SCREEN WATCHING EPISODE 8

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On this week’s Screen Watching, Dan and Simon don the cape and spandex and settle in for all four hours of Zack Snyder's recut Justice League. Is it worth hype? They also chat in-depth with the director of the new film The Grizzlies, Miranda de Pencier. Plus, the latest from Michelle Pfeiffer, Matthew ‘Hey, hey…’ McConnaughey, Buster Keaton (!) and Mike Munro (!!). Avail yourself....

NEWS (02:18)

A decade on, Avatar tops the global box office...again. But why?; RIP Yaphet Kotto; The surprises and snubs from the 2021 Oscars nominations; Killing Eve to end with Season 4; Matthew McConaughey is back for more A Time To Kill (sort-of); Disney+ to add Star Wars content from across four decades of small-screen spin-offs.

INTERVIEW (16:50)

Simon chats with Canadian director Miranda de Pencier, whose inspiring sports drama The Grizzlies opens in Australian cinemas this week.

REVIEWS (31:12)

Two distinct points-of-view on Zack Snyder's Justice League (Binge); Michelle Pfeiffer's new film French Exit; UK anti-racist music documentary White Riot.

THE WEEK AHEAD (49:27)

A new season of The Great British Bake-off; Disney+ launches its latest MCU spinoff; two indie Australian films in cinemas; and birthdays for a classic Bond girl, a hillbilly matriarch and John McClane.