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)

Dan takes the reins of the podcast with co-host Simon Foster off in Europe or something.

With Dan in charge, it's nothing but TV (with some shorter movie talk up front)

• The Last Frontier (Apple TV+)
• The Woman in Cabin 10 (Netflix)
• Peacemaker's season 2 series finale (HBO Max)

This week on the podcast we talk about Ethan Hawke being a very good boy in The Lowdown, a fantastic new show on Disney+. Then we talk about a really good boy in the movie Good Boy.