Screen Verdict

On the podcast this week Screen Verdict lets their neuroses out as they review Silver Linings Playbook. Matt opens the podcast by suggesting to a skeptical Jonathan that we find a 'silver lining' for each criticism of the film. Getting into the film we take a look at some of the Oscar nominated actors including Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert DeNiro and Jackie Weaver. We also review the...

This week Screen Verdict reviews Life of Pi in both 2D and 3D in order to have all our dimensions covered. Firstly we establish the difference between pi and pie and why meat pies seem to be under-utilised by countries outside Australia. Moving on to the director Ang Lee, Matt shares his thoughts on his films and Jonathan has to apologise for having skipped all of them. Getting into the film the b...

This week Screen Verdict splatters blood across the airwaves as we review the new Tarantino film Django Unchained. Firstly we explain why the podcast was moved from Podcast HQ then we share our history with Tarantino. Matt explains why he still hasn't opened his copy of Pulp Fiction which leads to him revealing his greater fear of books than sex toys. Getting into the film we discuss how excited w...

(Minor spoilers in podcast) This week Screen Verdict reviews the tale of cops and mobsters in the generically titled Gangster Squad. Matt and Jonathan discuss how everyone wears a badge (though not in the way Hitler intended), Matt shares an issue with the squad's plan and they pick their MVP of the film (Hint: who was in Drive?). Then in a return for the segment What Has (Gangster Squad) Taught U...

In a bonus podcast for the week Screen Verdict reviews the eighth season of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Matt and Jonathan go through each episode of the season, point out the highs and lows and do their best to make sense of the gangs shenanigans. Lastly we provide our Screen Verdict rating for the season and in a medical Housekeeping alert Matt discusses his scheduled surgery and its ramif...

This week Screen Verdict returns to a Disney animation (but not Pixar) with a review of Wreck It Ralph. Matt and Jonathan discusses their opinion on the Disney canon and the trend of Disney films as of late. They then discuss the premise of video game characters outside of their game and what our experiences at the video game arcades have been. Getting into the film Matt and Jonathan review the vi...

(Minor Spoilers in Podcast) This week Screen Verdict returns to Middle Earth for a review of Peter Jackson's The Hobbit. Matt and Jonathan discuss their expectations based on the Lord of the Rings films and the original books. They then share their opinions on the decision to break The Hobbit into three films. Getting into the story the guys break down the adventures of Bilbo, Gandalf and the gang...

In a very special podcast Matt and Jonathan present awards to the best film, television series and performances of the year. First they share honourable mentions for a few things that just missed out on a nomination or its own podcast this year. Then they move on to announce the nominees for Best TV Actor, Best TV Actress, Best TV show, Best Film Actor, Best Film Actress and Best Film of 2012. On...

(Spoilers in Podcast) This week Screen Verdict discusses everyone's favourite serial killer with our review of Dexter Season 7. Podcast topics include last season's cliffhanger, Deb and Dex, dating a serial killer, dating a stripper and an exciting restaurant venture. We then give our Screen Verdict rating for the season. In Housekeeping we remind you of our competition to WIN THE PIXAR FILM OF YO...

(Spoilers in Podcast) This week Screen Verdict returns to the fan-favourite show Homeland by reviewing the second half of Season 2. Matt and Jonathan discuss all the developments in the final six episodes of the series and offer their take on them. Topics include murder cover ups, the power of the visitor badge, dangerous sex, why getting shot might ruin your day, Lewis v Danes and why terrorist m...

(Podcast Contains Spoilers) This week Screen Verdict returns to The Walking Dead with a review of the first half of the latest season. Matt and Jonathan discuss all the plot developments of the season and provide their take on the zombie apocalypse. Topics include tips on how to know if a character is really dead as well as signals for who might die in the future. Matt and Jonathan also debate ove...

A podcast in two parts. Part One (0-34 minutes) is spoiler free. In this section Matt and Jonathan talk about the creators of the show and some of the characters and themes it familiarises us with. Topics include the blood feud between former Sopranos writers Terence Winter and Matthew Weiner, the Screen Verdict alcohol company and Matt starting a bootlegging operation with his family. This part c...

On the podcast this week Screen Verdict reviews the 23rd instalment in the Bond series, Skyfall. Matt and Jonathan share their history with Bond, Matt makes some suggestions for the series and Jonathan points out something shared between Sam Mendes and Bond. They then discuss all the key Bond points including motorbikes on rooftops, Bond girls, creepy villains and why Bond could have used Kevin fr...

(Spoilers in podcast) In our highly anticipated second Twilight podcast, Screen Verdict reviews Breaking Dawn Part 2. With Part 1 receiving a combined 2/20 our expectations were high. The podcast discusses the various developments in the film including Bella becoming a vampire, Jacob's imprinting of Renesmee, rounding up the vampire troops and the final showdown of the saga. This leads to some dis...

On the podcast this week Screen Verdict reviews the new Paul Thomas Anderson film The Master, featuring Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Amy Adams. Matt and Jonathan discuss important topics such as mixed drink recipes, Joaquin Phoenix as a prank artist, who is in the 5 greatest working film actors, how to recognise you're in a cult and what to do if you believe you were Hitler in a pas...

(Contains Season 2 Spoilers) After all the demand for more Homeland from the listeners, Screen Verdict decided to do a mid-season review of the Emmy winning show. Some of the topics include hot terrorists, why Matt and Jonathan would be terrible writers for the show, where Saul can hide the most SD cards, the risks of kitchen sex, what happened to Chris's karate lessons and whether girls are attra...

In this week's Screen Verdict podcast Matt and Jonathan review the film Argo. After once again arguing about eating cookies on the podcast they discuss the renaissance era of Ben Affleck. They then introduce the premise of the film and the large variety of guest stars, including a surprising amount of actors from Damages. Out of these they each pick their MVP for the film. Moving on to politics Jo...

On the podcast this week Screen Verdict reviews the film Killing Them Softly. To start Matt and Jonathan share some unexpected advice they received from a cinema employee on their way into the film. Next Jonathan reveals high hopes for the film from Andrew Dominik, director of The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. Moving on to the characters in the film, they discuss how Aust...

This week Screen Verdict heads back to the prohibition era to review the adventures of the Bondurant brothers in the film Lawless. After struggling to decide on what town the film is set in, Matt and Jonathan introduce the premise and the major players involved in the film. Next they review some of the main acting roles including Tom Hardy, Shia LeBeouf, Guy Pearce, Jessica Chastain and Gary Oldma...

This week Screen Verdict reviews the third season of the water cooler show, Louie. Matt and Jonathan sing their way into the podcast and discuss the unique style to Louie, the tone of the show and Louis C.K. as a character. Matt reveals why he finds Louie's life to be a scary prospect and Jonathan makes some comparisons between Louie and Larry David from Curb Your Enthusiasm. The boys also touch o...

(Minor Spoilers in Podcast) This week Screen Verdict reviews the new time travelling action film Looper. Matt and Jonathan discuss director Rian Johnson's first two films as well as his work on the show Breaking Bad. They then go over the premise of the film and compare Looper's handling of time travel to other classics such as Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure and Back to the Future. They also w...

Screen Verdict returns to the internet after a brief delay and the podcast begins by addressing the Facebook rumours of Matt's death. Matt assures us he has a clean bill of health and has just been chilling with Morgan Freeman, though does express concern over the lack of community reaction to his passing. The boys also discuss some causes for the delay including Jonathan's inconvenient graduation...

In a huge podcast event Screen Verdict is joined by special guest Tom O'Neil from http://www.goldderby.com/ to discuss the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards. Matt, Jonathan and Tom start off with their thoughts on host Jimmy Kimmel before moving on to the main awards in the Comedy and Drama categories. They discuss their personal favourites as well as who they are predicting to win on the big day. The gr...

(Podcast contains spoilers) In this week's podcast Screen Verdict reviews the first 8 episodes of Breaking Bad's fifth season which is being split into two parts. Matt and Jonathan take a look at the state of play and give their thoughts on how the story progresses from there. Matt compares particular events to the Looney Tunes, Jonathan wonders when the gang will finally do some business at the L...

(0-26 minutes are spoiler free, 26-48 minutes contain spoilers) Screen Verdict returns to TV drama as this week Matt and Jonathan discuss Aaron Sorkin's new show on HBO, The Newsroom. After sharing their thoughts on Sorkin (Hint: Matt's favourite show is The West Wing) they go over the premise and the major players in The Newsroom. After discussing some of the characters as 'the Jay Leno of news'...