We lost one of the greats this week with Gene Hackman, prompting Simon Foster and Dan Barrett to consider some of their favourite Hackman roles. There's also some mandatory pre-Oscar predictions and then the reviews:

02:04 RIP Gene Hackman

14:59 Oscar chat

27:08 Ne Zha 2

33:31 Running Point

41:04 Small Town / Big Story

Look at this. It's your boys Dan and Simon a bit late on a weekend talking about the TV and movies they watched this week.

03:45 The Gorge

08:25 Zero Day

17:50 The Fabulous Baker Boys & Pacific Heights

19:47 The Last Showgirl

25:21 SNL @ 50

It's a rather huge week for the mining of IP, so Dan and Simon pull on their helmets and safety gear to go spelunking into the IP content mines.

01:49 Captain America: Brave New World

23:50 Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy

35:03 The White Lotus season 3

43:12 Your Friendly Neighbourhood Spider-Man

46:21 Heart Eyes

49:07 Homicide: Life on The Streets chat

Format? What format?

Sorry, we went long on this week's pod. But we cannot be contained!

[00:00] Australian screen's Top 10 dogs - a definitive list

[03:51] What's on this week's show?

[05:08] September 5 - In Australian cinemas... finally

[18:29] Apple Cider Vinegar - Netflix

[37:44] Presence - In cinemas

[42:21] You're Cordially Invited - Prime Video

[46:28] St Dennis | The Hunting Party - 7Plus in Australia, NBC in the US

It's a pretty good week for using your eyeballs this week, with a bunch of really great things to watch. And Watson.

Dan Barrett and Simon Foster talk you through what you need to know about:

[03:20] Companion - in cinemas

[13:00] Paradise - Hulu/Disney+

[23:27] Babygirl - in cinemas

[28:53] The Brutalist - in cinemas

[33:44] The Wild Robot - Peacock / Binge

[35:34] Watson - Paramount+

Despite his better judgment, Dan said yes to Simon's request to discuss Oscar nominations. So, uh, enjoy that. Then there's a review of the first ever Star Trek TV movie. Simon has a look at the under-seen Oscar nominee The Brutalist. And Dan talks up the Bob Dylan music biopic A Complete Unknown.

Yeah, it's a weird week on the Screen Watching podcast. We have a lot to talk about, but none of it seems to be what we should be talking about this week. Like, Emilia Perez is in Australian cinemas, but we should have talked about it months ago in line with the US release. And Dan should be talking about Severance season 2, but there were no screeners made available.

So, this week:

• Emilia Perez (in cinemas)
• Wolf Man (in cinemas)
• Mister8 (SBS On Demand)
• Everyone Else Burns (SBS On Demand)
• Homicide: Life on The Street (SBS On Demand)

And, uh, more.

Did horror movie fan Simon Foster say "Yesferatu" to the new Robert Eggers film Nosferatu? Will Dan stop gushing over The Pitt? And why didn't Simon talk about Conclave as his featured review?

Oh... and what is with all of the beeped language in this week's episode?

Each week on Screen Watching Simon & Dan review the movies and TV shows. But this week the guys are looking forward at 2025. What are the movies and TV shows they are excited about?

Yes, you'll hear some thoughts on the upcoming Max show The Pitt, the long-awaited final (???) Mission: Impossible film, Bong Joon-ho's Mickey 17, the new Superman film, and a bunch more. Join us, won't you?

This week in a special Post-Christmas, Pre-NYE celebratory podcast, join Simon Foster and Dan Barrett as they offer reviews of A Real Pain and Laid, along with their top 5 movies and shows in 2024.

In our big show before Christmas, Simon checks out prequel Mufasa, Dan is ready to explode with volcanic Netflix drama La Palma, then there's a quick look at Netflix's Carry On and Max's James Gunn superhero adjacent cartoon Creature Commandos.

Then, because it's Christmas, the podcast winds out with some Christmas chatter.