The “Take Two” short segment reviews independently made films and art-house movies currently showing in Kansas City. Take Two first went on the air in 2012 and is co-hosted by Russ Simmons, producer of the “Freeze Frame” short segment, and Susan Sanders, former psychotherapist in the Kansas City area.
The segment airs at the following times:
- Wednesdays 9:30 am
- Fridays 12:58 pm
- Saturdays at 5:58 pm
- Sundays 3:00 am
May 17, 2024 Arts & Culture, Podcast, Short Segment
Take Two: “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” (PG-13)
"Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes" is the fourth entry in the rebooted "Planet of the Apes" franchise which serves as a prequel to the original story. It takes place 300 years after the apes gained intelligence.
ListenMay 10, 2024 Arts & Culture, Podcast, Short Segment
Take Two: “A Man in Full” (R)
Tom Wolf's controversial 1998 novel gets the Netflix mini-series treatment from writer David E. Kelly ("Ally McBeal") and directors Regina King ("One Night in Miami") and Thomas Schlamme ("The West Wing"). Jeff Daniels ("The Newsroom"), Diane Lane ("Feud: Capote vs. The Swans") and Aml Ameen ("The Maze Runner") lead the cast.
ListenMay 3, 2024 Arts & Culture, Podcast, Short Segment
Take Two: “Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget” (PG)
The folks at Aardman Studios took 23 years before they released a sequel to their popular animated comedy, "Chicken Run," now on Netflix.
ListenApril 26, 2024 Arts & Culture, Podcast, Short Segment
Take Two: “Origin” (PG-13)
Director Ava DuVernay's drama "Origin" is a drama about the personal challenges that journalist Isabel Wilkerson endured as she researched her non-fiction book "Caste: The Origins of our Discontent." Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor ("King Richard") portrays the author.
ListenApril 19, 2024 Arts & Culture, Podcast, Short Segment
Take Two: “Civil War” (R)
Does Alex Garland's controversial drama "Civil War" live up to the hype? Kirsten Dunst stars in a speculative thriller showing what a split in our Union might look like.
ListenApril 12, 2024 Arts & Culture, Podcast, Short Segment
Take Two: “”Scoop” (PG-13)
The lead-up to Prince Andrew's notorious 2019 BBC Newsnight interview is the subject of the Netflix drama, "Scoop." Billie Piper, Gillian Anderson and Rufus Sewell lead the cast.
ListenApril 5, 2024 Arts & Culture, Podcast, Short Segment
Take Two: “Rustin” (PG-13)
Civil Rights activist Bayard Rustin receives the biopic treatment in the Netflix drama, "Rustin." Coleman Domingo received an Oscar nomination for his performance.
ListenMarch 29, 2024 Arts & Culture, Podcast, Short Segment
Take Two: “Shirley” (PG-13)
Oscar winner Regina King ("If Beale Street Could Talk") stars as congresswoman Shirley Chisholm in the Netflix biopic, "Shirley."
ListenMarch 22, 2024 Arts & Culture, Podcast, Short Segment
Take Two: “American Fiction” (R)
Jeffrey Wright ("Westworld") plays an African American writer forced to compromise in the observant comedy, "American Fiction."
ListenMarch 15, 2024 Arts & Culture, Podcast, Short Segment
Take Two: “Anatomy of a Fall” (R)
The big winner at the Cannes Film Festival is an involving French courtroom drama that also received an Oscar for it's screenplay.
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