This week on the show we have reviews/chatter about new TV shows: The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power (Amazon Prime Video) The Patient (FX, Disney+) Mike (FX, Disney+) The Bear (FX, Disney+) And movies currently playing in the cinema: Orphan: First Kill Three Thousand Years of Longing We also have a lengthy discussion on whether audiences should feel aggrieved that streaming services are removing titles from their previously always-on libraries....
Sep 03, 2022•56 min•Season 2Ep. 34
I’d give you a rundown of what we are discussing this week, but just know that we do review House of The Dragon, so is there really anthing else we need to discuss herre?
Aug 21, 2022•47 min
This week on the podcast we have reviews of the hottest films on TV and in the cinema: Five Days at Memorial Nope A League of Their Own The Princess And then Dan and Simon discuss their favourite depictions of aliens on the TV and movie screen. And yes, they discuss Jose Chung’s From Outer Space. It would be malpractice not to.
Aug 12, 2022•59 min•Season 2Ep. 32
It is a very full week for big titles on this week’s Screen Watching. Frankly, neither Dan nor Simon were emotionally or physically prepared for it. Reviews: The Resort (Stan in Aus | Peacock in the US) Bullet Train (in cinemas now) Mike Judge’s Beavis & Butthead (Paramount+) Thirteen Lives (Amazon Prime Video) Trainwreck: Woodstock 99 (Netflix) Prey (Disney+ in Aus | Hulu in the US) Also this week on the show’s middle bit, Dan and Simon make a case for the greatest movie opening of all time...
Aug 06, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 31
Settle in for another Screen Watching with the usual smart nonsense re: all things watching and screen. There are a batch of interesting TV and movies to review this week, but stick around for our MIDDLE BIT this week where Dan and SImon engage in the 2022 Screen Watching Movie Remake Pitch session. Each try to get the other to greenlight their idea for movie remakes. It’s a ridiculous, fun chat.
Jul 30, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 30
This week on the podcast Dan and Simon talk about lost love. Really. They also review movies and shows: Where The Crawdads Sing (In cinemas now) I Love That For You (Paramount+) The Black Phone (In cinemas now) Hunted Australia (Channel 10) For this week’s Middle Bit, Dan and Simon discuss lost genres they would love to see more of. And then Dan and Simon radically overhaul the podcast with a brand new approach to the Back Bit. [Audio glitch corrected - only seriously impacted the final 8 minute...
Jul 23, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 2Ep. 29
Another big show this week. The show starts with reviews: Resident Evil (Netflix) Bridge & Tunnel (Epix in the US, Stan in AUS) Unprecedented (Discovery+ in the US, Foxtel and Binge in AUS) The Old Man (FX in the US, Disney+ in AUS) The Phantom of The Open (In cinemas now) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge (Nintendo Switch and other gaming platforms, probably) But then in the middle bit of the show is an extended chat about the Emmy Awards. Oh, and there’s a weird detour mid-s...
Jul 16, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Season 2Ep. 28
People come to Screen Watching for the reviews and this week we have them: Thor: Love and Thunder (It’s in cinemas now) Black Bird (it’s on Apple TV+) The Undeclared War (in the UK it was on Channel 4. In Australia we’re watching it on Stan) Compartment No 6 (Available to buy or rent online) But Screen Watching offers more than just reviews. Inspired by the fan interaction of young folks wearing suits to see the latest Minions movie, we discuss fan interaction films. We briefly discuss all the e...
Jul 10, 2022•51 min•Season 2Ep. 27
What do you need to know about this episode? Life got in the way and the episode is publishing days late. I’m sorry, okay!!!! Jeez. Oh, and we review: Dashcam (In cinemas now) The Terminal List (Amazon Prime Video) Ali & Ava (In cinemas now) And then Dan and Simon discuss the top 5 movies and shows so far in 2022.
Jul 05, 2022•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 26
Quick podcast this week. Dan offers some thoughts on: Loot (Apple TV+) Father of The Bride (2022) (Binge, HBO Max) Jerry & Marge Go Large (Paramount+) Beavis & Butthead (Paramount+) Has anyone heard from Simon?
Jun 25, 2022•14 min•Season 2Ep. 25
As part of our community service mandated requirement to review the hottest TV shows and movies: Dark Winds (AMC+) Lightyear (in cinemas now) The Lazarus Project (Sky in the uk, Stan in Australia) Iron Chef (Netflix) Interceptor (Netflix) For our middle bit: Squid Game is being turned into a game show. Which other films and shows would make for great competition TV shows?
Jun 18, 2022•54 min•Season 2Ep. 24
Want to hear two guys making ridiculous dinosaur noises and review some TV shows + movies? Well, you’re in the right place. Those reviews include: Jurassic World: Dominion (In cinemas now) Ms Marvel (Disney+) The Janes (Foxtel/Binge/HBO Max) For All Mankind season 3 (Apple TV+) Hustle (Netflix) Evil season 3 (Paramount+) Simon and Dan also talk about their favourite non-Jurassic Park dinosaur movies and TV shows....
Jun 11, 2022•56 min•Season 2Ep. 23
The podcast begins this week with an apology by Simon for his actions And then the business of reviews: Irma Vep (HBO in the US, Binge in AUS) Mothering Sunday (In cinemas now) From (Epix in the US, Stan in AUS) Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom (In cinemas now) After that, there’s the business of fantasy fan experiences. This week an LA-based Golden Girls fantasy experience was announced. It begs the question: What least-expected TV fantasy experiences would we like to see? And we end as we do eve...
Jun 04, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 2Ep. 22
Some weeks are just big. And this is one of those weeks. This week on the show: Reviews: Top Gun Maverick Obi-Wan Kenobi The Bob’s Burgers Movie Chip n Dale Rescue Rangers Hatching Stranger Things 4 That’s already a lot of show. But we also have: The Middle Bit: Dan and Simon pick their top 3 Tom Cruise films. Plus the two discuss upcoming previews, the death of Ray Liotta, and inexplicably the upcoming Elvis movie....
May 29, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 2Ep. 21
This week on the podcast there is a decidedly Japanese feel to the podcast with Dan and Simon doubling down on the local release of HBO Max show Tokyo Vice and discussing movies (and TV shows) in which Americans visit Japan. Oh, and there’s the usual TV and movie reviews too: How To Please a Woman (In cinemas now) Night Sky (Amazon Prime Video) To Olivia (In cinemas now) The Lincoln Lawyer (Netflix) The Innocents (In cinemas now) Tokyo Vice (Paramount+ in Australia, HBO Max in the US)...
May 22, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Season 2Ep. 20
This week time travel is on the mind as Dan and Simon start this week's podcast. Or did they just finish the podcast? Time is an abstract concept after all. Or is it a flat circle? Who can keep up with all that. Oh, they do reviews too. This week: The Time Traveler's Wife (Binge, HBO Max) Firestarter (In cinemas now, Peacock) Conversations With Friends (Amazon Prime Video, Hulu) Father Stu (In cinemas now) Also this week: Dan and Simon recount their favourite time travel movies and shows. Why do...
May 14, 2022•59 min•Season 2Ep. 18
It’s a big week for Screen Watching. Big reviews and an interview! Reviews: Doctor Strange and The Multiverse of Madness (In cinemas now) Petite Maman (In cinemas now) Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (Paramount+) The Offer (Paramount+) Bosch: Legacy (Amazon Prime Video) The Pentaverate (Netflix) Interview : Actor Emilia Fox, star of new Acorn TV series Signora Volpe. The series is about a British spy-turned-detective in the heart of Italy....
May 06, 2022•56 min•Season 2Ep. 18
Dan and Simon have a full, full, full podcast this week. Simon reports live from the Screenwave Film Festival in Coffs Harbour. There’s also reviews: Shining Girls (Apple TV+) Downton Abbey: A New Era (In cinemas now) Gaslit (Stan) Ithaka (Digital download) Also: Dan offers some thoughts on the LARGE VOLUME of TV shows hitting TV between now and the end of May.
Apr 30, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Season 2Ep. 17
This week we revel in all things Nicholas Cage. Film critic and man about town Luke Buckmaster joins us to talk about his Nicholas Cage film ranking project The Cage Gauge. Reviews this week: The First Lady The Northman We Own This City Barons The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
Apr 22, 2022•53 min•Season 2Ep. 15
This week on the show Dan and Simon talk about the most important theme songs from the 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s, and 10s. Yes, they talk about the song Believe It or Not. Also, reviews: Outer Range (Amazon Prime Video) The Lost City (In cinemas) Roar (Apple TV+) The Good Boss (In cinemas) Servant of The People (SBS On Demand) Everything Everywhere All At Once (in cinemas)
Apr 16, 2022•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 15
This week on the podcast Simon has clearly had enough. He’s stuck with a co-host who is insistent that he hates almost everything being discussed in this week’s podcast. Poor Simon is exasperated throughout discussions of: Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (In cinemas now) Slow Horses (Apple TV+) Jimmy Saville: A British Horror Story (Netflix) How We Roll (Paramount+) Ambulance (In cinemas now). Also, Simon talks about Cannes for some reason....
Apr 09, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Season 2Ep. 14
This week on Screen Watching we have an overload of big, buzzy shows and movies to talk about. We review: Morbius (see it in cinemas now… before you hear any reviews) Moon Knight (Disney+) Julia (HBO Max | Binge) Killing it (Peacock | Stan) The Bad Guys (in cinemas now) Sonic The Hedgehog 2 (in cinemas now) With news this week that Bruce Willis is retiring from acting for health reasons, Simon and Dan discuss their favourite Bruce Willis films over the years. And somehow Color of Night never com...
Apr 02, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 2Ep. 13
Listen as Dan Barrett, fresh from the sick bed, takes to the microphone alongside the fit as a fiddle Simon Foster to review the latest and greatest TV and movies. Simon also offers some Oscars predictions. And Dan, tired and cranky, won’t entertain any of it.
Mar 25, 2022•59 min•Season 2Ep. 12
Dan Barrett has just two eyes and two ears. Simon is afflicted with the same limitation. It means there’s only so much that these guys can watch in any given week. But by golly do they try. This week on the show they watched so much: Minx (HBO Max | Stan) The Adam Project (Netflix) WeCrashed (Apple TV+) Deadly Cuts (in cinemas now) Halo (Paramount+) - this is more a preview chat based off the first episode The two also do a deep dive into some of the big news stories around this week, including ...
Mar 18, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Season 2Ep. 11
After last week’s Bat-heavy podcast, we keep it all quite a bit more sensible this week and keep the bat-business to a minimum. Instead we review: The Dropout (Disney+) Bergman Island (In cinemas now) How I Met Your Father (Disney+) Facing Monsters (In cinemas now) Upload (Amazon Prime Video The Last Days of Ptolemy Gray Dan and Simon also discuss the greatest question of all: How long is too long? A topic both guys know quite a bit about…...
Mar 10, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Season 2Ep. 10
This week there is a massive movie release. It is called The Batman. You probably know what it is about. This week on Screen Watching Dan and Simon throw the regular show out the window and talk about the Bat Guy. You will hear reviews of The Batman from both Dan and Simon. You will also hear the dynamic duo discuss their five favourite moments from Batman movies and TV shows. Oh, and there will be an obligatory conversation about their favourite Catwoman on screen. Because they are gross dudes ...
Mar 02, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 2Ep. 9
Join us at Screen Watching HQ as Dan and Simon engage in the business of the podcast - conversations about the TV and movies they have been watching this week: Cyrano (in cinemas now) Troppo (ABC / ABC iView) Studio 666 (in cinemas now) Cat Burglar (Netflix) Join us… won’t you…
Feb 26, 2022•59 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Huge week on the show. No, really. We mean it this time. Why would we lie? This week: Uncharted (in cinemas now) Severance (Apple TV+) Aline (in cinemas now) The Marvellous Mrs Maisel (Amazon Prime Video) KIMI (Binge) Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Netflix) A Stitch in Time (in cinemas now) There’s also an extended conversation about what makes video game adaptations generally bad.
Feb 19, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Season 2Ep. 7
This week on the Screen Watching podcast Dan makes lemonade out of lemons. And hot damn is it refreshing. It’s a week with not a lot happening TV-wise, so while Simon talks about Death on The Nile, Marry Me, and We Need To Talk About Cosby, Dan has just the one TV review with the second season of the delightful comedy Starstruck. So, with some extra time up his sleeve, Dan provides a list of five shows that aren’t available in Australia that should be. And then the guys offer some thoughts on Os...
Feb 11, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Season 2Ep. 6
The guys are back behind the microphone for in-depth chats about what they have been watching. Reviews this week include: Pam & Tommy - Hulu | Disney+ Moonfall - in cinemas now Suspicion - Apple TV+ Belfast - in cinemas now Also, a chat about Book of Boba Fett six episodes in. Were episodes 5+6 a much-needed course correction? Dan argues correctly that they are. Or was the show always rather great? This being Simon’s thoroughly incorrect viewpoint....
Feb 05, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 5
