The Watchlist
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What new releases are being introduced at the start of the episode?
Time now for the watch list, some recommendations for the best film and TV for the week ahead, and I'm joined today by just one watch lister, cultural reporter and host of the Bellissimo Files podcast, Serena Bellissimo. Hi Serena, how are you?
I'm good, how are you?
Good. So it's all all on you today. Um
pressure.
No pressure. Will will we start with war? This is this divorce drama starring Dominic West and Siena Miller on HBO. I'm so glad I'm so glad
you've started with this one because this is my pick of the week and talking about pressure. There is high pressure in this. So basically, um Dominic West and um Sienna Miller, they play a couple, one's an actress, one's become a billionaire, and all of a sudden they're going to divorce. They're dealing with two different um law firms, and it's all about it's eight episodes based on this, and it's all about how do each of them get the most money. out of the other. It's sneaky, there's twists and turns, there's peril. I was on my the edge of my seat for the whole thing. Because like something like this, Brendan, we're used to seeing in like um legal dramas and it's usually one episode. I'm like, how are they gonna keep this going for eight episodes without getting ridiculous?
Yeah, so it's
Why is the HBO divorce drama with Dominic West and Sienna Miller worth watching?
Brendan, they do it and they do it so well. There were times where I literally physically caught myself going, I couldn't believe the twist that they just threw in there and it never got ridiculous. I also want to give a shout out. We mentioned um Siena and Dominic, but last week we uh you probably spoke about Aaron Murphy because he's in youth with Sharon Hogan. Yeah.
Aaron
Murphy Murphy plays. And he's
terrific in youth.
He is fantastic in this. I said when I'm talking about Aaron Murphy, at the moment, everyone, just because they want to be able to relate him to someone, they're like, it's Killian Murphy's son. I can tell you now, he won't be known as that for very much longer. Because he's so good. But War is amazing. It drops every Friday the episodes. There's eight episodes. It's on now. I did binge all of them. What I will say is it doesn't stick the landing. The landing's a bit weak, but having said Oh no,
don't ruin it for me. I need a new show. That's a good one. This is it, Brendan. This is it. Okay, and look, I'm used to Mile disappointment at the end of of of these things, let's face it. Um now, do I really want to watch a TV show about an airport chaplain?
How does the eight‑episode series “War” balance tension and a weak landing?
Well Spoiler alert, no I don't feel I do like, but
Well, I have to say there was a bit of bias going into this. I wanted to watch it because it's an Australian show. It stars um Hugo Weaving, who you'll know as from Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. It also stars Claw uh Claudia Carvin and Shibana Assiz, who you'll know as Victoria in the Pit, right? So it's got a great cast. And I think the premise is fantastic. It's on Netflix. It's eight episodes long. They're 30 uh minutes each. So you can uh binge quite easily. Basically, it's about all the dramas that happen in the airport and this airport chaplain always comes to the rescue. I would have loved watching a show about that. The problem with this is for eight episodes there's a backstory that's happening with the chaplain.
And every time it delves Where the
the chaplain's taking on big airport, basically. Is that kind of it? Like he's he's he's a maverick.
He is a maverick, right? Which is great. And you find out over the eight episodes why he's done that. Oh. That sort of lets it down. You just like it. So he's
a chaplain with a backstory that we didn't need.
What makes the Netflix series “The Airport Chaplain” an easy‑watch binge?
That we don't need so I think I'll enjoy season two if it gets a season two more than season one. It's an easy watch. Netflix, eight episodes, thirty minutes.
I'm there for an easy watch. The Airport Chaplain, that's on Netflix now. Um, Adults Season Two has come to Disney Plus. Is this good? I uh Did you watch it say some more? I tried it really briefly and I found it quite annoying. Would that be
that is completely right? No, it's not. I think what happened was in season one they really tried to go in on this is the way Gen Z behave and let's be crass to be crass and let's shock to shock and I don't think we got the season that they deserved.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What new releases are being introduced at the start of the episode?
0:00–1:08
2
Why is the HBO divorce drama with Dominic West and Sienna Miller worth watching?
1:08–2:12
3
How does the eight‑episode series “War” balance tension and a weak landing?
2:12–3:09
4
What makes the Netflix series “The Airport Chaplain” an easy‑watch binge?
3:09–4:25
5
Why did season two of “Adult” on Disney+ improve over the first season?
4:25–5:49
6
What is the premise of “Tall Tales and Murder” and why are viewers excited?
5:49–7:02
7
Is Brad Pitt’s survival‑film “Heart of the Beast” as intense as the hype suggests?
7:02–7:46
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