Hosts Dan Barrett and Simon Foster were both very happy with what they saw this week, with big recommendations for 28 Years Later & The Rip... what impressed them so much? You'll have to hit play.

But, it isn't all sunshine and thumbs up. The guys have a big disagreement on Star Trek: Starfleet Academy.

There's also some chatter on People We Meet on Vacation, Hamnet, and season one of The X-Files.

With new seasons for The Pitt (s2) & Industry (s4), we ask how much change each season is good and how much can piss off the fans? Plus, Simon reviews the new jukebox musical Song Sung Blue.

The third of Knives Out film brings back Daniel Craig’s master detective Benoit Blanc and director Rian Johnson for WAKE UP DEAD MAN, and Dan and Simon take a magnifying glass to Netflix’s blockbuster whodunnit. 

There’s not much happening TV-wise, so Dan reignites his not-at-all-hidden love for Jon Hamm and talks MAD MEN. Meanwhile Simon emerges blood-splattered after watching the slasher remake SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT, and caked in Japanese theatrical make-up after experiencing the Kabuki epic, KOKUHO. Enjoy! 

The year might be set to end, but the flow of new movies and TV shows isn't letting up. This week:

• Nuremberg - in cinemas
• Jay Kelly - Netflix
• The Family McMullen - HBO Max
• Twiggy - Prime Video
• Future Boy - Spotify

There's also an impromptu chat about the Netflix acquisition of Warner Bros.

It's a lot of show.

This week on the pod, Dan and Simon talk about the aged and informed Stranger Things cast with season 5 debuting through the week. Simon takes a gander at Zootopia 2, while Dan goes against common consensus on new Netflix film Train Dreams.

This week on the podcast Dan has a blast with Netflix's new samurai show, while Simon struggles with the second part of the smash hit witch musical series.

This week:

• Wicked For Good - In cinemas
• Last Samurai Standing - Netflix
• John Candy: I Like Me - Prime Video
• Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk - In cinemas
• He Had It Coming - Stan
• The Death of Bunny Munro - BINGE

Maybe we're more in love with the idea of Edgar Wright than his actual movies? Dan Barrett and Simon Foster explore that idea as they churn through reviews of:

• The Running Man (2025) - In cinemas
• Pluribus - Apple TV
• Frankenstein (2025) - Netflix
• The Iris Affair - Sky Atlantic | Stan
• Predator Badlands - In cinemas
• Mitchell & Webb Are Not Helping

What a massive week for television. Dan chats about:

• Death By Lightning - Netflix
• All's Fair - Hulu
• All Her Fault - Peacock (US) | BINGE (Aus)
• Ghosts Australia - Paramount+
• Robin Hood 2025 - MGM+ (US) | Stan (Aus)

On the podcast this week Dan takes a ;look at the new Apple TV show Down Cemetery Road. It's based on a book series from the author behind Slow Horses.

He then turns back the clock for a look at The TV movie version of The Taking of Pelham 123 and forgotten sitcom Hearts Afire.

The new Kathryn Bigelow film A House of Dynamite is streaming now on Netflix and your boy Dan Barrett was very into it.

He also offers a quick take on Nobody Wants This and the 2019 Mad About You reboot.

It's another week without a co-host, which doesn't stop Dan talking about:

• The Diploman returns for season 3 (Netflix)
• The Lowdown is getting even better (Hulu)
• The Chair Company frustrates in the best ways (HBO Max)