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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.

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    • TV & Film

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.

    Hit Man, Star Wars: The Acolyte, Under Paris, and Simon goes Hollywood

    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 and the great opportunities there are as a pop culture tourist.

    We also have reviews:


    The Acolyte (Disney+)
    Hit Man (Netflix)

    And we talk about Under Paris, Netflix’s new shark movie, and the Talking Heads concert film Stop Making Sense.

    • 1 hr 19 min
    The weird-as heck Sasquatch Sunset. Plus Dan & Simon save cinema with wisdom

    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 out to the movies anymore. The good news is that Dan and Simon have pooled their collective wisdom together with ideas on how to save US blockbuster cinema.

    Because they’re generous, they are sharing their ideas on this podcast.

    There’s also reviews of two, well, odd films:


    Sasquatch Sunset (coming to Australian cinemas soon)
    Showdown at The Grand (Rent/buy it digitally at the usual places)

    There’s also a deep dive into what the guys have watched this week and the usual quizes.

    • 1 hr 15 min
    This week: Furiosa, The 8 Show, and Atlas. Plus, uh, other stuff

    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 8 Show (Netflix)
    Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (In cinemas now)

    The guys also take a deep look at the cinema experiences they prefer, discuss what else they have been watching, and do the usual weekly trivia games.

    Yes. This is too much show.

    • 1 hr 28 min
    Mother of The Bride vs Anyone But You, children's entertainment hour Doctor Who, and more

    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 The Bride (Netflix)
    The Way, My Way (In cinemas now)
    Doctor Who (Disney+)

    Dan also discusses why the upfronts were again interesting this year. Oh, and there’s the week’s birthday and history quizzes.

    • 1 hr 12 min
    Monkey see, monkey HEAR! We review: Kingdom of the Planet of The Apes, The Idea of You, Let It Be, Dark Matter, and more.

    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 podcast platforms.

    Why was that? Some people are saying the illuminati.

    This version of the podcast should be better for your earholes.

    Know that this week on the show we review:


    The Idea of You (Prime Video)
    Kingdom of The Planet of The Apes (In cinemas)
    Let It Be (Disney+)

    And then Simon starts talking about film festivals for some reason. Yeah, I don’t get it either.

    • 1 hr 11 min
    We watched: Unfrosted, A Man in Full, The Veil, Fremont, and uh, more.

    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 and get a heat check on how we feel about it now.

    We review:


    Unfrosted (Netflix)
    A Man in Full (Netflix)
    The Veil (Hulu/Disney+)
    Fremont (In cinemas now)

    We also do our weekly quizzes: This week in history and the Birthday Quiz.

    • 51 min

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