SCREEN WATCHING EPISODE 14

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EPISODE 14 is HERE, and it's a SCREEN WATCHING like you've never heard before!

They're friends again, but Dan & Simon have some very different views regarding this week's Academy Awards ceremony, views that led to...well, remember the 'baseball bat' scene in The Untouchables? In addition to 'The Oscar Bloodbath', your friendly co-hosts ponder Guy Ritchie's reteaming with Jason Statham, the action-packed Wrath of Man; don't even try to to hide their love for Aisling Bea (that's her, as this week's image) and her BAFTA-winning series, This Way Up; and cast an eye over new stuff from Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Ru Paul and Steven Spielberg. Press on, if you dare....

Post-Game Analysis: The OSCARS (01:33)

In the FOR corner, cinema traditionalist and awards season guru, Simon Foster; in the AGAINST corner, radical anarchist who wants to burn the whole thing down, Dan Barrett...

REVIEWS (26:38)

First Cow (in limited release, from A24 and Madman Entertainment); Wrath Of Man (in cinemas now); Land (in limited release); Sexify (Netflix); This Way Up (Stan TV); and, Young Rock (Foxtel).

THE WEEK THAT WAS (49:17)

Alec Baldwin and Kelsey Grammer ARE NOT coming back to television; Steven Spielberg's West Side Story looks set to soar; Yabba Dabba Doo! Elizabeth Banks to take us back to Bedrock.

SCREEN WATCHING, BIG & SMALL (56.25)

New shows with Melissa George, Emily Watson and Amanda Seyfried; new movies starring Martin Sheen, Casey Affleck nd Michael B Jordan

Plus birthdays for Superman, Holly Golightly and Wonder Woman! Enjoy...

SCREEN WATCHING EPISODE 13

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It's Mortal Kombat week here at screen Watching, with Simon and Dan going head-on with the blockbuster new Warner Bros film in our review chatter, then speaking with director Simon McQuoid about his mighty videogame adaptation. Also, we check out the Oscar-nominated Andra Day in The United Staes vs Billie Holiday; do a full Season 1 recap of the MCU/Disney+ hit, The Falcon and The Winter Soldier; and, ponder the new Ed Helms comedy series

, Rutherford Falls. Plus we crystal-ball the 2021 Oscars, farewell two of Hollywood's unsung greats, and check out what Emilia Clarke, Woody Harrelson and Dame Judi Dench 

have been up to. Dive in!

REVIEWS (01:37)

Mortal Kombat; Rutherford Falls; The United States vs Billie Holiday; Lost In London; The Dissident

POST-SEASON ANALYSIS: The Falcon & The Winter Soldier (21:16) Dan looks back at the first (perhaps, only?) season of the Marvel superhero series.

INTERVIEW (25:20) Mortal Kombat director Simon McQuiod. An advertising industry giant, Simon McQuoid is making his directorial debut with a major roll of the dice for a giant Hollywood studio. Simon spoke with McQuoid about what he needed to get right to kickstart a blockbuster franchise and make the legion of Mortal Kombat fans happy...

NEWS (36:24)

Just how much can Netflix and Amazon Prime spend in a year?

; Oscar darlings and dragon queens headed for the MCU; Hilary Duff 

returns to television in a How I Met Your Mother spin-off.

WHAT'S ON THIS WEEK (56:59)

The latest streaming premieres and big screen releases, including the Chinese hit Sister and our own Toni Collette in the deep-space thriller, Stowaway. And in this week's birthday list, five Oscar-winners, two small-screen comedy legends and Catwoman!

SCREEN WATCHING EPISODE 12

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No downtime for Screen Watching's 'Dynamic Duo'! In an opinion-packed episode, Dan & Simon review two new HBO blockbusters - Mare Of Easttown starring Kate Winslet and Guy Pearce and the new Joss Whedon show The Nevers. We venture out to the cinema and check out The Unholy and Supernova. And we chat with Viktor Kosakovskiy, director of the stunning doco, Gunda. Plus, where to catch new stuff from John Stamos and Forest Whittaker, and old stuff from James Cameron and Billy Wilder...

REVIEWS (02:20)

Mare of Easttown; The Unholy; The Nevers; Supernova; Frank of Ireland.

THE WEEK THAT WAS (20:35)

How U.K. television dealt with Prince Phillip's passing; Turner Classic Movies plans to decipher the mystery of The Magnificent Ambersons; How the film industry and fans are reacting to the closure of L.A.'s iconic Cineramadome; and, Top Gun: Maverick shifts release date, which seems fine with everybody.

INTERVIEW (33:48)

In Gunda, a mother sow (the ‘Gunda’ of the title), two ingenious cows, and a scene-stealing, one-legged chicken reminds us of the value of life and the mystery of animal consciousness...including our own. From his home in Berlin, director Viktor Kosakovskiy spoke to Screen Watching about his landmark documentary...

WHAT'S ON THIS WEEK (53:37)

We take a sneak peek at new series from Netflix, Disney+ and Stan; where to sing-a-long to the animated classic, Moana; and shower 25th birthday wishes on the breakout star of 2020!

SCREEN WATCHING EPISODE 11

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Only this podcast will smarten you up to the new Amazon Prime series Them, one of the best new shows of the year! Dan's review tells you why, in the most spoiler-free way possible. 'Sci-Fi Simon' weighs in on the new deep-space thriller Voyagers; double your interview pleasure, when we tap the creative minds behind Ascendant and We Don't Deserve Dogs; plus, we put the Screen Watching spin on what went down between Ray Fisher and Joss Whedon on the set of Justice League.

THE WEEK THAT WAS (02:14)

Netflix spends big on Knives Out sequels; Fox News launches Gutfield!, a...comedy show?; Jon Stewart is returning to TV on; a ballet based on The Dark Crystal; Japan's NHK Network has bought the Australian Children's Television Foundation's hit series, The First Day; Italy abolishes film censorship; and,Justice League star Ray Fisher speaks openly about what actually happened...

REVIEWS (20:44)

Voyagers; Them; Collective; McDonald & Dodds; Blow The Man Down.

INTERVIEW #1 (36:20) 

Director Antaine Furlong reflects upon the origins and production of his debut film, Ascendant; in cinemas now.

WHAT'S ON THIS WEEK (50:55)

Where to catch the latest from Nicholas Cage, Melissa McCarthy, Mark Wahlberg and Jamie Foxx.

INTERVIEW #2 (56:00)

We Don't Deserve Dogs director Matthew Saleh and producer Rose Tucker speak to Screen Watching about their multi-layered love letter to our canine besties...

SCREEN WATCHING EPISODE 10

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Fresh from double-dating at a deliciously violent action film this week, Dan and Simon punch up, down, left, and right as they fight for justice as only they know how - by talking TV and movies. Australian television's new series, Wakefield; the Oscar-ready drama, The Father; family-friendly giggles with Tom and Jerry; plus, loads more. Enjoy!

NEWS (01:13)

Coming to Broadway - Game of Thrones, The Musical; American Gods cancelled; TV Week Logie Awards
and Oscars news; Casting announcements - Obi-Wan Kenobi for Disney+ and The Dropout on Hulu; Screen Australia to oversee S.C.R.E.E.N. funds; The CSI franchise bound for Vegas.

REVIEWS (19.07)

Made for Love; Nobody; Wakefield; The Father; Tom & Jerry.

INTERVIEW (43.32)

In director Michael Bentham's debut feature Disclosure, two sets of parents - one, an upwardly-mobile politician and his conservative wife; the other, a left-wing journo and his filmmaker partner - must reconcile the fact that one’s nine year-old boy has acted inappropriately with the other’s four year-old girl. Bentham talks about his moving, sometimes shocking, certainly timely drama in which justice for a victim somehow becomes less important than maintaining the status quo.

WHAT'S ON THIS WEEK (62.02)

Where to catch the latest from Benedict Cumberbatch, Gemma Arterton and Idris Elba, plus retro sessions of 80s classics The Karate Kid and BMXBandits.