It Takes Two Lisa Doyle & Nik Raines

For our first Pride Month episode of 2024, we have a fun episode comparing Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022) and Muppets From Space (1999) - Two movies about LGBTQ+ characters feeling isolated and searching for meaning, acceptance, and connection from otherworldly sources.

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The Movies:
Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022)
Directed by Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert
Written by Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert
iMDb Rating: 7.8

Muppets From Space (1999)
Directed by Tim Hill
Written by Jerry Juhl, Joey Mazzarino & Ken Kaufman
iMDB Rating: 6.2
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Content Warning:
Mentions of misgendering, violence, sexual scenes, nihilism, and death

This week we are returning to our Remakes series with Planet of the Apes (1968) and Planet of the Apes (2001)

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The Movies:
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner
Written by Michael Wilson & Rod Serling
Based on the novel by Pierre Boulle
iMDb Rating: 8.0

Planet of the Apes (2001)
Directed by Tim Burton
Written by William Broyles Jr., Lawrence Konner & Mark Rosenthal
Based on the novel by Pierre Boulle
iMDB Rating: 5.7
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Content Warning:
Discussions of hate crimes, violence, transphobia, misogyny, holocaust denial, J.K. Rowling, Mark Wahlberg, classism, sexism, violence, gun violence, death, abuse of animals

This week's episode compares The Terminator (1984) and Looper (2012) - two films about men protecting women named Sara(h) from a time traveling assassin bent on preventing her son from growing up and changing the world in the future

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The Movies:
The Terminator (1984)
Directed by James Cameron
Written by James Cameron, Gale Anne Hurd & William Wisher
iMDb Rating: 8.1

Looper (2012)
Directed by Rian Johnson
Written by Rian Johnson
iMDB Rating: 7.4
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Discussions of violence, death, gore, child deaths, drug use, guns, suicide

This week we are comparing Basic Instinct (1992) and Body of Evidence (1992) - two erotic thrillers about women who use sexuality to manipulate the people around them in the midst of a murder investigation.
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The Movies:
Basic Instinct (1992)
Directed by Paul Verhoeven
Written by Joe Eszterhas
iMDb Rating: 7.1

Body of Evidence (1992)
Directed by Uli Edel
Written by Brad Mirman
iMDB Rating: 4.6
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Discussions of sex, violence, murder, death, manipulation, drug use, medical conditions, negative portrayals of LGBTQ+ individuals, HIV/AIDS, mental illness, sexual assault

This week we have a sequel to our 2022 Dune episode, comparing Dune: Part Two (2024) with the last 40 minutes of Dune (1984).

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The Movies:
Dune: Part Two (2024)
Directed by Denis Villeneuve
Written by Denis Villeneuve & Jon Spaihts
Based on the novel by Frank Herbert
IMDb Rating: 8.8

Dune (1984)
Directed by David Lynch
Written by David Lynch
Based on the novel by Frank Herbert
iMDB Rating: 6.3
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Discussions of violence, war, death, murder, negative discussions of religion

For this week's fun episode, we are comparing Monsters, Inc. (2001) and Minority Report (2002) - two films about corrupt businesses that are dependent on exploiting children, and the star employee who takes them down with the help of a kidnapped girl.
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The Movies:
Monsters, Inc. (2001)
Directed by Pete Docter, David Silverman & Lee Unkrich
Written by Andrew Stanton, Daniel Gerson, Pete Docter, Jill Culton, Jeff Pidgeon & Ralph Eggleston
IMDb Rating: 8.1

Minority Report (2002)
Directed by Steven Spielberg
Written by Scott Frank & Jon Cohen
Based on the short story by Philip K. Dick
iMDB Rating: 7.6
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Content Warning:
Discussions of murder, kidnapping, torture, abuse, and suicide.