Screen Watching

Screen Watching

Join TV and film critics (and handsome men) Dan Barrett and Simon Foster with reviews, industry news, and recommendations of great things to check out. This podcast is a perfect example of the dangers of equipping people with knowledge and microphones.

  • 1 hour 8 minutes
    The Fall Guy, Elsbeth, Knuckles, and movies greatest stunts

    This week, we settle into our armchairs to review:

    • The Fall Guy (In cinemas now)
    • Elsbeth (Paramount+)
    • Knuckles (Paramount+)

    Then Dan and Simon discuss their favourite movie stunts.

    26 April 2024, 11:10 pm
  • 1 hour 10 minutes
    Challengers, Fallout, Baby Reindeer, Rebel Moon, and more

    Our main reviews for this week:

    • Challengers (In cinemas now)
    • Fallout (Prime Video)

    In our Intermission segment:

    • TV and cinema can’t leave the 1950s “nostalgia” behind

    What else have we been watching?

    • Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon Part 2
    • Bluey - The Sign
    • Baby Reindeer
    20 April 2024, 9:48 pm
  • 1 hour 28 minutes
    Too many reviews: Civil War, Franklin, The Sympathizer, and Late Night with The Devil

    We put too many things into this week’s show.

    Reviews:

    • Civil War (in cinemas now)
    • Franklin (Apple TV+)
    • The Sympathizer (HBO)
    • Late Night with The Devil (In cinemas now, but soon on Shudder)

    Oh, and we also have a lengthy conversation about our favourite critics, a chat about Curb Your Enthusiasm ending, and much more.

    13 April 2024, 10:37 am
  • 1 hour 18 minutes
    Reviews are in for Sugar, Ripley, Origin, and Monkey Man.

    This week on the ol’ Screen Watching pod.

    Reviews:

    • Sugar (Apple TV+)
    • Origin (In cinemas)
    • Ripley (Netflix)
    • Monkey Man (In cinemas)

    We then celebrate a mid-year Festivus with our airing of grievances.

    6 April 2024, 11:02 pm
  • 58 minutes 15 seconds
    Godzilla x Kong, A Gentleman in Moscow, and the best films of 1999.

    What even is the name of the new Godzilla film? Is it Godzilla x Kong? Shouldn’t it be ‘v’? Otherwise, it is kind of like Joannie Loves Chachi, which might actually be better?


    Oh, this week we review:

    • Godzilla Loves Kong (in cinemas now)
    • A Gentleman in Moscow (Paramount+)
    • Perfect Days (In cinemas)
    • Steve (martin) - a documentary in two parts (Apple TV+)
    30 March 2024, 1:36 am
  • 1 hour 14 minutes
    Ghostbusters, 3 Body Problem, Immaculate, Chicken Nugget

    This week on the podcast we review so, so many things.

    Among the titles:

    • Ghostbusters: They get real chilly (in cinemas now)
    • 3 Body Problem (Netflix)
    • Immaculate (In cinemas now)
    • Chicken Nugget (Netflix)
    • X-Men 97 (Disney+)
    • Road House (Prime Video)

    Also, we messed up the video this week, so instead of our faces, we have a running track of classic TV commercials (without sound). Enjoy?

    23 March 2024, 11:33 pm
  • 1 hour 6 minutes
    This week there are girls on a bus and we see Abe Lincoln shot - what a week

    This week on the podcast we have a post-Oscars hangover. So, we offer a few post Oscars thoughts, then get onto the business of reviews:

    • Love Lies Bleeding (In cinemas now)
    • The Girls on The Bus (Max, Binge)
    • Manhunt (Apple TV+)
    • Millers Girl (In cinemas now)
    • American Fiction (Prime Video)
    17 March 2024, 12:36 am
  • 1 hour 5 minutes
    Simon sings Hooray For Hollywood ahead of the Oscars

    It’s our big pre-Oscars show as Simon & Dan discuss the nominated films that should win.

    Oh, and there’s reviews too:

    • How To Have Sex (In cinemas now)
    • Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent (CityTV in Canada, Binge in Australia)
    • The Gentlemen (Netflix)
    • Spaceman (Netflix)
    9 March 2024, 4:13 am
  • 1 hour 18 minutes
    Cinema party: Dune, Shogun, Four Daughters, and
 Peppa Pig?

    Big week. Big titles.

    What? You doubt these claims? Get a load of these films & TV shows up for review:

    • Dune
    • Shogun
    • Four Daughters

    And in our Intermission we talk about Peppa Pig’s Cinema Party.

    3 March 2024, 5:44 am
  • 51 minutes 50 seconds
    Screen Watching is in the zone of interest

    This week on the podcast, you can expect the following conversational powerhouse moments:

    • We discuss Zone of Interest (in cinemas now)
    • We deep dive on the new Hubbl streaming device
    • We begin our ninja rap with Netflix’s House of Ninjas.
    24 February 2024, 3:04 am
  • 1 hour 15 minutes
    Madam Web, The New Look, and an argument about Australian movies & TV

    Yeah, we have reviews:

    • Madam Web (in cinemas now)
    • The New Look (Apple TV+)

    And then we dip into the mailbag for a listener question about the state of Australian movies and TV.

    18 February 2024, 12:13 am
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