Screen Verdict

On the podcast this week Screen Verdict talks about everyone's favourite politician (not Donald Trump) as we dive into all the schemes and machinations of Frank and Claire Underwood throughout Season 3 of House of Cards. We discuss how to tell someone that they've burned your steak, how confident we are in Donald Blythe as a Vice President, and propose a new form of electing officials in the form...

The biggest film awards show of the year is here! Live from Screen Verdict HQ, Matt and Jonathan take you inside the voting process as we whittle down 6 worthy nominees in the categories of Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Film of year. It gets messy as we throw cymbals and wreck dressing rooms but in the end 3 winners walk away with a prestigious SV. Listen in to see who wins and let us know wh...

The precursor awards of the Emmys, Golden Globes and Oscars have lead us to the biggest award show of the year - the Screen Verdict Awards. Matt and Jonathan bring you inside the voting process as we argue over which of our 6 nominees in the prestigious categories of Best Actress, Best Actor and Best Series should walk away with the SV. Let us know what you think of the nominees and winners at - h...

It's that time of year when we take a look at the second biggest entertainment awards (after the Screen Verdict Awards) and make our predictions in each of the top Oscar categories. As always we are joined by our good friend Tom O'Neil from www.goldderby.com to share his expert knowledge / crackpot opinions. Join us as we discuss our favourite films, new crushes, and celebrity mishaps, and let us...

This week Screen Verdict discusses one of the most talked about films of 2014 - The Interview. Not afraid of the big issues we tackle all the hot topics including cyber terrorism, political standoffs, and The Razzies. Matt and Jonathan talk about the portrayal of North Korea and Kim Jon Un, as well as Seth Rogen and James Franco's penis jokes. Lastly we finish with our Screen Verdict rating and ge...

(Podcast contains Spoilers) Screen Verdict is happy to kick off one of our favourite series to talk about - The Hunger Games. Without our book expert Jess Jones on location, she sends in some of her thoughts by carrier pigeon. Jonathan is also able to yell across Screen Verdict HQ at his girlfriend Bonnie Efrid for clarifications on the book to film adaptation. Throughout the podcast we take a loo...

A few trailers have come out recently that got the internet as well as real people talking, so Screen Verdict decided to take a look at the previews and let you know how excited we are for each project after watching them. We take a look at Star Wars Episode VII, Jurassic World, and 50 Shades of Grey. Along the way we offend all Star Wars fans, all scientists, and all the people that are either fo...

From across the globe Matt and Jonathan review Interstellar, which travels across the universe as Matthew Mcconaughey attempts to find another home for humans. We discuss our expectations based on recent works by director Christopher Nolan and the trending Matthew Mcconaughey. We then move on to topics in the film including warped time, alternative dimensions and sound mixing disasters. Lastly we...

This week Screen Verdict reviews the film Birdman in which Michael Keaton plays an actor tackling a serious role 20 years after he turned down the third film in a blockbuster superhero franchise. (Sound familiar?) Matt and Jonathan discuss their expectations, a Q and A with Michael Keaton and Edward Norton, and review the rest of the notable cast. We then give our Screen Verdict rating for the fil...

This week on the podcast Matt and Jonathan try to solve the biggest mystery since the case of the missing cookies as we unravel the Box Office hit Gone Girl. Along the way we lose a Screen Verdict podcaster, discuss our hatred of books, learn a thing or two about marriage and give our verdict on the film. We also reveal the winner of the Screen Verdict iPhone case and hype up the upcoming Screen V...

In our much anticipated Part Two, we complete Matt's application for The Bachelor television series. A lot is online as the women of Australia deserve to get their shot at the world's most eligible Screen Verdict podcaster. We delve deep into Matt's psyche as well as what we believe to be the psyches of whomever is reading this well-crafted application. Tune in to see how you think we did and whet...

In a Screen Verdict special, Matt and Jonathan take you inside Podcast HQ and bring you all the live action of Matt filling out the application form for the TV show The Bachelor. Screen Verdict are undoubtedly experts on television, but are we experts at getting on television? We attempt to outwit, outsmart and outplay other Bachelor applicants as we attempt to earn Matt a spot on the show. Let us...

(You WON'T BELIEVE No. 12!) On the podcast this week we continue our discussion on TV characters that we can't stand or we just feel sorry for as we count down the top 20 most pathetic TV characters. Tune in to see if you agree with us and let us know which characters you would like to see on the list (there may even be a spare spot for your nominee on the list!) For all our reviews and competitio...

Screen Verdict pulls out the cowboy hat and some unlined paper in order to podcast an old fashioned rank. Matt and Jonathan have come up with a list of the 20 most pathetic characters to ever have appeared on television and set about ranking them in order to determine the most pathetic character of all time. This podcast celebrates losers, complainers, douchebags, hypocrites, strugglers and whiner...

For the biggest night in television you need to tune in to the biggest Screen Verdict podcast of the year as Matt Noble, Jonathan Cooke and Gold Derby's Tom O'Neil tackle the key categories in this year's exciting Emmy race. We discuss all your favourite shows in the Drama and Comedy categories and give our opinions on who should and who will win. Bets are made and friendships may be lost as three...

Screen Verdict is excited to take it's annual deviation from Film and TV to discuss MTV's Video Music Awards. Each year we look for what comes out of Katy Perry's breasts and cross our fingers in hope for a Ted Danson cameo. We give our live reactions to the this year's nominees for the top prize including - Beyonce, Iggy Azalea, Miley Cyrus, Pharrell and Sia. The video with the highest combined s...

This week everyone's favourite duo reviews everyone's second favourite duo as Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum return in 22 Jump Street. After last year's success these two detectives have graduated from high school, moved across the road and are ready to tackle college. On the podcast we discuss the Screen Verdict album, meta on meta on meta, what 'converted' Matt, how cool Matt is on campus, discus...

(Insert humming of theme tune here) On our of biggest podcasts of the year, Screen Verdict reviews the sensation that is Game of Thrones. Matt and Jonathan discuss the key players, all the big moves, and the watercooler moments. We share our opinion on who played the game well and make some predictions for Season 5. Some topics include a GoT clip show presented through dwarf theatre, who we'd like...

As the reigning champion of Screen Verdict's HBO Comedy Showdown, we decided to pair it up against the up and coming challenger in Silicon Valley. We discuss the latest season of each show including topics on Frank Underwood in the world of Veep and whether we would take Richard's $10 million deal. We then give our Screen Verdict ratings to determine this round's winner. Lastly in Housekeeping Mat...

This week on the podcast Screen Verdict attempts to bring back AMC's The Walking Dead from the dead with this not so timely review. Matt and Jonathan address the rumour's regarding Screen Verdict's future after Jonathan's move to the US and point to the viral hit that is Screen Verdict's forthcoming merchandise. We discuss all the key moments from the Amazing Race-style season of the Walking Dead....

In this week's mini-cast Screen Verdict gives their live reaction and commentary to the final scene of this epic episode of Game of Thrones. Tune in to hear our thoughts on this water-cooler scene and what we think means for the characters involved and the fight for the throne this season. For all our reviews and competitions you can Like us at - https://www.facebook.com/ScreenVerdictPodcast

This week Screen Verdict is excited to review the latest comedy caper from Wes Anderson. With his follow up to the Screen Verdict award winning film Moonrise Kingdom, Matt and Jonathan have high expectations. Along the way Matt and Jonathan discuss the ethnicity of F. Murray Abraham, Nazi's love of artwork, sex with senior citizens, lessons from Wes Anderson and Matt gets snarky with Jonathan. Las...

In our highest stakes podcast yet the Screen Verdict team, inspired by HBO's True Detective, attempts to solve our very own cold case from the 90s. On a seemingly normal day in Matt's Year 6 class, Mr Bligh's cookies went missing from his briefcase. They were never recovered. 15 years later Matt and Jonathan reopen the case by cold calling and interrogating any known suspects and witnesses, includ...

(Podcast contains Spoilers) This week Screen Verdict reviews the latest season of HBO's Girls. In order to better our understanding of the show we are joined by an actual girl in Jonathan's girlfriend Bonnie. Matt, Bonnie and Jonathan discuss all of our favourite moments and try to decide who is the worst person on the show. We also tease the potential Screen Verdict on Ice. Lastly we give the sea...

This week Screen Verdict has a special treat for all our Game of Thrones fans. Matt and Jonathan line up episode one of the latest season and give our play-by-commentary and reactions to the episode so you can listen along in real time. Why wait 6 months for the DVD (or more likely Blu-Ray) Commentary when you can listen to the Screen Verdict commentary right now? We discuss all our favourite char...