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RIP to Rob Reiner, a director behind the camera for many iconic lines & images in modern cinema, and influence with Castle Rock Entertainment beyond his own. Choose to remember that, and his efforts to improve the lives of others - ignore the other noise and maybe pop on one of his films this week.
December 16, 2025 at 9:10 AM
RIP to Rob Reiner, a director behind the camera for many iconic lines & images in modern cinema, and influence with Castle Rock Entertainment beyond his own. Choose to remember that, and his efforts to improve the lives of others - ignore the other noise and maybe pop on one of his films this week.
Quentin Tarantino's recent unfiltered old-man-yells-at-cloud opinions continue to ruffle feathers. In his latest interview, he declared Baby Yoda a "devious little shit" who was "standing on the shoulders of Yoda". "Seriously man, what kind of a name is Grogu anyway?"
December 8, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Quentin Tarantino's recent unfiltered old-man-yells-at-cloud opinions continue to ruffle feathers. In his latest interview, he declared Baby Yoda a "devious little shit" who was "standing on the shoulders of Yoda". "Seriously man, what kind of a name is Grogu anyway?"
Follow us here, folks! Xitter was once our most significant traffic source, but we can't keep posting there in good conscience. We have healthy traffic from search, IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes & others, but please share/repost our writers' work and our profile here so we may grow a social audience here.
![If you're interested in following the work of the TAKEONECinema.net team, then we are on a variety of other social sites. We've not engaged fully [on Twitter] for a while, but we've continued to post links to new work. We can't do that anymore. There are a few reasons...(1/6)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:xmxa2p3amij2mipdofxtluey/bafkreif3nfxet6dd6bm24bddfk4in3qparethuv6iqio6xjmph2ze27gjq@jpeg)
![If you're using [Twitter], the activity & high profile contribute to the level of influence - perceived or real - held by its owner and the discourse perpetuated here. Everyone has their own calculation of the value of their presence here, but the scales have tipped for us. (4/6)
We owe it to our writers to promote their work as best we can, but we also want to help create spaces that celebrate art, cinema, film festivals, and thinking about these things in an inclusive way that celebrates all the things that make them great. We can't do that [on Twitter]. (5/6)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:xmxa2p3amij2mipdofxtluey/bafkreihatpunemlx2ks2jwydtkomouayv4d5vq7pmjmj5t76rkhp4cwxa4@jpeg)
![We'll maintain a placeholder in the hope that the formerly active and vibrant community that was once [on Twitter] may return. And yes, it's not an airport; you don't need to announce your departure, but it's a message that we are still very active - just not [on Twitter].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:xmxa2p3amij2mipdofxtluey/bafkreic3lxxwxbph5xjgpfwaebpoa75nryffyq2imlzql75ufsrhflfdna@jpeg)
October 29, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Follow us here, folks! Xitter was once our most significant traffic source, but we can't keep posting there in good conscience. We have healthy traffic from search, IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes & others, but please share/repost our writers' work and our profile here so we may grow a social audience here.
Look, it's good, just listen ok
October 16, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Look, it's good, just listen ok
Get subscribed folks - dropping Wednesday!
August 10, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Get subscribed folks - dropping Wednesday!
"THE NAKED GUN is by no means the saviour of theatrical comedy. Still, with many films of its ilk relegated to streaming services, Akiva Schaffer’s legacy sequel is an unexpectedly welcome theatrical experience." -
@calbody.bsky.social reviews: takeonecinema.net/2025/the-nak... #filmsky
@calbody.bsky.social reviews: takeonecinema.net/2025/the-nak... #filmsky
July 30, 2025 at 1:05 PM
"THE NAKED GUN is by no means the saviour of theatrical comedy. Still, with many films of its ilk relegated to streaming services, Akiva Schaffer’s legacy sequel is an unexpectedly welcome theatrical experience." -
@calbody.bsky.social reviews: takeonecinema.net/2025/the-nak... #filmsky
@calbody.bsky.social reviews: takeonecinema.net/2025/the-nak... #filmsky
Hey, @yougov.co.uk - we fixed the labelling on your survey.
July 7, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Hey, @yougov.co.uk - we fixed the labelling on your survey.
“Children recognize me from Free Willy, and their parents recognize me from Reservoir Dogs. The kids are, like, "There's Glen!" and the parents are, like, "Don't go near that guy!"” — RIP Michael Madsen
July 3, 2025 at 8:01 PM
“Children recognize me from Free Willy, and their parents recognize me from Reservoir Dogs. The kids are, like, "There's Glen!" and the parents are, like, "Don't go near that guy!"” — RIP Michael Madsen
The focus on the pod feed is currently Mission: Impossible, but @jimgr.bsky.social & @simonxix.com will saddle up The Dinopod once again soon for #JurassicWorldRebirth. Publication date TBD soon, as they need time to chew over the film, much like a Dilophosaurus on Dennis Nedry.
June 30, 2025 at 10:40 PM
The focus on the pod feed is currently Mission: Impossible, but @jimgr.bsky.social & @simonxix.com will saddle up The Dinopod once again soon for #JurassicWorldRebirth. Publication date TBD soon, as they need time to chew over the film, much like a Dilophosaurus on Dennis Nedry.
"Huppert’s gut-punching performance solidifies THE PIANO TEACHER as one of modern cinema's most profound, painful, & transcendental films.", writes Steph Brown as part of #TakeTwo, where writers revisit enduring films & express what makes them remarkable today: takeonecinema.net/2025/the-pia...
June 25, 2025 at 9:01 AM
"Huppert’s gut-punching performance solidifies THE PIANO TEACHER as one of modern cinema's most profound, painful, & transcendental films.", writes Steph Brown as part of #TakeTwo, where writers revisit enduring films & express what makes them remarkable today: takeonecinema.net/2025/the-pia...
All episodes at the link below, or search 'TAKE ONE Presents...' in your preferred pod source. We have new projects in development, & plan returns this year to The Dinopod for Jurassic World: Rebirth and The Xenopod for Alien: Earth, in addition to The Impossipod: open.spotify.com/show/1sw0FFX...
June 25, 2025 at 7:37 AM
All episodes at the link below, or search 'TAKE ONE Presents...' in your preferred pod source. We have new projects in development, & plan returns this year to The Dinopod for Jurassic World: Rebirth and The Xenopod for Alien: Earth, in addition to The Impossipod: open.spotify.com/show/1sw0FFX...
On Wednesday, a new season launches on 'TAKE ONE Presents...'! Your mission if you choose to accept it is to tune into The Impossipod. @simonxix.com & @jimgr.bsky.social turn their eyes to the M:I series, looking at its place in film history & how it develops: takeonecinema.net/the-impossip...
April 20, 2025 at 4:12 PM
On Wednesday, a new season launches on 'TAKE ONE Presents...'! Your mission if you choose to accept it is to tune into The Impossipod. @simonxix.com & @jimgr.bsky.social turn their eyes to the M:I series, looking at its place in film history & how it develops: takeonecinema.net/the-impossip...
The full back-catalogue of 'TAKE ONE Presents...' is available on TAKEONECinema.net under 'Podcasts & Radio', with our series on the Alien films (The Xenopod) and Jurassic Park (The Dinopod) available to stream in full.
April 20, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The full back-catalogue of 'TAKE ONE Presents...' is available on TAKEONECinema.net under 'Podcasts & Radio', with our series on the Alien films (The Xenopod) and Jurassic Park (The Dinopod) available to stream in full.
“Have you said ‘thank you’ once?”
March 2, 2025 at 8:27 PM
“Have you said ‘thank you’ once?”
"Some uninspired creative choices in WE LIVE IN TIME are not enough to detract from Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh’s central performances, dispelling most of the tired cancer cliches with a heartfelt, moving tale of love and loss." - Nancy Epton reviews: https://buff.ly/3ZpgPYN
December 30, 2024 at 10:30 AM
"Some uninspired creative choices in WE LIVE IN TIME are not enough to detract from Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh’s central performances, dispelling most of the tired cancer cliches with a heartfelt, moving tale of love and loss." - Nancy Epton reviews: https://buff.ly/3ZpgPYN
Hopefully goes without saying, but we’re not on board the A.I. ‘art’ & ‘writing’ train. We would never (knowingly!) allow our writers’ work to be used for training data, nor will we use copy or images generated by A.I. in our articles. With some of the shit going on, it’s worth making this explicit.
December 18, 2024 at 8:06 PM
Hopefully goes without saying, but we’re not on board the A.I. ‘art’ & ‘writing’ train. We would never (knowingly!) allow our writers’ work to be used for training data, nor will we use copy or images generated by A.I. in our articles. With some of the shit going on, it’s worth making this explicit.
Stream ‘TAKE ONE Presents…’, episode 4 of The Xenopod (Alien: Resurrection) where Brad Dourif’s xenomorph hornyness is discussed.
December 7, 2024 at 12:01 AM
Stream ‘TAKE ONE Presents…’, episode 4 of The Xenopod (Alien: Resurrection) where Brad Dourif’s xenomorph hornyness is discussed.
November 30, 2024 at 3:19 PM