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:
It's a more film-centic Screen Watching than usual with Dan and Simon taking a look at Fantastic Four: First Steps (in cinemas now), digital rental Millers in Marriage, and the Netflix release of Happy Gilmore 2. There is also a bit of South Park and Firefly talk too.
Big show.
We ask this week the expected question around the latest Hollywood remake I Know What You Did Last Summer (the question obviously being why remake this and not just start with the remake of I Still Know What You Did Last Summer?) and then go on to talk about something actually pretty good, which is Netflix's new Eric Bana forestry cop drama Untamed.
Look up in the sky - we're talking about the new Prime Video show Ballard. It's a spin-off from Bosch. Okay - we're also talking about James Gunn's new Superman movie. It's kind of a big deal. Oh, and there's also some chatter about the new Lena Dunham Netflix show Too Much, and Simon finally catches up with How To Train Your Dragon.
You'd have to be Superman to create this much show.
Jurassic Park helped the dinosaurs defy death. This week on Screen Watching, Dan and Simon discuss the latest entry into the film series, Jurassic World: Rebirth.
And then they discuss the latest David Cronenberg body horror, his quasi-autobiographical The Shrouds.
It is a podcast for big boys and girls who like loud engines and things that go boom.
This week on the podcast, Simon reviews new Apple TV film F1, which is playing in cinemas right now. Then Dan flipped on Prime Video to see the new show Countdown.
It's a mixed bag on the ol' podcast this week.
It's like those 7 Up movies, but with zombies. Simon takes a look at Danny Boyle's fast-moving zombies in 28 Years Later.
Then Dan gets all YA on us with We Were Liars, the new Prime Video show. For kids, y'know?
Very briefly Dan talks about Kevin Williamson's latest Netflix show The Waterfront.
