Show Notes
Blame it on the lotus flowers! We've all been to see Christopher Nolan's epic The Odyssey — and we have thoughts. Fiona Williams, Haidee Ireland and Natalie Hambly (Sana is off on her own odyssey, hopefully remembering the way home) unpack a film that is packing out cinemas worldwide and asking some very big questions. Is it a war film? An anti-war film? A midlife crisis film? All three? We discuss Matt Damon as Odysseus — America's most decent man playing antiquity's most complicated one — and whether that's a feature or a bug, the women of the Odyssey and what Christopher Nolan does and doesn't do with them, why all the sex was taken out, and whether Zendaya's Athena is the emotional heart the film didn't know it had. We also get into the stunning score, the sirens sequence, the memes, and what it means to watch a story that was written for men — and find yourself moved by it anyway. Plus: a Margaret Atwood connection you may not have known about, and a teaser for next week when we discuss Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma. Don't look a big wooden horse in the mouth when you can just use your sense of smell instead! Follow Eyes on Screen on Instagram: @eyesonscreenpod or email us at [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Fiona, Nat and Haidee are a study in contrasts this time around. First, we discuss the juggernaut Celebrity Traitors Season 2, which Fiona has convinced Nat and Haidee to watch. How might that work out? Then, with La Bola Negra finally out in cinemas, we've had a chance to catch our breath and say why we think this gorgeous queer saga about generations of untold Spanish love stories is one of the best films of the year. Let's get into it. And get into it we do! Follow Eyes on Screen on Instagram: @eyesonscreenpod or email us at [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Fiona, Nat and Haidee are coming in hot with OPINIONS this week, after two trips to the movies. First, we unpack The Social Reckoning, an Aaron Sorkin joint, in which he returns to the story of the Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg (Jeremy Strong), from the perspective of real-life whistleblower, Frances Haugen (Mikey Madison). Next up is Digger. Sure, it's a big flop but there's a big story beyond the terrible trailer, but we manage to talk about it a way that won't spoil that bit for you. In the words of the great philospher Harry Styles, it does indeed "feel like a movie". Will Nat ever take Fiona's recommendations again? Whomst amongst us can say! Let's get into it. Follow Eyes on Screen on Instagram: @eyesonscreenpod or email us at [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Fiona, Nat and Haidee are here to unpack a week in watching, and reprise an old catch phrase that’s a classic for a reason. We’ve watched War, a flashy new high-production / low-stakes UK drama about a power couple’s divorce (it even has us taking sides). We’ve checked back in on how Sharon Horgan’s coping (or isn't) in Youth. And we, like many of you, have revisited Emerald Fennell’s Oscar-nominated vigilante fantasy, Promising Young Woman, in the wake of serious gang rape allegations about the so-called 'Cornell 7'. How does it hold up? Plus, there's a very eventful rambling Celebrity Traitors sidebar and a movie ticket giveaway. Let's get into it. Follow Eyes on Screen on Instagram: @eyesonscreenpod or email us at [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Just Fiona and Sana and we've gone a little bit existential! It turns out that when you leave these two alone, they get reflective. This episode we're discussing two programs that have more in common than we expected: Youth, Sharon Horgan's new comedy series about a divorced, early-50s woman determined to have as much sex as possible before she doesn't want to anymore (Cillian Murphy's son is in it, which we mention approximately once and then cannot stop thinking about); and 70 Up, the bittersweet finale of the world's longest running documentary series — the one that started by asking seven-year-olds what they wanted from life, then checked back in every seven years for over six decades. We get into what Youth gets right about being a woman at this particular age, whether Sharon Horgan's heels are aspirational or terrifying, and what it means that this latest instalment of 7 Up is truly the last one. Class, privilege, the passage of time, the choices you make at seven that shape the rest of your life — we didn't plan to go this deep, but here we are. 70 Up is streaming on SBS On Demand in Australia. Youth is now available to watch on HBO Max. Follow Eyes on Screen on Instagram: @eyesonscreenpod or email us at [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Three of us this week — Fiona Williams, Haidee Ireland and Natalie Hambly (Sana is taking a break but will be back very soon) — and we are doing a deep dive into the Emmy Awards, because some of our favourites were in the mix, some got robbed, and one phrase has entered our permanent vocabulary: the Matthew Rhys-urgence. Widow's Bay swept 14 awards and we are not complaining — Kate O'Flynn winning best supporting actress in a comedy was the highlight of the night. We also get into why best drama going to The Pitt over Pluribus felt like the one that got away, whether Stephen Colbert's acceptance speech said everything it needed to say just by existing, and why this year's Emmys — however satisfying — felt uncomfortably comfortable. We also have thoughts on Chase Infiniti being the only Testaments nominee, and we have not moved on from the Stadium episode.