Podcasts by The Screen Show

Nicolas Cage plays Nicolas Cage + Tom Blyth is Billy the Kid from 2022-04-21T10:05

Director Tom Gormican on The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, and how he convinced Nicolas Cage to play himself in a meta-comedy-thriller about fame, bankruptcy and movies. Plus, British actor ...

A mysterious portal, a viking epic + a French abortion drama: interviews with Imogen Poots, Robert Eggers and Audrey Diwan from 2022-04-14T10:05

Hollywood director Robert Eggers on his Viking epic The Northman, a revenge thriller that follows a Prince seeking justice for the murder of his father, with an all-star cast including Alexander Sk...

Action movie master Michael Bay + a pioneering Australian cinematographer from 2022-04-07T10:05

One of the world's most successful box office entertainers, Michael Bay (The Rock, Armageddon, Pearl Harbour, Transformers), speaks about his latest blockbuster, the explosive heist thriller Ambula...

Oscar celebrated cinematographers Greig Fraser and Ari Wegner + Slow Horses from 2022-03-31T10:05

This week the Academy Awards celebrated Australian cinematographers Greig Fraser, who took home an Oscar for his work on Denis Villeneuve's Dune, and Ari Wegner, who was nominated for The Power of ...

Mariama Diallo's campus horror + Uberto Pasolini's Nowhere Special from 2022-03-24T10:05

Streaming on Amazon Prime, Master is a gothic horror set on a haunted university campus that examines the ongoing legacy of American racism. We're joined by director Mariama Diallo. Plus, Uberto Pa...

Courtney Barnett on 16mm + dating app thriller Fresh from 2022-03-17T10:05

Melbourne filmmaker Danny Cohen on Anonymous Club, his 16mm doc about Melbourne musician Courtney Barnett, an introspective,  introverted & reluctant world-famous rock-star. Plus, U.S. director Mim...

Mia Hansen-Løve on Bergman Island + Joanna Hogg's The Souvenir II from 2022-03-10T10:05

French writer-director Mia Hansen-Løve on her English language debut Bergman Island, a film that engages with the legacy of Ingmar Bergman as a couple retreat to the pristine Swedish island of Fårö...

Susanna Nicchiarelli's punk period biopic + a new doc spotlights Archie Roach and Ruby Hunter from 2022-03-03T10:05

Susanna Nicchiarelli discusses her period biopic Miss Marx, a vibrant take on the life of Karl Marx's youngest daughter Eleanor, who was among the first women to link the themes of feminism and soc...

Blerta Basholli on her Sundance winner Hive + Payal Kapadia's stunning A Night of Knowing Nothing from 2022-02-24T10:05

Filmmaker Blerta Basholli on her Albanian-Kosovan drama Hive, which became the first film in Sundance history to win all three main awards in its World Cinema category – the Grand Jury Prize, the A...

Mike Mills on C'mon C'mon, the Oscar nominated animation Flee + Clermont-Ferrand winners from 2022-02-17T10:05

Mike Mills on his new film C'mon C'mon, a sweet, stripped back road trip across America about family bonds and connection starring Joaquin Phoenix. Plus, Danish filmmaker Jonas Poher Rasmussen on h...

A new film depicts the Srebrenica Massacre + Ione Skye + preserving Indigenous cultural heritage from 2022-02-10T10:05

Bosnian writer-director Jasmila Žbanić talks about depicting the Srebrenica Massacre in her film Quo Vadis, Aida? Indie American actor Ione Skye reveals her Top Shelf of film, and Bill Code on his ...

Kenneth Branagh and Ciarán Hinds on Belfast + Here Out West + Pam and Tommy from 2022-02-03T10:05

Kenneth Branagh and Ciarán Hinds discuss the historical coming of age film Belfast, screenwriter Bina Bhattacharya and actor and writer Arka Das talk about Here Out West, a cinematic postcard to We...

Pedro Almodóvar on Parallel Mothers + Pablo Larraín's Spencer from 2022-01-27T10:05

Pedro Almodóvar discusses Parallel Mothers, his intricately woven mystery about two women’s journey into motherhood and the scars of the Spanish Civil War, starring Penelope Cruz and Milena Smit. A...

Summer highlights #4 - Nitram from 2022-01-13T10:05

The Australian film Nitram dramatises the events leading up to the 1996 Port Arthur Massacre. In a wide ranging discussion, director Justin Kurzel ...

Summer highlights #3 - The White Lotus star Murray Bartlett + Rebecca Hall and Shahrbanoo Sadat from 2022-01-06T10:05

The White Lotus star Murray Bartlett, plus British actor Rebecca Hall and Afghan writer-director Shahrbanoo Sadat.

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Summer highlights #2 - Chloé Zhao on Nomadland + Roy Andersson and Nick Pinkerton from 2021-12-30T10:05

Oscar winner Chloé Zhao on Nomadland, plus Swedish writer-director Roy Andersson on his 2021 film About Endlessness, and film scholar Nick Pinkerton on Tsai Ming Liang's Goodbye, Dragon Inn.

Summer highlights #1 - Julie Delpy + Domina from 2021-12-23T10:05

The legendary and multi-talented French actor Julie Delpy and the Australian cinematographer behind lavish period soap Domina.

American director Sean Baker and German acting legend Udo Kier from 2021-12-16T10:05

American director Sean Baker on his sex comedy about a has-been porn star Red Rocket. Plus, German acting legend Udo Kier talks about his latest role as a retired hairdresser who has one last cut a...

Don't Look Up, The Scary of Sixty-First + The Worst Person in the World from 2021-12-09T10:05

Writer-director Adam McKay on his disaster movie comedy Don't Look Up as a satire of inaction on climate change, plus he reflects on Succession's success as one of that show's directors and executi...

Denis Villeneuve + Greig Fraser on Dune, Ari Wegner on The Power of the Dog from 2021-12-02T10:05

Dune director Denis Villeneuve discusses casting Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides and interpreting the Arabic and Islamic influences in Frank Herbert's original novel. Plus, the film's Australian...

Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn, Stillwater, Hannah Levien from 2021-11-25T10:05

Romanian filmmaker Radu Jude on his Berlinale Golden Bear winner Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn, a black comedy about a middle aged school teacher fighting the moral panic over her appearance in an...

Rosamunde Pike, Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie, Palazzo Di Cozzo from 2021-11-18T10:05

Award-winning actor Rosamunde Pike speaks about her new role in a fantasy show that aspires to take the Game of Thrones throne, The Wheel of Time, ...

Rosamund Pike on The Wheel of Time, Last Night in Soho, Palazzo Di Cozzo from 2021-11-18T10:05

Award-winning actor Rosamund Pike speaks about her new role in a fantasy show that aspires to take the Game of Thrones throne, The Wheel of Time, and rising New Zealand talent Thomasin Harcourt McK...

No Time To Die + Only Murders in the Building from 2021-11-11T10:05

Cary Fukunaga on directing No Time to Die, Daniel Craig’s last Bond film. Plus John Hoffman, the showrunner of Hulu's hit show Only Murders in the Building, on making a black comedy about true crim...

Paul Schrader and Terence Davies from 2021-11-04T10:05

Two of the most forthright, accomplished and widely admired filmmakers on the show this week......Paul Schrader on his new film The Card Counter, which premiered in competition at Venice and follow...

El Planeta, David Lynch's Inland Empire, Hal Cumpston from 2021-10-28T10:05

We meet the author of a new monograph about David Lynch’s Inland Empire, his strangest and most haunting film. Spanish artist and filmmaker Amalia Ulman talks about casting herself and her mother i...

El Planeta, David Lynch's Inland Empire, Hal Cumpston from 2021-10-28T10:05

We meet the author of a new monograph about David Lynch’s Inland Empire, his strangest and most haunting film. Spanish artist and filmmaker Amalia Ulman talks about casting herself and her mother i...

The Sopranos'creator David Chase + Cannes winner To Chiara from 2021-10-21T10:05

The man behind the phenomenally successful mob series The Sopranos talks about the new prequel. We meet the writer-director of a centrepiece film at this year's Italian Film Festival, and Jason's t...

Hollywood's Man in the Shadows + new Japanese talent Ryusuke Hamaguchi from 2021-10-14T10:05

Today’s show is a preview of some of the works screening at Sydney Film Festival.....the first is about one of the most accomplished Australian film directors you’ve probably never heard of - John ...

Nitram: a discussion with director Justin Kurzel and screenwriter Shaun Grant from 2021-10-07T10:05

A special edition this week, dedicated to the new Australian film Nitram, which dramatises the long lead up to the 1996 Port Arthur Massacre. In a wide ranging discussion, director Justin Kurzel an...

Billy Bob Thornton, Mads Mikkelsen + a lush ballet thriller from 2021-09-30T10:05

Another big week as we welcome Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen on to the show......star of the Academy Award winning film Another Round and the TV series Hannibal, plus franchises including James Bond ...

Steven Soderbergh, Mélanie Laurent + Emmy award winning director of The Crown from 2021-09-23T10:05

A bumper edition this week as we meet one of the most prolific filmmakers in the world, Steven Soderbergh, plus French actor, writer & director Mélanie Laurent, and NZ born director Jessica Hobbs w...

Steven Soderbergh, Mélanie Laurent + Emmy award winning director of The Crown from 2021-09-23T10:05

A bumper edition this week as we meet one of the most prolific filmmakers in the world, Steven Soderbergh, plus French actor, writer & director Mélanie Laurent, and NZ born director Jessica Hobbs w...

Meet the directors - The Voyeurs + The Killing of Two Lovers from 2021-09-16T10:05

Two twisted love stories this week......a glossy erotic thriller about misplaced obsession starring Sydney Sweeney, and a raw, tender and disturbing portrait of a crumbling marriage. The directors ...

Ride the Eagle, Under my Skin + Oscar winner Thomas Vinterberg from 2021-09-09T10:05

A new film about a couple who fall in love and what happens when one of them starts to transition....a very ambitious film from Australian director David O’Donnell. We also meet Trent O’Donnell, hi...

Ride the Eagle, Under my Skin + Oscar winner Thomas Vinterberg from 2021-09-09T10:05

A new film about a couple who fall in love and what happens when one of them starts to transition....a very ambitious film from Australian director David O’Donnell. We also meet Trent O’Donnell, hi...

Under the Volcano + Coming Home in the Dark from 2021-09-02T10:05

Gracie Otto on her new film which charts the rise and fall of one of the most famous recording studios of the 1980's, founded by Beatles producer Sir George Martin, and NZ director James Ashcroft t...

Under the Volcano + Coming Home in the Dark from 2021-09-02T10:05

Gracie Otto on her new film which charts the rise and fall of one of the most famous recording studios of the 1980's, founded by Beatles producer S...

Annette + Brand New Cherry Flavour from 2021-08-26T10:05

A critics' roundtable discussion on Leos Carax's ambitious new film Annette, a weird and wonderful rock opera starring Marion Cotillard and Adam Driver, and we meet the makers of new horror series ...

Annette + Brand New Cherry Flavour from 2021-08-26T10:05

A critics' roundtable discussion on Leos Carax's ambitious new film Annette, a weird and wonderful rock opera starring Marion Cotillard and Adam Driver, and we meet the makers of new horror series ...

The White Lotus'Murray Bartlett, Rebecca Hall, Shahrbanoo Sadat from 2021-08-19T03:05

We meet Australian actor Murray Bartlett, the star of the show everyone's talking about - The White Lotus. Plus, British actor Rebecca Hall on her role in a new horror about grief, and we revisit a...

The White Lotus'Murray Bartlett, Rebecca Hall, Shahrbanoo Sadat from 2021-08-19T03:05

We meet Australian actor Murray Bartlett, the star of the show everyone's talking about - The White Lotus. Plus, British actor Rebecca Hall on her role in a new horror about grief, and we revisit a...

Free Guy director Shawn Levy, a MIFF update + fraud in Romania from 2021-08-12T10:05

Director Shawn Levy on his new film Free Guy, where Ryan Reynolds plays a computer generated character in a video game with goofy charm. Plus, an update on MIFF and we revisit a conversation on Aca...

Pod Extra: James Vaughan from 2021-08-05T12:30

This Podcast Extra edition features the second half of Jason's interview with Australian writer, director and editor James Vaughan, who is behind the exciting debut feature Friends and Strangers, o...

Friends and Strangers + Vacant Possession from 2021-08-05T10:05

This week, two Australian films and their directors, both deal with themes of race, colonisation and land in Sydney. The first, Friends and Strangers, is one of two Australian films selected for Ro...

Joshua Jackson on Dr Death + filmmakers shining a light on family from 2021-07-29T10:05

Joshua Jackson, star of Dr Death joins us to talk about his role in the ghoulish new TV series, and a panel discussion with three filmmakers who have made documentaries about family, screening here...

Joshua Jackson on Dr Death + filmmakers shining a light on family from 2021-07-29T10:05

Joshua Jackson, star of Dr Death joins us to talk about his role in the ghoulish new TV series, and a panel discussion with three filmmakers who ha...

A wedding, a funeral + Yvonne Strahovski from 2021-07-22T10:05

Freshly nominated for an Emmy award, we meet The Handmaid's Tale's Australian star Yvonne Strahovski who stars in a new sci-fi. Director Emma Seligman chats about her indie festival hit Shiva Baby,...

1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything + Black Panther's Winston Duke from 2021-07-15T10:05

We meet Winston Duke, the lead actor in new film Nine Days, who you probably know from Black Panther and the Marvel films more generally, but first up we're going back in time to 1971 and a new doc...

Cate Shortland's Black Widow, Perfumes, Mystery Road from 2021-07-08T10:05

Australian director Cate Shortland speaks to us about entering the Marvel cinematic universe with Black Widow, and the ally she found in Scarlett Johansson. Plus, director of French box office hit ...

Directors'Fortnight preview + Phyllida Lloyd's Dublin drama from 2021-07-01T03:05

British director Phyllida Lloyd (Mamma Mia, The Iron Lady) on her new film Herself, a Dublin set drama about a mother escaping a toxic marriage. Phyllida also speak about working with Meryl Streep....

Jon M. Chu on In the Heights, Three Summers, David Byrne from 2021-06-24T10:05

Crazy Rich Asians director Jon M. Chu talks about directing In the Heights, the new film based on Lin Manuel Miranda's musical. We meet the maker of a Brazilian film about a housekeeper left to her...

Loki, Martin Eden, The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard from 2021-06-17T10:05

Director Pietro Marcello on Martin Eden, one of Jason's favourite films of the past 12 months. Australian director Patrick Hughes on his big name Hollywood action comedy The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodygua...

Julie Delpy + creating ancient Rome for TV from 2021-06-10T10:05

Legendary and multi-talented French actor Julie Delpy discusses her impressive new film about divorce, grief and turning her back on conventional ways of showing women and tragedy on screen. Plus, ...

Sci-fi, AI and an android rom-com from 2021-06-03T10:05

The director of TV hit Unorthodox has a new rom-com about a soulful android screening here as part of the German Film Festival, she speaks to us about the film. Creator of the Al Pacino led series ...

My Name is Gulpilil and Ten Skies from 2021-05-27T10:05

A conversation about one of Australia’s finest screen actors, David Gulpilil, with the director of a new documentary about his life and work, and film scholar Erika Balsom on her beautifully writte...

Female anti-heroes in Cruella and I Blame Society from 2021-05-20T10:05

We meet Gillian Wallace Horvat, the protagonist of I Blame Society, a slasher black comedy about a young female filmmaker in Los Angeles driven to kill by the frustrations of a male dominated Holly...

Angourie Rice, Pablo Larraín's Ema, Alice Rohrwacher from 2021-05-13T10:05

Rising Australian star Angourie Rice talks about starring opposite Kate Winslet in buzzy new cop show Mare of Easttown. A critic's chat on Chilean director Pablo Larraín's new film Ema, and Italian...

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Chiwetel Ejiofor and France's Oscar entry from 2021-05-06T10:05

Oscar nominated actor Chiwetel Ejiofor talks about his role in lockdown film Locked Down in which he stars opposite Anne Hathaway, director Kari Skogland on how real world events shaped the Marvel ...

Jason Statham, Wakefield, Kelly Reichardt from 2021-04-29T10:05

We meet one of the most prolific actors of his generation, action movie star Jason Statham, plus a woman many feel deserved to be among the nominees for the Oscars this year, minimalist American fi...

Eddie Izzard stars in Six Minutes to Midnight&Mortal Kombat hits the big screen from 2021-04-22T10:05

Australia has been attracting some big films to its shores recently and today you’ll hear from the Australian director and American producer of Mortal Kombat, a studio picture shot in Adelaide, plu...

Two Oscar nominated directors + Top Shelf from 2021-04-15T10:05

We meet two Oscar nominated directors this week....Pete Docter (Up, Inside Out, Monsters, Inc.) who has made a new animated film for Disney + called Soul, and Bryan Fogel, who is behind a new docum...

Director Harry Macqueen on Supernova and rom-coms reinvented from 2021-04-08T10:05

Jason discusses the rom-com in the post-romantic age with the editor of a new book on the subject, plus Stanley Tucci and Colin Firth star as a couple grappling early onset dementia in Supernova. W...

Podcast extra: Vale Bertrand Tavernier (2008 interview) from 2021-04-07T12:00:25

An archival interview with prolific French director, film scholar and campaigner for cinema Bertrand Tavernier, who passed away on the 25th of March, aged 79.

The Courier, The Father, Nobody from 2021-04-01T10:05

Director Dominic Cooke on his prestige spy thriller starring Benedict Cumberbatch, The Courier. A review of multi-Oscar nominated film The Father, and U.S. producer Kelly McCormick on her stylish r...

Guy Pearce, Oscar nominated director Garrett Bradley, Pop Fictions from 2021-03-25T10:05

Australian star Guy Pearce talks to us about his role in The Last Vermeer where he plays a controversial figure in the Dutch art world. We revisit a conversation with Garrett Bradley on her Oscar n...

French Exit, New Hollywood and Lina Wertmüller from 2021-03-18T10:05

We speak to the director of French Exit, a quirky comedy of manners starring Michelle Pfeiffer. A new take on 'New Hollywood' by Swedish film scholar Fredrik Gustafsson, and ahead of a retrospectiv...

The Bridge creator, Aleksei German retrospective, Judas and the Black Messiah from 2021-03-11T10:05

Måns Mårlind, co-creator of Scandi-noir sensation The Bridge is back with a big budget show set in the immediate aftermath of WW2, he joins us to talk about it. Plus, a discussion on Soviet filmmak...

Chloé Zhao, Roy Andersson, Nick Pinkerton from 2021-03-04T10:05

Golden Globe winner Chloé Zhao on Nomadland. Swedish auteur Roy Andersson talks about his trademark style and how it finds its way into his new film, and film scholar Nick Pinkerton on his book abo...

Trauma, truths and sitcom fantasy from 2021-02-25T10:05

Showrunner Maja Jul Larsen got her start on Danish hits like Borgen and Follow the Money and talks to us about helming a series of her own. The production designer of WandaVision on bringing the Ma...

Documentaries about truffle hunting and the craziest murder of the 21st Century from 2021-02-18T10:05

We hear from the makers of a beautiful, Oscar nominated documentary about a fading culture in the alpine region of Italy, and the director of a documentary about the bizarre assassination of Kim Jo...

Thomas Vinterberg, The Dry's Genevieve O'Reilly&Minari director Lee Isaac Chung from 2021-02-11T10:05

Thomas Vinterberg has made a lot of films since he co-founded the Dogme 95 movement with Lars von Trier and he opens up about his latest. The Dry and Star Wars actor Genevieve O'Reilly for Top Shel...

Russell T Davies on It's a Sin + actor Zahra Newman&The Nest director from 2021-02-04T10:05

We meet a man who can do almost no wrong in British television....he bought back Dr Who to the BBC and broke new ground at the end of the 90s with Manchester set TV show Queer as Folk, and he's bac...

Euphoria's Sam Levinson, a French thriller and Naomi Watts from 2021-01-28T10:05

Hollywood star Naomi Watts on coming home to star in Penguin Bloom. Euphoria creator Sam Levinson on his Netflix film Malcolm & Marie which stars Zendaya and John David Washington, and a thriller t...

Summer highlights #5 - Arabic cinema from 2021-01-21T10:05

We zone in on the really exciting space that is Arab cinema, meeting the makers behind three wonderful films from 2020 - Palestinian filmmaker Elia Suleiman; Maryam Touzani from Morocco, and Tunisi...

Summer highlights #4 - The centenary year of Federico Fellini from 2021-01-14T10:05

In this special edition of The Screen Show we revisit our celebration of the centenary year of the birth of one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time - Federico Fellini.

Summer highlights #3 - Mysteries and detectives from 2021-01-07T10:05

Sofia Coppola heads up this highlights edition, talking about her new buddy movie. We revisit a critics' panel on French movie visionary Jean Pierre Melville, and meet the cinematographer behind cu...

Summer highlights #2 - Spotlight on Australian directors from 2020-12-31T10:05

Three conversations with three of Australia's most talented directors, who all made significant works in 2020 - Warwick Thornton, Shannon Murphy and Kitty Green.

Summer highlights #1 - Covid themed from 2020-12-24T10:05

In a pandemic themed summer special we feature John Cusack, Gillian Flynn, Desiree Akhavan, and the Australian filmmaker behind a Spanish set lockdown series.

Podcast Extra: Juliette Binoche from 2020-12-19T01:05

An interview with Juliette Binoche, star of a Boxing Day film called How to be A Good Wife, a kitschy, satirical film about a conservative ladies prep school in the tumultuous year of 1968.

Podcast Extra: Eric Bana from 2020-12-18T01:05

In this special Podcast Extra, A-lister Eric Bana talks about coming home to take on the lead role of Aaron Falk in the film adaptation of Jane Harper's page-turner The Dry, and his wider Hollywood...

Sigourney Weaver and The Pogues frontman on film from 2020-12-17T10:05

Sigourney Weaver talks to us about starring in the thoughtful New York-set coming of age film about ambition and talent, My Salinger Year, and rock and roll documentary maker Julien Temple has made...

BTS on The Crown and the world of Wong Kar Wai from 2020-12-10T10:05

We go behind the scenes on The Crown with Jessica Hobbs, a NZ-Australian director in demand in the UK TV industry, and a preview of a retrospective coming to Australia this summer, on the lush cine...

Fraud in Romania and an Austrian android from 2020-12-03T10:05

We meet the filmmakers behind two new releases likely to unsettle....one is a documentary about a group of Sports journalists who uncover corruption in Romania's hospitals, the other is about a lif...

Portrait of a farmer, Cristin Milioti, Closed borders from 2020-11-26T10:05

A new French film about a family tragedy on the land, Wolf of Wall Street actor Cristin Milioti talks about her latest role in time-loop rom-com Palm Springs, and some thought provoking film works ...

David Byrne on American Utopia and Werner Herzog from 2020-11-19T10:05

Two big names on the show this week, David Byrne, who has teamed up with Spike Lee to make a captivating concert film of his Broadway show American Utopia, and Werner Herzog who has made an unconve...

David Fincher's take on 1930s Hollywood and Warwick Thornton from 2020-11-12T10:05

A critic's chat on David Fincher's new film Mank as it gets set to release in cinemas and then on Netflix. And for NAIDOC Week we journey back to a conversation with filmmaker Warwick Thornton abou...

The body-swap special from 2020-11-05T10:05

This week’s show is dedicated to the body-swap genre and its various tangents. We speak to film scholar Deb Verhoeven to trace its origins; director Christopher Landon who is behind a brand new bod...

Luca Guadagnino and Pepe the Frog from 2020-10-29T10:05

Luca Guadagnino talks to us about his new TV series, a coming of age story set on a U.S. army base in Northeast Italy, and we meet the makers of a documentary that does a pretty good job of explain...

Miranda July and the Chicago 7 from 2020-10-22T10:05

Indie filmmaker Miranda July is our guest this week, talking about her quirky new crime film Kajillionaire, and we look at Aaron Sorkin's latest work for Netflix, a dramatisation of a notorious pol...

Activism and documentary with Alex Gibney and Nathan Grossman from 2020-10-15T10:00

Two documentaries that stare into the flames today, one about the world’s most well known climate activist, Greta Thunberg, and another that looks ...

Activism and documentary with Alex Gibney and Nathan Grossman from 2020-10-15T10:00

Two documentaries that stare into the flames today, one about the world’s most well known climate activist, Greta Thunberg, and another that looks at the Trump administration’s response to COVID-19.

Visions of America with Channing Godfrey Peoples and Garrett Bradley from 2020-10-08T10:05

Channing Godfrey Peoples talks about her film Miss Juneteenth, a soulful exploration of Black Texan culture, and Garrett Bradley on her critically ...

Visions of America with Channing Godfrey Peoples and Garrett Bradley from 2020-10-08T10:05

Channing Godfrey Peoples talks about her film Miss Juneteenth, a soulful exploration of Black Texan culture, and Garrett Bradley on her critically acclaimed documentary Time, about a woman's fight ...

Emmy winner Greig Fraser and a critics' panel on Jean Pierre Melville from 2020-10-01T10:05

We meet the Australian cinematographer who took out an Emmy award a few weeks ago for his work on the Star Wars TV series The Mandalorian, and a cr...

Emmy winner Greig Fraser and a critics'panel on Jean Pierre Melville from 2020-10-01T10:05

We meet the Australian cinematographer who took out an Emmy award a few weeks ago for his work on the Star Wars TV series The Mandalorian, and a critics panel on minimalist film noir master Jean Pi...

Conspiracies...mysteries with John Cusack, Gillian Flynn & Sofia Coppola from 2020-09-24T10:05

We're coming to you this week with three really big interviews......Gillian Flynn and John Cusack talk about their roles as creator and star of new...

Conspiracies...mysteries with John Cusack, Gillian Flynn&Sofia Coppola from 2020-09-24T10:05

We're coming to you this week with three really big interviews......Gillian Flynn and John Cusack talk about their roles as creator and star of new pandemic series Utopia, and Sofia Coppola speaks ...

Transformation, nostalgia and an Australian icon from 2020-09-17T10:05

Moroccan writer-director Maryam Touzani talks about her powerfully subtle film based on a real life story. A new podcast looks back at an iconic Australian TV series that was also David Bowie's fav...

Bill and Ted's bodacious return and a masterful spy story from 2020-09-10T10:05

After 30 years Bill and Ted are back as middle-aged metalheads. Actor Natasha Wanganeen talks through films meaningful to her for Top Shelf, and we finally get to South Korean director Park Chan-Wo...

Feminism, family and new wave genre fiction from 2020-09-03T10:05

A critical discussion on the new film I Am Woman, about the life and career of feminist songstress Helen Reddy. Lulu Wang joins us for Top Shelf, and a look at HBO's Lovecraft Country, a sci-fi dep...

Sci-fi, spirits and a politically-charged debut from 2020-08-27T10:05

A discussion on Christopher Nolan's blockbuster Tenet, a time travel, spy thriller starring John David Washington, Robert Pattinson and Elizabeth Debicki. We meet the creatives behind supernatural ...

Celebrating the centenary year of Federico Fellini from 2020-08-20T10:05

In this special edition of The Screen Show we celebrate the centenary year of the birth of one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time with a panel of international Fellini scho...

Satire, power and race from 2020-08-13T10:05

We discuss the sexy new series being called the best drama of the year. Plus, writer-director Quentin Dupieux talks about his comedy-horror Deerskin; an animated film from India screening at MIFF, ...

Fantastical and symbolic realities from 2020-08-06T10:05

We speak to Xavier Grobet, Emmy nominated cinematographer on HBO's superhero series Watchmen, and guest critics discuss revenge drama Hyenas and the ambitious Russian DAU project, both standout off...

Corruption, hipsters and Hitchcock from 2020-07-30T10:05

Colombian director Franco Lolli talks about casting his own mother in relationship drama Litigante. Jonathan Furmanski on his work behind the camera on hipster hit Search Party, and academic Bruce ...

Family, community and love in the time of lockdown from 2020-07-23T10:05

Shannon Murphy's debut Babyteeth is one of the most important Australian films of the year, she joins us. Plus, an online series filmed entirely in lockdown in Spain and a bold and timely work from...

Isolation, loss and a new history of film from 2020-07-16T10:05

We meet writer Meg O'Connell and actor Pallavi Sharda, some of the creatives behind lockdown series Retrograde, a review of Judd Apatow's The King of Staten Island, and a new history of the movies ...

Ambiguous takes on noir, history and horror from 2020-07-09T10:05

An Australian theme runs through the show as Jason meets directors Tony McNamara (The Favourite, The Great) and Natalie Erika James (Relic), plus Icelandic filmmaker Hlynur Pálmason talks about his...

Moral dilemmas, quirky Dickens and global tensions from 2020-07-02T10:05

Jason speaks with the directors of three films releasing in cinemas this week, Tunisian director Mehdi Barsaoui, British satirist Armando Iannucci and Palestinian filmmaker Elia Suleiman.

Cinemas reopen, space and scandals from 2020-06-25T10:05

A look at the state of play regarding cinemas reopening. Jason meets the director of space movie Proxima, and former Quizmaster Mark Humphries on a new BBC miniseries about the real life scandal th...

Where to now for cop shows? Plus, fashion and politics from 2020-06-18T10:05

On the back of protests against police brutality we discuss what this means for policing on screen. Jason speaks with the director of TV series Made in Italy, a new doco about climate change and J...

Negotiating ideas of difference on religion, class and race from 2020-06-11T10:05

Jason speaks with the cinematographer on Spike Lee's new film Da 5 Bloods. A discussion on the Northern Irish sitcom Derry Girls, and an interview from Paris with writer-director Justine Triet.

Love, faith and power dynamics from 2020-06-04T10:05

Has Australian director Kitty Green made the first #metoo drama? Actor Fayssal Bazzi talks Charlie Chaplin for On Actors, and a charming new cringe-comedy to check out by Egyptian-American comedian...

A cinematic story of rebirth and retracing Homer's Odyssey from 2020-05-28T10:05

Warwick Thornton discusses his spellbinding new documentary The Beach. Warwick's son and fellow filmmaker Dylan River is in for Top Shelf, and Rob Brydon and Michael Winterbottom talk The Trip to G...

Mrs America and the king of rom-coms from 2020-05-21T10:00

Two conversations this week with two of the most prolific, talented and nicest people working in Hollywood - writer, producer, director and actor Paul Feig who heads up a new TV series called Love ...

A Gen Y remake, a smiling sociopath and directing Killing Eve from 2020-05-14T10:00

High Fidelity has been given a millennial makeover with a new TV series. Hugh Jackman plays a charismatic and corrupt figure in Bad Education, and Australian director Shannon Murphy on the thrill o...

Normal People, midnight in Mexico City and a legendary architect from 2020-05-07T10:00

We weigh in on the TV adaptation of Sally Rooney's Normal People. U.S. filmmaker Luke Lorentzen on his doco that trails a family of paramedics in Mexico City, and a local documentary that puts the ...

An alternate America, Star Wars stunts and Pia Miranda for On Actors from 2020-04-30T10:00

A discussion on HBO's The Plot Against America. Pia Miranda talks about Sarah Jessica Parker for On Actors, and Hollywood stuntwoman Eunice Huthart talks Tom Cruise, Star Wars and Angelina Jolie.

The creator of Unorthodox, Damon Herriman and Beastie Boys Story from 2020-04-23T10:00

Anna Winger speaks to us about her Netflix hit Unorthodox. Actor Damon Herriman shares some career highlights including working with Tarantino and Fincher, and a review of Spike Jonze's doco on The...

A fresh spin on the teen drama, On Actors and tropical gothic noir from 2020-04-16T10:00

Tayarisha Poe talks about her confident coming of age debut. Marta Dusseldorp on how Frances McDormand inspires her work, and director Wayne Blair on co-helming the new season of Mystery Road with ...

New noir from Iceland, homegrown drama and beneath a pop fantasy from 2020-04-09T10:00

Has Netflix delivered with its icy new Scandi-noir The Valhalla Murders? Jason's critic's take on the Taylor Swift documentary Miss Americana, and Jacqueline McKenzie talks about landing her dream ...

Kate Mulvany, Nashen Moodley and some classic Bond from 2020-04-02T10:00

Australian actor Kate Mulvany on starring opposite Al Pacino in the series Hunters, Sydney Film Festival artistic director Nashen Moodley discusses the plight of festivals which have been cancelled...

Sundance winner Desiree Akhavan, the uncertain future of cinema and an iconic TV theme from 2020-03-26T10:00

A conversation with U.S. indie filmmaker Desiree Akhavan. Matthew Deaner explains the significant disruptions screen culture is facing, and Dan Golding on Alexander Courage's Star Trek theme.

Hypnotic, legal and toxic thrillers and Arctic Noir from 2020-03-19T10:00

Mark Sutton hosts the show this week and reviews Todd Haynes' legal thriller Dark Waters. Plus, Alejandro Landes' stunning new war drama and Australian filmmaker Miranda Nation on her debut feature.

Family dysfunction, fakes and 21st century screen culture from 2020-03-12T10:00

Lo-fi social-realist director Ben Wheatley talks about his latest film about a miserable family reunion. Plus, a look at Australian drama and this uncertain world of streaming, and a survey on cine...

Surrealism, dystopia and mythbusting streaming from 2020-03-05T10:00

Key British filmmaker Peter Strickland opens up about his new film, a surreal department store horror. Plus, a look at feel-bad TV and streaming in the global marketplace.

Monstrous men, late night stories and an Italian nostalgia trip from 2020-02-27T10:00

One of Australia's most successful genre filmmakers Leigh Whannell talks about his new film The Invisible Man, an allegory on gaslighting with Elisabeth Moss in the lead.

Themes of nationhood and race run through the show this week from 2020-02-20T10:00

Maya Newell's new film In My Blood It Runs is a sensitive, up-close portrait of Aboriginal life that asks questions about the Australian education system. Showrunner Elise McCredie talks about Sta...

Pod Extra: Jason Di Rosso with Oscar winning director Bong Joon-ho from 2020-02-14T10:05

Jason Di Rosso speaks to Oscar winning director Bong Joon-ho fresh from his win at Cannes Film Festival, about his history making thriller Parasite.

South Korean director Bong Joon-ho makes history at the Oscars from 2020-02-13T10:00

As South Korean director Bong Joon-ho makes history at the Oscars, we take you back to his wonderful interview on The Screen Show talking about his winning film Parasite.

A critics'roundtable look at this year's Oscar contenders from 2020-02-06T10:00

Ahead of the 92nd Academy Awards, Jason Di Rosso and a panel of guest critics discuss this year's nominations, likely winners and snubs. Nakkiah Lui is in to talk about the latest series of Blac...

Josh Thomas is back with a quirky American black comedy from 2020-01-30T10:00

After winning high praise for his series Please Like Me, Josh Thomas is back with a quirky American black comedy called Everything's Gonna Be Okay. Director Robert Eggers talks about the inspirati...

Essie Davis felt inspired working with her director husband Justin Kurzel on True History of the Kelly Gang from 2020-01-23T10:00

Essie Davis says her husband Justin Kurzel knew there was a role for her in True History of the Kelly Gang as soon as he read Pater Carey's novel of the same name.

Renee Zellweger, Joel Edgerton, Total Control, RJ Mitte from 2020-01-16T10:00

In a summer highlights edition Renee Zellweger talks about her dazzling performance as Judy Garland in the biopic Judy. Joel Edgerton discusses The King, a film he co-wrote with director David Mich...

Bong Joon-ho, Sophie Hyde, Rosehaven, Lulu Wang, Sue Maslin from 2020-01-09T10:00

In a summer highlights edition we revisit interviews with Cannes winning director Bong Joon-ho and Adelaide director Sophie Hyde, who made the 2019 film Animals with Alia Shawkat and Holliday Grain...

63 Up, Arctic Noir, Juliette Binoche, Ewen Leslie from 2020-01-02T10:00

In a summer highlights edition, we revisit a conversation with the director behind the Up series on the latest instalment 63 Up. Plus, a look at how Arctic Noir is influencing the television landsc...

Rocketman, Round the Twist, Karyn Kusama, Kate McLennan and Kate McCartney from 2019-12-26T10:00

In a summer highlights edition we revisit a conversation with director of Rocketman Dexter Fletcher, plus a lookback at Round the Twist, an interview with Karyn Kusama on her L.A. Noir film Destroy...

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Younger, Claudia O'Doherty from 2019-12-19T10:00

In a summer highlights edition we revisit a critics' panel on Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, an interview with screenwriter Joe Murphy from the TV show Younger, and actor and co...

Marianne&Leonard: Words of Love, On Becoming a God in Central Florida, Portrait of a Lady on Fire from 2019-12-12T10:00

British director Nick Broomfield on his documentary Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love, a chronicle of the muse-artist relationship between Marianne Ihlen and Leonard Cohen that begins on the Greek ...

Kore-eda Hirokazu, The Commons, The Two Popes from 2019-12-05T10:00

Cannes winning director Kore-eda Hirokazu talks about his film The Truth, his first film set outside of Japan with a cast including Catherine Deneuve, Juliette Binoche and Ethan Hawke. Brazilian fi...

Timothy Spall, Watchmen, Knives Out, Abe Forsythe from 2019-11-28T10:00

Actor Timothy Spall talks about his role in Mrs Lowry and Son, a bio-drama chronicling the life of artist L. S. Lowry. Osman Faruqi discusses HBO's take on superhero comic series Watchmen, a review...

The Crown, By the Grace of God, Judy and Punch, Dylan River from 2019-11-21T10:00

We look at Netflix's new season of The Crown which released this week with an entirely new cast and in a new time in history. Jason reviews François Ozon's By the Grace of God which follows three s...

Ken Loach, The Irishman, Morning Wars from 2019-11-14T10:00

This week, British director Ken Loach talks about his new film set in the dog eat dog world of the gig economy. Jason reviews Martin Scorsese's mob epic The Irishman, a film that makes most sense a...

Martin Scorsese, James McAvoy, Armistead Maupin, Julianne Moore from 2019-11-07T10:00

Daniel Browning presents the program this week as we revisit highlights from the year including interviews with Hollywood stars James McAvoy and Julianne Moore, and the creator of Tales of the City...

Nadav Lapid on Synonyms, Modern Love, Dark Arts, Pain and Glory from 2019-10-31T10:00

French-Israeli drama Synonyms won the Golden Bear at the 69th Berlin International Film Festival. Jason speaks to director Nadav Lapid about his work in which a young Israeli man travels to Paris t...

Elia Suleiman, Succession, Senses of Cinema, Blinded by the Light from 2019-10-24T10:00

Palestinian director Elia Suleiman talks about his latest film It Must Be Heaven, an elegant, inventive work and the opening night film at the Palestinian Film Festival. Lauren and Jason on the stu...

Joel Edgerton in The King, Nostalgia, Reg Watson, Sophie Hyde from 2019-10-17T10:00

Joel Edgerton talks about historical drama The King, which he co-wrote with David Michôd and also stars in, about a wayward English prince played by Timothée Chalamet who is crowned King Henry V af...

Renee Zellweger, Total Control, Hustlers from 2019-10-10T10:05

An interview with Hollywood star Renee Zellweger about her lead role in Judy, a biographical drama about iconic actress and singer Judy Garland, highlighting her most gruelling years. Lauren Carrol...

Joker, The Politician, Michal Aviad, Joe Murphy from 2019-10-03T10:00

Jason reviews problematic thriller Joker, an origin story that follows Joaquin Phoenix as Arthur Fleck, a failed stand-up comedian who turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City. A discussio...

The Emmy Awards, The Goldfinch, Su Friedrich, Rodd Rathjen from 2019-09-26T10:00

Jason and Lauren unravel the 71st Emmy Awards. A review of the screen adaptation of Donna Tartt's epic blockbuster The Goldfinch. An interview with filmmaker Su Friedrich about her online survey of...

Unbelievable, Ad Astra, Birds of Passage from 2019-09-19T10:00

A look at new Netflix series Unbelievable, a fact-based drama about the costs of not believing rape survivors starring Toni Collette. Jason reviews James Gray's space thriller Ad Astra with Brad Pi...

Sophie Hyde on Animals, Shrill, Ewen Leslie talks Goodfellas from 2019-09-12T10:00

Adelaide director Sophie Hyde talks about her Irish/Australian co-production Animals, a film about turning points and the intensity of female friendships starring Alia Shawkat and Holliday Grainger...

James McAvoy, The Farewell, Lulu Wang, American Factory from 2019-09-05T10:00

Hollywood star James McAvoy talks about his role in IT: Chapter 2 and reveals what it was like meeting and working with Stephen King. Jason Di Rosso reviews The Farewell, Lulu Wang's beautiful film...

The Nightingale, Succession, Amazing Grace from 2019-08-29T10:00

In this episode, we meet the director and star of The Nightingale, the internationally acclaimed, bloody and horrific colonial thriller set in Tasmania that has divided local audiences. A discussio...

Mindhunter, Bruce Lee, Dogman, Lulu Wang from 2019-08-22T10:00

Jason Di Rosso reviews Dogman, a new Italian thriller about an unassuming dog groomer who goes feral on a neighbourhood thug. An interview with Bruce Lee biographer Matthew Polly about what made Le...

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Younger from 2019-08-15T10:00

A critics' panel on Quentin Tarantino's nostalgic blockbuster Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and an inside look at the writers' room on hit U.S. TV show Younger.

TV in Iceland, Buoyancy, Palm Beach, Claudia O'Doherty from 2019-08-08T10:00

A look at the TV landscape in Iceland and how the tourism and fandom connected to it is affecting very small and isolated communities. An interview with writer-director Rodd Rathjen about his first...

Diego Maradona, Midsommar, The Victim from 2019-08-01T10:00

British director Asif Kapadia discusses his breathtaking film about football legend Diego Maradona. A review of Ari Aster's new film about a nightmarish Swedish Midsommar festival, and Lauren and J...

Big Little Lies, The Cost of Art, Diego Maradona from 2019-07-25T10:00

As season 2 of Big Little Lies wraps, our panel of critics weigh in on one of TV’s most spectacular recent critical successes, and the significance of recent reports of a tangle for creative contro...

Apollo 11, The Lion King, E. Bennett Walsh, Robbie Hood from 2019-07-18T10:00

The archival producer of Apollo 11 tells us what it was like to stumble into NASA's treasure trove of secrets. Mortal Kombat producer E. Bennett Walsh explains why Hollywood producers are choosing ...

Acute Misfortune, Julianne Moore, Rosehaven, The Letdown, Mark Humphries from 2019-07-11T10:00

Director of Acute Misfortune Thomas M. Wright discusses his debut feature. Julianne Moore talks about her role in Sebastian Lelio's Gloria Bell. Lauren Carrol Harris meets the creators of Australia...

The Loudest Voice, Mystify, Ana Katz from 2019-07-04T10:00

Lauren Carroll Harris checks out the new TV series The Loudest Voice, starring Russell Crowe as disgraced media mogul Rogel Ailes. An interview with music and film critic Anwen Crawford on Mystify,...

The Screen Show 27 June from 2019-06-27T10:00

Lauren Carroll Harris shares her thoughts on the new season of Black Mirror. Jason Di Rosso reviews Danny Boyle's Beatles blockbuster Yesterday. Breaking Bad's RJ Mitte is in for our Top Shelf segm...

The Screen Show 20 June from 2019-06-20T10:00

This year's Cannes and Sydney Film Festival winning director Bong Joon-ho joins us in the studio to talk about his satirical thriller Parasite. Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck explains why he was ...

The Screen Show 13 June from 2019-06-13T10:00

We meet the makers of searing political parable Baracau while they are in town for the Sydney Film Festival. Lauren Carroll Harris talks to Dr Ava Parsemain about how modern TV shows offer varied a...

The Screen Show 6 June from 2019-06-06T10:00

A look at HBO's small screen depiction of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster and whether it adds much value to the TV landscape. Plus, as Sydney Film Festival kicks off we meet the Australian directors...

The Screen Show 30th May from 2019-05-30T10:00

We speak to the creators of two new television comedies, one about messy parenthood and a semi-autobiographic Netflix series about a young gay man with Cerebral Palsy. Plus, a wrap on the Cannes Fi...

The Screen Show from 2019-05-23T10:00

Today, a deep dive into Game of Thrones. Our expert panel -- food writer and mega-fan Adam Liaw, and Fairfax critic Craig Mathiesen join TV critic Lauren Carroll Harris and host Jason Di Ross...

The Screen show 16 May from 2019-05-16T10:00

We talk to film Maker Mike Leigh about his new film Peterloo, how well the story is known and what it might speak to in our contemporary political landscape. And a new version of Joseph Heller's ...

The Screen Show 9 May from 2019-05-09T10:00

Director of the sublime Australian film Acute Misfortune joins us in the studio. Lauren Carroll Harris checks out the new season of British comedy Fleabag. An interview with Bulgarian filmmakers Mi...

The Screen Show 2 April from 2019-05-02T10:00

Actors Miranda Tapsell and Gwilym Lee discuss their big hearted Top End rom-com. Lauren Carroll Harris looks at the latest season of Armando Iannucci's brilliant political satire Veep. Film produce...

The Screen Show 25 April from 2019-04-25T10:00

We meet Radha Mitchell and Ben Hackworth, star and director of the sultry new Australian film Celeste. Lauren Carroll Harris is talking about the new season of hit Icelandic series Trapped, and mee...

The Screen Show 18 April from 2019-04-18T10:00

Academy Award winning actor Julianne Moore talks about her role in Sebastian Lelio's Gloria Bell. Cat and mouse thriller Killing Eve has returned to screens for Season 2. Director Rob Ryan explains...

Terry Gilliam, Pen15, Geraldine Hakewill from 2019-04-11T10:05

Terry Gilliam joins us to talk about directing The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, a film plagued with disaster. We meet the creators and stars of teen comedy Pen15, and Australian actor Geraldine Hake...

Pet Sematary, Round the Twist, Awavena, Vale Agnes Varda from 2019-04-04T10:00

A critics panel on the latest film adaptation of Stephen King's eighties horror novel Pet Sematary. Lauren Carroll Harris looks back at groundbreakiing Australian kids TV show Round the Twist with ...

Jordan Peele's Us, Gregg Araki on Now Apocalypse, Disney's takeover of Fox, Apple TV + from 2019-03-28T10:00

A panel discussion on Get Out director Jordan Peele's new film Us, a psychological horror that follows a family faced with a group of evil doppelgangers. We talk with highly acclaimed director Greg...

After Life, Karyn Kusama, Design on Film from 2019-03-21T10:00

Comedian Mark Humphries joins the TV chat with Lauren Carroll Harris and Jason Di Rosso to talk about Ricky Gervais' new series After Life. Director Karyn Kusama discusses directing Nicole Kidman i...

Hotel Mumbai, Solange, Sometimes Always Never from 2019-03-14T10:00

An interview with director Anthony Maras and star Dev Patel about the new Australian film Hotel Mumbai. We take a look at a new experimental film from artist Solange, which reflects the way the mus...

Better Things, Australia's forgotten Hollywood star, The House That Jack Built from 2019-03-07T10:05

A new book sheds light on the career of an all but forgotten Hollywood star who was one of Australia's most promising exports in the 1930's. Vulture critic Jen Chaney joins us from the U.S. to talk...

The Screen Show 28 February from 2019-02-28T10:00

Lauren Carroll Harris speaks to the creators of the ABC's bold new soap opera The Heights, in particular their aim for innovating the genre, and a lookback at the history of Australian soapies with...

Podcast extra: Stop Everything x The Screen Show's Oscar wrap from 2019-02-25T17:00

The Screen Show's Jason Di Rosso and Lauren Carroll Harris pair up with Stop Everything's Beverley Wang and Benjamin Law with a hot off the press Oscars special podcast. We break down the winners, ...

The Screen Show 21 February from 2019-02-21T10:00

We're talking about Netflix's latest binge-watch Dirty John, and a sweet new middle school comedy called Pen15. Plus, interviews from Paris ahead of the French Film Festival with star filmmakers Cl...

Berlin Film Festival, If Beale Street Could Talk, At Eternity's Gate, Sally 4 Ever, High Maintenance from 2019-02-14T10:00

Julian Schnabel talks about directing Willem Dafoe in At Eternity's Gate. A discussion about the return of stoner comedy-drama High Maintenance as well as Sally 4 Ever, a new British comedy from Ju...

Nadine Labaki on Capharnaüm, Talking TV: Camping and The Cry, The Beehive, The Combination Redemption from 2019-02-07T10:05

Lebanese director Nadine Labaki discusses her Oscar nominated film Capharnaüm, about a young boy in Beirut who sues his parents for giving him life. Actor Ewen Leslie talks about his role in the ne...

Australian Oscar nominee Fiona Crombie, Rosehaven and Russian Doll, Jonas Mekas, The Mule and Ben is Back from 2019-01-31T10:00

We're joined by Fiona Crombie, an Australian Oscar nominee for work on Yorgos Lanthimos' period farce, The Favourite. Lauren Carroll Harris speaks to Celia Pacquola and Luke McGregor as Rosehaven r...

Juliette Binoche, Summer TV, Tim Winton, Storm Boy from 2019-01-24T10:00

Juliette Binoche talks to Jason Di Rosso about her role in Claire Denis' complex romance Let the Sunshine In. TV critic Lauren Caroll Harris shares her summer highlights and noteworthy new releases...

Kitty Green, John Boyega, Behind the Screens, Sarah Blasko from 2019-01-17T10:00

U.S. based Australian filmmaker Kitty Green talks about her career and standout works Casting JonBenet and Ukraine is not a Brothel. John Boyega drops by the studio while in Sydney on a press tour ...

Romesh Ranganathan, Kate Dennis, Midnight Oil 1984, Aurore from 2019-01-10T10:00

UK comedian Romesh Ranganathan on his comedy series Just Another Immigrant. Australian director Kate Dennis talks about her work on prestige TV shows in the U.S. Director Ray Argall on his brillian...

Leigh Whannel, Agnes Varda, Natasha Wanganeen, Sarah Gertrude Shapiro from 2019-01-03T10:00

Upgrade is the second film directed by Leigh Whannell, a one-time ABC TV movie reviewer who turned filmmaker when he co-wrote the breakout slasher hit Saw. Jason Di Rosso meets veteran French filmm...

Jeremy Sims on his doco about Wayne Gardner, Twin Peaks actor Sheryl Lee, Offspring creator Debra Oswald from 2018-12-27T10:00

Actor turned director Jeremy Sims on his 2018 documentary about Wayne Gardner. Twin Peaks alumni Sheryl Lee explains how cult character Laura Palmer has shaped her life and career, and screenwriter...

Bradley Cooper, Jodie Whittaker, Deb Riley from 2018-12-20T10:00

Bradley Cooper talks about his directorial debut A Star is Born. Jodie Whittaker on playing the first female Dr in the Doctor Who franchise, and Game of Thrones production designer Deb Riley fresh ...

A bumper end of year film special from 2018-12-13T10:00

A bumper end of year film special with critics Philippa Hawker and Luke Goodsell. We're looking at stories and trends from the year, as well as some big new Boxing Day and festive season releases. ...

Homecoming, The Bisexual, Shirkers, Can You Ever Forgive Me? from 2018-12-06T10:00

On our last TV panel of the year we're talking new releases including Homecoming and The Bisexual, plus favourite shows of 2018. An interview with Singaporean filmmaker Sandi Tan about her Netflix ...

Vale Bernardo Bertolucci and Nicolas Roeg, Wash Westmoreland on Colette, German TV's golden moment, Widows from 2018-11-29T10:00

This week saw the passing of two greats of cinema, Nicolas Roeg and Bernardo Bertolucci. Still Alice director Wash Westmoreland discusses his new film about French novelist Colette. We look at why ...

My Brilliant Friend, Strange Colours, Normandy Nude from 2018-11-22T10:00

We're looking at HBO's highly anticipated TV adaptation of Elena Ferrante's My Brilliant Friend. Alena Lodkina's Strange Colours is one of the most acclaimed Australian debut features we've seen in...

The Old Man and the Gun, Dean Hurley, Greg Haddrick, Shoplifters from 2018-11-15T10:00

David Lowery talks about directing Robert Redford  in The Old Man and the Gun, the true story of a career criminal and rumoured to be Redford's last film. Sound artist Dean Lowery was David Lynch's...

House of Cards, They Shall Not Grow Old, Suspiria from 2018-11-08T10:00

A discussion on how the new and final season of House of Cards fares without Frank Underwood in the mix. Peter Jackson has given new life to World World One footage in his astounding documentary Th...

Bohemian Rhapsody, Joel Edgerton, , The Heiresses, Mark Humphries from 2018-11-01T10:00

Our critics panel weigh in on whether the new Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody is actually any good. Paraguayan director Marcelo Martinessi on his debut feature The Heiresses. Joel Edgerton is in the...

Jamie Lee Curtis and Jason Blum on Halloween, Beautiful Boy, The Haunting of Hill House from 2018-10-25T10:00

Hollywood actor Jamie Lee Curtis and producer Jason Blum are on our shores for the premiere of the latest installment of ultimate horror movie, Halloween, they join us in the studio. Plus, Netflix'...

Bradley Cooper, Bojack Horseman, Adelaide Film Festival from 2018-10-18T10:00

Hollywood star Bradley Cooper joins us to talk about his first time directing with a Star is Born, and what it was like to work with Lady Gaga. As absurdist animated comedy Bojack Horseman returns ...

Doctor Who, Westwood, She Who Must Be Loved, First Man from 2018-10-11T10:00

A Whovian special as Jodie Whittaker explains how she intends to leave her mark as the first female Doctor Who, and media academic Liz Giuffre weighs in on her performance. We'll hear why Vivienne ...

American Animals, Mr Inbetween, Wajib from 2018-10-04T10:00

Writer, director and actor Scott Ryan is in the studio to talk about his new TV series Mr Inbetween. British documentary filmmaker Bart Layton has blended fact and fiction in his art heist movie Am...

Jirga, Pose, Gus Van Sant, China Love from 2018-09-27T10:05

Benjamin Gilmour's Jirga is a breathtakingly shot film about a former Australian soldier looking to make amends in Afghanistan. We meet some stars from TV drama Pose, about the underground queer an...

Deborah Riley on her Emmys win, Bruce Beresford, Prague Spring, Custody from 2018-09-20T10:00

Game of Thrones designer Deborah Riley on her Emmys win. Plus, Bruce Bereford talks about his new film Ladies in Black, and how cinema echoed the hopes and disappointments of The Prague Spring like...

Better Call Saul's Bob Odenkirk, Desktop films, A Very English Scandal, Beast from 2018-09-13T10:00

Better Call Saul star Bob Odenkirk says his role as the antihero in the series was a lucky break. We look at a new subgenre in film, and a new BBC miniseries starring Hugh Grant tells the true stor...

Venice Film Festival, Jeremy Sims on his documentary about Wayne Gardner, Emmys predictions from 2018-09-06T10:00

We check in with Variety critic Jessica Kiang at Venice Film Festival. Jeremy Sims is in the studio talking about his new documentary Wayne, about the incredible life and career of motorcycle world...

Three Identical Strangers, Crazy Rich Asians, Anne with an E, What Is Music? from 2018-08-30T10:05

Director Tim Wardle discusses his fascinating documentary about triplets separated at birth. Netflix's adaptation of Anne of Green Gables, a review of Crazy Rich Asians and what makes great film mu...

Talking TV: Ozark and Rake, Oscar nominated film The Insult, Susan Prior's Top Shelf from 2018-08-23T10:00

Our TV panel is back to discuss Jason Bateman's dark turn in Netflix crime drama Ozark and the season return of Rake. Lebanese director Ziad Doueiri talks about his Oscar nominated film The Insult,...

Twin Peaks is coming to Australia, 25 Years of Screen Australia's Indigenous Unit, Blackkklansman from 2018-08-16T10:00

Sheryl Lee, who plays cult figure Laura Palmer in Twin Peaks is our guest. A review of Spike Lee's Blackkklansman, and a look back at 25 years of Screen Australia's Indigenous Unit.

Highlights from MIFF, Vida, The Wife, The Spy Who Dumped Me from 2018-08-09T10:00

Jason Di Rosso chats with a panel of guest critics about what they've seen at Melbourne International Film Festival. Girls' writer Tanya Saracho heads a new TV drama that focuses on family, communi...

New documentaries about Whitney Houston, Alexander McQueen and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sundance Film Festival's Hussain Currimbhoy, Mission Impossible: Fallout from 2018-08-02T10:00

A review of Mission Impossible - Fallout, it's very, very good. We're also looking at some new documentaries about iconic figures that have recently hit cinemas, and meet Sundance Film Festival's d...

Talking TV, Summer 1993, Melbourne International Film Festival from 2018-07-26T10:00

A look at a homegrown and an international crime drama, plus the final season of The Americans. Spanish director Carla Simón's debut feature is inspired by her own story. An overview of Melbourne I...

Mamma Mia 2 review, David Nicholls, Queensland Film Festival, and a Handmaid's Tale second season spoiler free review from 2018-07-19T10:00

Screenwriter David Nicholls discusses the process of adapting Patrick Melrose from book to screen. A review of the sequel to Mamma Mia, top marks for the dancing and bonus points for a Cher cameo b...

Jill Bilcock, Skyscraper review, Japanese porno reboot and Natasha Wanganeen's top films from 2018-07-12T10:00

Australian editor Jill Bilcock reflects on her illustrious career. Plus a review of Dwayne Johnson's new film Skyscraper, Natasha Wanganeen's top five films, a Japanese porno reboot and a look at t...

John Boyega, Soda Jerk, Kitty Green from 2018-07-05T10:05

Stars Wars actor John Boyega is in the studio, Video artists Soda Jerk explain the controversy surrounding their work Terror Nullius, and an interview with rising Australian filmmaker Kitty Green.

Sex and the City turns 20, Sara Driver's ode to Jean-Michel Basquiat, Omar Musa, Gillian Armstrong from 2018-06-28T10:05

Gillian Armstrong is in the studio talking about the restoration of My Brilliant Career, and what she thinks about gender representation in the industry right now. Plus, we mark the 20 year anniver...

AACTA Pitch, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Marcelo Martinessi, Ghosthunter from 2018-06-21T10:05

Marcelo Martinessi, winner of the Sydney Film Festival's top prize is in the studio, as well as the winners of the Documentary Australia Foundation Award. Plus, Jason reviews Jurassic World: Fallen...

Upgrade, Just Another Immigrant, Ága from 2018-06-14T10:05

Hollywood based Australian filmmaker Leigh Whannell on his sci-fi box office hit Upgrade, UK comedian Romesh Ranganathan tells us about his new TV series Just Another Immigrant, and we meet the Bul...

Mystery Road, Killing Eve, Oceans 8, Sydney Film Festival from 2018-06-07T10:05

A TV panel discussion about Mystery Road and Killing Eve. Jason Di Rosso reviews the female-led heist movie Oceans 8. We go behind the screens to meet an armourer who works on film & television set...

The changing face of TV comedy, The Walking Dead's Lennie James, Gringo, Sydney Film Festival from 2018-05-31T10:05

How comedy dramas are becoming the stars of the streaming era. Lennie James from The Walking Dead on his new thriller. Plus, a review of Gringo and the lowdown on this year's Sydney Film Festival.

The Crown, A wrap on the Cannes Film Festival, BPM, Solo: A Star Wars Story from 2018-05-24T10:05:16

Olivia: Hopelessly Devoted to You, Deadpool 2, Aurore, Chappaquiddick, Cargo from 2018-05-17T10:05

Does a new biopic about Olivia Newton John deserve all the criticism it's getting? The bad boy of the Marvel universe is back! Director John Curran looks at a traumatic piece of Kennedy history in ...

What does the budget mean for screen? Picnic at Hanging Rock, David Stratton on Pierre Rissient and Cannes, May 68 from 2018-05-10T10:05

A discussion on where the screen industry will win and lose in this year's budget. Talking TV with Foxtel's remake of Picnic at Hanging Rock. David Stratton reflects on Pierre Rissient and the poli...

Ray Argall on his documentary film about Midnight Oil, The Circus, Simon Baker adapts Tim Winton for the big screen, Behind the Screens, Rotten Tomatoes from 2018-05-03T10:05

Director Ray Argall is in to discuss his new film about one of the most important bands to come out of Australia, Midnight Oil. A discussion on the real-time American documentary-series The Circus,...

Unsane and Avengers: Infinity War, Corrie Chen's Top Shelf, Gurrumul and Greta Scacchi on Vittorio Taviani from 2018-04-26T10:05

We unpack some new releases with guest critics. Director Corrie Chen fills us in on her Top Shelf and we meet the makers of the Gurrumul documentary.

Talking TV with Lost in Space and Barry, Loveless, Sally Potter on The Party, and ACMI's Wonderland from 2018-04-19T10:05

Netflix's remake of Lost in Space and upcoming Foxtel comedy Barry. Plus, Jason's film of the week is Andrey Zvyagintsev's Loveless, an interview with Sally Potter about The Party, and a new exhibi...

Is Wes Anderson's Isle of Dogs racist? U.S. Hip Hop comedy Atlanta, Homecoming Queens blends comedy with chronic illness, Behind the Screens with an Animal Wrangler from 2018-04-12T10:00:05

We look at questions of fetishisation and Orientalism in Wes Anderson's new Japan-set animation Isle of Dogs. A conversation about hip hop and representation in the new season of drama-comedy Atlan...

Remembering Steven Bochco, Have You Seen The Listers? Matt Bomer in Walking Out, Criticism in Crisis from 2018-04-05T10:05

Vale to iconic TV producer Steven Bochco. Plus, the new documentary about world renowned street artist Anthony Lister, American actor Matt Bomer on his latest film Walking Out.

Love, Simon and Ready Player One, Wild Wild Country, Lano&Woodley, Michael Palin from 2018-03-29T10:05

A look at two very different coming-of-age stories, Netflix roll out another cult documentary series, Lano and Woodley on their favourite physical performers in film and Michael Palin in Armando Ia...

John Boyega stars in Pacific Rim Uprising, Soda Jerk's Terror Nullius, Friday Night Lights creator Jason Katims'new show, Behind the Scenes from 2018-03-22T10:05

Star Wars actor John Boyega is in the studio talking about his new film. A controversial new video work called Terror Nullius. Friday Night Lights creator is back with a brand new high school drama...

David Chang's Ugly Delicious, Rooney Mara is Mary Magdalene, Australian director Kitty Green from 2018-03-15T10:05

Is Netflix's new food-porn show Ugly Delicious revolutionary? Lion director Garth Davis speaks about his second film Mary Magdelene, starring Rooney Mara, and Kitty Green, director of the lush docu...

New documentaries from Ai Weiwei and Marina Abramović, Picnic at Hanging Rock, Debra Oswald and Women in Film and TV from 2018-03-08T10:05

Our International Women's Day special is hosted by critic and academic Deb Verhoeven, and is full of women’s voices discussing film and television.

UnReal's Sarah Gertrude Shapiro, Oscars predictions, The Square and Creative Risk from 2018-03-01T10:05

We speak to co-creator of the dramedy UnReal. David Stratton and Vicky Roach join us for an Oscars panel. The Square's Claes Bang and we meet a creative risk lawyer.

Talking TV, A Fantastic Woman, Genre Busting and Barbara from 2018-02-22T10:05

Jason is joined by TV critics Lauren Carroll Harris and Craig Mathieson for a discussion on a couple of show's everyone seems to be talking about, The Good Place and Queer Eye. Are they both Trump ...

Marvel's Black Panther, In demand director Kate Dennis, Pilot Season 101 and South African film The Wound from 2018-02-15T10:05

We review and discuss Marvel's new black super-hero film Black Panther. Plus, Jason meets in-demand Australian director Kate Dennis, she earned an Emmy nomination for The Handmaid's Tale. We cross ...

The Real Housewives of Melbourne, Lady Bird, a new wave for Nordic TV and Melbourne Cinémathèque from 2018-02-08T10:05

We're talking The Real Housewives of Melbourne, Greta Gerwig's beautiful Lady Bird, a new wave for TV from Scandinavia and take a look at Melbourne Cinémathèque's 2018 program.

Jessica Chastain is Molly Bloom, TV reboots, Oscar nominated director Paul Thomas Anderson and Sarah Blasko's favourite films from 2018-02-01T10:05

Jason Di Rosso meets Jessica Chastain and talks to Oscar nominated director Paul Thomas Anderson about Phantom Thread. Plus, why so many TV reboots and Sarah Blasko on some of her favourite films.

The Screen Hub, January 25, 2018 from 2018-01-25T10:00

Margot Robbie on her Oscar nominated role in I, Tonya. Warwick Thornton speaks about his new film Sweet Country, which releases this week. Talking TV with critics Lauren Carroll Harris and Craig Ma...