SCREEN WATCHING EPISODE 35

EPISODE 35 IS HERE

Moviegoing is but a distant memory, but screen watching comes in many forms! Simon checks out a week of pretty special film releases; Dan weighs in on the latest MCU effort and a new Aussie drama; we chat with director Jonathan Hensleigh, the man steering the big rigs (with Liam Neeson, no less) on The Ice Road; and, a calendar of great film events from Brisbane, Darwin and Adelaide (where they still have cinemas!) Enjoy!

Reviews (2.20mins)
CODA (Apple+); THE NEWSREADER (ABC TV); MISS (in select cinemas); WHAT IF…? (Disney+); FREE GUY (in select cinemas); RESERVATION DOGS (Binge | FX On Hulu)

The SCREEN WATCHING Middle Bit (31.24 mins)
INTERVIEW: JONATHAN HENSLEIGH (Director, ICE ROAD) As one of Hollywood’s most in-demand writers, Jonathan Hensleigh punched the scripts for such 90s blockbusters as DIE HARD WITH A VENGEANCE, JUMANJI, THE SAINT and ARMAGEDDON. He directed the ultra-violent 2004 comic property adaptation THE PUNISHER and is back with the Liam Neeson action pic THE ICE ROAD, a chase thriller set on the frozen lakes of the Canadian wilderness. From his home in Las Vegas, Jonathan Hensleigh spoke to Screen Watching about his latest alpha-male epic…. 

The Week Ahead (49.26 mins)
We preview what to look out for on the streamers: BRAND NEW CHERRY FLAVOUR (Netflix; Premiere); MODERN LOVE Season 2; RFDS (Channel 7); BECKETT (Netflix); MEMORIES OF A MURDERER: THE NILSEN TAPES (Netflix).

PLUS - Stars of the 70s James Caan and Ellen Burstyn together at last; Canadian zombies invade Darwin; and, in this week’s birthdays, the funnyman who started his professional career as a shop clerk at Disneyland.