Screen Watching

In this (slightly late) podcast episode Dan and Simon review some movies and TV shows: The Flash (in cinemas now) Elementals (In cinemas now) The Betoota Advocate Presents (Paramount+) You Hurt My Feelings (In cinemas now) Yeah, it’s a bit quiet for new TV shows this week.

This week on the podcast Dan and Simon take a look at beloved movies and shows from the first 100 years of Warner Bros. They also review this week’s movies and TV shows: The New Boy (In cinemas now) The Idol (HBO | Binge) To Catch a Killer (In cinemas now) Based On a True Story (Peacock | Binge)

It is a very special episode on the podcast this week as Dan and Simon go crazy for a new Spider-Man animated film - could it be a Best Picture film? The two also talk about a new Netflix film with a very saucy title. This week’s reviews: Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse The Year I Started Masturbating Deadloch The Boogeyman Intermission: Dan and Simon discuss highpoints of masturbation on the...

This week on the podcast Dan gets his cranky pants on about just about every show and movie discussed on the podcast. And then in the Intermission Dan and Simon ask what shows need to be put out of their misery and ended ASAP. Up for review: The Little Mermaid (In cinemas now) Gremlins: Secrets of The Mogwai (Max in the US, Binge in Aus) FUBAR (Netflix) American Born Chinese (Disney+) Renfield (In...

This week Simon takes a bold stance against reviewing Fast X. And Dan says ‘Good for you, pal”. But then they actually do review some films and TV. The Mother (Netflix) High Desert (Apple TV+) Limbo (In cinemas now) Platonic (Apple TV+) There’s our weekly Intermission segment where we ask what families we’d follow in a Family Stallone style reality show. And then Simon starts betraying the entire...

Expect a lot of discussion around Muppets this week on the podcast. So, so much discussion. Reviews include: The Muppets Mayhem (Disney+) Hypnotic (in cinemas now) City On Fire (Apple TV+) Still: A Michael J Fox Story (Apple TV+)

It’s a monster week for reviews this week with one especially huge Marvel movie at the cinema and some very big titles debuting on TV. Just two notes for this episode that I (co-host Dan Barrett) think are hugely worth making mention of: 1. We review both the TV show Slip and the movie Beau is Afraid. Both involve Zoe Lister Jones and somehow Dan neglects to mention this fact during the podcast. W...

This week on the podcast, Dan and Simon roll up their sleeves and get busy with the reviews: Ghosted (Apple TV+) Mrs Davis (Peacock in the US, Stan in Australia) 80 For Brady (In cinemas now) Fatal Attraction (Paramount+) The Diplomat In this week’s intermission, Dan and Simon go on to consider beloved movies from the past with a very specific idea they wanted to put forth and how well does it hol...

Food dominates this week’s pod with Dan and Simon reviewing the food and drink heavy Drops of God and Hunger. It is all the excuse they need for this week’s Intermission to be about their favourite food shows on TV. Up for review: Hunger (Netflix) Drops of Gold (Apple TV+) Evil Dead Rise (In cinemas now) Dead Ringers (Prime Video) A Good Person (in cinemas now) Suzume (In cinemas now)

This week Simon and Dan get into a heated conversation about a poorly written Variety article that claims the box office is roaring back. Dan argues that there are still too many signs of ill-health. Oh, and then later Simon makes erroneous claims that new Jackie Chan film Ride On was a blockbuster release (Yeah, it was number one on the charts in China, but only pulled in just over $11 million)....

It is actually too much show. There’s the HUGE reviews: Super Mario Bros Movie (In cinemas now) Beef (Netflix) The Pope’s Exorcist (In cinemas now) The Company You Keep (US ABC, Disney+ internationally) Air (In cinemas now, but soon-ish to Prime Video) Murder Mystery 2 (Netflix) And THEN, Dan and Simon take a look ahead to the huge April to June releases ahead. What are they excited by? Plus they...

In a shameless bid for attention, Simon and Dan discuss movies that focus on sex. How have these movies shaped our two hapless critics as movie viewers? They also get into the filthy business of this week’s reviews: Dungeons & Dragons (In cinemas now) The Big Door Prize (Apple TV+) Tetris (Apple TV+) Grease: Rise of The Pink Ladies (Paramount+)

Another week, another Screen Watching. This week Dan and SImon embrace thrillers with reviews of: John Wick 4 (in cinemas now) Rabbit Hole (Paramount+) Boston Strangler (in the US on Hulu, internationally Disney+) The Night Agent (Netflix) The two also pitch spin-off TV show ideas to each other in our weekly Intermission. Which of these shows would you greenlight? Oh, and there’s the weekly birthd...

First of all - apologies about the audio in this episode. Dan had to record via Airpods and the results were not good. It’ll be better next week. If you persevere with us, you’ll hear our thoughts on the new Shazam film, the latest instalment of the XEU with Pearl, and TV shows Swarm, Lucky Hank, and Class of 07. If it wasn’t for the audio, it’d be a pretty good episode.

Yr ol’ favourite gumshoe podcasters Dan and Simon are back this week to solve the mystery of the HBO show that is returning after 3 long years. They also get all stabby with the latest instalment of a slasher franchise.  And in this week’s Intermission, the guys discuss the Academy Awards this coming weekend. Reviews:  Scream 6 (In cinemas now) Perry Mason s2 (HBO in the US, Binge in Aus...

We’re working on improving the video and sound of the podcast. Enjoy that as Dan & Simon discuss: Daisy Jones & The Six (Amazon Prime Video) Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (Roku in the US, Paramount+ in Australia) Empire of Light (In cinemas) True Lies (ABC in the US, Disney+ internationally)

Dan and Simon both watched Cocaine Bear. It's a story as old as time: Bear meets bag of cocaine. Bear consumes bag of cocaine. Bear goes on a murderous rampage as she looks for her next hit. Does it bring anything new to the Bear vs drug dealer genre? You will only find out if you listen to THIS podcast. No other film sites are talking about this highly anticipated movie.

Too much show. Too willing to cram it into a pod. This week Dan & Simon discuss the new Ant Man movie, the new Marc Maron comedy special, the latest Sarah Polley film, the newest Apple TV+ show that makes Dan ask: "Shouldn't this be a movie instead?", and two films Simon has found that Dan knows he has never heard mention of before, nor will again. Oh, and we slam a filmmaker who gets precious...

Boy oh boy is it a quiet week on the ol' TV front. Dan and Simon trawled through what was available and discussed: Nolly (ITVX | Binge) Spoiler Alert (In cinemas now) All Quiet on The Western Front (Netflix) Review rewind: The Critic (Streaming in Australia on Binge) Dan and Simon also talk about representations of love on the screen.

What else is there to know? we Watched: Three Pines, Knock At The Cabin, Cunk on Earth, Shotgun Wedding, Paris 13th District. And then in this week's middle bit we discuss the flaws in the bid to force international streamers to pay for Australian content.

This week Simon and Dan have reviews: Shrinking (Apple TV+) Tar (Peacock / In cinemas now) Poker Face (Peacock / Stan) True Spirit (Netflix / in cinemas now) Dan and Simon also discuss a movie about birding, the Academy Awards, and so, so much more.

Simon has returned from his Christmas holiday to the Nordics, which means Dan & Simon roll up their sleeves to discuss the important business of screen reviews. This week: Babylon (In cinemas now) The Last of Us (HBO / Binge) Transfusion (Stan) Alaska Daily (ABC in the US / Disney+ internationally) The Whale (In cinemas Feb) Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre

It's an all-film special this week for no good reason.  (Actually, the reason is that Simon is travelling through chilly Nordic nations right now and we pre-recorded this back in early December). But we also talk about the big changes we are expecting in TV and film in the year ahead. Hashtag industry talk.

It is the start of a whole new year of Screen Watching. And we are starting the year by looking back at the last one. Hopefully you’re not too tired of Best TV of 2022 lists, because we have another one for you. What did Simon select? What did Dan choose? The tension is high in the air.

Each week on the Screen Watching podcast Dan and Simon talk about the movies and TV shows they watched that week. At the end of the year, they collate their thoughts and produce a list of what they think were the best movies. This is a really unique idea that we alone do. Hopefully you can comprehend such an idea and join us. (Next week we do TV).