SCREEN WATCHING EPISODE 19
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...