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Talking 'Why Women Kill' S2 with creator and showrunner Marc Cherry from 2021-12-24T17:44:04
Series creator and show runner Marc Cherry joins Fiona to talk all things 'Why Women Kill', as we get set for the premiere of season two on SBS and On Demand in January. We talk 'Desperate House...
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Talking 'La Fortuna' and Oscars with writer/director Alejandro Amenábar from 2021-12-16T18:32:33
We're back with a companion to 'La Fortuna', SBS Australia's sweeping 6-part adventure-drama, written and directed by Oscar-winning Chilean-Spanish director, Alejandro Amenábar. The story ...
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Talking 'Muhammad Ali' with directors Sarah Burns and David McMahon from 2021-11-26T18:57:48
We're back with a companion to 'Muhammad Ali', an epic 4-part documentary biography of one of the best-known men of the 20th century. Fiona is joined by Sarah Burns and David McMahon, co-directo...
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The Playlist 146 - Bye Bye Ben (!) / 'In The Heights' / Movie Musicals / 'Loki' from 2021-06-22T16:05:08
It's the end of an era as we break into Ben's last day at SBS to record his final episode of 'The Playlist'. We're not crying, you're crying. Instead, we're breaking into song as we celebrate mo...
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The Playlist 145 - Julie Delpy talks 'My Zoe' (Interview) / Jean Smart appreciation / The Unusual Suspects from 2021-06-10T11:22:03
French cinema great Julie Delpy joins us on this week's show to talk about her latest film, 'My Zoe'. which offers a unique take on motherhood than we're used to seeing on screen. Then Ben and F...
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The Playlist 144 - Halston / The Underground Railroad / Shrill from 2021-05-28T13:01:01
In this episode we take a walk down the New York City catwal...
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The Playlist 143 - The Oscars 2021 / Andra Day ('The United States vs. Billie Holiday') interview / 'See What You Made Me Do' / 'The Handmaid's Tale' from 2021-04-29T14:00:36
This episode, Fiona and Ben are dissecting a very different Oscars ceremony this year, picking out the highlights and lowlights, evaluating the winners and losers, and asking if the Ac...
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The Playlist 142 - Sci fi relationship dramas 'Made for Love', 'Soulmates'&'The One' / Harry Macqueen, director of 'Supernova' with Colin Firth&Stanley Tucci / 'Deadwater Fell' / 'Support the Girls' from 2021-04-16T15:12:59
This episode we’re in a technologically designated mood for love, as we discuss a trio of shows imagining the next step in relationships - 'Made For Love' (Stan/HBO Max), along with 'S...
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The Playlist 141 - 'Zack Snyder's Justice League' / 'Collective' / 'Exposed: The Ghost Train Fire' / 'Line of Duty' from 2021-03-29T00:00
Zack Snyder's fans demanded that his vision be set free from meddling studio execs and the gun-for-hire director who replaced him on 'Justice League', and Warner Bros. listened. Was it worth it?...
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The Playlist 140 - Awards Season News: Golden Globes&Oscar Nomination Predictions / Celeb Exposes&the Harry and Meghan Interview / Wandavision from 2021-03-13T19:32:51
With Oscar nominations around the corner, we take a look at ...
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The Playlist 139 - Mads Mikkelsen interview ('Another Round', 'Unit One') from 2021-03-01T12:58:14
Today we're joined by the one and only Mads Mikkelsen, who jumps on a Zoom call with Fiona, to talk about his star turn as a day-drinking teacher in Thomas Vinterberg's Another Round. How much i...
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The Playlist 138 - 'Minari' / Lee Isaac Chung Interview / 2020 Wrap from 2021-02-15T03:59:58
In our first The Playlist for the year, we take a look at 'Minari' - the story of a Korean migrant family attempting to s...
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The Playlist 137 / Interview with Brandon Cronenberg / 'The Crown' / Wedding Movies from 2020-11-27T10:35:19
Fiona speaks to Brandon Cronenberg, the writer/director of n...
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The Playlist 136 - 'The Undoing' / '4 Corners' / Interview with the stars of 'We Are Who We Are' from 2020-11-12T00:21:48
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The Playlist 135 - Jeremy Sims talks 'Rams' with Sam Neill & Michael Caton / 'The Queen's Gambit' / 'Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on the Exorcist' from 2020-10-30T10:43
Fiona speaks to director Jeremy Sims about his new Aussie fl...
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The Playlist 134 - 'The Trial of The Chicago 7' / 'Borat 2' / 'AKA Jane Roe' / 'Fargo' from 2020-10-22T01:39:45
Sacha Baron Cohen and Eddie Redmayne fight for their right to protest in Aaron Sorkin's film of the 1960s true story 'The Trial of the Chicago 7', we get Fiona's reaction to 'Borat Subsequent Mo...
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The Playlist 133: Emmys Highs and Lows / 'Schitt's Creek' / 'Watchmen' / 'Succession' from 2020-09-22T01:36:42
For a second year running, Ben is joined (remotely) by John Beohm, to re-enact the spectacle of the 2020 Primetime Emmy Awards complete with hazmat suits, hotel phones ringing, Jennifer An...
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The Playlist 132: Nanette Burstein talks 'Hillary' / 'The Good Fight' / 'The West Wing' rewatch / 'One Night In Miami' (TIFF) from 2020-09-18T10:18:13
Our minds are very much on U.S. politics this week, given that Americans will head to the polls for the 2020 presidential election in less than 50 days. We're joined by documentary filmmaker Nan...
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The Playlist 131: Inside the 'Hungry Ghosts' writers' room with Jeremy Nguyen from 2020-09-10T03:26:01
With 'Hungry Ghosts' now streaming at SBS On Demand, we take a deep dive into the show, with a special guest who offers exclusive insight into the writing process. Vietnamese-Australian writer J...
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The Playlist 130: 'Lovecraft Country' / 'Watchmen' / 'Perry Mason' / Tribute to Chadwick Boseman from 2020-09-09T02:00:39
The horrors of 1950s America become all too real in the new ...
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The Playlist 129: Melbourne International Film Festival round-up / Creators of 'The Salisbury Poisonings' / 'Indian Matchmaking' from 2020-08-19T14:00
Fiona gives us the highlights of this year’s curfewed Melbou...
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The Playlist 128: 'Relic' / 'The Salisbury Poisonings' / Tribute to Olivia de Havilland from 2020-08-11T14:00
A first time filmmaker spooks Emily Mortimer, Robin Nevin an...
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The Playlist 127: 'Taskmaster' / 'The Very Excellent Mr Dundee' / 'Palm Springs' / 'John Adams' from 2020-07-26T05:27:21
This week, SBS Viceland Channel Manager John Beohm takes us ...
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The Playlist 126: 'Hamilton' / 'War of the Worlds' / 'Disclosure' / 'America to Me' / 'Tribute to Ennio Morricone' from 2020-07-12T02:09:15
In a very musical episode, Lin-Manuel Miranda breaks with hi...
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The Playlist 125: Rove McManus talks 'Life Drawing Live' / 'Da 5 Bloods' / 'A Hundred Years of Happiness' / 'Shoplifters' / 'The Clinton Affair' from 2020-06-19T02:00
This week, Fiona speaks with Rove McManus about his passion for art and hosting Australian first 'Life Drawing Live', Fiona and Ben take a look at two very different films on Vietnam - Spike Lee...
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The Playlist 124 - 'Big Brother' / 'Sydney Film Festival: Virtual Edition' / 'Gladiator' / 'Westworld' / 'Filthy Rich and Homeless' from 2020-06-12T05:03:59
This week on The Playlist, Fiona and Ben ask if Australia is...
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The Playlist 123 - Essential Black Lives Matter documentaries / 'The Great' / 'Love Life ' / 'The Beach' / What of 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' now? from 2020-06-08T04:46:40
This week Fiona and Ben recall the documentaries about racial inequality that have had the most impact upon them (13th, Burn Motherfucker, Burn!, I Am Not Your Negro, LA 92). Elsewhere in the ep...
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The Playlist 122 - 'Upload' / 'After Life' / 'Dead to Me' / 'Bad Education' / 'Trying' / Tribute to Fred Willard and Lynn Shelton from 2020-05-20T08:13:24
This week Fiona and Ben uncover series using humour to appro...
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The Playlist 121 - 'Normal People' / Joe Wicks from 'The Body Coach' from 2020-05-15T07:38:31
This week on The Playlist, the hit 2018 Irish novel turned i...
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The Playlist 120: Hugo Weaving talks 'Hearts and Bones' / 'Never Have I Ever' from 2020-05-12T06:01:55
In this week's The Playlist, Hugo Weaving speaks about his s...
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The Playlist 119: 'Mrs America' / Karen O'Leary talks 'Wellington Paranormal' / What We've Been Watching from 2020-05-06T07:26:14
In another Iso-Playlist, Fiona Zooms across the ditch for a chat with Wellington Paranormal's Karen O'Leary (Officer O'Leary), who is having a very busy lockdown, as the much-memed face of the N...
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The Playlist 118: What To Watch In Lockdown from 2020-04-24T07:18:58
And we're back! After adjusting to working from home, Fiona and Ben decide to swap the pyjamas for work wear (from the waist-up at least), fire up the video call and run through an extended iso ...
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The Playlist 117: 92nd Academy Awards recap from 2020-02-11T04:05:01
We don't know what to do with ourselves when the best picture actually wins the Best Picture Oscar. It's bold new territory for Fiona and Ben as they regroup after an historic 92nd Academy Award...
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The Playlist 116 - Oscar picks / Richard Stanley talks new Nicolas Cage flick 'Color Out Of Space' / 'Married At First Sight' from 2020-02-07T03:58
As the Oscar competition heats up Fiona and Ben make their p...
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The Playlist 115 - Marielle Heller talks 'A Beautiful Day...' and Oscar snubs / 'Little Women' / What We've Been Watching from 2020-01-27T03:11:45
Ben and Fiona are back to talk 'Little Women', and 'A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood', both of which have been overlooked in the Best Director category of the Oscars. Fiona then interviews Ma...
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The Playlist 114 - 77th Golden Globes recap from 2020-01-06T11:51:40
Ben and Fiona return from holidays to spend their first day back at work watching and recapping the 77th Golden Globes ceremony. They analyse the hits and misses of the lengthy broadcast, still ...
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The Playlist 113 - Best movies and TV shows of 2019 / Celine Sciamma interview - 'Portrait of a Lady on Fire' from 2019-12-23T04:24:27
As we count down the days remaining in 2019, join Ben, Fiona, and special guest John, as they count down their favourite movies and TV shows the year. They laugh, they disagree, and they realise...
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The Playlist 112 - 'The Mandolorian' / 'Knives Out' / Timothy Spall on 'Mrs Lowry & Son' from 2019-12-04T01:01:55
Fiona and Ben are back in The Playlist studio after a break, to review Disney+ and its launch juggernaut The Mandolorian. FIona has been watching Knives Out, and Ben has been previewing St...
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The Playlist 111 - 'Morning Wars' / 'See' / 'For All Mankind' / 'Dickinson' from 2019-11-08T05:41:13
Is Apple's brand new streaming service a game changer? While Fiona takes a well deserved break, SBS Channel Manager Ben Nguyen is joined by SBS Viceland Channel Manager John Beohm to check out t...
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The Playlist 110 - Jillian Bell + Paul Downs Collaizo talk 'Brittany Runs A Marathon' from 2019-11-01T00:38:17
'Brittany Runs A Marathon' is a a welcome twist on the 'nottie to hottie' trope in a lot of female-focussed comedies. Star Jillian Bell and the filme's writer-director Paul Downs Colaizzo sit do...
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The Playlist 109 - Ron Howard talks 'Pavarotti', and what he's been watching from 2019-10-24T22:41:20
Ron Howard calls into the The Playlist studio from the Rome Film Festival, to talk about his new documentary, 'Pavarotti', about the life and loves of Luciano Pavarotti. Elsewhere he tells Fiona...
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The Playlist 108 - Renée Zellweger talks 'Judy' / 'Years and Years' from 2019-10-11T02:33:30
Renée Zellweger joins us on this week's show, to talk about how she transformed herself into Hollywood icon Judy Garland, for the film 'Judy'. In her chat with Fiona, Zellweger discusses what sh...
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The Playlist 107 - 'Joker' / 'The Politician' / 'Between Two Ferns: The Movie' from 2019-10-08T06:16:32
In this week's The Playlist, Fiona and Ben discuss Joaquin P...
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The Playlist 106 - Emmys Special from 2019-09-24T06:59:14
In this special edition of The Playlist, SBS Channel Manager Ben Nguyen is joined by guest co-host Viceland Channel Manager John Beohm to dissect the winners and losers from the 71st Primetime E...
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The Playlist 105 - 'The Farewell' / 'Ad Astra' / 'Unbelievable' from 2019-09-24T04:57:49
In this week's The Playlist, we uncover Chinese true lies in Awkwafina flick 'The Farewell', and in What We’ve Been Watching Fiona spaces out about Brad Pitt’s daddy issues in 'Ad Astra' and Ben...
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The Playlist 104 - Bill Hader talks 'It: Chapter Two' / 'Shrill' from 2019-09-04T23:09:16
In a new episode of The Playlist, Bill Hader talks to Fiona about tapping into his dark side in the sequel to 'It', and what he has been watching. Elsewhere, Ben and Fiona are loving the short-r...
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The Playlist 103 - 'Succession S2' / That's Not Me' from 2019-08-31T07:30:50
The Playlist is back to recommend movies and TV shows that are worth your time. This week, Fiona and Ben are engrossed in the gripes of the idly rich media moguls, in the second season of 'Succe...
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The Playlist 102 - 'Once Upon A Time... In Hollywood' / MIFF / 'The Hunting' from 2019-08-23T06:00
We're back after a lengthy break, to dissect Quentin Tarantino's handling of the contentious matter of Sharon Tate's fate during the swinging sixties. Is the pre-release outrage justifiable? We'...
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The Playlist 101 - 'Booksmart' / 'The Last Man On Earth' / 'Robbie Hood' / 'Be Natural' from 2019-07-07T23:12
Lots to discuss this week, as Booksmart opens around Australia, The Last Man On Earth launches on SBS Viceland and SBS On Demand, and Robbie Hood launches to great acclaim. Also, Fiona's been wa...
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The Playlist 100 - 100% RT Tomatometer movies / 'The Loudest Voice' from 2019-07-05T06:05:58
It's our 100th episode! Inspired by that magic round number, we're looking at movies you can stream at SBS On Demand, which have achieved the elusive 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. We also look...
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The Playlist 99 - Bong Joon-ho interview / 'Parasite / 'Chernobyl' from 2019-06-24T01:21:17
Fiona is joined by longtime listener, first-time co-host, Ben Nguyen, who takes time out from his day job as SBS Channel Manager to join The Playlist. Ben's been watching HBO's 'Chernobyl', and ...
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The Playlist Ep 98 – Nick's Final Ep! / 'Dark Phoenix' / 'Her Smell' / ‘Anchorman’ / Sydney Film Festival from 2019-06-13T23:37:19
It’s Nick’s last episode this week. Along with tearful farewells, Nick and Fiona discuss what they’ve been watching...
01:37 Fiona's been seeing things at the Sydney Film Festival, includi...
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The Playlist 97 - Michael Apted / '63 Up' from 2019-06-07T06:35:32
The Playlist Ep 96 – ‘Rocketman’ (Taron Egerton & Dexter Fletcher) / ‘American Gigolo’ / ‘Veep’ / ‘Long Shot’ from 2019-05-31T00:10:23
0:44 Is Rocketman, the new Elton John biopic musical, a good movie? Nick and Fiona try to work it out.
10:40 Fiona interviews Rocketman director Dexter Fletcher and ...
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The Playlist Ep 95 – ‘Aladdin’ / ‘Game of Thrones’ finale / ‘Wine Country’ from 2019-05-23T01:07:18
0:35 Guy Ritchie directs Disney’s new live-action remake of Aladdin, starring Will Smith as the genie. Nick wasn’t overly impressed, but Fiona thought it found its feet, eventually...
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The Playlist Ep 94 – Mike Leigh (‘Peterloo’) / ‘Dark Side of the Ring’ / ‘The Hustle’ / ‘Long Shot’ / ‘The Poseidon Adventure’ from 2019-05-16T01:06:18
0:37 Nick and Fiona talk about Mike Leigh’s new film, Peterloo. It’s about an 1819 pro-democracy workers’ rights rally in Manchester, UK which turned into one of the bloodiest...
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The Playlist ep 93: 'Avengers: Endgame' / Miranda Tapsell, Gwilym Lee (‘Top End Wedding’) / ‘Lunatics’ from 2019-05-03T07:16:01
00:39 Nick and Fiona have a [spoiler heavy] conversation about Avengers: Endgame
14:51 Fiona talks to Miranda Tapsell and Gwilym Lee about the Aussie rom...
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The Playlist ep 92: ‘Tin Star’ / Elizabeth McGovern ('The Chaperone’) / ‘Mastermind’/ ‘Beat the Internet’ from 2019-05-01T05:07:35
00:46 Nick and Fiona talk about Tin Star, which stars Tim Roth as a washed-up English cop who ends up in small-town Canada where the oil company reigns supreme. Christina...
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The Playlist Ep 91 – ‘The Good Fight’ / ‘The Ice Storm’ / ‘Veep’ / ‘Schitt’s Creek’ from 2019-04-12T09:14:06
0:32 Nick and Fiona preview season 3 of The Good Fight, which premieres on Wednesday 17 April at 8:30 pm on SBS
06:58 Ang Lee’s 1997 film&nb...
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The Playlist 90 - Amy Berg and 'The Case Against Adnan Syed' from 2019-04-05T04:57:09
A special episode devoted to new true crime documentary series, 'The Case Against Adnan Syed'. Fiona talks to writer/director Amy Berg ('West of Memphis' / 'Deliver Us From Evil') about why she ...
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The Playlist Ep 89 – ‘Us’ / Aidan Gillen (‘Project Blue Book’) / ‘Hollow Man’ / ‘Room 237’ / ‘Dumbo’ from 2019-03-29T07:17:51
0:36 Us, the new horror/comedy movie from writer/director Jordan Peele (Get Out)
15:45 Project Blue Book, a series now on SBS ...
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The Playlist Ep 88 - Karyn Kusama ('Destroyer') / 'Pagan Peak' / 'Lego Movie 2' / 'Sometimes Always Never' from 2019-03-22T03:53:08
0:36 Destroyer / Great Nicole Kidman performances
6:40 Fiona's interview with Destroyer director Karyn Kusama
21:29 Pagan Peak, a new German series
The Playlist Ep 87 - Dev Patel & Anthony Maras ('Hotel Mumbai') / 'Captain Marvel' / 'Leaving Neverland' from 2019-03-19T00:55:35
0:37 Hotel Mumbai
4:04 Dev Patel and Anthony Maras
14:36 Australia In Colour
19:05 Captain Marvel
34:23 Leaving Neverland
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The Playlist 86 - Lars Von Trier & 'The House That Jack Built' / Bing Liu & 'Minding The Gap' from 2019-03-10T09:50:07
We've got big name guests this week: Fiona talks to controversial director Lars Von Trier about his penchant for putting his foot in his mouth, and what, if anything, he's learned from getting k...
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The Playlist 85 - Dissecting the 2019 Oscars from 2019-02-25T09:29:46
You're looking for Oscars hot takes? Fiona and Nick offer their thoughts on the 2019 Academy Awards.
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The Playlist 84 - 2019 Academy Awards Preview from 2019-02-22T01:21:57
On the eve of the 91st Academy Awards, Fiona and Nick pick the winners. Don't fill out your Oscars ballot without listening. (*UPDATE: We're happy to report that all categories will now be prese...
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The Playlist 83 - 'At Eternity's Gate' & Willem Dafoe / 'Counterpart' / What We've been Watching from 2019-02-16T06:02:21
Willem Dafoe is our first returning guest, to talk about his Oscar-nominated role as Vincent Van Gogh. And we've been watching Counterpart, Eurovision, If Beale Street Could Talk, and Alita: Bat...
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The Playlist 82 - Reviewing 'Capernaum' / 'Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath' / David Field and George Basha from 2019-02-13T07:39:28
SBS' movies and TV culture podcast turns its attention to a foreign language Oscar hopeful, a celebrity's expose on her former Church, and also the local sequel to 'The Combination'.
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The Playlist 81 - Reviewing 'The Front Runner' and political movies / 'Eurovision - Australia Decides' / What We've Been Watching from 2019-02-03T00:37:41
Hugh Jackman has charm for days in 'The Front Runner' but is the film, about a 30-year-old political scandal, a comment on the current political climate? And what makes a good 'political' movie ...
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The Playlist Ep 80 - Reviewing 'Green Book', 'The Typist' and 'Won't You Be My Neighbor?' from 2019-01-25T00:29:15
00:27 Green Book - the controversial Oscar-nominated film
10:16 The Typist - the German series
13:19 Sweet Country is coming to SBS
15:10 Won't Y...
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The Playlist 79 - Reviewing 'Glass' and 'Mary Queen of Scots' + Interview with M. Night Shyamalan from 2019-01-18T01:51:26
This week Nick and Fiona discuss:
00:35 'Mary Queen of Scot's review
10:18 M. Night Shyamalan interview + review of his film 'Glass'
34:04 'Piercing'
38:55 What You've Been W...
The Playlist 78 - Eighth Grade + The Favourite + Butterfly + Bird Box + The Kominsky Method from 2019-01-11T06:02:12
On this week's podcast:
00:41 Nick and Fiona loved Eighth Grade and The Favourite…
12:27 They discuss the new SBS drama Butterfly, about a family in crisis
15:46 Fiona and Nick wa...
The Playlist 77 - How to make slow TV with Adam Kay + new years TV/movie watching resolutions from 2019-01-04T01:12:09
On this week's Playlist podcast: Nick and Dan discuss their new year resolutions for watching TV and movies (00:57), plus they talk with Adam Kay from Mint Pictures about producing slow TV exper...
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The Playlist 76 - Das Boot star Lizzy Caplan + Golden Globes from 2018-12-26T22:39:29
On this week's Playlist podcast Fiona and Dan discuss the upcoming 2019 Golden Globe awards (01:00) and then Dan chats with Das Boot star Lizzy Caplan (14:56).
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The Playlist 75 - Boxing Day movies / Cold War's Pawel Pawlikowski / What to stream over summer from 2018-12-19T22:21:19
Boxing Day is a major movie day in Australia. Fiona and Nick talk you through their pick of the releases. Fiona interviews the director of her favourite film of the year, Cold War. We give...
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Brand new The Orville podcast ORVILLELAND blasts off 31 December 2018 from 2018-12-18T15:44:40
Join Dan, Shelley, and Sid every week to chat about the sci-fi comedy The Orville.
Watch the show every Friday evening at 9pm on SBS VICELAND or anytime at SBS on Demand...
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Brand new The Orville podcast ORVILLELAND blasts off 31 December 2018 from 2018-12-18T15:44:40
Join Dan, Shelley, and Sid every week to chat about the sci-fi comedy The Orville.
Watch the show every Friday evening at 9pm on SBS VICELAND or anytime at SBS on Deman...
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The Playlist 74 - The best movies & TV of 2018 from 2018-12-14T00:46:12
SBS film & TV editors Fiona Williams and Nick Bhasin run through the must-see viewing of 2018.
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The Playlist 73 - Can You Ever Forgive Me? / Mortal Engines / Keisha Castle-Hughes / What We’ve Been Watching from 2018-12-07T05:19:12
This week:
0:43 Nick is excited about Melissa McCarthy and Richard E Grant in Can You Ever Forgive Me?
3:18 Fiona gets a few things off her chest about Mortal Engines.
10:33 Ni...
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The Playlist 72 - Great documentaries / John Pilger / The Coming Back Out Ball / Outlaw King from 2018-11-30T05:12:31
This week:
0:51 What makes a documentary memorable? In honour of this month’s The Power of the Documentary Film Festival, Nick and Fiona discuss the feature docs that have made the most im...
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The Playlist 71 - The Facebook Dilemma / Emma Thompson / SBS in 2019 / Stan & Ollie / Breaking Bad from 2018-11-23T00:01:58
This week:
00:39 Nick and Fiona discuss the revelations within The Facebook Dilemma, about how the social media giant’s deals with our data.
05:51 Emma Thompson is on track for award...
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The Playlist 70 - Stan Lee / Batman & Bill / David Lowery / Widows / Shoplifters from 2018-11-15T22:32:38
This week on The SBS Playlist podcast:
1:03 Nick and Fiona are joined by Producer Dan to discuss this week’s passing of comics legend Stan Lee, and they segue into a conversation about own...
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The Playlist 69 - Waco / Peter Jackson / The Other Side of the Wind / House of Cards from 2018-11-07T05:10:48
Nick and Fiona this week are joined by Oscar winner Peter Jackson to discuss his new film They Shall Not Grow Old. There's also a passionate discussion about new drama series Waco before Fiona a...
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The Playlist 68 - Fahrenheit 11/9 / You’re the Worst / Roma / Bohemian Rhapsody from 2018-10-30T05:06:14
A discussion of the gripping documentary Fahrenheit 11/9 kicks off this week's podcast before Fiona and Nick go on to discuss sitcom You're The Worst and the autobiographical future O...
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The Playlist 67 - Halloween / Jamie Lee Curtis interview / The Haunting of Hill House from 2018-10-24T05:00:25
Fiona and Nick have a chat with original scream queen Jamie Lee Curtis about her new Halloween film. There's also some discussion of The Haunting of Hill House, Duck Soup, and The 2000s.
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The Playlist 66 - Adelaide Film Festival / The Problem with Apu / A Star is Born / Private Life from 2018-10-17T04:54:59
Fiona returns back from the Adelaide Film Festival with many thoughts. Plus Nick explores his own thoughts on The Problem with Apu.
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The Playlist 65 - A Star is Born / Sci-Fi Film Festival / Beetlejuice / Trust / How ‘Mad’ Are You? / The Wine Show from 2018-10-09T04:48:18
The Playlist is looking up at the stars this week. First is an enthusiastic discussion of A Star Is Born, followed by a chat with guest Simon Foster - the program director of the Sci-Fi Film Fes...
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The Playlist 64 - Venom / Gates McFadden / American Animals / Forever from 2018-10-03T04:27:37
Fiona and Nick discuss the Hollywood blockbuster Vemon, discuss American Animals and Forever, plus interview Star Trek: The Next Generation actress Gates McFadden.
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The Playlist 63 - Pose / Counterpart / Family movies / The Marvelous Mrs Maisel / Sorry for Your Loss from 2018-09-25T04:20:20
Marc Fennell stops by to tell us about his new Feed special, Fiona and Nick discuss new shows Pose and The Marvelous Mrs Maisel. And they wrap up their ongoing chat about Counterpart.
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The Playlist 62 - 70th Emmy Awards / Bruce Beresford (Ladies in Black) from 2018-09-17T04:14:24
Fiona and Nick discuss the 70th annual Prime Time Emmy Awards and then chat with Director Bruce Beresford about his new film Ladies in Black.
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The Playlist 61 - John Cho (Searching) / Counterpart / Nude / The Witness / Kidding from 2018-09-12T04:08:41
Everyone's favourite John Cho joins The Playlist this week to talk about his new film 'Searching'. Also, Fiona and Nick talk all things 'Nude'. Oh, and also more Counterpart talk.
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The Playlist 60 - Three Identical Strangers / Lynne Ramsay / Counterpart / Ernie Dingo from 2018-09-05T03:58:49
The challenge this week is for Fiona and Nick to discuss the feature documentary Three Identical Strangers without revealing any of its many surprises. Also, Fiona talks with Lynne Ramsay, Nick ...
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The Playlist 59 - The Insult Ziad Doueiri / The Flip Side Eddie Izzard / Counterpart 3&4 / Vale Neil Simon from 2018-08-28T03:54:12
This week Nick and Fiona interview Eddie Izzard and director Ziad Doueri. There's alsmo more discussion of Counterpart season one and a remembrance of Neil Simon.
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The Playlist 58 - Crazy Rich Asians / Counterpart ep2 / Happytime Murders / Birth of a Nation (2016) from 2018-08-26T03:48:23
This week delivers Crazy Rich Asians, more of our weekly Counterpart season one discussion, The Happytime Murders, and Birth of a Nation.
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The Playlist 57 - Counterpart recap / Creel Price / The Bill Murray Stories / Get Shorty from 2018-08-22T03:34:06
It's a big show with Creel Price stopping by to discuss The Employables, a robust conversation about spy thriller Counterpart, and Nick's questionable interest in the Get Shorty TV series.
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The Playlist 56 - BlacKkKlansman / Deep State / Rob Connolly / Insatiable / Big Business / The Villainess from 2018-08-20T03:17:59
Deep State director Rob Connolly joins Fiona and Nick. The pair also discuss the new Spike Lee joint BlacKkKlansman.
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The Playlist 55 - Shame / 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown / Schitt’s Creek / The English Patient from 2018-07-19T03:00:58
Fiona and Nick flash back to discuss 1988's Shame, new UK import game show 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, and the two discuss Beaches and The English Patient.
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The Playlist 54 - Summer 1993 / The Sugar Conspiracy / Beatriz At Dinner / Mission Impossible: Fallout from 2018-07-12T02:51:59
Fiona was floored by Spanish film Summer 1993, but Nick doubts his emotions. Nick later goes ga-ga for Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible - Fallout.
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The Playlist 53 - Wellington Paranormal / The Breaker Upperers / Taboo / Who Is America? / Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again from 2018-07-10T01:52:22
Madeleine Sami and Jackie van Beek from The Breaker Upperers stops by. Also, Nick and Fiona talk about What We Do In The Shadows and its spin-off Wellington Paranormal, Tom Hard...
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The Playlist 52 - Wesley Morris from 2018-06-12T01:38:57
In this special episode, Nick and Fiona talked to The New York Times culture writer Wesley Morris about Nicholas Cage movies, trailer outrage and the difficulty in separating the art from ...
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The Playlist 51 - Hereditary / Ocean's 8 / The Fourth Estate / Filmworker / Solo: A Star Wars Story from 2018-06-08T07:44:49
Nick and Fiona discuss new releases and try to cut through the hype about Hereditary. They are kind of divided about Ocean's 8, then come back together to recommend SBS documentary The Fou...
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The Playlist 50 - Roseanne / Sam Bee / Vincent Cassell / Simon Baker from 2018-06-08T07:20:55
Join us for a very special 50th episode of The Playlist podcast. In TV news, Fiona Williams and Nick Bhasin discuss the fallout of the decision to cancel Roseanne in the US and it's impact...
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The Playlist 49 - Avengers: Infinity War / Gurrumul / The Handmaid’s Tale / Unsane / I Feel Pretty from 2018-04-28T03:30:12
After internalising the hysteria over spoiling Avengers: Infinity War, Nick and Fiona accuse each other of spoiling Avengers: Infinity War.
12:47 The discussion tu...
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The Playlist 48 - Isle of Dogs / Homecoming Queens from 2018-04-28T03:21:52
0:40 Nick and Fiona contemplate the cultural appropriation of Wes Anderson’s Japan-set Isle of Dogs
13:16 Michelle Law and Chloe Reeson drop in to talk about how they saw the funny side of...
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The Playlist 47 - Michael Palin & Armando Iannucci / Holiday movies: Ready Player One / Blockers / Love, Simon from 2018-03-29T05:07:15
Nick and Fiona preview all the movies releasing for the Easter long weekend. Does Steven Spielberg’s nostalgia trip work? Is Blockers more than just a gender-swapped American Pie? What makes Lov...
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The Playlist 46 - Atlanta: Robbin’ Season / Paris etc / What we’ve been watching from 2018-03-21T05:25:55
This week:
0:35 – Nick and Fiona are loving the new series of Atlanta.
5:55 – They’re also enjoying the new witty French drama series Paris etc, which appeals to Fi...
The Playlist 45 - Dissecting the 2018 Oscars from 2018-03-05T04:31:52
You're looking for Oscars hot takes? Fiona and Nick offer their thoughts on the 2018 Academy Awards.
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The Playlist 44 - The Square, The Bridge, and Oscar Picks from 2018-03-02T05:40:48
The Bridge superfan Tanya Modini stops by the studio to discuss her obsession with the show and recent trip to meet the cast and producers of the show.
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The Playlist 43 - Black Panther / I Am Not Your Negro / Birth of a Movement / Birth of a Nation from 2018-02-14T05:43:12
Black Panther is finally here. Does it match the hype? And with Black History Month (US) and Justice Season (NITV), Nick and Fiona explore provocative films about race, at SBS On Demand. Listen
The Playlist 42 - Jessica Chastain (Molly's Game) / On Body and Soul / Lady Bird from 2018-01-31T05:51:50
Fiona and Nick chat with the star of Molly's Game, Jessica Chastain about starring in the Aaron Sorkin film and her advocacy in getting fair pay for female actors.
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The Playlist 41 - The Ghan / Meredith Hagner and John Reynolds (Search Party) / The Post / Three Billboards from 2018-01-16T06:10:24
Fiona and Nick discuss The Ghan, a very slow television special that just doesn't seem to end.
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