SCREEN WATCHING EPISODE 17
Friday, May 21, 2021 at 8:34PM
The original ‘Vegas Zombies’, Dan and Simon gamble on Zack Snyder’s Sin City splatterfest, Army of the Dead; gauge the temperature of the pandemic thriller, Songbird, starring Sofia Carson (pictured); and, go one-on-one with Amazon’s star-studded anthology series, Solos. In the interview chair is doco-maker Nathalie Bibeau, who's The Walrus & The Whistleblower hits iWonder this week. Plus stuff you really need to know about Isabelle Huppert, Pink, Eurovision and Arnold Schwarzenegger’s each-way bet…
REVIEWS: Army of The Dead (on Netflix and in select US theatres); Solos (on Amazon Prime); Songbird (in cinemas); Master of None Season 3 (on Netflix); Son of the South (in cinemas).
THE WEEK THAT WAS: Channel 10 confirms Indigenous woman Brooke Blurton as the new Bachelorette; Dan’s deep-dive on the Discovery/Warner Media merger; new Batman and Superman ‘toons on HBO Max; plus more…
INTERVIEW: Simon chats with Nathalie Bibeau, the director of The Walrus & The Whistleblower, a heart-wrenching David and Goliath battle about former animal trainer Phil Demers, who takes on an iconic marine park in an attempt to free a walrus named Smooshi from alleged neglect and abuse (available to watch now via iWonder).
WHAT’S ON THIS WEEK: Diary dates re German Film Festival, St Kilda Film Festival and Byron Bay Underground Film Festival. And which Aussie acting legend, who’s big break was playing the great Don Bradman, turns 63 this week?
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