This week in the Intermission Dan and Simon attempt to fix Marvel with big brain ideas. Oh, and then there are weekly reviews of NCIS Sydney (Paramount+), Five Nights at Freddy’s (In cinemas, Peacock), Lawman: Bass Reeves (Paramount+), and Fingernails (Apple TV+).
You will be SHOCKED by our thoughts on the new Martin Scorsese film Killers of The Flower Moon (In cinemas now, but on Apple TV+ sometime soon-ish). You will be CAPTIVATED by what we have to say about Fellow Travellers (Paramount+). You’ll be (in fairness) MIDLY INTERESTED in our thoughts on Bodies (Netflix). And then you will be IN A STATE OF UNBRIDLED NOSTALGIA as we discuss the Wiggles documentary Hot Potato (Prime Video).
Mark Humphries from the TV joins Dan Barrett from Screen Watching for a very loose and casual chat about the show Upload (Apple TV+), he talks up the underrated show From (MGM+, Stan), and there’s a lengthy discussion about the changing nature of what is funny on screen nowadays.
This week on the podcast Dan and Simon review: Frasier (2023) - Paramount+ Love Is In The Air - Netflix Shayda - In cinemas now Inspired by the Frasier revival show, Dan and Simon discuss some of their favourite mid-weight/mediocre sitcoms of years gone by.
This week on the show, Dan flies 100% solo on the worst week possible. With no new shows of note to discuss, he discusses what he watches while laying on the couch sick this week. It is an eclectic and weird grab bag of films and TV-related fare. Oh, and then Dan carries on and on about why late night TV is no longer any good.
I really hope you enjoy asides and digressions in the middle of a conversation about new movies and TV shows, because gosh oh golly is that what takes place in this episode where Dan is joined by Melbourne-based critic Mel Campbell. The two discuss: The Creator (in cinemas now) C*A*U*G*H*T (Stan) The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (Netflix) While The Men Are Away (SBS On Demand) WARNING: Podcast includes some potty language....
This week on the ol’ podcast Dan reviews the biggest TV show of the… week, I guess. The John Wick spin-off The Continental. Oh, he also talks up one of his favourite shows of the year, the new Apple TV+ show Still Up. Simon reviews two movies that you will likely never hear mentioned again after this podcast is done: Liam Neeson‘s latest Retribution, and a horror film called It Still Lives Here.
Last weekend was the 30th anniversary of the debut of The X-Files. Your two cool podcast hosts Dan and Simon look back at the show, discuss why it was such a huge zeitgeist hit, and recount favourite episodes. Also, we have our reviews: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (In cinemas now) Blue Beetle (In cinemas now) The Lovers (Sky Atlantic, Binge) A Haunting in Venice (in cinemas now)
Screen Watching is available as audio on your favourite podcast apps, but you can also watch it as video on Spotify and YouTube. This week on the show, there are reviews: Black Ops (BBC, Bings) Biosphere (In cinemas now) The Morning Show season 3 (Apple TV+) Theatre Camp (In cinemas now) Shin Ultraman (In cinemas now) There is also the weekly Intermission chat (this week we travel time/space to interview plumbers about I love Lucy, or something), This Week in History, and the Birthday quiz....
This week we offer some thoughts on who the promising young actors are and which older actors just need to give it up. Oh, and we offer some thoughts on the latest TV shows and movies: One Piece (Netflix) Past Lives (In cinemas now) Who is Erin Carter? (Netflix) The Equalizer 3 (In cinemas now)
This week on the podcast Simon and Dan each list their most unpopular opinions about movies. Will it get the two of them cancelled? One can only hope. In terms of reviews, expect conversation on: Ahsoka (Disney+) Sound of Freedom (in cinemas) First Slam Dunk (in cinemas) Haunted Mansion (in cinemas)
Up for review this week: Heart of Stone (Netflix) The Chosen One (Netflix) Blackberry (In cinemas now) Mother & Son (ABC Australia) With Strays in cinemas now too, Dan and Simon ask: “Who’s a good boy?” And go through their top 5 dogs of film & TV.
Another week, another Screen Watching. We have the reviews: Asteroid City (In cinemas now) Strange Planet (Apple TV+) The Last Voyage of The Demeter (In cinemas now) Telemarketers (HBO, Max, Binge) Gran Turismo (In cinemas now) We have the big news of the week Emmy Awards dated in such a way as to make the awards irrelevant Is the Barbenheimer effect real? How have the strikes screwed fan conventions And there’s the usual On This Week in History and Birthday quizes....
This week we have the reviews of the week. We discuss: The Meg 2 (in cinemas) 61st Street (The CW, AMC+, and Stan) Hidden Strike (Netflix) Captain Fall (Netflix) In this week’s Intermission segment, Dan deepdives into what FAST TV is and details the announced launch of Pluto TV in Australia.
Each week Screen Watching goes out with a video version. You can find that on Spotify and YouTube. As of this week there are new opening titles. How very exciting. We have reviews this week. New A24 Aussie horror film Talk To Me (In cinemas now) Taylor Sheridan’s new TV show Special Ops: Lioness (Paramount+) It’s the WWII European John Wick - Sisu (In cinemas now) Rapid fire thoughts on Minx (s2), Futurama (s8), and new doco Glitch: The Rise and Fall of HQ Trivia In our Intermission this week, S...
This week on Screen Watching, there are the usual reviews: Oppenheimer Justified: Primeval City Barbie Command Z As a special treat, Dan also argues with SImon why he won’t see a movie based on Barbie IP. Oh, and then Dan and Simon expose their unwatched TV and movies in their watchlists during our weekly Intermission segment.
This week Simon and Dan shamelessly rip off the Movies To Be Buried With with Brett Goldstein podcast format to discuss their own lives with film. ALSO: Dan’s thoughts on Mission: Impossible: Dead Reckoning: Part One.
This week on the podcast Simon reviews the latest Mission: Impossible movie after attending a lavish media screening earlier in the week. Dan then reviews Gold Diggers (ABC Australia) and The Horror of Dolores Roach (which he watched in his house, like an everyman). Simon also reviews the new animated Netflix film Nimona, but he doesn’t disclose where he watched it. Simon then asks Dan whether the days of the traditional media launch event are over and somehow expects that he will reply that thi...
This week on the pod Simon reviews the new Indiana Jones film Dial of Destiny. He then chats with Dan about all things Indiana Jones as the two discuss their favourite elements of the previous Indiana Jones movies.
This week on the show Dan and Simon discuss whether superhero fatigue is really a thing. Also, reviews: Transformers: Rise of The Machines (In cinemas now) Secret Invasion (Disney+) The Walking Dead: Dead CIty (US: AMC, AUS: Stan) I’m a Virgo (Prime Video) Reality (US: Max, AUS: In cinemas soon)
In this (slightly late) podcast episode Dan and Simon review some movies and TV shows: The Flash (in cinemas now) Elementals (In cinemas now) The Betoota Advocate Presents (Paramount+) You Hurt My Feelings (In cinemas now) Yeah, it’s a bit quiet for new TV shows this week.
This week on the podcast Dan and Simon take a look at beloved movies and shows from the first 100 years of Warner Bros. They also review this week’s movies and TV shows: The New Boy (In cinemas now) The Idol (HBO | Binge) To Catch a Killer (In cinemas now) Based On a True Story (Peacock | Binge)
It is a very special episode on the podcast this week as Dan and Simon go crazy for a new Spider-Man animated film - could it be a Best Picture film? The two also talk about a new Netflix film with a very saucy title. This week’s reviews: Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse The Year I Started Masturbating Deadloch The Boogeyman Intermission: Dan and Simon discuss highpoints of masturbation on the screen....
This week on the podcast Dan gets his cranky pants on about just about every show and movie discussed on the podcast. And then in the Intermission Dan and Simon ask what shows need to be put out of their misery and ended ASAP. Up for review: The Little Mermaid (In cinemas now) Gremlins: Secrets of The Mogwai (Max in the US, Binge in Aus) FUBAR (Netflix) American Born Chinese (Disney+) Renfield (In cinemas now)
This week Simon takes a bold stance against reviewing Fast X. And Dan says ‘Good for you, pal”. But then they actually do review some films and TV. The Mother (Netflix) High Desert (Apple TV+) Limbo (In cinemas now) Platonic (Apple TV+) There’s our weekly Intermission segment where we ask what families we’d follow in a Family Stallone style reality show. And then Simon starts betraying the entire premise of the segment by pitching reality shows about foreign embassies. Oh, and there’s also menti...
Expect a lot of discussion around Muppets this week on the podcast. So, so much discussion. Reviews include: The Muppets Mayhem (Disney+) Hypnotic (in cinemas now) City On Fire (Apple TV+) Still: A Michael J Fox Story (Apple TV+)
It’s a monster week for reviews this week with one especially huge Marvel movie at the cinema and some very big titles debuting on TV. Just two notes for this episode that I (co-host Dan Barrett) think are hugely worth making mention of: 1. We review both the TV show Slip and the movie Beau is Afraid. Both involve Zoe Lister Jones and somehow Dan neglects to mention this fact during the podcast. What a fool. 2. The review for Beau Is Afraid does involve some minor-ish spoilers. So, keep that in ...
This week on the podcast, Dan and Simon roll up their sleeves and get busy with the reviews: Ghosted (Apple TV+) Mrs Davis (Peacock in the US, Stan in Australia) 80 For Brady (In cinemas now) Fatal Attraction (Paramount+) The Diplomat In this week’s intermission, Dan and Simon go on to consider beloved movies from the past with a very specific idea they wanted to put forth and how well does it hold up today.
Food dominates this week’s pod with Dan and Simon reviewing the food and drink heavy Drops of God and Hunger. It is all the excuse they need for this week’s Intermission to be about their favourite food shows on TV. Up for review: Hunger (Netflix) Drops of Gold (Apple TV+) Evil Dead Rise (In cinemas now) Dead Ringers (Prime Video) A Good Person (in cinemas now) Suzume (In cinemas now)
This week Simon and Dan get into a heated conversation about a poorly written Variety article that claims the box office is roaring back. Dan argues that there are still too many signs of ill-health. Oh, and then later Simon makes erroneous claims that new Jackie Chan film Ride On was a blockbuster release (Yeah, it was number one on the charts in China, but only pulled in just over $11 million). On the podcast this week we eventually get to reviews: Ride On (In cinemas now) Marvellous Mrs Maise...
