We are spoiled for choice this weekend with a lot of, frankly, cool sh!t to watch on our screens. Simon takes a look at the creepy(pasta) Backrooms, while Dan checked out Spider Noir - the TV series that finally answers the question: What would Spider-Man be like as a 1930s private detective?
There's also some chatter about Power Ballad, The Four Seasons, and the end of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
SURPRISE! Mandalorian and Grogu is pretty good. Screen Watching's immediate thoughts
19/05/2026 | 28 mins.
Dan and Simon left the Sydney IMAX where they saw Mandalorian and Grogu. They turned on the phone and recorded their immediate first thoughts. Dan also gives a quick review of new Apple TV show Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed.This is the way!
The Punisher: One Last Kill is gloriously violent. Do we want that from a hero? Also: Reviews of Mother Mary and Dutton Ranch
15/05/2026 | 59 mins.
Does the new Marvel TV special Punisher: One Last Kill finally deliver us the Punisher that we want? Or the one that we deserve? Dan offers his review. Simon took a look at the new Anne Hathaway film Mother Mary, along with new horror film Obsession. And Dan stops by Dutton Ranch to offer his thoughts on the Yellowstone sequel show.
Finish him! We're talking Mortal Kombat II and Gary
11/05/2026 | 1h
This week Simon celebrates cinema with the new Mortal Kombat II and Billie Eilish: Hot Me Hard & Soft. Meanwhile Dan takes a gander at streaming prequel to The Bear 'Gary'. He also has some thoughts on The Sheep Detectives and the quite excellent Legends. Then the two predict what'll be worth chec king out at the cinema over the coming months.
Widow's Bay delivers a GOAT TV episode in its first season
02/05/2026 | 54 mins.
Dan and Simon are into new Apple TV show Widow's Bay. Like... really into it. Simon, however, isn't all that much into The Devil Wears Prada 2. Other movies and TV shows they review this week include: It's Over Jeff Buckley, Wolfram, and Seven Snipers. Oh, and Dan asks Simon how one should start watching Star Wars now with so many TV shows and movies.
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