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Pick Your Take

by Pick Your Take

Want to listen to two people disagree, but still get along? Join Isaac Leggett and Chris Dimoulas as they pick their takes on beloved and polarizing films. One loves it, one hates it; they debate it. Each episode your hosts review a movie, dive deep into the careers of the cast and crew involved, play their very own Kevin Bacon Game, and wrap up with the question: What Do You Love?

Episodes

43: F9: The Fast Saga

2h 54m · Published 23 Mar 07:00

Chris and Isaac race for pink slips in F9: The Fast Saga (2021). Does this movie rev your engine? Or is this film (and franchise) running on fumes?

Drift with your hosts through the careers of the iconic cast, discuss director Justin Lin’s detour from the Fast universe, and marvel at how far Dom and his crew have come since their humble beginnings.

Love it? Hate it? Share your take on Twitter (@pickyourtake), Facebook, YouTube, or by email at [email protected].

42: The Wolverine

2h 13m · Published 16 Mar 07:00

Isaac and Chris draw claws with The Wolverine (2013). Is this the most satisfying film in the X-Men franchise to-date? Or did they drag Huge Jackedman around Japan (slash Australia) for a whole lotta nothing?

Join two bubs as they grovel at the feet of a living Adonis, flip through James Mangold’s directing catalogue, and share their candid reviews of The Batman (2022).

***SPOILERS to The Batman (2022) from 52:30 to 68:54***

Love it? Hate it? Share your take on Twitter (@pickyourtake), Facebook, YouTube, or by email at [email protected].

41: Lady in the Water

2h 10m · Published 09 Mar 08:00

Chris and Isaac take the plunge with Lady in the Water (2006). Is Story’s story an instant bedtime classic? Or does the movie simply not hold water?

Cross over with your hosts into the (sometimes unreliable) imagination of M. Night Shyamalan, discuss when they find camerawork effective versus distracting, and commend Bryce Dallas Howard’s inevitable ascent to directorhood.

Love it? Hate it? Share your take on Twitter (@pickyourtake), Facebook, YouTube, or by email at [email protected].

40: Bruce Almighty

2h 21m · Published 02 Mar 08:00

Isaac and Chris hear the word of Bruce Almighty (2003). Is this one of Jim Carrey’s most memorable comedic performances? Or does the film’s easy laughs and uncomfortable moments barely clear a low bar?

Join your hosts as they acknowledge that yes, Jennifer Aniston and Morgan Freeman do act their butts off, explore the directing career of Tom Shadyac, and mourn what could have been with Evan Almighty.

Love it? Hate it? Share your take on Twitter (@pickyourtake), Facebook, YouTube, or by email at [email protected].

39: Hail, Caesar!

2h 10m · Published 23 Feb 08:00

Chris and Isaac squint at the grandeur of Hail, Caesar! (2016). Does this Coen comedy consistently poke fun at classic Hollywood and leave you in stitches? Or does the movie bore you to tears?

Follow your hosts as they admire the film’s beautiful production design, acknowledge the Coen Brothers’ love for old cinema, and compare George Clooney and Robert Pattinson’s Batman.

Love it? Hate it? Share your take on Twitter (@pickyourtake), Facebook, YouTube, or by email at [email protected].

38: Gran Torino

2h 19m · Published 16 Feb 08:00

Isaac and Chris whisper through a Gran Torino (2008). Is the film a moving tale of one flawed man’s redemption? Or is the movie simply painting broad strokes with a palette of stereotypes?

Join your hosts this week as they debate the filmmaking style of Actor/Director Clint Eastwood, learn about the population of Hmong Americans, and discuss Bee Vang speaking out against the project.

Love it? Hate it? Share your take on Twitter (@pickyourtake), Facebook, YouTube, or by email at [email protected].

37: Pacific Rim

2h 8m · Published 09 Feb 08:00

Chris and Isaac go to battle with Pacific Rim (2013). Does this action spectacle balance the silly and the epic? Or is this film about giant robots punching monsters in the face, somehow, boring?

This episode, these two friends drift through Guillermo del Toro’s masterful career, work to pinpoint the origin of Charlie Hunnam’s accent, and honor War of the Monsters from PS2.

Love it? Hate it? Share your take on Twitter (@pickyourtake), Facebook, YouTube, or by email at [email protected].

36: Hellboy

2h 11m · Published 02 Feb 08:00

Isaac and Chris get apocalyptic with Hellboy (2019). Does this macabre roller coaster deliver the gory goods? Or does it rock your world how truly bad this movie is?

Meet your hosts in the middle as they compare Harbour and Perlman’s Hellboy, admire genre legends Milla Jovovich and Ian McShane, and spill their love for director Neil Marshall.

Love it? Hate it? Share your take on Twitter (@pickyourtake), Facebook, YouTube, or by email at [email protected].

35: Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar

1h 49m · Published 26 Jan 08:00

Chris, Isaac, Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar (2021)… and meet a turtle! Does Josh Greenbaum’s confident feature film debut earn its shimmer? Or does this comedy play like a sketch that never ends?

This episode, come travel to the magical peninsula with your hosts as they admire Annie Mumolo and Kristen Wiig’s chemistry, play some Kevin Bacon game, and reflect on the first time they were ever introduced to culottes (hint: it was this movie).

Love it? Hate it? Share your take on Twitter (@pickyourtake), Facebook, YouTube, or by email at [email protected].

34: Black Widow

2h 30m · Published 19 Jan 08:00

Isaac and Chris take on Black Widow (2021). Is Marvel lucky to be associated with this masterful action film? Or is the movie a frustrating case of too little, too late?

Team up with your hosts as they bow down to Scarlett Johansson’s action-heroin status, discuss whether Cate Shortland’s directing style shines through, and consider the film’s overall standing in the cosmic MCU.

Love it? Hate it? Share your take on Twitter (@pickyourtake), Facebook, YouTube, or by email at [email protected].

Pick Your Take has 55 episodes in total of explicit content. Total playtime is 123:33:52. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on November 22nd 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on May 15th, 2024 01:11.