SCREEN WATCHING EPISODE 36

(In the voice of Martin Sheen's Capt Willard in Apocalypse Now) "The Sydney Lockdown...I'm still in The Sydney Lockdown..." Well, lighten up! A new Screen Watching podcast reminds you of all the joys of checking out the latest on screens, wherever you might be.

REVIEWS (02:32)  
The Chair (Netflix); Reminiscence (In cinemas now | HBO Max in the US); Heels (Starz | Stan); The Night House (in cinemas now); Nine Perfect Strangers (Hulu | Amazon Prime Video). 

The SCREEN WATCHING Middle Bit (25:57) 
In an off-the-cuff conversation that no one saw coming (or prepared for), Dan & Simon ponder how and in what form the movie-going experience will emerge from the pandemic...  

INTERVIEW: JACOB CHASE Dir: COME PLAY (36:35) 
Come Play tells the story of Oliver, an autistic boy who comes across a creepy children’s story on his new tablet. He has no idea that by reading the tale of Larry, a lonely monster, he is inviting him into his home. Director Jacob Chase adapts his chilling short film ‘Larry’ into a striking debut, starring Gillian Jacobs. Come Play is released on Digital Download this week from Universal Pictures, and Chase spoke with Screen Watching from his LA home...

THE WEEK AHEAD (48:34)
A monstrous swath of returning series, including local hit Wentworth and the final season of The Walking Dead; Jason Momoa plays an action-dad for Netflix; Oscar-winner Adrien Brody teams with Stephen King; and, we celebrate everyone’s favourite Boston bar owner.

PLUS LOTS MORE!