TAKE ONE Presents... is series of critical analyses of beloved film franchises from the TAKEONECinema.net crew. We are currently running The Dinopod where we critically analyse all the Jurassic Park / World franchise films in release order. Our first series was The Xenopod, a podcast series where we watched and analysed all the Alien franchise films in release order.
32 episodes transcribedSimon and Jim discuss Jonathan Mostow's TERMINATOR 3: RISE OF THE MACHINES, a pivot from interesting and distinctive Terminator films towards gene...
We continue our Terminator series with one of the most successful films ever made, TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY. Simon and Jim discuss what this film do...
TAKE ONE Presents... is back for a new series covering the Terminator franchise. In this first episode, Simon and Jim discuss James Cameron's THE...
Simon and Jim wrap up The Impossipod series with a discussion about the overall trajectory of the Mission: Impossible franchise, what the directors of...
Simon and Jim reach the end of the Mission: Impossible franchise with 2025's MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - THE FINAL RECKONING. They discuss the film's shocki...
Simon and Jim discuss Christopher McQuarrie's third Mission: Impossible film, MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - DEAD RECKONING PART ONE, the first of a two-pa...
Simon and Jim return to The Xenopod for a special episode discussing the new Alien franchise TV series, ALIEN: EARTH created by Noah Hawley. They disc...
Simon and Jim discuss Christopher McQuarrie's second Mission: Impossible film, MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FALLOUT, a very highly-regarded entry in the...
Simon and Jim discuss Christopher McQuarrie's first Mission: Impossible film of many, MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - ROGUE NATION. They discuss how this film b...
Simon and Jim are back for a Dinopod bonus episode on the recently released JURASSIC WORLD: REBIRTH. They discuss how this film fits in with a recurri...
Simon and Jim discuss Brad Bird's live-action feature directorial debut, MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – GHOST PROTOCOL, a zenith of the Mission: Impossible fra...
Simon and Jim get into J. J. Abrams' feature directorial debut, MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE III, a nadir of the Mission: Impossible franchise. They discuss th...
Simon and Jim discuss John Woo's hi-octane early-2000s take on the Mission: Impossible franchise, MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 2. They discuss the many issues...
Simon and Jim launch a new TAKE ONE Presents... limited series on the Mission: Impossible franchise starting with the 1990s spy thriller, MISSION: IMP...
Simon and Jim meet to wrap up the Jurassic Park franchise (for now) with a discussion about what they learned overall, the various themes that emerged...
Simon and Jim take on the last (for now) film in the Jurassic Park franchise, JURASSIC WORLD DOMINION. They get into the problems with the script, edi...
Simon and Jim return to Isla Nublar one last time before its destruction to discuss JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM and the lofty ambitions of a film t...
Simon and Jim travel back to Isla Nublar to explore their complex and contradictory feelings about Colin Trevorrow's requel, JURASSIC WORLD. They disc...
Simon and Jim return to Isla Sorna for Joe Johnston's JURASSIC PARK III, the neglected third child of the original Jurassic Park trilogy. They get int...
Simon and Jim arrive at the mysterious Site B to discuss Steven Spielberg's sequel to his blockbuster hit analysing the interesting things that this f...
