Four Layered Takes

Syrup & Therapy: Our Review of "Euphoria Special Episodes" (Rue Pt.1 and Jules Pt.2)

In today's episode, we review the special "Euphoria" episodes for Rue and Jules.

Our takes... great, well-executed and emotional episodes; you can't BS a bullsh*tter; Rue has self-sabotaging behavior; we talk personal experiences with the addicts in our own lives; we question what "femininity" really means; Marcus has thoughts on Lil Boosie; this generation's stress levels are super high; and iHop always trying to do too much..

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A Good Starting Point: Our Review of "Judas and the Black Messiah"

In today's episode, we review the highly anticipated, "Judas and the Black Messiah." We have a special guest, Octavia, who gives us a lot of the tea as a native Chicagoan and cousin to Fred Hampton.

Our takes... AMAZING performances by the leads and costars; there were several missed opportunities to get into the real stories; the ages of those cast ended up being a major loss to the storytelling; it probably could've been more successful at getting the full story and impact out as a mini-series.

Octavia offers some amazing insight into the Chicago gang world at the time which played a role in Hampton's work. She also discusses her family's involvement in events surrounding Fred's work at the time, including a "close-call that never was" leading up to the raid that ultimately ended Hampton's life.  

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What Happens to a Nap Deferred? Our Review of “Malcolm & Marie”

In today's episode, we review the most traumatic-azz "stage play" ever.

Our takes... a good nap would've probably solved a lot of this; you need a dictionary to watch M&M; Zendaya’s acting is so good it inspires you to smoke cigarettes; best thing about the movie was the soundtrack; Malcolm was naming names like DMX; Rue should’ve just stayed with Jules; KeKe thinks it would’ve been better as a silent film; Sam Levinson suffers from Tyler Perry syndrome; we also begin to question if it’s just John David Washington.

Plus, we almost spoil "Bridgerton" but not quite.

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Best Awkward Afterparty Ever! Our Review of "One Night in Miami"

In today's episode, we review the amazing "One Night in Miami."

We start off welcoming each other after our holiday break and all that transpired in the in-between. Our takes — this is possibly the best Malcolm X portrayal; Malcolm X is the "Tommy" of the show "Martin"; the music of this current time in the struggle is largely missing; there were others who would've been dope to have been present in the room.

Also, "We tried to tell y'all — an old Negro fable" should've been the title of the year 2020 

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A "Four Layered Xmas" (Early Drop)

In today's holiday (early drop) episode, we run down a quick list of our holiday favorites. Some were a bit…questionable lol.

We get nostalgic on childhood Christmas movies; nothing says Christmas like Chet Hanks and Katt Williams. Plus we touch on Netflix's “Jingle Jangle” (no real spoilers).

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A Look Back: Our final thoughts on Lovecraft Country Season 1

In today's final take on the great show that was Lovecraft Country, we enlist the thoughts of several of our friends and most dedicated listeners in our first ever call-in episode.

Thoughts and opinions were diverse; from some surprise "favorite characters" discussed, to where LCC ranks among other acclaimed TV shows.

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Don't Celebrate Before Your Chickens Hatch (we'll explain): Review of LCC ep.10

In this week’s follow-up on episode 10 (we're also doing a review of the entire season next week), we do our deep-dive of the season finale.

Our takes... we look at themes of feminism; we admit that "Will-Stina" got that drip; Pineapple is not everyone's safe word; Dee is destined to eventually send Hippylota to Shady Pines Nursing Home; we look at ideas for a possible season 2. 

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Lovecraft Country Ep. 10: Our “Instatakes”

After some initial audio issues in last week's initial upload (sorry about that), we're back for our rapid reactions to Lovecraft Country's finale before our "deep-dive" podcast later in the week!

Our quick takes... Mel doesn’t know what night it is and needs Ginkgo Biloba; we're buying stock in Morton Iodized Salt; Titus (in limited minutes) put up "white supremacist MVP numbers".

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Through the Fire :( — Our Review of Lovecraft Country ep.9

In this week’s follow-up on episode 9, we do our deep-dive.

Our takes... we warmed up a little more on the second watch; Hippolyta gon’ Hippolyta; Mimi has a question about the necessity of the trip to Tulsa; Mel caught an error in editing and also coins a new name for Christina/William; she also goes in-depth about the names Montrose recalls; lastly...
we are our ancestors

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Lovecraft Country Ep. 9: Our "Instatakes"

Our rapid reactions to Lovecraft Country ​E​p. ​9​ before our "​D​eep-​D​ive" podcast later in the week!

​Short summary, our enthusiasm was a bit hampered by a recent watch of a different series also featuring Tulsa; F' them kids, y'all better run for your lives; The Montrose storyline has run its course.

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