The Oz Network - TV & Film Recaps

We've done one Canadian movie in our CANADA VS AUSTRALIA month and it was about ice hockey, so what perfect way to do our second Canadian movie of the month on the subject of curling as we look at the 2002 movie Men With Brooms. How much of a big deal is this movie in Canada? Who is Paul Gross and why is he such a big deal? Why can't Ben tell the difference between the sisters? Did Jamie appreciat...

Another epic week of Survivor Winners At War is over and we are thrilled to be joined by another former winner and a first time guest to our show in Chris Underwood to help us recap it! Just why isn't Chris out there playing on this season? Has he enjoyed watching the first two episodes? Does he feel Boston Rob can keep up his current gameplay? Was taking out Danni the right move? How amazing was...

Well it's taken us a while to get here but finally we're back to bring you an Australian Survivor recap episode by looking closely at the first 9 episodes of All Stars with a bumper batch of first boots from the Channel Ten version in Des Quilty, Joan Caballero & Matt Dyson! Just what do our three legendary first boots think of the season so far? Which players have impressed them? Which player...

It's time to get all Australian up in here as we continue our CANADA VS AUSTRALIA month with our first Australian movie and one that you're going to have a super fun time watching, the 2006 gem that is BoyTown. How long has Ben been waiting to talk about this movie? Did Colin appreciate this for what this is or did he not like it? Was this movie ahead of its time? Does Colin get all the Australian...

We're back for our latest spoiler free review of 2020 as we take at look at the latest offering from the DC Extended Universe and the first comic book movie of the year Birds of Prey. Why is this episode so short? Why is Colin not on this episode? Did we enjoy this movie as much as we enjoyed Sonic? How great is Margot Robbie? How great is Ewan McGregor? How great is the rest of the cast? Can this...

We're back to cover the great canoe adventure that was Up A Creek. Can Colin accurately predict anything that happens in an episode he never watched? What are Rossi and Jarrod's thoughts on the craziness of Izzy? Is there any hope for Cody to force his way into a love triangle? And what curse will the evil tiki idol bring? It's the recap the RCMP doesn't want you to hear, so download it now before...

It's time for another SPOILER FREE review as we take a look at the latest video game adaptation that nobody really asked for, Sonic The Hedgehog. Why is this movie actually really good? Did Ben having actually read something before make this movie better or worse? How amazing is Jim Carrey and why is it great to see him back to his brilliant self? How great is it to see James Marsden actually be i...

It's finally here! Season 40 of Survivor has started and we have seen 20 winners battle each other out over the course of an epic double episode! And what better way to recap such an epic double episode than by chatting to a former winner who sadly isn't on this season, the legendary Tina Wesson. Just why isn't Tina on this season and how close did she get? What is her thoughts on the cast? Why is...

It's time to kick off our first ever CANADA VS AUSTRALIA month and start things with our first Canadian movie as we take a closer look at the biggest Canadian film to ever be a Canadian film, Bon Cop, Bad Cop from 2006. How did Ben feel about having to read subtitles and listen to French? Why is it so obvious that this movie would have to be about ice hockey? Can either Ben or Colin do a decent en...

It's time to be brave and face our fears as we look at Episode 7 of Total Drama Island 'Phobia Factor What contestant fears work well on screen, and which ones just make absolutely no sense? Are Celine Dion music store standees really as terrifying as they sound? Is green jello really a sugary jiggly bowl of snot? Can someone truly be alone in the woods accompanied by a camera man? What are our ho...

The biggest season in the history of Survivor is about to begin and what better way to get you in the zone for Winners At War than by chatting with the legendary Billy Garcia about just what he thinks will happen and just who he thinks will win! Is Billy purely rooting for his Cook Islands pals in Parvati and Yul? Which tribe does he think will come out on top? Will Sandra be able to survive any l...

It's time to visit another film we've covered before with our latest Best Picture Oscars review as we take another look at the epic movie that is Joker and make it even more interesting by making it a SPOILER review, as well as give all our predictions for the 2020 Oscars! Does this movie still hold up a few months later? Does talking about the ending make it easier to digest? How much of a lock i...

It's time to close out our Survivor month with our biggest episode yet as we sit down to rank each of the 39 seasons of Survivor in the only way we know how: an epic rankings episode! Join Ben, Colin and Nick as they bring back the veto format from our infamous player rankings cast from the Survivor Oz days to try and put together a definitive order of all the seasons in the history of the show we...

It's another ground-breaking episode for us today as we cover our first ever Korean movie as we look closer at our latest Best Picture Oscar nominee Parasite! How excited are we to have Noah back on an episode and why is he back? Is this the most unique film out of all the nominations this year? How exciting is it to have a Korean film nominated for Best Picture for the first time ever? Do Colin &...

Our next Oscars Best Picture nominee review comes from a film we've already covered but a film that we still enjoy as we take a closer look at the Matt Damon and Christian Bale racing movie Ford v Ferrari! Should this have been nominated for Best Picture? Can we appreciate how James Mangold made this movie? Did the actors get snubbed in the acting categories? How great is this movie when it comes...

Total Drama Island is going full on Survivor on this week's episode with an outdoors survival challenge that certainly does not SUCK. How shocking is it to see Katie and Sadie clashing? Is there anything funnier than pitching a tent like a guy? Have we cracked the rules of using the word 'suck' on US TV? Is this officially the most dramatic campfire ceremony yet? We lost several interns in pre pro...

Let's step back in time and go all the way to 1917 as we bring you our latest Best Picture Oscar review episode on the film of the same name! Why do we struggle to come up with a quote for this episode? How incredible is this film? Is this one of the most unique and amazing movies both Ben and Colin have ever seen? Is Sam Mendes the best modern day director going around? Will people think this mov...

It's time for Ben and Colin to find their inner Little Women as they look at the film of the same name in their latest Oscar Best Picture review episode! Can Ben say anything positive about this film? How did Colin react to seeing this for the very first time? Is there even a story in this movie? Was the acting any good? Why are there so many issues around the timeline? Did Ben finish watching it?...

Let's get closer to where Ben lives as our latest Best Picture Oscars review takes us to the Taika Waititi hit Jojo Rabbit! How unique of a film is this? Should people be taking offence to this movie or take it for what it is? Did Taika Waititi deserve a best director nomination, or even a best supporting actor nomination? Is there a perfect balance between humour, action and darkness? Did Scarlet...

Somehow we have never managed to cover a Quentin Tarantino film until now, as our latest Best Picture Oscar review episode takes a closer look at his latest movie Once Upon A Time In Hollywood! Are we excited to finally be talking about a Quentin Tarantino movie in full? Do we understand the Sharon Tate story? Is Brad Pitt really that good and should we win the Oscar? Why is this movie essentially...

Let's learn about a Marriage Story today in our latest Best Picture Oscars review episode that we're sure is set to entertain you! Is this the most simple movie of all the nominees? How beautiful and incredible and amazing is Adam Driver? How beautiful and incredible and amazing is Scarlett Johansson? Why are we so excited to finally see Laura Dern win an Oscar for her performance in this movie? D...

With all the hype surrounding Survivor as it enters season 40, we're also getting that buzz around Australian Survivor as it moves into season 7 with an epic All Stars season! And what better way to get into the zone ahead of it than to do a full preview episode featuring the second greatest first boot of all time Matt Dyson! Ben is joined by Matt to go over all the players that are set to battle...

The Oscars are back for 2020 and we're back to once again go over all the Best Picture nominees by starting with one of the favourites, The Irishman! How long did it take us to get through this? Is this movie a little overrated? Why does Colin feel Robert De Niro deserved not getting an acting nomination? Did the de-aging technology work? Why has Ben never seen a Martin Scorsese film before this?...

We're here for another special Survivor episode as we celebrate Survivor month in the lead up to the epic 40th season of the show we all love by bringing you an episode commentary of the episode that started it all, The Marooning! How will Ben and Colin react to seeing this episode for the first time in a long time? Does it hold up 20 years later? Is the show even recognisable compared to modern d...

Our Third Watch recaps may have stopped but that doesn't mean we're not going to stop bringing you some great interviews with former cast members from the show, and today we're doing exactly that by speaking to the one and only Bill Walsh! In this great chat, we learn just how Bill landed a gig on the show from simply being a New York firefighter, why he was never guaranteed to come back after eac...