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Screen Watching

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Join TV and film critics (and handsome men) Dan Barrett and Simon Foster with reviews, industry news, and recommendations of great things to check out. This podcast is a perfect example of the dangers of equipping people with knowledge and microphones.
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Episodes

Kraven The Hunter, Douglas is Cancelled, No Good Deed

It's our week before the week before Christmas episode, which as we all know if the most meaningful of them all. This week on the podcast we look at the film everyone is too embarrassed to buy a ticket to: Kraven The Hunter. There's also the quietly excellent Steven Moffatt series Douglas Is Cancelled. And hen there's Ray Romano and Lisa Kudrow's new Netflix comedy No Good Deed.

Dec 15, 202439 min

Star Wars: Skeleton Crew! Black Doves! The Agency!

A HUGE week for us on the podcast. Simon embraces his inner 10 year-old and blasts off with the new kiddie Star Wars show The Skeleton Crew. Dan remains the mature-minded co-host and looks at spy thrillers Black Doves on Netflix and Paramount+'s The Agency.

Dec 07, 202444 min

Heretic, Get Millie Black, It's Florida Man, and Your Monster

Each week on the podcast TV critic Dan Barrett and film critic Simon Foster bicker and argue about the movies and shows they have watched. This week: Heretic (in cinemas now) Get Millie Black (Streaming on Max in the US, Binge in Australia) Your Monster (in cinemas now) It's Florida, Man (Streaming on Max in the US, Binge in Australia)

Nov 29, 202435 min

We watched: Gladiator 2, Say Nothing

Hold the line! Stay with me! If you find yourself on a podcast, riding in the green fields with the sun on your face, do not be troubled. For you are reviewing Gladiator 2 and new Disney+ series Say Nothing in Elysium, and you’re already dead! Brothers, what we do in life… echoes in eternity.

Nov 16, 202443 min

We watched: Red One, Matlock (2024), and Day of The Jackal (2024)

Who says Hollywood is creatively bankrupt? In cinemas we have The Rock and whichever Chris it was that played Captain America teaming up with a bear to rescue Santa. And then on TV we have remakes of your grandad's fave show Matlock and that film & book he loved in the 70s: The Day of The Jackal.

Nov 09, 202431 min

We review: Territory, Lee

The main reviews this week are new Netflix show Territory and the new Kate Winslet film Lee (which is in cinemas now). We also have some thoughts on Netflix's Woman of The Hour, Apple TV+'s Before, and the CBS/Paramount+ sitcom Poppas House.

Oct 26, 202435 min

For your eyeballs this weekend

It is a whole new Screen Watching podcast. We’re keeping it shorter and just cramming a whole bunch of thoughts on what you might be watching this week.

Oct 04, 202425 min

MEGALOPOLIS!

Is the new Francis Ford Coppola film Megalopolis as absolutely bonkers as they say? Dan and Simon braved a late night first screening at IMAX in Sydney to offer some 12:30am thoughts. Also this week: Wolfs (Apple TV+) Paris Has Fallen (SBS On Demand in Australia, and on a mix of other services internationally including Prime Video) Oh, and also, Dan and Simon discuss the very future of this podcast as they get set to embark upon their new podcast project....

Sep 27, 20241 hr 9 min

We review: The Penguin, The Substance, Transformers One, and His Three Daughters

Riddle me this! What do you get when you give a The Batman (2022) supporting character his own 8-episode HBO drama? This week on the podcast, Dan and Simon talk about the movie tie-in show The Penguin. But they also discuss new Demi Moore film The Substance, the new animated feature Transformers One, and new Netflix feature His Three Daughters. Oh, yeah... they also talk about the dull-as Emmy Awards.

Sep 20, 202457 min

Reviews: Rebel Ridge, After Baywtach, and Wise Guy: David Chase & The Sopranos

Join us this week for Simon Foster's review of Netflix's surprise hit Rebel Ridge. Also, Dan Barrett takes a look at TV documentaries about TV shows with After Baywatch and Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos. He calls one of them 'honest'. Which one, you'll never guess. But the very fact this is a question suggests you will probably guess. And even if you are simple and can't, there's a 50/50 chance. NOTE: It is bad marketing to call one's listeners 'simple.' Dan should know better than to h...

Sep 13, 202459 min

This week we discuss: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, English Teacher, The Deliverance, Terminator Zero, and… Single White Female?

This week Dan and Simon went to the movies together and watched Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. Does it live up to the hype? Do we wish Beetlejuice had just gone Hawaiian after all? But that isn’t all for this week’s show. We also discuss: English Teacher (Hulu/Disney+) The Deliverance (Netflix) Terminator Zero (Netflix) Single White Female (online store rental) And we do the usual birthday quiz and this week in history games.

Sep 07, 202444 min

We review: KAOS, Bookworm. We discuss: Development Hell - RIP

Another big week on the podcast as we review Netflix’s new dramedy KAOSand new cinema release Bookworm. We also argue over Fly me To The Moon. And then we explore Development Hell - those movies that have been worked on and reworked for years and years in the light of the most recent The Crow film being released - finally.

Aug 30, 20241 hr 11 min

Is this teen comedy the next American Pie?

It’s been a heavy week for streaming movies. We go deep on the American Pie wannabe Incoming (Netflix) and Prime Video’s action comedy about a lottery winner on the run from, well, everyone in Jackpot! We also have a chat about the DNC broadcast, Alien Romulus, the Presumed Innocent finale, the final(?) episode of Evil, Homicide: Life On The Street, The Union, and The Killer (2024).

Aug 24, 20241 hr 3 min

The Instigators, It Ends With Us, Borderlands, and more

Inspired by Jason Reitman's new behind-the-scenes of SNL film Saturday Night, Dan and SImon this week consider movies they would like to see based on real life behind the scenes activity on other TV shows. Expect some pretty offbeat suggestions. Reviews this week include: The Instigators (Apple TV+) It Ends with Us (In cinemas) Borderlands (In cinemas)

Aug 10, 20241 hr 9 min

Reviews: The Apple Vision Pro, Batman: Caped Crusader, The Decameron, and Handling The Dead

After years of going on about how the Apple Vision Pro signals the future of TV and movie watching, Dan and Simon both did a demo this week. What is the verdict? Was Dan suitably impressed? Was cinema enthusiast Simon Foster swayed? Also, the guys review some actual TV shows and movies: Batman: Caped Crusader (Prime Video) Handling The Dead (in cinemas now) The Decameron (Netflix)

Aug 03, 202458 min

Reviews: Longlegs, Lady in The Lake

The very buzzy Longlegs (in cinemas now) gets a look by Simon and Dan, along with the not-at-all buzzy Apple TV+ drama Lady In The Lake.

Jul 22, 20241 hr 7 min

Twisters, Sunny, Fly Me To The Moon

It’s rather nice to have interesting films and TV shows to discuss. This week: Twisters (In cinemas now) Sunny (Apple TV+) Fly Me To The Moon (In cinemas now) We also go deep in our Intermission on what we would do if we took over Paramount.

Jul 13, 20241 hr 1 min

Simon does it solo

Simon is without Dan this week. Probably for the best. He rabbits on about the new Netflix movie Trigger Point for a bit. Then he tells you about three movies he is excited about coming to the cinema this year. None of those movies have space laserss or laser guns that go ‘pew’ ‘pew’ ‘pew’. Not sure why he bothered.

Jul 02, 202426 min

Am I OK?, Land of Women, & The Bear

Folks, it is a quiet-as week for a podcast without hot takes on Inside Out 2. But we make do. Simon finally relented and watched The Bear. Spoiler: He digs it. So, we talk about that on the pod too.

Jun 23, 20241 hr 3 min

We watched: Bad Boys 4, Presumed Innocent.

Yeah, we got the reviews. Bad Boys 4 - in cinemas now Presumed Innocent - it’s on your Apple TV+ Oh, and we have the Intermission: What unexpected on-screen team ups would we like to see a la Deadpool x Wolverine and Alien vs Predator. And there’s What Else Have You Been Watching and our weekly quizZes.

Jun 14, 20241 hr 3 min

Hit Man, Star Wars: The Acolyte, Under Paris, and Simon goes Hollywood

This week on the podcast we go all over the place talking about Simon’s adventures in Hollywood this past week and the great opportunities there are as a pop culture tourist. We also have reviews: The Acolyte (Disney+) Hit Man (Netflix) And we talk about Under Paris, Netflix’s new shark movie, and the Talking Heads concert film Stop Making Sense.

Jun 09, 20241 hr 20 min

The weird-as heck Sasquatch Sunset. Plus Dan & Simon save cinema with wisdom

The last few weeks haven’t been great for the US box office. There’s a lot of concern folks aren’t coming out to the movies anymore. The good news is that Dan and Simon have pooled their collective wisdom together with ideas on how to save US blockbuster cinema. Because they’re generous, they are sharing their ideas on this podcast. There’s also reviews of two, well, odd films: Sasquatch Sunset (coming to Australian cinemas soon) Showdown at The Grand (Rent/buy it digitally at the usual places) ...

May 31, 20241 hr 15 min

This week: Furiosa, The 8 Show, and Atlas. Plus, uh, other stuff

In the spirit of watching things on screens, this week you will witness Dan and Simon reviewing: Atlas (Netflix) The 8 Show (Netflix) Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (In cinemas now) The guys also take a deep look at the cinema experiences they prefer, discuss what else they have been watching, and do the usual weekly trivia games. Yes. This is too much show.

May 25, 20241 hr 28 min
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