The Commentary Booth

This week Jamie is joined by guest colour commentator Adam Tagg to head into the danger zone & dunk on fools with our reviews of Top Gun: Maverick & Hustle.

First up we finally got around to heading to the cinema to see Top Gun: Maverick, & boy oh boy was it worth the wait!

Finally we close out conversation with our review of Adam Sandler's latest Netflix movie, Hustle. Once again Sandler moves away from the straight comedy world to deliver a sports drama movie which focuses on Philadelphia 76ers NBA team.

This week Jamie is joined by colour commentator Buddy McClelland to hang ten on waves & stairs as we review Apple TV's Make Or Break & Binge's The Staircase.

On this episode we review the new Apple TV+ sports docu-drama series Make Or Break which follows athletes competing on the World Surf League (WSL).

We then move on to review the true crime miniseries The Staircase, which is now streaming week by week on Binge & HBO Max internationally. The Staircase is a based not the documentary series of the same name & follows the investigation & trial of Michael Peterson, a writer who was convicted of murdering his wife Kathleen Peterson after she was found dead at the bottom of their staircase.

This week Jamie is joined by colour commentator Jaxon Carr to refresh our memory of Top Gun from 1986 before we head out to see Top Gun: Maverick.

On this episode we also discuss season 2 of Greatness Code on Apple TV+.

Finally to close out the episode we chat about Alone on SBS On Demand & Jaxon's new guilty pleasure, Love Is Blind.

This week Jamie is joined by colour commentator Blake Robinson to review Netflix's totally underrated thriller film Windfall, staring Jason Segal, Lily Collins & Jesse Plemons.

On this episode we also review Stan's new true crime inspired drama series, The Girl From Plainville, which follows the story of Michelle Carter & Conrad Roy.

TRIGGER WARNING: On this episode we discuss suicide in depth, so if this is concerning for you please listen with caution.

If you are experiencing mental health struggles or having suicidal thoughts help is available via the following organisations.

Lifeline: 13 11 14 or lifeline.org.au

Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636 or beyondblue.org.au

Kids Helpline: 1800 55 1800 or kidshelpline.com.au

Headspace: 1800 650 890 or headspace.org.au

This week Jamie is joined by special guest colour commentator Jessica Kumanovski from Maison de Femmes to do a deep dive review of Ozark, Season 4 - Part 2 (now streaming on Netflix).

On this episode we also discuss The Sinner, Better Call Saul & Netflix's subscriber woes.

This week Jamie is joined by colour commentator Jaxon Carr to explore the multiverse & revisit policing in Baltimore.

On this episode we review Doctor Strange: In The Multiverse Of Madness & give our early impressions of the new HBO Max series, We Own This City.

We also feel it's important to note this episode it totally not sponsored by Young Henrys. But Young Henrys, if you're listening our DM's are open!

This week Jamie is joined by colour commentator Buddy McClelland to review Robert Eggers' latest film, the viking epic The Northman.

On this episode we also dive into Apple TV's new drama mini series based on a true story, WeCrashed starring Jared Leto & Anne Hathaway.

This week Jamie is joined by colour commentator Blake Robinson to review the new Apple TV+ show, Severance, & the new Amazon Prime exclusive movie, Deep Water.

Severance is a sci-fi, psychological thriller directed by Ben Stiller & starring Adam Scott, John Turturro, Christopher Walken & Patricia Arquette. The show has been receiving a lot of buzz online - deservingly so.

Our second topic this week is the incredibly disappointing erotic thriller starring Ben Affleck & Ana de Armas, Deep Water.

This week in a special solo episode Jamie reviews the upcoming dark comedy thriller Sissy, before it has it's Australian premiere at the Sydney Film Festival.

During this episode Jamie also has a chat with one of the stars of the film, Emily De Margheriti, about the inspirations behind the film & the dangers of social media.

This week Jamie is joined by colour commentator Buddy McClelland to discuss a long awaited video game TV adaptation & perhaps the worst mini-series we will see all year.

First up is the Paramount+ adaptation of Microsoft's beloved Halo.

Our second topic for this week is the latest, and easily the weakest, entry into the Underbelly franchise. This time around Underbelly: Vanishing Act which recounts the story of alleged Ponzi scheme mastermind Melissa Caddick.