Screen Watching

Cinemas are supposedly back again. But Dan and Simon are in lockdown and had to watch the biggest movie event of the past two years on their televisions. This week they talk about watching Black Widow by way of Disney+. Along with more reviews of the other big TV shows and movies of the week. They also talk about legendary Hollywood director Dick Donner who died this week. And they interview direc...

It's the Screen Watching lockdown special. As New South Wales residents are forced to COVID lockdown, Simon and Dan come to terms with the idea of having to stay in to watch more TV and movies. Oh, such cruel fate. But before that can happen, they engage in the weekly movie review duty of their Screen Watching vows. Reviews (02:37) Gossip Girl (2021) (Fox 8 / HBO Max) Fear Street 1994 (Netflix) Th...

In a bonus episode of Screen Watching, Simon Foster interviews the Writer/Director of new French movie Perfumes, Grégory Magne. The movie is in Australian cinemas from July 1.

There's no question that the big movie of the week is In The Heights. Simon offers his thoughts on the film and we chat a bit more broadly about the failure of audiences to turn out for the well-reviewed film. We also take a look at the newest season of Bosch (but with a broader look at the series as a whole), movie Three Summers, and TV shows Tehran and Katla. In an exciting development, we also...

What do you need to know about this week's podcast. Well, it includes reviews of movies with fast cars, documentaries with sharks, TV shows about sleeping with movie stars, and Rose Byrne getting Physical. Tell me you don't want to press play on that! I double dare you. Reviews (01:41) F9 (In cinemas now) Physical (Apple TV+) Starstruck (ABC iView / BBC3 / HBO Max) From The Vine (In cinemas now) B...

It's a TV-heavy week for the podcast as we look at new TV shows Loki, Lisey's Story, Foodie Love , and Republic of Sarah . But we haven't forgotten about movies entirely as Simon checks out a new film starring Christopher Walken - Percy vs Goliath. This week Dan debunks the idea of The Golden Age of Television and looks at one of TV's greatest shows that streaming forgot. Reviews (02:52) Loki (Dis...

Is Sweet Tooth set to be the new ' Stranger Things '? Dan reckons it is in with a shot. What did he think of the show? We discuss that, a whole bunch of movies, and Simon delves deep on the bloated movies made by directors drunk with power. Oh, and we chat with Whitstable Pearl star Kerry Godliman too. Reviews (02:52) The Conjuring 3: The Devil Made Me Do It (in cinemas now) Sweet Tooth (Netflix)...

Simon sits down with two filmmakers in a bonus episode of Screen Watching.  Andrew Levitas, director of the Johnny Depp movie Minamata (02:07) Beth Elise Hawk, director of documentary Breaking Bread (19:13)

A big change for this week's podcast. We've dumped the news segment (if you want screen news, check out Dan's Always Be Watching newsletter each day) and in its place is a fun new middle segment. This week Dan take's us back to the 90s to look at the many sitcoms that sprung up following the success of Friends. Reviews (02:14) Cruella (Disney+ / in cinemas now) Run The World (Stan) King Otto (in c...

If you’re after reviews of Zack Snyder’s Army of The Dead and the third season of Master of None, you’re in the right place. Also on this podcast are reviews for Solos, a new anthology series on Amazon Prime Video. There’s also reviews of Songbird and Son of The South, which are both in cinemas this week. We also have all the big news of the week and take a look at what’s playing in cinemas too. R...

This week on the podcast Simon Foster sits down to talk with presenter Jess Hill about the SBS documentary series See What You Made Me Do. 

It's a huge week for movies with not one major release this week, but two. Will audiences flock to the new Saw franchise installment Spiral? Or will they instead check out the new Angelina Jolie film Those Who Wish Me Dead? Simon and Dan checked out both films and have some differences of opinion. It's also a big week for TV with the debut of the eagerly-awaited Barry Jenkins series The Undergroun...

Cards down on the table - it's a big week on the Screen Watching podcast. We chat with the son of Nicholas Cage - Weston Cage Coppola . He's an actor in his own right and stars in the new film Assault on Station 33 . There's also reviews, a look at the week ahead, and a deep dive into the news of the week. Join us for an extended chat about Flawless - a new technology that may render subtitles and...

Join us this week for a very passionate discussion about the Academy Awards. Simon is an absolute fanboy. Dan is an anarchist who wants to see it all burned down. They discuss what they liked and didn't like about this year's awards. Also, the two send out into the world reviews of the big movies and TV shows of the week - it's a huge week for celebrations on screen from arthouse celebration of a...

Slide on yr tights and get ready to raise yr dukes, this week's Screen Watching podcast has Dan and Simon reviewing the new Mortal Kombat movie and chatting with it's director - Simon McQuiod . Dan also takes a look at the first season of Disney+'s The Falcon & The Winter Soldier following the series finale. And there's of course, more reviews, news, and a look at the week ahead. Reviews (01:3...

Another big week for Screen Watching - we review the huge new HBO dramas Mare of Easttown starring Kate Winslet and Guy Pearce and the new Joss Whedon show The Nevers. We also check out new films The Unholy and Supernova. Oh, and there’s the new Irish comedy from Domnhall Gleason Frank of Ireland. We top that off with some news and an interview with the director of Gunda. Reviews (02:20) Mare of E...

If you're not listening to this podcast, how the heck are you to know that the new Amazon Prime series Them is one of the absolute best new shows of the year? Dan reviews it on this week podcast and lets you know what you need to know in the most spoiler-free way possible. Consider this podcast your TV and movies north star. News (02:14) Netflix spends big on Knives Out sequels Fox News launches a...

Dan and Simon, influenced by watching a deliciously violent action film at the movies this week, punch up, down, left, and right in this week's podcast as they try to bring justice to the world in the most important way they know how: by talking about TV shows and movies. News (01:13) Coming to Broadway - Game of Thrones: The Musical American Gods cancelled Logies and Oscars news Casting announcem...

Dan and Simon, Milford Men, both, are back for another Screen Watching installment. News (01:40) Disney shake-up its schedule as it pushes Black Widow back to July from May. Plus it's also going to be on Disney+ Keanu Reeves sets his own fate with Bzrkr RIP George Segal RIP the grand dame Jessica Waters SBS' biggest commission - 200 episodes of an Adam Liaw cooking show. Reviews (20:38) Godzilla v...

Dan and Simon enter the Hall of Justice to discuss Zack Snyder's Justice League. Is it worth both the hype and the four-hour runtime? They also chat with the director of the very good new film The Grizzlies, Miranda de Pencier. News (02:18) Avatar is ten years old - why are Dan and Simon talking about its box office again? RIP Yaphet Kotto Oscar nominations Killing Eve to end with season four Matt...

It's a week heavy on news and reviews. Frankly Simon and Dan have too much to say about everything this week. What are you waiting for - stop reading and just start listening. News (01:33) Oprah and Meghan and Harry and a highly engaged global audience RIP Kim's Convenience Lupita Nyong’o's YouTube Original series Super Sema Pepe LePew faces #TimesUp Zack Snyder's Justice League leaks Disney+ pass...

It's a jam-packed Screen Watching this week because Simon and Dan know no other way. This week expect action, excitement, romance, and thrills. What you're going to get, however, is: News (01:18) Behold - RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under The Golden Globes ratings redefined the term 'dud 'ViacomCBS launch a new streaming service - Paramount+ The Simpsons scores two more seasons Stan's CEO is now Nine'...

It's a jam-packed Screen Watching this week because Simon and Dan know no other way. This week expect action, excitement, romance, and thrills. What you're going to get, however, is: News (01:06) Dan and Simon check out the new streaming service Star on Disney+ Thoughts on the new Woody v Farrow documentary series Confirmation on an Australian release date for the Zack Snyder Justice League film....

With Superman and Lois debuting on TV this week, Dan and Simon discuss Superman as a character of the big and small screen. They chart his evolution from comic book character through radio, movie serials, animated shows, live-action TV, and the big screen.

Strap yourselves in for another Screen Watching podcast. This week hosts Dan and Simon settle into their new podcast format and emerge out of it as absolute consummate professionals to the very end. As always, there's a lot of TV and movies to discuss: News  (02:10) We've now seen the Zack Snyder Justice League trailer. Honestly - we don't know if we're excited. But we're curious. Disney anno...