The Oz Network - TV & Film Recaps

Not only are you about to excited for another epic 24 interview in the lead up to our episode-by-episode series recap of the show, but you’re about to get excited for the RETURN of a guest to the show! Yes, that’s right, we are welcoming back the amazing Phillip Rhys to The Oz Network for the first time since his Nip/Tuck interview in 2018 to this time talk about his time on 24 ! Phil goes over th...

It's time to catch up on the latest new movie release as we talk about Mortal Kombat and whether it lives up to years of expectations from video game fans everywhere. What has us so divided on our opinions of this movie? Why is calling this "R Rated" a bit of a cheat? How amazing is Josh Lawson as Kano, and is he the only actor who showed up to work in this movie? How did we cast Bob Ross as a new...

Get excited for another 24 interview today as we chat with Jesse Borrego, who played Gael Ortega in season 3! Jesse goes over just how him trying out for the role of a different character helped land him the role of Gael, and just why it turned out to be a better part for him. He also talks about why playing Gael was so layered and interesting, why he was hopeful that he would survive the entire d...

With the 2021 Academy Awards literally around the corner, today we bring you an episode including reviews of all 8 Best Pictures nominated films. Which movies don't even belong in the race and show how slim the movie pickings were during the pandemic year? Which nominees are strong enough to win in any other past year? Which special guests are joining in to give their thoughts on some of the year'...

It's the epic finale of our trilogy of Guest Host podcasts, and what better way to end it than by talking with Amazing Race Canada's Martina Seo about the epic finale of another loosely connected trilogy, Glass. How many times did Martina watch this movie, Unbreakable and Split in the week leading into this podcast? How many other movies have made Martina question reality outside of this movie? Wh...

Another interview coming your way today in the lead up to our 24 coverage as we bring a massive one today by speaking with the incredible Leslie Hope, who of course played the incredible Teri Bauer in the very first season of 24 ! In this great interview, we learn about just how Leslie came about the role and why she wasn’t too keen to try out for it in the first place. We also find out about her...

Guest host month continues as we're joined by Australian Survivor's Matt Dyson to cover the 1998 comedy blockbuster There's Something About Mary. Why does this comedy hold up so well more than 20 years later when other comedies don't? How perfect is the cast, from Diaz, Stiller and Dillon to all of the bit players with only a few lines? How many iconic scenes does this movie have that are still so...

It’s time for a special interview today as we sit down with esteemed director and multiple Emmy nominee Ken Kwapis to talk about his amazing career, latest book and everything else in between! Ken goes over his work on the 1997 movie The Beautician and the Beast and shares some fun memories from working with Timothy Dalton and Fran Drescher. He also talks about his involvement in the US adaptation...

As we get closer to bringing you our 24 series recap, we’re excited to bring you another interview with a cast member from the show as we speak to the legendary Joaquim de Almeida about his time on the third season playing the amazing Ramon Salazar! In this chat, Joaquim talks about getting cast in the role and how it was often tricky to fully get into his character when he couldn’t always know wh...

It's the beginning of Guest Host Month, and we kick it off with everyone favourite Survivor Cook Islands contestant the one and only Billy Garcia, and a movie we have teased doing with him for almost 3 years, the original 1984 Karate Kid! How authentic was the karate in this classic film, from the origins Miyagi tells to the "wax on, wax off" technique? How much of Daniel's problems were actually...

Earlier this year we brought you a recap of the amazing Treed Murray , and today we are excited to bring you an interview with one of the cast members of that amazing film, Kevin Duhaney! In this entertaining chat, Kevin goes through how he was cast in the role and what it was like to get into the head of the character of Carter. He also talks about the shoot, balancing his schoolwork with the fil...

Super excited to bring you another interview today on The Oz Network as we get ready to bring you our full series recap of 24 by speaking with the man who played Ron Clark on the ninth season of the show, the esteemed Ross McCall! Ross goes into detail about how nearly playing a Kennedy got him the role on the show, and why he very nearly then missed out on the role when he was set to be cast. He...

The ultimate monster battle is finally here, so how does Godzilla vs. Kong stack up against the rest of the Monsterverse? Would it have been better as Godzilla vs. Kong vs. Millie Bobby Brown? Where can people find a Godzilla vs Kong yoga workout online? Are the characters and story lacking, or does that even matter when we get to see Godzilla vs. Kong? Is the movie too outlandish and convenient,...

Excited to bring you another actor interview today from the criminally underrated Aussie show that was Always Greener as we catch up with the incredible Clayton Watson! We find out from Clay just how he got cast in the show and what it was like filming some pretty intense scenes early on with his on-screen dad played by Grant Bowler. We also learn which direction they planned to take his character...

After we brought you our chat with the amazing Michala Banas to chat about the amazing Always Greener, it’s time to bring you another amazing interview as we chat with the amazing Bree Desborough about her time on the show! We learn just how she was cast, what role she initially tried out for and just why it was a massive step up from her time on Home & Away . We also learn some fun behind the...

She is one of Australia’s favourite actresses and today she joins us to chat about her esteemed career as we welcome the incredible Michala Banas to The Oz Network ! Michala talks about some of her amazing roles, particularly that of Marissa on the severely underrated gem that is Always Greener , as well as remembering her time on the childhood favourite of many Australian children, Round The Twis...

We wrap up our Monsterverse month by travelling further back in time than we ever have before in a movie recap to 1962 for the original King Kong vs. Godzilla. How much of the original plot is lost by endless inserted American newscasts? Was Kong's face really made out of paper mache? Why was Godzilla an after thought in the movie that essentially kick started the Godzilla franchise? Why is it no...

As we get prepared for the new Mighty Ducks TV show, as well as our recap series on all of the films, we are super excited to bring to you today one of the OG stars from the very first Mighty Ducks movie, Aaron Schwartz! In this fun chat, Aaron talks about how he got the role on The Mighty Ducks and just why there were a few lies told to help him get the role of Karp. He also talks about the legac...

Another week of our MONSTERVERSE month is here as we cover the latest movie that exists in the franchise by going over the bonkers movie that is Godzilla: King of the Monsters ! Is this movie still as epic and crazy as we all remember it? Why do Ben & Colin get so angry at each other at the opening of this movie? Is there one human character we can even remotely care about in this film? How on...

It’s time to celebrate a MASSIVE MILESTONE today as your favourite podcast in the whole world celebrates it’s 1000TH EPISODE! That’s right! We are here today to celebrate our 1000th edition of The Oz Network with a SPECTACULAR that you won’t want to miss! Join Ben & Colin as they take a trip down memory lane, bringing you their favourite moments from the first 1000 episodes, a whole bunch of s...

Our MONSTERVERSE month continues as we get closer to Godzilla vs. Kong by moving away from that giant thing with a big roar to go towards that giant ape with a big roar by recapping the epic 2017 movie that is Kong: Skull Island . Why is this movie pretty epic? What is the point of Tom Hiddleston and Brie Larson being in this film? Why is the action so awesome? Are we glad that people are finally...

Another exciting month of recaps is here as we get into our MONSTERVERSE month in the lead up to the (hopefully) epic Godzilla vs. Kong by kicking things off with the 2014 version of Godzilla ! Does this movie end up being better than the 1998 version ? Why are Ben & Colin so divided on this film? Why do we just want to say ‘sup’ to Mr Godzilla? Why is Bryan Cranston so wasted in this film? Ca...

It’s time to wrap up another ANNIVERSARY MONTH for another year and what a way to do it by celebrating the 35th anniversary of the iconic Ferris Bueller’s Day Off ! And to make it even more awesome, we’re bringing in a special guest to help us recap it as we welcome back the legendary Dan Foley from Survivor Worlds Apart to chat about his favourite movie of all time! Why is this movie so amazing?...

Another interview is coming your way today as we catch up with one of the most memorable guest stars in Nip/Tuck , the incredible Lindsay Hollister! Lindsay chats about her time on Nip/Tuck and what it was like playing the incredibly memorable Nanette Babcock on the episode of the same name! She also talks about how it was connecting with the character and why it wasn’t hard to get into the role,...

It’s our third week of ANNIVERSARY MONTH and it’s time to get your surfers robbing banks as we look at the cult classic that is Point Break from 1991. Why is this movie so terrible it’s actually amazing? Do we finally get Patrick Swayze now? What dirty things did Jamie say during this recap that all of a sudden make this movie even better? Why isn’t Lori Petty a bigger deal? Do we understand anyth...