SIMON HAS USED SOME OF HIS LOCKDOWN TIME TO CATCH UP WITH ON DEMAND VIEWING. THE NETFLIX DRAMA OZARK HAS CAUGHT PLENTY OF ATTENTION OF LATE, AND SIMON’S NOW WORKED HIS WAY THROUGH ALL THREE SEASONS. HERE’S HIS VIEW. I’ve…
Knives Out is the new Daniel Craig black comedy-thriller, and it’s delighted both Steve and Simon, who also have a few thoughts about where the first official trailer for what’s likely to be Craig’s last Bond outing, No Time To…
Men In Black: International should have been so good. And yet it wasn’t. Neither Steve nor Simon can find many positive things to say about this disappointing film. Sometimes Always Never, on the other hand, the new Bill Nighy outing,…
The Monkees — well, two of them, anyway — came to Auckland this weekend. Simon and Steve were both keen to enjoy some nostalgic, feel-good pop songs; Simon and Steve were both just a little disappointed. Rocketman, on the other hand, is…
Episode 83 of Crave! is a short, bonus episode — Steve and Simon’s take on the final instalment of Game Of Thrones. Be warned — it’s chock-full of spoilers, so if you’ve not seen, seriously, all of Game Of Thrones,…
There’s only one topic on Simon and Steve’s minds right now, and that’s Game Of Thrones. With only one episode left, we dissect everything we’ve learnt in episode 5 of the final series, The Bells, and try to figure out…
Shortly before its penultimate episode, Simon takes a breath to consider the final season so far, and what terrors are still to be revealed. I’m not expecting to be happy with whatever ending lies in store for Game of Thrones.…
It’s time — finally — for the final series of Game Of Thrones, and so Simon and Steve dissect, in fine detail, the first episode. Steve’s been to the Auckland leg of the Christchurch benefit concert tour You Are Us/Aroha…
Alleged paedophilia isn’t really the stuff entertainment review podcasts thrive on, but Leaving Neverland, the new HBO-produced doco about the allegations surrounding Michael Jackson, is a compelling — a very tough, but compelling — watch, and Simon and Steve have…
This BBC thriller, now available on Netflix, is gripping, fast moving, throws a few curve balls your way and keeps you guessing. It drops you straight into a swirl of current day concerns: a fear of domestic terrorist activity; the…