It Takes Two

<p>This week we are looking at remakes of a classic holiday slasher - Black Christmas (1974), Black Christmas (2006) and Black Christmas (2019).</p><p></p><p>-----</p><p>The Movies:</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071222/">Black Christmas (1974)</a></p><p>Directed by Roy Moore</p><p>Written by Bob Clark</p><p>iMDb Rating: 7.1</p><p></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0454082/">Black Christmas (2006)</a></p><p>Directed by Glen Morgan</p><p>Written by Glen Morgan</p><p>Based on the screenplay by Roy Moore</p><p>iMDB Rating: 4.7</p><p></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10481868/">Black Christmas (2019)</a></p><p>Directed by Sophia Takal</p><p>Written by Sophia Takal &amp; April Wolfe</p><p>Based on the screenplay by Roy Moore</p><p>iMDB Rating: 3.5</p><p>-----</p><p>Find us on:</p><p>Discord - <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://discord.gg/dxgmcfj552">https://discord.gg/dxgmcfj552</a></p><p>Tumblr - <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.tumblr.com/ittakestwopod">@ItTakesTwoPod</a></p><p>Instagram - <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/ittakestwo_pod/">@ItTakesTwo_pod</a></p><p>Facebook - <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/ItTakesTwoPod">@ItTakesTwoPod</a></p><p>Youtube - <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/@ittakestwonz">@ittakestwonz</a></p><p>Bluesky - <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://bsky.app/profile/ittakestwo.bsky.social">@ittakestwo</a></p><p>Our website - <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://ItTakesTwo.co.nz">ItTakesTwo.co.nz</a></p><p>-----</p><p>Content Warning: Discussions of death, murder, injury, rape, sexual assault, gore, cannibalism, incest, abuse</p>

<p>It's time for a Hallmark Christmas episode! This year we are comparing November Christmas (2010) and The Christmas Heart (2012) - two films about communities coming together to support a family in need at the holidays.</p><p></p><p>-----</p><p>The Movies:</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1708658">November Christmas (2010)</a></p><p>Directed by Robert Harmon</p><p>Written by Pnenah Goldstein</p><p>Based on the book by Greg Coppa</p><p>iMDb Rating: 7.5</p><p></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2415468/">The Christmas Heart (2012)</a></p><p>Directed by Gary Yates</p><p>Written by Michael Heaton</p><p>iMDB Rating: 6.0</p><p>-----</p><p>Find us on:</p><p>Discord - <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://discord.gg/dxgmcfj552">https://discord.gg/dxgmcfj552</a></p><p>Tumblr - <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.tumblr.com/ittakestwopod">@ItTakesTwoPod</a></p><p>Instagram - <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/ittakestwo_pod/">@ItTakesTwo_pod</a></p><p>Facebook - <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/ItTakesTwoPod">@ItTakesTwoPod</a></p><p>Youtube - <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/@ittakestwonz">@ittakestwonz</a></p><p>Bluesky - <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://bsky.app/profile/ittakestwo.bsky.social">@ittakestwo</a></p><p>Our website - <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://ItTakesTwo.co.nz">ItTakesTwo.co.nz</a></p><p>-----</p><p>Content Warning: Discussions of death, loss, injury, illness, organ donation, cancer, gambling, criminal activity</p>

<p>This week we are comparing The Running Man (1987) and The Running Man (2025) - two films about a man fighting for his life as a cog in the media machine.</p><p>-----</p><p>The Movies:</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093894">The Running Man (1987)</a></p><p>Directed by Paul Michael Glaser</p><p>Written by Steven E. de Souza</p><p>Based on the novel by Stephen King</p><p>iMDb Rating: 6.6</p><p></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14107334">The Running Man (2025)</a></p><p>Directed by Edgar Wright</p><p>Written by Edgar Wright &amp; Michael Bacall</p><p>Based on the novel by Stephen King</p><p>iMDB Rating: 6.8</p><p>-----</p><p>Find us on:</p><p>Discord - <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://discord.gg/dxgmcfj552">https://discord.gg/dxgmcfj552</a></p><p>Tumblr - <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.tumblr.com/ittakestwopod">@ItTakesTwoPod</a></p><p>Instagram - <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/ittakestwo_pod/">@ItTakesTwo_pod</a></p><p>Facebook - <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/ItTakesTwoPod">@ItTakesTwoPod</a></p><p>Youtube - <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/@ittakestwonz">@ittakestwonz</a></p><p>Bluesky - <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://bsky.app/profile/ittakestwo.bsky.social">@ittakestwo</a></p><p>Our website - <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://ItTakesTwo.co.nz">ItTakesTwo.co.nz</a></p><p>-----</p><p>Content Warning: Discussions of death, murder, injury, illness, criminal activity, drug use, prostitution</p>

<p>This week we have a child-friendly episode comparing Coco (2017) and Kubo and the Two Strings (2016) - two films about children understanding death and learning about their families' stories.</p><p>-----</p><p>The Movies:</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2380307/">Coco (2017)</a></p><p>Directed by Adrian Molina &amp; Lee Unkrich</p><p>Written by Lee Unkrich, Jason Katz, Matthew Aldrich &amp; Adrian Molina</p><p>iMDb Rating: 8.4</p><p></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4302938/">Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)</a></p><p>Directed by Travis Knight</p><p>Written by Shannon Tindle, Marc Haimes &amp; Chris Butler</p><p>iMDB Rating: 7.7</p><p>-----</p><p>Find us on:</p><p>Discord - <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://discord.gg/dxgmcfj552">https://discord.gg/dxgmcfj552</a></p><p>Tumblr - <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.tumblr.com/ittakestwopod">@ItTakesTwoPod</a></p><p>Instagram - <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/ittakestwo_pod/">@ItTakesTwo_pod</a></p><p>Facebook - <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/ItTakesTwoPod">@ItTakesTwoPod</a></p><p>Youtube - <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/@ittakestwonz">@ittakestwonz</a></p><p>Bluesky - <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://bsky.app/profile/ittakestwo.bsky.social">@ittakestwo</a></p><p>Our website - <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://ItTakesTwo.co.nz">ItTakesTwo.co.nz</a></p><p>-----</p><p>Content Warning: Discussions of death, grief, funeral traditions</p>

<p>This Hallowe'en, we are covering a classic horror remake with Ring (1998) and The Ring (2002).</p><p></p><p>-----</p><p>The Movies:</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0178868">Ring (1998)</a></p><p>Directed by Hideo Nakata</p><p>Written by Hiroshi Takahashi</p><p>Based on the novel by Kôji Suzuki</p><p>iMDb Rating: 7.2</p><p></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0298130/">The Ring (2002)</a></p><p>Directed by Gore Verbinski</p><p>Written by Ehren Kruger</p><p>iMDB Rating: 7.1</p><p>-----</p><p>Find us on:</p><p>Discord - <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://discord.gg/dxgmcfj552">https://discord.gg/dxgmcfj552</a></p><p>Tumblr - <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.tumblr.com/ittakestwopod">@ItTakesTwoPod</a></p><p>Instagram - <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/ittakestwo_pod/">@ItTakesTwo_pod</a></p><p>Facebook - <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/ItTakesTwoPod">@ItTakesTwoPod</a></p><p>Youtube - <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/@ittakestwonz">@ittakestwonz</a></p><p>Bluesky - <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://bsky.app/profile/ittakestwo.bsky.social">@ittakestwo</a></p><p>Our website - <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://ItTakesTwo.co.nz">ItTakesTwo.co.nz</a></p><p>-----</p><p>Content Warning: Discussions of death, violence, suicide, mental illness, neglect, murder, rape, disturbing images and content</p>