Pick Your Take

Chris and Isaac enter The Matrix Resurrections (2021). Does this sequel hold a gooey mirror to the (over)commercialization of film? Or does Resurrections’ tone feel stale in today’s sea of self-aware content?
Tumble down the rabbit hole into The Matrix Metaverse, admire Lana Wachowski’s confident direction, and celebrate the triumphant return of Trinity and Neo with your hosts in Episode 33.
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Isaac and Chris let From Hell (2001) freeze over. Is this a sympathetic reimagining of the tragic Jack the Ripper story? Or is the movie, macabre as it is, somehow surprisingly dull? 
Follow your hosts as they ride out Johnny Depp and Heather Graham’s fluctuating accents, concede to the fact that this movie flat out has one of the best carriage crashes to grace the silver screen, and explore directors Albert and Allen Hughes’ visionary filmography.
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Your hosts share the films they loved and hated from 2021.
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Chris and Isaac pay a visit to The Family Stone (2005). Is this Christmas movie a genuine heart-warmer? Or does this Stone equate to a lump of coal?
Celebrate the holidays as your hosts admire Thomas Bezucha’s cast of legends, shout out their undergraduate campus, and wish their audience a Merry Christmas!
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Isaac and Chris unbox How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000). Is the film a near-perfect adaptation of Dr. Seuss’ classic tale? Or given the choice between two, would you take the seasick crocodile?
Follow your hosts as they admire Ron Howard’s Whoville, share their varied emotions over Jim Carrey’s performance, and bond over their love for the glow of Christmas.
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Chris and Isaac search for hidden treasure in The Goonies (1985). Is this silly quest the ultimate kids’ film? Or have these award-winning filmmakers failed to capture our hearts? 
Join your hosts as they reminisce over their favorite movies starring kids, marvel at how far The Goonies cast has come, and compare the work of directors Richard Donner and Chris Columbus. 
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Isaac and Chris unwrap The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008). Does this silly adventure harken back to classic cinema? Or is this a tomb that should have remained undisturbed?
This week your hosts go to war for Evelyn O’Connell, swoon over the undeniable Brendan Fraser, and respond to some fan mail.
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Pick Your Take would like to wish a Happy Thanksgiving to all the friends and families of our listeners!
Your hosts will be back next week with an all-new and exciting full-length episode. This week may all your turkeys be well stuffed and your holidays restful.
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Chris and Isaac let Good Time (2017) drag them through the night. Does this anxiety-inducing crime-thriller deliver a good time? Or a bad one? 

Hang out with your hosts as they discuss the Safdie Brothers as directors, admire actors Barkhad Abdi and Jennifer Jason Leigh, and share their love of folk music and Irish cream.
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Isaac and Chris stare down the Joker (2019). Is this Oscar-winner a top-notch comic book adaptation? Or does it paint Gotham’s famed villains, violence, and decay in too broad of strokes?
Tune in as your hosts work their way through the film’s controversy, acknowledge Todd Phillips’ cross-genre accomplishments, and discuss Joaquin Phoenix’s contribution to the pantheon of actors who have portrayed the Clown Prince of Crime.
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