Pod Takes

On this episode of Pod Takes, Omi Egyir and Joe talk about unnecessary sequels. Movies that were better of as standalone movies than having a sequel that no one wanted. They discuss about unnecessary sequels but weren't so bad (but still weren't needed) and then some where the sequels to the movie were so bad it tarnished the legacy of the original movie. Kick Ass 2 really gets Egyir's blood boiling, listen to find out why.

On this Episode of Pod Takes the topic of discussion is Avam movies. For the uninitiated Avam movies are movies that disrespect the world of physics, don't respect their audience and have outrageous scenes in the movie. The trio talk about what makes a movie Avam, why Bollywood is the largest Avam movie making industry, how the Fast and Furious franchise is the greatest Avam franchise of all time and how xXx: Return of Xander Cage is by far the worst Avam movie of all time.

On the 5th episode of season 2 of Pod Takes, recurring guest Salma joins the group as they talk about the world of Zombies in Pop Culture. They talk about George Romero's Night of the Living Dead, the many sequels and spinoffs that have happened as a result of it. The Last of Us 1 and 2. And classics such as Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. And finally why an American remake of Train to Busan is unnecessary.

On the 4th episode of season 2, the guys decide to introduce a new segment called Potpourri where instead of talking about a single topic they talk about 4 mini topics. The 4 mini topics all relate to the world of TV shows on this episode and classics such as The Office to dumpster fires like Dexter all make an appearance on this episode.

On the third episode of season 2 of Pod Takes, Omi, Joe and Egyir talk about the world of Animated movies. They talk about their early experiences of animated movies which was thanks to Disney, the Disney Renaissance movies, how Pixar absolutely nail almost all if not all their movies, how the Emperor's New Groove is the most unDisney movie ever and how all movies from Pixar share the same timeline.

On the second episode of season two of Pod Takes, Omi, Egyir and Joe talk about the movies of Christopher Nolan. They talk about how his movies have a particular structure and has a rigid way of filmmaking, his visionary ways and how he releases a mindfuck movie every decade.

We're back!!! We took a long long break but we're finally back with a brand new season. More topics, more pop culture for our listeners. On the first episode of the second season, Joe, Omi and Egyir do a recap of the movies and shows they've watched in December 2020 and January 2021. Malcom & Marie, Skyscraper, Promising Young Woman and more are discussed.

FINALE!!! The 22nd episode of the first season is the final one of Season 1. The boys are joined by Champagnedrunk who discuss bad movies. Movies that don't elicit any kind of favourable response and are just downright bad such as Axe Em, Freddy Got Fingered and more. Also the group realises that Sanaa Lathan has only one been in good movie her entire career.

On the 21st Episode Of Pod Takes, Omi, Joe and Egyir discuss about British Media vs American media. How the Americans have lifted so many British shows over the years which almost always end up failing, how British shows are for a particular type of viewer and why more people enjoy American humour.

On the 20th episode of Pod Takes, Joe, Egyir and Omi talk about the works of Edgar Wright. They are joined by Aphua Larbi who is a content creator and has a youtube channel where she reviews movies/tv shows. The group talks about Edgar Wright's movies and why they think Hot Fuzz is one of the best comedies of all time if not the best.