Episode #10
Seven
Se7en (1995) • Directed by David Fincher
Published 30 December 2025
In this episode of the Four Takes Movie Podcast, Martin, Adam, Luke and David enter the bleak world of David Fincher’s 1995 thriller Se7en. From the seven deadly sins and that infamous ending to Brad Pitt’s on-set injury and the film’s grim, unnamed city, the team explore what makes it such an unsettling and brilliantly crafted thriller. Expect dark humour, nervous laughs and Adam becoming increasingly traumatised as the film unfolds.
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Se7en
Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one victim to the next. The seasoned Det. Somerset researches each sin in an effort to get inside the killer's mind, while his novice partner, Mills, scoffs at his efforts to unravel the case.
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This week on the Four Takes Movie Podcast, the team trades the high-speed nostalgia of seeing Back to the Future in IMAX for the rain-soaked, soul-crushing popcorn movie that is David Fincher's 1995 masterpiece, Seven (or Se7en).
Recorded on November 5th, the discussion is punctuated by the sound of fireworks—or "gunshots," depending on how much the film has already rattled your nerves—as the hosts endeavour to record audio while the great British public are outside celebrating Bonfire Night, the annual tradition where we celebrate a man who tried to blow up the houses of Parliament.
You can expect to hear Adam’s emotional crisis unfold in real-time as he realizes that Morgan Freeman playing a world weary detective is significantly less upbeat than his usual God-like roles.
Adam is quite certain the film has permanently harmed his soul, while the others dismiss it as mere mainstream light horror. The team dive deep into the seven deadly sins, featuring a sloth-related jump scare that nearly forced caused a trouser emergency and a debate on whether Gwyneth Paltrow’s work in a box might actually be her finest performance to date.
The conversation also takes a nostalgic turn as the hosts reminisce about the horrors of 1995 internet, where one would stay up all night just to see half a boob, and why the nameless, gritty city featured in Seven is basically Gotham but worse.
You will hear the tale of how Brad Pitt actually sliced his arm to the bone during a chase scene, only for the take to be scrapped anyway, and learn why the FBI tracking your library books is the original Big Brother move.
From the world's most nervous actor making everyone sweaty to the Nine Inch Nails remixes that set the bleak tone, the sources show the group eventually agreeing that the film is a near-perfect masterpiece.
Stick around until the end to hear the lads pivot from severed heads to prehistoric predators as they announce their next film for review
Whether you are here for the cinematic misery or just to hear Adam be a jittering wreck, this episode has it all.
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