Do you feel Wuthering Heights in the pants?
In a very special Valentine's Day episode of Screen Watching, Dan asks Simon whether he felt the new film Wuthering Heights in the pants.Simon, graphically, offers his thoughts. (It's not actually that graphic).Dan also talks up How To Get To heaven From Belfast, a show he is putting up there as among the very best. There's also chatter about The Burbs (Peacock's new TV series) and movies Crime 101 (in cinemas) and The Wrecking Crew (Prime Video).
Appreciating The Muppets on a deeper level
Disney has done a lot in getting The Muppets wrong these past 20 years or so. But this new Muppet Show... well, it ain't half bad.Dan and Simon talk about the new show, but they also take a look at the new Bradley Cooper film Is This On, the new Jason Statham film Shelter, and older Netflix films Bank of Dave and Bank of Dave 2.
What is Marvel trying to do with Wonder Man?
This week on Australia's favourite screen review podcast, Dan and Simon take a look at the new Marvel TV show, which Dan reckons is good but is the wrong show for the wrong time.Also, Simon tells us about Send Help, which is in cinemas now. He also saw the film Worldbreaker, which he has a highly contrarian view on. For some reason he also felt obligated to go and see propaganda film Melania. Dan has continued churning through The X-Files (he's mid season 3) and has also taken a detour in watching 80s mini-series V and V: The Final Battle.
Oscars noms + The Beauty + Marty Supreme + Steal
The Oscars nominations nailed it... except for that one movie. Dan and Simon scratch their heads before going on to the reviews of the week:Marty SupremeThe BeautyStealPlus shorter chats on His & Hers and Mercy.Oh, and they discuss their favourite heist movies & shows.
28 Years Later & The Rip delivers the goods
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.