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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.

tv & film

All Episodes

01:17:01

The definitive list of the top 10 TV shows of 2023

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2023/12/26

Each week on the podcast Dan and Simon offer their thoughts on the new TV shows and movies of the week. They then occasionally get into petty squabbles as they work through their thoughts. But what happens when each come to a table to proffer their lists of the definitively best TV shows of the year? Did you expect this to be a respectful, safe space conversation?

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00:18:09

Simon chats with Woody Allen. Yeah, that’s right

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2023/12/25

Look, he’s Woody Allen. Simon chats with him about his latest film Coup de Chance.

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01:03:09

Rebel Moon, Poor Things, Society of Snow

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2023/12/24

It’s Christmas, which means the focus is on the big holiday release movies this week. Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon (Netflix) Poor Things (In cinemas) Society of Snow (Kind of in cinemas, but is on Netflix Jan 4) There’s also chatter about Teri Hatcher, LA Law, and Highlander 2, among other things.

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00:46:16

Maestro, Carol & The End of The World, Familia, and...

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2023/12/15

We’re edging towards Christmas, but that isn’t going to stop the reviews and baseless opinion: Wonka (In cinemas) Familia (Netflix) Maestro (Netflix) Carol & The End of The World (Netflix) And of course we do our weekly quizzes and other nonsense.

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01:05:50

Reviews: Master Gardener, Obliterated, The Boy and...

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2023/12/09

Dan and Simon take to the microphones. We review: Paul Schrader’s new film Master Gardener New Netflix comedy Obliterated (from the team behind Coba Kai) The final (?) film by Hayao Miyazaki, The Boy and The Heron Also discussed: Grand Theft Auto VI, Godzilla Minus One, Merry Little Batman, and Norman Lear

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01:02:25

Bottoms, Leave The World Behind, Godzilla Minus One,...

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2023/12/02

It’s the end of the world as we know it. And we feel fine! On the pod this week we discuss our favourite end of the world movies. Oh, and reviews: Bottoms (In cinemas) Leave The World Behind (Netflix Dec 7) Godzilla Minus One (In cinemas) Faraway Downs (Hulu/Disney+)

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01:07:02

The free Aussie streaming service Brollie. Reviews:...

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2023/11/25

This week a new free streaming service launched in Australia. It’s called Brollie and it has a good collection of arthouse and cult movies. Dan and Simon offer their thoughts on the service and each choose some recommendations from the library. Also… reviews: Napoleon (In cinemas and soon on Apple TV+) Fargo season 5 (SBS On Demand, or Hulu in the US) The Royal Hotel (In cinemas now) Squid Game: The Challenge

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01:06:55

Simon Miraudo schools us on Australian film...

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2023/11/20

This week Dan and Simon are joined by a different film critic named Simon. It is Simon Miraudo who has just written the really fantastic Book of The Banned: Devilish Movies, Dastardly Censors, and the Scenes That Made Australia Sweat. Also on the pod, we have reviews. This week: Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (Apple TV+) The Hunger Games: Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (In cinemas now) The Curse (Paramount+) Saltburn

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01:07:38

The Marvels, 007: Road To a Million, The Killer, My...

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2023/11/10

We kick off the pod with an extended chat about the resolution of the SAG-AFTRA strike and discuss what happens now. Then we dive into reviews: The Marvels - in cinemas now 007: Road To a Million - it’s streaming on Prime Video The Killer - David Fincher’s new film is on Netflix My Adventures with Superman - it finally arrived in Australia, streaming on Binge

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01:02:57

How to fix Marvel? Also, reviews: NCIS: Sydney, Five...

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2023/11/04

This week in the Intermission Dan and Simon attempt to fix Marvel with big brain ideas. Oh, and then there are weekly reviews of NCIS Sydney (Paramount+), Five Nights at Freddy’s (In cinemas, Peacock), Lawman: Bass Reeves (Paramount+), and Fingernails (Apple TV+).

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01:18:44

Killers of The Flower Moon | Bodies | Fellow...

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2023/10/27

You will be SHOCKED by our thoughts on the new Martin Scorsese film Killers of The Flower Moon (In cinemas now, but on Apple TV+ sometime soon-ish). You will be CAPTIVATED by what we have to say about Fellow Travellers (Paramount+). You’ll be (in fairness) MIDLY INTERESTED in our thoughts on Bodies (Netflix). And then you will be IN A STATE OF UNBRIDLED NOSTALGIA as we discuss the Wiggles documentary Hot Potato (Prime Video).

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00:56:44

Mark Humphries joins to discuss Upload, From, and the...

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2023/10/21

Mark Humphries from the TV joins Dan Barrett from Screen Watching for a very loose and casual chat about the show Upload (Apple TV+), he talks up the underrated show From (MGM+, Stan), and there’s a lengthy discussion about the changing nature of what is funny on screen nowadays.

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01:05:22

Frasier (2023) and the weight of the mediocre sitcom

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2023/10/13

This week on the podcast Dan and Simon review: Frasier (2023) - Paramount+ Love Is In The Air - Netflix Shayda - In cinemas now Inspired by the Frasier revival show, Dan and Simon discuss some of their favourite mid-weight/mediocre sitcoms of years gone by.

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00:34:35

Struggling with the return of US late night

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2023/10/07

This week on the show, Dan flies 100% solo on the worst week possible. With no new shows of note to discuss, he discusses what he watches while laying on the couch sick this week. It is an eclectic and weird grab bag of films and TV-related fare. Oh, and then Dan carries on and on about why late night TV is no longer any good.

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01:17:06

The Creator, C*A*U*G*H*T, The Wonderful Story of...

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2023/09/30

I really hope you enjoy asides and digressions in the middle of a conversation about new movies and TV shows, because gosh oh golly is that what takes place in this episode where Dan is joined by Melbourne-based critic Mel Campbell. The two discuss: The Creator (in cinemas now) C*A*U*G*H*T (Stan) The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (Netflix) While The Men Are Away (SBS On Demand) WARNING: Podcast includes some potty language.

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00:49:06

The big reviews: The Continental (John Wick...

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2023/09/25

This week on the ol’ podcast Dan reviews the biggest TV show of the… week, I guess. The John Wick spin-off The Continental. Oh, he also talks up one of his favourite shows of the year, the new Apple TV+ show Still Up. Simon reviews two movies that you will likely never hear mentioned again after this podcast is done: Liam Neeson‘s latest Retribution, and a horror film called It Still Lives Here.

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01:24:12

The X-Files @ 30. Also, reviews: Ninja Turtles:...

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2023/09/16

Last weekend was the 30th anniversary of the debut of The X-Files. Your two cool podcast hosts Dan and Simon look back at the show, discuss why it was such a huge zeitgeist hit, and recount favourite episodes. Also, we have our reviews: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (In cinemas now) Blue Beetle (In cinemas now) The Lovers (Sky Atlantic, Binge) A Haunting in Venice (in cinemas now)

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01:07:00

Black Ops, Biosphere, The Morning Show, Theatre Camp,...

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2023/09/10

Screen Watching is available as audio on your favourite podcast apps, but you can also watch it as video on Spotify and YouTube. This week on the show, there are reviews: Black Ops (BBC, Bings) Biosphere (In cinemas now) The Morning Show season 3 (Apple TV+) Theatre Camp (In cinemas now) Shin Ultraman (In cinemas now) There is also the weekly Intermission chat (this week we travel time/space to interview plumbers about I love Lucy, or something), This Week in History, and the Birthday

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01:02:58

Simon age-shames Hollywood actors. Dan is respectful

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2023/09/01

This week we offer some thoughts on who the promising young actors are and which older actors just need to give it up. Oh, and we offer some thoughts on the latest TV shows and movies: One Piece (Netflix) Past Lives (In cinemas now) Who is Erin Carter? (Netflix) The Equalizer 3 (In cinemas now)

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01:20:56

Dan + Simon get cancelled. Also, reviews: Ahsoka,...

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2023/08/26

This week on the podcast Simon and Dan each list their most unpopular opinions about movies. Will it get the two of them cancelled? One can only hope. In terms of reviews, expect conversation on: Ahsoka (Disney+) Sound of Freedom (in cinemas) First Slam Dunk (in cinemas) Haunted Mansion (in cinemas)

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