General Admissions Podcast

In which Damo, Jarrod and guest Tatjana Clancy, discuss a litany of film and streaming content. General thoughts on Tenet, my reviews of Unhinged, Bill and Ted Face The Music, The Boys Season Two, Raised By Wolves, The New Legends of Monkey and severe filmic digressions, ensue.

Jarrod and Damo discuss: Movie News, Hamilton, The King of Staten Island, Greyhound, Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga and more.

Convening once more in the hermetically sealed, Andromeda Strain-style high security bunker deep beneath the suburbs of our Australia’s capital, Damo, Jarrod and guest reviewer Mark Alexander yap about what’s worth watching, what’s worth ignoring and whether or not Fear is the Mind-killer and exactly who might be the kwisatz haderach.

Damo and Jarrod discuss their go-to ‘social distancing’ viewing. They discuss Netflix’s Tiger King, what viewing SBS On-Demand has to offer currently and some recommendations for ‘End of the World’ films suitable for viewing, during the End of The World.

He wuz robbed! Adam Sandler accepts his Independent Spirit Best Actor gong for his stellar turn in Uncut Gems

It’s been too long between drinks, as Damo and Jarrod reconvene (after bushfires, famine, flood and COVID-19) for a wide-ranging ramble to pick over the outcomes of the Academy Awards. We chat about other hits from ‘The Bong’ as well as South Korean cinema in general and also whatever new Films and Shows that pop up during the chat.

Hits from the Bong

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Jarrod and Damo discuss their reactions to Adam Sandler’s tour de force performance in Josh and Benny Safdie’s Uncut Gems which premieres on Netflix on January 31st. They also discuss Josh and Benny Safdie’s previous effort Good Time, which stars Robert Pattinson in a similarly incendiary role. Despite getting some of the best notices he’s ever received from critics, Sandler didn’t make the 2020 Oscar cut for his turn in Uncut Gems but nevertheless, it’s by far the best performance he’s given…at least that’s what Jarrod thinks. Damo on the other hand…

Also worth a watch - ‘Good Time’ is available on Netflix

Damo and Jarrod talk about Knives Out, Rian Johnson’s whodunnit, that has just nabbed him an Oscar nomination for penning its screenplay. Damo also discusses Henri-Georges Clouzot’s two masterpieces, Les Diaboliques and The Wages of Fear.

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Jarrod and Damo wax cynical about the Golden Globes and their dartboard selection process, review the Amazon show Treadstone and talk about the critical reception to Jojo Rabbit and whether it’s OK to make comedy from sensitive topics.

Jarrod and Damo waffle about Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker in a spoiler-free review followed by a veritable spoiler-apocalypse as we proceed to dissect the film in granular detail. So if you haven’t watched the film yet, be aware there’ll be spoilers aplenty in this part of our chat. But we’ll give you fair warning when we’re about to start. We also review The Witcher, which has recently landed on Netflix.

Damo and Jarrod waffle extensively upon all things Star Wars, Mindhunter, David Fincher’s Chinatown prequel series and Woody Allen - as well as the viability of James Ellroy’s novels for adaptation by streamers. BEWARE: Digressions and rambling…