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Sunday
Jun062021

SCREEN WATCHING EPISODE 19

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Is Netflix's Sweet Tooth set to be the new Stranger Things? Dan reckons it is in with a shot. As is the norm, we talk movies (including the latest Earl and Lorraine Warren adventure, The Conjuring 3); Simon delves deep on the bloated movies made by directors drunk with power; and, we chat with Whitstable Pearl star Kerry Godliman. Plus, cool new stuff from Johnny Depp, Valerie Taylor, Mila Kunis, and lots more.

REVIEWS (02:52): The Conjuring 3: The Devil Made Me Do It (in cinemas now); Sweet Tooth (Netflix); Minamata (in cinemas now); Kung Fu (Foxtel/Binge); Breaking News in Yuba County (in cinemas now).

INTERVIEW (19:48): Cold death meets warm fish and chips in the seaside murder mystery Whitstable Pearl, the new Acorn TV series based on Julie Wassmer’s much loved series of novels. We know and love KerryGodliman from her work opposite Ricky Gervais in After Life and Derek, and as season 7 champion on Taskmaster; now, she’s starring in her own series, and we had a lovely ol’ chinwag with her from her London home this week…

THE SCREEN WATCHING MIDDLE BIT (28:01): Cinemas Greatest Follies: Their names alone are legendary, if for all the wrong reasons - Waterworld, Heaven's Gate, 1941, to name just a few. Simon looks at movies that began as grand, ambitious visions but became cinematic albatrosses for all involved. 

WHAT'S ON THIS WEEK (46:18): Where to watch the best movie ever made about hummus; a new sci-fi indie that'll scramble your brain; plus, the birthday girl who ruled the galaxy...

 

Saturday
May292021

SCREEN WATCHING EPISODE 18

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This week, on everyone’s favourite film & TV podcast, the one about the year’s most anticipated cast reunion (hint - it's Friends); we learn the origins of a new Disney anti-hero; chat with the stars of an all-Aussie, all-girl adventure series; and, check out a doco that honours an indigenous icon. Plus Emily Blunt, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and the Greek football team - could this be anymore SCREEN WATCHING?!

REVIEWS (02:14) Cruella de Vil ( Disney+ / in cinemas now); Run The World (Stan.); King Otto (in cinemas now); BrainDead (Stan); Friends: The Reunion 2021 (Binge)

INTERVIEW (31:05) Miah Madden & Georgia-May Davis, stars of Dive Club. Simon chats with two of the beautiful, talented stars of the new Australian teen drama, ahead of its launch on 10 Shake and 10 play this weekend (and Netflix soon)

The SCREEN WATCHING MIDDLE BIT (43:33) Dan explores the murky depth of TV history to uncover those not-so-great Friends wannabe sitcoms from the 90s.

WHAT'S ON THIS WEEK (1:02:25) New Netflix pics from Brazil and Sweden (yes, they're sexy); another Dirty John limited series, this time with Amanda Peet; and a new documentary captures the essence of the great man, David Gulpilil. Plus we answer the question - which dance floor silliness broke all the YouTube records this week, in 2014?

Friday
May212021

SCREEN WATCHING EPISODE 17

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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?

 

Friday
May142021

SCREEN WATCHING EPISODE 16

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This could be the week that sees audiences flock back to the cinemas, if only in the hope they'll bump into Dan and Simon! Your generation's 'Margaret and David' file their review of Spiral: From The Book Of Saw from the (kinda) packed foyer of Event Cinemas. Also in their critical crosshairs - Angelina Jolie's Those Who Wish Me Dead and Barry Jenkin's The Underground Railroad. Plus, we keep things contemporary with news on Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Jurassic Park, David Letterman and Henry Fonda.

REVIEWS (02:59)
Those Who Wish Me Dead Movie; The Underground Railroad; Spiral: From The Book of Saw; Carmilla.
THE WEEK THAT WAS (28:00)
What the Federal Budget offers our screen sector; the great comediennes of 2021 (including Tina Fey, Michaela Coel and Julia Louis-Dreyfus) remember Gilda Radner; new seasons for stalwart series Grey's Anatomy and Days of our Lives; and, Tessa Thompson doing puzzles sounds like good TV.
WHAT'S ON THIS WEEK (45:41)
New movies starring Rose Reid, Amy Adams and Gael Garcia Bernal; new series starring Ewan McGregor and Kasia Smutniak.
PLUS...
This week in history; big name birthdays; and, we answer the question, "Is Simon's 'Jimmy Stewart' impersonation the best ever?" 
Sunday
May092021

SCREEN WATCHING EPISODE 15

In this week’s potpourri of screen content, Dan and Simon grab a laugh track and plunge into Rolling Stone’s Top 100 Sitcoms of All Time, weighing in with their five personal faves; take a deep dive into what the Paramount+ streamer has on offer for Australian audiences; get a bit heated over the pros and cons of Flawless’ A.I.-dubbing technology; and, check the cost of living on Ramsey Street. Plus, reviews of the latest from Melissa George, Anne Hathaway and Hilary Swank; where to see 500+ pieces of rare Disney artwork; and, an interview from the deep end of the Hollywood gene pool, with Weston Cage Coppola...
REVIEWS (02:09)
Locked Down; The Mosquito Coast; Fatale; The Girlfriend Experience; See What You Made Me Do.
THE WEEK THAT WAS (20:01)
Dan and Simon declare their own Best Sitcoms Ever list;
Will A.I. kill off dubbing forever? And should it?
What Australian audiences can expect from Paramount+;
Shudder to premiere George Romero's lost masterpiece.
INTERVIEW (58:42)
Son of actor Nicholas Cage, Weston Cage Coppola stars as vengeful terrorist Adrian Rabikov in the new-to-digital actioner Assault on VA-33. Weston joins SCREEN WATCHING from his home in Los Angeles to talk about his latest film, ingrained work ethic and growing up on the Hollywood A-list...
WHAT'S ON THIS WEEK (1:05:14)
Where to catch 30th anniversary screenings of Boyz in the Hood, the new thriller starring Mélanie Laurent, a fresh take on senility starring Noni Hazlehurst and celebrate the birthday of our favourite sparkly vampire heart-throb...