kiss, a film in which Nicolas Cage spends 90 minutes losing his goddamn mind!
- Another Earth: Parallel Worlds and Roads Not Taken · 48 min · Season 4 Episode 8Jamie and Rory revisit the 2011 movie Another Earth, a film they both saw separately and both were disappointed by. Promising an intriguing and thought provoking story that asks…
- Alita: Battle Angel: Is this worth watching when it's only half a story? · 49 min · Season 4 Episode 7Jamie and Rory tackle their second Robert Rodriguez movie since covering Spy Kids way back in season 1. Combining CGI with live action, Alita: Battle Angel is an adaptation of a…
- Iron Man 2: Great Sequel or Playing It Safe? · 36 min · Season 4 Episode 6Jamie and Rory go back to the MCU as they take a look at the second Iron Man movie and ask the question; did this film move the story along at all? Did it play things too safe?
- Sorcerer: The Worst Titling Blunder In Film History? · 50 min · Season 4 Episode 5Jamie and Rory take a look at the poorly-named Sorcerer which is actually an American remake of the French movie The Wages of Fear which we covered back in season 1. Poorly…
- Raiders Of The Lost Ark: A Story With An Inefficient Protagonist · 45 min · Season 4 Episode 4On this week's episode of Second Take Cinema the gang take a look at one of the most famous movies of the 1980s; Raiders Of The Lost Ark. With Steven Spielberg and George Lucas…
- No Country For Old Men: Post-Modern Masterpiece or Bad Writing? · 58 min · Season 4 Episode 3Things get heated on this week's episode of Second Take Cinema as the gang discuss the movie usually regarded as the Coen Brothers' Magnum Opus: No Country For Old Men. Is it a…
- Apocalypse Now: The Worst Movie In The World? · 49 min · Season 4 Episode 2We're finally doing it! One of the movies that inspired the creation of Second Take Cinema; Apocalypse Now. Often hailed as one of the greatest movies of all time, Jamie saw this…
- The Odyssey - Is Looking Back To The Past The Future Of Cinema? · 1 h 45 min · Season 4 Episode 1A brand new season of Second Take Cinema is here and our fourth season kicks off with an unusual episode for us in that we aren't discussing an old movie to see if it still holds…
- Back To The Future (Listener Request Month) · 1 h 19 min · Season 3 Episode 30It's the end of season 3 and the end of listener request month here on Second Take Cinema! For this entry we're going to Luke in Chelmsford who asked us to look back at this…
- The Last Dragon (Listener Request Month) · 43 min · Season 3 Episode 29An obscure cult film from the 1980s, The Last Dragon is a mash-up of hip hop music with martial arts, produced by music legend and founder of Motown Berry Gordy. It's an unusual…
- 28 Days Later (Listener Request Month) · 59 min · Season 3 Episode 28Listener request month continues with Danny Boyle's low budget indie horror hit 28 Days Later which helped revive the zombie genre in the early 2000s and has gone on to spawn a…
- Cube (Listener Request Month) · 42 min · Season 3 Episode 27Requested by listener Tierra in Wisconsin, USA this week Rory and Jamie was watching cult Sci-Fi indie movie "Cube." A group of strangers wake up in a steel cube with no…
