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Screen Watching
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... more

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Episodes

Star Wars: Skeleton Crew! Black Doves! The Agency!

A HUGE week for us on the podcast. Simon embraces his inner 10 year-old and blasts off with the new... more

07 Dec 2024 · 43 minutes
Heretic, Get Millie Black, It's Florida Man, and Your Monster

Each week on the podcast TV critic Dan Barrett and film critic Simon Foster bicker and argue about the movies... more

29 Nov 2024 · 34 minutes
Watching: Wicked, Man on The Inside, Goodrich, Blitz

A big week on the podcast with the inevitable smash hit Wicked (in cinemas), new Ted Danson sitcom Man on... more

22 Nov 2024 · 40 minutes
We watched: Gladiator 2, Say Nothing

Hold the line!  Stay with me!  If you find yourself on a podcast, riding in the green fields with the... more

16 Nov 2024 · 42 minutes
We watched: Red One, Matlock (2024), and Day of The Jackal (2024)

Who says Hollywood is creatively bankrupt? In cinemas we have The Rock and whichever Chris it was that played Captain... more

09 Nov 2024 · 31 minutes
We watched: Saturday Night, Rescue: Hi-Surf, Here, and more

Recorded at the crack of dawn, Dan and Simon talk about Jason Reitman's Saturday Night, new Fox 'drama' Rescue H-Surf,... more

03 Nov 2024 · 48 minutes
We review: Territory, Lee

The main reviews this week are new Netflix show Territory and the new Kate Winslet film Lee (which is in... more

26 Oct 2024 · 35 minutes
We review: The Office Australia, Memoir of a Snail, He Ain’t Heavy, and more

This week on the podcast: Dan rips into The Office Australia (Prime Video) Simon offers thoughts on Memoir of a... more

19 Oct 2024 · 31 minutes
This week: Terrifier 3, Disclaimer, The Apprentice, Greedy People, Hellboy: The Crooked Man, and more

This week on the podcast we offer terrible opinions on: The Apprentice (in cinemas now) Disclaimer (Apple TV+) Terrifier... more

13 Oct 2024 · 30 minutes
For your eyeballs this weekend

It is a whole new Screen Watching podcast. We’re keeping it shorter and just cramming a whole bunch of thoughts... more

04 Oct 2024 · 24 minutes
MEGALOPOLIS!

Is the new Francis Ford Coppola film Megalopolis as absolutely bonkers as they say? Dan and Simon braved a late... more

27 Sep 2024 · 1 hour, 9 minutes
We review: The Penguin, The Substance, Transformers One, and His Three Daughters

Riddle me this! What do you get when you give a The Batman (2022) supporting character his own 8-episode HBO... more

20 Sep 2024 · 57 minutes
Reviews: Rebel Ridge, After Baywtach, and Wise Guy: David Chase & The Sopranos

Join us this week for Simon Foster's review of Netflix's surprise hit Rebel Ridge. Also, Dan Barrett takes a look... more

13 Sep 2024 · 59 minutes
This week we discuss: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, English Teacher, The Deliverance, Terminator Zero, and… Single White Female?

This week Dan and Simon went to the movies together and watched Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. Does it live up to the... more

07 Sep 2024 · 43 minutes
We review: KAOS, Bookworm. We discuss: Development Hell - RIP

Another big week on the podcast as we review Netflix’s new dramedy KAOSand new cinema release Bookworm. We also argue... more

30 Aug 2024 · 1 hour, 10 minutes
Is this teen comedy the next American Pie?

It’s been a heavy week for streaming movies. We go deep on the American Pie wannabe Incoming (Netflix) and Prime... more

24 Aug 2024 · 1 hour, 3 minutes
Alien Romulus, Vince Vaughn’s Bad Monkey, and Simon’s terrible Superman (1978) take

This week on the podcast: Reviews: Bad Monkey (Apple TV+) and Alien Romulus (In cinemas) Intermission: Will late night talk... more

16 Aug 2024 · 1 hour, 4 minutes
The Instigators, It Ends With Us, Borderlands, and more

Inspired by Jason Reitman's new behind-the-scenes of SNL film Saturday Night, Dan and SImon this week consider movies they would... more

10 Aug 2024 · 1 hour, 8 minutes
Reviews: The Apple Vision Pro, Batman: Caped Crusader, The Decameron, and Handling The Dead

After years of going on about how the Apple Vision Pro signals the future of TV and movie watching, Dan... more

03 Aug 2024 · 57 minutes
Deadpool & Wolverine. Plus: TV and cinemas best US Presidents

There’s really one big title to discuss this week, for better or worse. And that’s Marvel’s latest: Deadpool & Wolverine.... more

27 Jul 2024 · 1 hour, 8 minutes
Reviews: Longlegs, Lady in The Lake

The very buzzy Longlegs (in cinemas now) gets a look by Simon and Dan, along with the not-at-all buzzy Apple... more

22 Jul 2024 · 1 hour, 6 minutes
Twisters, Sunny, Fly Me To The Moon

It’s rather nice to have interesting films and TV shows to discuss. This week: Twisters (In cinemas now) Sunny (Apple TV+) ... more

13 Jul 2024 · 1 hour,
He is back! Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley, Kevin Costner in Horizon, David Wenham in Fake, and Dan Barrett in Screen Watching

Folks... big show. Big reviews: Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (Netflix) Fake (Paramount+) Horizon: An American Saga - Part... more

07 Jul 2024 · 1 hour, 3 minutes
Simon does it solo

Simon is without Dan this week. Probably for the best. He rabbits on about the new Netflix movie Trigger Point... more

02 Jul 2024 · 26 minutes
Am I OK?, Land of Women, & The Bear

Folks, it is a quiet-as week for a podcast without hot takes on Inside Out 2. But we make do.... more

23 Jun 2024 · 1 hour, 3 minutes
We watched: Bad Boys 4, Presumed Innocent.

Yeah, we got the reviews. Bad Boys 4 - in cinemas now Presumed Innocent - it’s on your Apple TV+ Oh,... more

14 Jun 2024 · 1 hour, 3 minutes
Hit Man, Star Wars: The Acolyte, Under Paris, and Simon goes Hollywood

This week on the podcast we go all over the place talking about Simon’s adventures in Hollywood this past week... more

09 Jun 2024 · 1 hour, 19 minutes
The weird-as heck Sasquatch Sunset. Plus Dan & Simon save cinema with wisdom

The last few weeks haven’t been great for the US box office. There’s a lot of concern folks aren’t coming... more

31 May 2024 · 1 hour, 15 minutes
This week: Furiosa, The 8 Show, and Atlas. Plus, uh, other stuff

In the spirit of watching things on screens, this week you will witness Dan and Simon reviewing: Atlas (Netflix) The... more

25 May 2024 · 1 hour, 28 minutes
Mother of The Bride vs Anyone But You, children's entertainment hour Doctor Who, and more

It might be a quiet week, but Dan and Simon make the week’s reviews worth your while. This week: Mother of... more

19 May 2024 · 1 hour, 12 minutes
Monkey see, monkey HEAR! We review: Kingdom of the Planet of The Apes, The Idea of You, Let It Be, Dark Matter, and more.

There were accusations this week’s podcast was impossible to hear. Like, it was fine on Spotify, but not on other... more

12 May 2024 · 1 hour, 11 minutes
We watched: Unfrosted, A Man in Full, The Veil, Fremont, and uh, more.

May the 4th be with you all. This week on the podcast we delve into our Star Wars dominated lives... more

06 May 2024 · 51 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... more

26 Apr 2024 · 1 hour, 8 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... more

20 Apr 2024 · 1 hour, 10 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... more

13 Apr 2024 · 1 hour, 28 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... more

06 Apr 2024 · 1 hour, 18 minutes
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,... more

30 Mar 2024 · 58 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... more

23 Mar 2024 · 1 hour, 14 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... more

17 Mar 2024 · 1 hour, 6 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: ... more

09 Mar 2024 · 1 hour, 5 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: ... more

03 Mar 2024 · 1 hour, 18 minutes
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... more

24 Feb 2024 · 51 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... more

18 Feb 2024 · 1 hour, 15 minutes
Force of Nature: The Dry 2 | Let’s Talk About Chu

This week on the podcast there are room elephants discussed and some reviews. Force of Nature: The Dry 2 Let’s... more

10 Feb 2024 · 48 minutes
Mr & Mrs Smith, Argylle, Expats, and more

In this very special Groundhog Day edition of the podcast, Dan and Simon repeat all of their same conversational mistakes... more

03 Feb 2024 · 54 minutes
Masters of The Air, In The Know, The Color Purple, and some Oscars thoughts

This week on the podcast Simon & Dan go deep on: Masters of The Air (Apple TV+) In The Know... more

27 Jan 2024 · 1 hour, 11 minutes
The best deaths on television. Also, reviews: Iron Claw, Death & Other Details

In this week’s Intermission segment we have a chat about the best deaths on television, inspired somewhat by Dan watching... more

20 Jan 2024 · 1 hour, 13 minutes
True Detective: Night Country, Dream Scenario, The Holdovers, and more

ATTENTION! Screen Watching is back for another week. This week: Jodie Foster leads a new season of True Detective. Is... more

14 Jan 2024 · 1 hour, 16 minutes
The Brothers Sun & Ferrari

Dan and Simon kickstart 2024 with more inane bickering. Oh, and they review TV shows and movies too. Up for review: ... more

06 Jan 2024 · 1 hour, 15 minutes
The definitive list of the best movies of 2023

Simon Foster and Dan Barrett talk about TV and movies on the Scren Watching podcast. It is mandatory that they... more

30 Dec 2023 · 1 hour, 24 minutes
The definitive list of the top 10 TV shows of 2023

Each week on the podcast Dan and Simon offer their thoughts on the new TV shows and movies of the... more

26 Dec 2023 · 1 hour, 17 minutes
Simon chats with Woody Allen. Yeah, that’s right

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

25 Dec 2023 · 18 minutes
Rebel Moon, Poor Things, Society of Snow

It’s Christmas, which means the focus is on the big holiday release movies this week. Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon (Netflix) ... more

24 Dec 2023 · 1 hour, 3 minutes
Maestro, Carol & The End of The World, Familia, and Wonka

We’re edging towards Christmas, but that isn’t going to stop the reviews and baseless opinion: Wonka (In cinemas) Familia (Netflix) ... more

15 Dec 2023 · 46 minutes
Reviews: Master Gardener, Obliterated, The Boy and The Heron

Dan and Simon take to the microphones. We review: Paul Schrader’s new film Master Gardener New Netflix comedy Obliterated (from... more

09 Dec 2023 · 1 hour, 5 minutes
Bottoms, Leave The World Behind, Godzilla Minus One, and Faraway Downs

It’s the end of the world as we know it. And we feel fine! On the pod this week we discuss... more

02 Dec 2023 · 1 hour, 2 minutes
The free Aussie streaming service Brollie. Reviews: Squid Game: The Challenge, Napoleon, Fargo s5, and The Royal Hotel

This week a new free streaming service launched in Australia. It’s called Brollie and it has a good collection of... more

25 Nov 2023 · 1 hour, 7 minutes
Simon Miraudo schools us on Australian film censorship. REVIEWS: Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, Hunter Games: Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, The Curse, Saltburn

This week Dan and Simon are joined by a different film critic named Simon. It is Simon Miraudo who has... more

20 Nov 2023 · 1 hour, 6 minutes
The Marvels, 007: Road To a Million, The Killer, My Adventures with Superman

We kick off the pod with an extended chat about the resolution of the SAG-AFTRA strike and discuss what happens... more

10 Nov 2023 · 1 hour, 7 minutes
How to fix Marvel? Also, reviews: NCIS: Sydney, Five Nights at Freddy’s, Lawman: Bass Reeves, and Fingernails

This week in the Intermission Dan and Simon attempt to fix Marvel with big brain ideas. Oh, and then there are... more

04 Nov 2023 · 1 hour, 2 minutes
Killers of The Flower Moon | Bodies | Fellow Travellers | Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles

You will be SHOCKED by our thoughts on the new Martin Scorsese film Killers of The Flower Moon (In cinemas... more

27 Oct 2023 · 1 hour, 18 minutes
Mark Humphries joins to discuss Upload, From, and the changing nature of funny TV

Mark Humphries from the TV joins Dan Barrett from Screen Watching for a very loose and casual chat about the... more

21 Oct 2023 · 56 minutes
Frasier (2023) and the weight of the mediocre sitcom

This week on the podcast Dan and Simon review: Frasier (2023) - Paramount+ Love Is In The Air - Netflix ... more

13 Oct 2023 · 1 hour, 5 minutes
Struggling with the return of US late night

This week on the show, Dan flies 100% solo on the worst week possible. With no new shows of note... more

07 Oct 2023 · 34 minutes
The Creator, C*A*U*G*H*T, The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, While The Men Are Away

I really hope you enjoy asides and digressions in the middle of a conversation about new movies and TV shows,... more

30 Sep 2023 · 1 hour, 17 minutes
The big reviews: The Continental (John Wick spin-off), Still Up, Retribution, It Still Lives Here

This week on the ol’ podcast Dan reviews the biggest TV show of the… week, I guess. The John Wick... more

25 Sep 2023 · 49 minutes
The X-Files @ 30. Also, reviews: Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, Blue Beetle, The Lovers, A Haunting in Venice

Last weekend was the 30th anniversary of the debut of The X-Files. Your two cool podcast hosts Dan and Simon... more

16 Sep 2023 · 1 hour, 24 minutes
Black Ops, Biosphere, The Morning Show, Theatre Camp, Shin Ultraman

Screen Watching is available as audio on your favourite podcast apps, but you can also watch it as video on... more

10 Sep 2023 · 1 hour, 7 minutes
Simon age-shames Hollywood actors. Dan is respectful

This week we offer some thoughts on who the promising young actors are and which older actors just need to... more

01 Sep 2023 · 1 hour, 2 minutes
Dan + Simon get cancelled. Also, reviews: Ahsoka, Haunted Mansion, First Slam Dunk, and Sound of Freedom

This week on the podcast Simon and Dan each list their most unpopular opinions about movies. Will it get the... more

26 Aug 2023 · 1 hour, 20 minutes
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I really hope you enjoy asides and digressions in the middle of a conversation about new movies and TV shows, because gosh... more