It Takes Two

<p>This week we have a fun episode comparing Stargate (1994) and Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) - two films about ancient language experts discovering a lost civilisation</p><p></p><p>-----</p><p></p><p>-----</p><p>The Movies:</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111282/">Stargate (1994)</a></p><p>Directed by Roland Emmerich</p><p>Written by Dean Devlin &amp; Roland Emmerich</p><p>iMDb Rating: 7.0</p><p></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0230011/">Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)</a></p><p>Directed by Gary Trousdale &amp; Kirk Wise</p><p>Written by Kirk Wise, Gary Trousdale, Joss Whedon, Bryce Zabel, Jackie Zabel &amp; Tab Murphy</p><p>iMDB Rating: 6.9</p><p></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 violence, death, slavery, racist ideology</p>

<p>This week we are comparing Project Hail Mary (2026) and Spaceman (2024) - two films about solo human explorers in space discovering something unexpected.</p><p></p><p>-----</p><p>The Movies:</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12042730/">Project Hail Mary (2026)</a></p><p>Directed by Phil Lord &amp; Christopher Miller</p><p>Written by Drew Goddard</p><p>Based on the novel by Andy Weir</p><p>iMDb Rating: 8.5</p><p></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11097384/">Spaceman (2024)</a></p><p>Directed by Johan Renck</p><p>Written by Colby Day</p><p>Based on the novel by Jaroslav Kalfar</p><p>iMDB Rating: 5.7</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, climate change, illness, mental health issues, parasites, extinction level events</p>

<p>This week we are comparing Alice in Wonderland (1951) and Alice in Wonderland (2010) - two takes on the same fantastical tale.</p><p></p><p>-----</p><p>The Movies:</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043274/">Alice in Wonderland (1951)</a></p><p>Directed by Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske &amp; Jack Kinney</p><p>Written by Winston Hibler, Ted Sears, Bill Peet, Erdman Penner, Joe Rinaldi, Milt Banta, William Cottrell, Dick Kelsey, Joe Grant, Dick Huemer, Del Connell, Tom Oreb, John Walbridge &amp; Aldous Huxley</p><p>Based on the books by Lewis Carroll</p><p>iMDb Rating: 7.3</p><p></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1014759/">Alice in Wonderland (2010)</a></p><p>Directed by Tim Burton</p><p>Written by Linda Woolverton</p><p>Based on the books by Lewis Carroll</p><p>iMDB Rating: 6.4</p><p></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, illness, violence, darker themes in children’s movies</p>

<p>This week, we return to our remakes series with Peter Pan (1953) and Peter Pan &amp; Wendy (2023).</p><p></p><p>-----</p><p>The Movies:</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046183/">Peter Pan (1953)</a></p><p>Directed by Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske &amp; Jack Kinney</p><p>Written by Ted Sears, Erdman Penner, Bill Peet, Winston Hibler, Joe Rinaldi, Milt Banta, Ralph Wright, William Cottrell &amp; Don Christensen</p><p>Based on the play by J.M. Barrie</p><p>iMDb Rating: 7.3</p><p></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5635026/">Peter Pan &amp; Wendy (2023)</a></p><p>Directed by David Lowery</p><p>Written by David Lowery &amp; Toby Halbrooks</p><p>Based on the play by J.M. Barrie</p><p>iMDB Rating: 4.4</p><p></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 racial stereotypes, slurs, violence, kidnapping.</p>

<p>This week, we are comparing Sinners (2025) and From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) - two films about less than law-abiding brothers encountering vampires at a club.</p><p>-----</p><p>The Movies:</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31193180/">Sinners (2025)</a></p><p>Directed by Ryan Coogler</p><p>Written by Ryan Coogler</p><p>iMDb Rating: 7.5</p><p></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116367">From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)</a></p><p>Directed by Robert Rodriguez</p><p>Written by Robert Kurtzman &amp; Quentin Tarantino</p><p>iMDB Rating: 7.2</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, racism, cultural appropriation, child mortality, organised crime</p>