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:
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:
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:
What a massive week for television. Dan chats about:
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:
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)
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.
This week Dan and Simon gush over the new Paul Thomas Anderson film One Battle After Another.
But is it as good as Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie?
And how about the Brett Goldstein film All of You?
Dan and Simon wish they were more passionate about all of the movies and TV shows they're discussing this week. But instead, they're here to talk about:
This week Simon walks into the cinema for The Long Walk, but then it is couch time as Dan pressed play on the latest Spike Lee joint Highest 2 Lowest. Then there's some shouty Task (HBO Max) and aka Charlie Sheen (Netflix) talk.
Two screen comedies dominate the Screen Watching podcast this week with Dan Barrett taking a look at The Office Spin-off The Paper. Is it a worthy successor to the beloved comedy, or is The Paper just comedic bird cage liner? Then Simon Foster walks us through The Roses - the divorce comedy remake of War of The Roses almost no one was really after.
Dudes! Screen Watching is back with thoughts... some might dare go as far as to suggest they are hot takes... on the following:
It's not a big week for reviews, but it's a substantial one with two reviews of shows/movies from bona fide creative genius' you should be across.
Dan and Simon are back to argue on the Screen Watching podcast. Whoever wins, we all lose!
This week they have a natter about:
Simon chats with us about Weapons on the podcast this week, but we're a bit more interested in the similarities between Freakier Friday and King of The Hill - two reunion projects over a decade since the original. Only one of them is any good though.
With no major releases this week, Dan and Simon have a really broad and unusual assortment of titles to discuss this week: