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The Take-Up PodcastAuthor: The Take-Up
The Lens is now The Take-Up, a new place to gather when the film is over. The format is still the same, only a little refocused. Each episode, film critics Joshua Ray and Andrew Wyatt review new releases, talk pop culture, play absurd film trivia games, and process one film in their special programs. Special guests join with their own selections for series like Queer 90s, Cannes Winners, Nora/Nancy, and more! Language: en Genres: Film Reviews, TV & Film Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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The Films of 2025 (with Friends of The Take-Up)
Friday, 9 January, 2026
We're putting a big beautiful bold bow on the films of 2025 with a little help from our friends. Joshua talks to previous guests Elliott Collins of MovieFiles and Webster University Film Series Director Pete Timmermann about a few of their favorites from last year, and new-to-the-pod friends Taylor Blake of ZekeFilm.org and filmmaker Stephen Tronicek are on deck to discuss their choices. After that, Producer Ethan and Joshua count down their top 10 films of 2025. Want a preview of the films discussed? Listen to find out who shares the critical love for The Mastermind and Sorry, Baby; and who's stumping for The Naked Gun; The Phoenician Scheme; and Resurrection. Of course, Joshua can't give quit The Secret Agent, One Battle After Another, and Misericordia—all previously covered on the podcast. On next week's episode, Andrew returns to expand upon Bi Gan's latest, the aforementioned mind-trip meta-movie Resurrection. Until then, read on at thetake-up.com and follow us @thetakeupstl on Instagram, Twitter, Letterboxd, and Facebook. Special thanks to Social Media Manager Kayla McCulloch and Contributor Ethan Tarantella. Theme music by AMP.
