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What are the top film and TV recommendations for this week?
Time now for The Watch List, our top TV and film recommendations for the week ahead. And I'm joined today by Dave O'Callaghan, host of the Here and Back Again podcast, who joins us in a brief respite between two Metallica gigs and Serena Bellissimo, host of The Bellissimo Files. Good afternoon, guys.
Hello.
So, Serena, Toy Story 5 in cinemas now. I presume you did a test screening with some kids for us, did you?
I did. Thank you. And I'm really worried about sitting next to Dave because we have differing opinions on this. I think I have differing opinions even from the kids I talk. Okay. If you haven't seen this one, basically it's Toy Story doing what Toy Story does best, but this time the toys are at threat because there's electronics have been introduced into their lives. So, it's all about that. I don't know... I think I built this up. I really, really wanted to love it.
What are the initial thoughts on Toy Story 5?
For me, I think it's a, for once, it's a me, not for once, but I think it's a me problem rather than a film problem. I maybe wasn't in the mood.
A lot of other people had the problem as well. The reception is pretty mixed.
Yeah, I wasn't in the mood to receive this. I don't know if we really needed it. I could have built it up, but don't worry about me because the six-year-old friend that I took said it was good. I love Jessie because she's a girl and it was very funny. And then the eight-year-old said it was good, funny, exciting and sad a lot. I'd watch it again. And they both gave it three and a half and four stars. So they absolutely loved it. And Dave raves about it too.
Three and a half and four, like from kids, that's mid, I would say. Usually if kids like something, they give it ten out of five. Exactly.
I give it 10 out of 5 I absolutely adored it I love the tech I love Conan O'Brien as Smarty Pants and he's kind of old tech so he's having the same problem of being replaced by Lilypad Greta Lees but I just loved and the toilet humour yes I adored it I thought it was fantastic number 4 doesn't exist in my world I hated number 4 and I think this is not a cash grab this is a beautiful story that doesn't want to make you cry but subtly makes you cry and that's just a personal experience Anyway, I love this.
Yeah, great. All right, Toy Story 5 in cinemas now. Serena the Bear is back. This is the final season on Disney Plus, dropping Friday. I would say probably one of the best, most interesting, inventive TV shows of the last few years.
That's come in a very long time.
How do kids react to Toy Story 5?
The only criticism we've had for it over the last four seasons and now the fifth is that every time it put itself into a category for awards, it was always in comedy. Yeah. Now, this is not a comedy.
It should be in stress.
Exactly.
This is a category for stress for watching.
And the only reason this was in comedy was because, yeah, in comedy was because Succession was winning everything. So they had to find a way to sort of win the stuff. Now, look, this, I'm not allowed to review it. I will say I have seen seven episodes. Yeah. And this is different to the other season. I'm trying not to review it. But what I am saying is that it's gone more like The Pit. It focuses on one day as opposed to lots of days.
The whole seven so far have been one day.
Yeah, there's eight episodes. I haven't seen the eighth yet. But look, what I can say is it's tense. It's stressful. And I think without, I'm not, this isn't a review, but what I'm saying is it is time to say goodbye to the bear, I think, or else if it went for another season.
But is it a fitting end, like?
I can't tell you, Brendan, but I'll say it drops on Disney Plus on Friday and you can watch all eight episodes.
All right, that's the bear. Dave, House of the Dragon is back on. Sky now, HBO Max seems to be an amorphous blob of things now. So season three tomorrow. And I'm not judging you, but this is your kind of thing, isn't it?
Yes, yes, yes. Toy Story and House of the Dragon, they're my jam. So Game of Thrones broke me, the final season broke most people and you're like, that's it, the franchise is dead, we're all going to walk away now, same as Stranger Things.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What are the top film and TV recommendations for this week?
0:00–0:47
2
What are the initial thoughts on Toy Story 5?
0:47–2:15
3
How do kids react to Toy Story 5?
2:15–5:57
4
What makes The Bear a standout show on Disney Plus?
5:57–9:25
5
What are the highlights of House of the Dragon's new season?
9:25–11:03