The Playlist

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 Nick was disappointed by Creed II. 15:49 Producer Dan sits down with Keisha Castle-Hughes for an interview about SBS drama On The Ropes. 30:00 Fiona has been watching - and enjoying - the HBO show Succession. 31:40 Nick went back to the ‘90s to watch The Day Today.

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 Nick was disappointed by Creed II.

15:49 Producer Dan sits down with Keisha Castle-Hughes for an interview about SBS drama On The Ropes.

30:00 Fiona has been watching - and enjoying - the HBO show Succession.

31:40 Nick went back to the ‘90s to watch The Day Today.

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 impact upon them. 9:42 Documentary filmmaker John Pilger joins us, and talks to Fiona about his body of work, curating The Power of Documentary Film Festival, American politics, and what he’s been watching (sort of). 34:55 Fiona has been watching The Coming Back Out Ball, a documentary coming to cinemas next week. 35:12 Nick was bored by Outlaw King, new to Netflix.

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 impact upon them.

9:42 Documentary filmmaker John Pilger joins us, and talks to Fiona about his body of work, curating The Power of Documentary Film Festival, American politics, and what he’s been watching (sort of).

34:55 Fiona has been watching The Coming Back Out Ball, a documentary coming to cinemas next week.

35:12 Nick was bored by Outlaw King, new to Netflix.

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 awards season attention with The Children Act. Fiona talks to the great Dame about the role.

26:02 A quick update about SBS shows that are coming soon.

28:52 What we’ve been watching: Fiona didn’t love Stan & Ollie, the Laurel and Hardy biopic. But Nick is enjoying rewatching Breaking Bad.

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 awards season attention with The Children Act. Fiona talks to the great Dame about the role. 26:02 A quick update about SBS shows that are coming soon. 28:52 What we’ve been watching: Fiona didn’t love Stan & Ollie, the Laurel and Hardy biopic. But Nick is enjoying rewatching Breaking Bad.

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 ownership and legacy - sparked by the documentary Batman & Bill. 14:42 Nick and Fiona talk about how much they like Robert Redford’s final movie The Old Man and the Gun, and are joined by the film’s director, David Lowery. 36:27 Nick has been watching Widows and thought it was ‘okay’. He fell asleep during Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. 46:08 Fiona has been watching Shoplifters, the Palme d’Or winner from Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda. She loved it.

1:03 Producer Dan joins Nick and Fiona to discuss this week’s passing of comics legend Stan Lee, and we segue into a conversation about ownership and legacy, sparked by the documentary Batman & Bill.

14:42 Nick and Fiona talk about how much they like Robert Redford’s final movie The Old Man and the Gun, and are joined by the film’s director, David Lowery.

36:27 Nick has been watching Widows and thought it was ‘okay’. He fell asleep during Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.

46:08 Fiona has been watching Shoplifters, the Palme d’Or winner from Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda. She loved it.

0:48 Nick and Fiona discuss the new series Waco and its accompanying documentary Waco: Rules of Engagement.

6:32 Then Producer Dan joins Nick for a rousing discussion of Peter Jackson’s incredible career before Nick talks to the director himself about his new documentary They Shall Not Grow Old...

28:48 Fiona’s got mixed feelings about the “new” Orson Welles film The Other Side of the Wind...

37:20 And Nick isn’t enjoying the final season of House of Cards.

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 and Nick offer some thoughts on the final Orson Welles film The Other Side of The Wind and the final season of House of Cards.