Folks, it's a big week for the ol' Screen Watching podcast. First, there is industry chat:

• Why were people surprised A Minecraft Movie would be a hit?
• What was the deal with people not liking s3 of The White Lotus?

Then there's the important matter of reviews:

• Death of a Unicorn (in cinemas)
• Your Friends and Neighbors (Apple TV+)
• The Amateur (in cinemas)
• Bad Genius
• The Last of Us (Max)
• Dying For Sex (Disney+/Hulu)

Yeah - it's a lot of show. And if you want to know how it is possible, hit the play button and marvel.

We kicked off this week's podcast with a whole lot of TV and movie news from this past week - farewelling Val Kilmer, discussing the launch of Max in Australia, and a few other tidbits.

Then we rolled into reviews of The Minecraft Movie, new Netflix show Pulse, Dogman, and more.

Podcasting’s own Daffy and Porky, Dan Barrett and Simon Foster, have a lot to say about the new Looney Tunes full-length feature film, THE DAY THE EARTH BLEW UP. They pivot into some equally lively debate about AppleTV’s Hollywood satire THE STUDIO, starring Seth Rogen. PLUS Richard Gere and Uma Thurman star in director Paul Schrader’s moving drama, OH, CANADA!; bald bad-guy basher Jason Statham is up to his increasingly old tricks in A WORKING MAN; and, we join the chorus of admiration surrounding the Netflix hit, ADOLESCENCE. Enjoy!

Lots of things to talk about and review this week. Simon steps onto the culture wars battlefield to see Snow White, Dan pops into new Netflix murder mystery comedy The Residence, Simon presses play on Long Bright River on Stan, and Dan popped into a cinema to see Robert de Niro appear opposite himself in The Alto Knights.

Steven Soderbergh has a new movie, which means that we are required to review the movie to keep our podcasting license. Sorry, we don't make up the rules.

02:30 Black Bag

11:46 Deli Boys

21:22 Wallace & Grommit: Vengeance Most Fowl

24:40 The Electric State

And... MORE!

In our post Oscars podcast, Dan rants on for no less than seven hours about fixing the Oscars. Oh, and we have reviews too.

03:16 Mickey 17

19:34 Daredevil: Born Again

34:10 Oscar Chat

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+