Movies and Entertainments with Shane A.
Bassett.
He is the movie analyst and joins you now Happy Thursday, Shane.
Happy Thursday. Back to you, Stacey, and good afternoon everyone.
And I should say, for a couple of days ago, Shane, happy birthday.
Oh thank you. Yeah. I know I generally try and keep a low profile, but I am very happy that I share my birthday with Gina Davis, one of my favorite actors. So yeah, twenty first of January, which was Tuesday. I appreciate that, Stacey. Thank you.
No, Well, you know, everyone likes to celebrate their birthday in some way, even if it is just just at home. I'm not a big birth day person either. I don't like to go over the top.
But I'm sure you get spoiled from the husbands and family and friends.
Yeah, lots of cuddles from the doggie.
Yeah.
And there's nothing better than selling in with a good movie or something, having a nice dinner, that kind of thing, just keeping it low key.
Yes, dinner and a movie. But I know how you'll be celebrating this week, well today at least Oscar nominations tonight. Is that your kind of celebration?
Sure is they got delayed. They were the extensions for the voting by the Academy members was extended, and also the announcements are today. They were meant to be last week because of the fires, they were put back, but tonight around midnight. I absolutely cannot wait. They'll be announcing the ninety seventh Academy Award nominations, and I hope that some Ozzies get nominated. I think our best bets will be either Guy Appears or Nicole Kidman. Guy Piece is in The Brutalist and Nicole Kidman is in a movie called Baby Girl, so both of them are pretty good chances. But Conclave is going to be my pick to win quite a lot and get nominated for a few too, So we'll see.
Oh, yes, this is the one we were talking about last week.
Yes, yes, I can't recommend it enough. And there's another one called Amelia Amelia Perez, which is also extremely fantastic, and Anora about a young girl who gets married on a whim and then the family of her new husband comes over and tries to get an annulled. There's some really interesting movies this year, and I know there's a mixed bag that's going to get nominated tonight. Can't wait?
All right?
Okay, looking forward to breaking it all down with you once it's announced. Let's talk about some new releases, because there's one out at the cinemas at the moment. A complete unknown.
Seen or wants to hear when he can't roll last month.
Well, I like your songs with.
The winds hit heavy on the boardline? Who wrote this? He did? Remember me? How about that John Bayers?
Because she's pretty, sings pretty ones, maybe a little two, pretty true love.
Your signs are like an oil painting and the dentist's office.
You're kind of an asshole, Bob if you go with snow face.
So it's the story of Bob Dylan.
Yeah, well, it's a story of the early part of Bob Dylan's career. When he first went to New York. He was about nineteen twenty years old, had nothing but a guitar and ended up making some contacts. And then he's a parents. You know, I guess he's not his physicality, but his talent was just there to be seen for everybody. And Timothy Challomye plays the young Bob Dylan, and I've got to admit I'm not a Bob Dylan sort of afficionado or fan of his music. It's just not my style. But two things are going for this movie and really captivated my attention. Timothy Challamay plays all the musical instruments himself and sings. And also it's just it opened my eyes to how good the lyrics and he's just association with the people around him and how he can transferred him to songs. So it opened my eyes to Bob Dylan and made me appreciate him a lot more.
Yeah, right, Timothy Shallo May. I actually don't know too much about it. He's not actually a singer though, is he.
He's an actres. Oh yes, you mustn't have seen Wonka. He played Willie Wonka, all singing, all dancing. He's a he's he's still a young but he's been around for a million decade now. He's been doing a lot of selective movies. He's already been nominated for an Oscar and he knew about this role. I think about three years ago I was told that James Mangold, the director, basically tapped him on the shoulder and said, look, I want you to play Bob Dylan in this movie. That I'm preparing. So he had three years to perfect the voice, the style, the walk, the way he talks and things, and it's a remarkable feat. But the director, James Mangold, he has done the same thing before with a movie called Walk the Line and Woking Phoenix played Johnny Cash and did the same thing, played the musical instruments and saying himself. So he's in good hands with this director. And I think Timothy Shell may will be one of those nominated at the Oscars tonight.
Ah, all right.
The only thing I know about him is he's dating Kylie Jenner, one of the Kardashians. That's my limited.
Yeah, he's got boyish looks. He's in June, the June movies of course.
Yeah.
Yeah, he was in a very good movie called Ladybird, which was so SHARONI and that was directed by Greta Gerwick. Yeah. So he's been around, but just in smaller selected movies most of the time, a lot of art house stuff. But he's well respected and I think he's terrific as Bob Dylan.
Okay, Now, the next one we're talking about is on Netflix. We've briefly touched on it last week before it was actually released, and it's been on my list to watch. I'll probably get to it on over the long weekend. It's called Back in Action. Here's some of the trailer.
And can we please get something to eat? You look ready? Do you? Guys?
Running grass with snacks right in and out? Bring the change by some eminems, Go.
Wayne, did you see one?
Just saw it?
Did you see what we just did?
So this is the one with Cameron Diaz?
Yes?
And was it worth the way eleven years to see Cameron back in a movie? Well, as with most movies that are direct to Netflix, they're entertaining, they quite move quite fast, you don't have to think too much about them. And I liked it. I think she's got awesome chemistry with Jamie Fox and the kids, the actors that play the kids, that four of them were all good together. But Netflix have this thing they'll throw a lot of money to get actors into the movies. But then they don't worry about plot. And it's so generic and so formulated, and the thing is stacy. I still liked it. Like I'm not writing it off. It's just I've seen it all before. Mister and missus Smith by Kids Keeping up with the Joneses is another one it reminded me of. But it's still fun and if you're looking for something and no brainer basically to watch over the weekend, it could go worse than this. Back in action.
It's not a thinking movie. You're not going to be surprised by anything in the plot.
It's no like there's sort of supposed to be this twist in it. And again, I don't want to give anything way, but I knew within like fifteen minutes of when it started what was going to happen. And I know that I do to take a lot of notice of things whenever I do watch movies. But yeah, you don't have to think too hard. But I've got to say that Cameron Diaz, it's just amazing. She's funny, doesn't miss the beat, and she has some great one liners. Yeah.
I saw I was watching the trailer and thought, yeah, this it sounds like sort of mindless entertainment for the long way. You could watch it with the family. You could sit down with your parents, you could sit down with the kids, and everyone would get something out of it.
Yeah, and it's interesting because it's a culture clash too, because the kids are so young you know, there's a teenager and then there's a under she's he's probably about eight or nine years there's that clash of the generation X to their kids and what they did and didn't do. And yeah, that works too, the generational comedy side of it. Yeah, it all works for me. But it's one of those forgettable films. Once it was over, you're not talking about it, you know, for years and years to come. That's for sure won't.
Be nominated tonight in the Oscars when they're released.
Nah, it's not going to. Unfortunately, I think if it was a popularity movie, because I know Netflix will say, oh, it's the number one viewed movie on Netflix this week. But Netflix have a thing that you only need to have the movie playing for about ten fifteen minutes and then it registers that you've watched the whole thing. So it actually if you don't like the movie and you turn it off, it's still registered that you've watched. It still registers.
Yeah, okay, yeah, I didn't realize that. How funny. All right, Well, in a moment, we'll talk about The Girl in the Pool, which is another new release. And then I thought I might get it tips for the long weekend. Shane, do you have any Aussie movies that you're recommending if we if we have.
Some extra film, Yeah.
All right, sounds good. We'll talk about it in a minute. We're in the middle of movies and Entertainment news with Shane A. Massett. And if you have something that you've been watching lately or a recommendation for the long weekend, we'd love to hear it. Eight double two three double o double.
Oh.
And Laurie in Hendon has called Hello, Laurie.
How are you saking good?
Thank you?
A couple of weeks ago you recommended Black Snow.
Oh yes, what do you think?
Yeah, unbelievable. Me and my wife benched at the first season last Sunday. And yeah, just a few things, like you know the old cop, Yes, yeah, they they left it open. I reckon with it. He was turning turning a blind eye to what was happening, or he was just a dumb country cop like I don't know. Like it makes you think because he was saying, I know it's the guy in the car with the white door.
Don't give anything away, Lauri.
Yeah, yeah, but yeah, I won't give anything away. I won't give anything there. But that just stuff like that. Yeah, it intrigued us both. And now we've started watching the second season and we're up to date with the second season. But na compelling, compelling series and that for mel guy.
He's a great actor.
He is, isn't he? Oh good, I'm glad you're enjoying it. We just watched the new episode of season two last night as well, and I'm really into it.
It's really Yeah, it's great. Thanks a lot, no, thank you.
I'd love to hear the feedback. Appreciate it.
That's okay.
See, yeah, that's.
Laurie in Hendon, Shane. I can't remember. Have you watched Black Snow?
I haven't yet. Funnily enough, I was talking about it with someone else this morning and I was a bit worried that Laurie there was going to spoil it for me. It's I really like Travis Pammel as Laurie was just saying, great actor being around for a while now. But this is a solid it's a cold case show from what I've been told and the eclips I've seen that I'll have to get on it because yeah, it's just I guess one of those Australian shows I should be watching.
And you know what it is. I actually forgot until I was just talking to Laurie there that it's an Australian show, an Australian cop drama, did you Yeah, okay, I mean it's not in your face. We're not like walking through the outbag and yeah, may crocodile done. Here is a north It's it's just a good cop drama based on Cold Case. And yeah, now now that I think about it, it's Aussie cops. They look ousy, they sound Aussie. It's it's Australian. But it's as good as like a British cop drama. And you know how much I love my British cop drama.
Oh well, if you can watch this series and it doesn't you know, it doesn't matter about accidents or what's you know, surroundings in that and just get involved in the storyline. The filmmakers are doing something right. Yeah, yeah, no, I look forward to it. But it looks very Queensland from the clips. Looks of caine cane fields and yeah, hot weather. But I have to get on it.
Yep, yep, you will when you've when you've got time. I know how busy you are watching watching everything for us, and you've been watching something on a streaming platform. It's a new movie that you can rent and and buy on digital platforms. It's called The Girl in the Pool.
Dad, everything's fine. Are you and mom like getting a divorce? So your mother and I love each other very much? Just breathe.
Everything's Are you talking to yourself or your mistress?
I see you, but I'm just waiting for you to slip.
We're just getting tows to go before touch that be hid in some time here?
Where were you at earlier today? I've been watching it on lookn A'll be your shoulder. Amen, I'm Kevin.
I'm just trying to find my wife.
I was able to get into uber account and the last location she came to was here, but her phone keeps going to voicemail. He's just trying to say, you want just stun and admit to my daughter what you're really.
Upset about it? And I learned things.
I'm going to fix this.
Oh I can't. I couldn't say the vision obviously, but I feel like I know I know where it's going.
Yeah. Well, The Girl on the Pool is definitely the movie of the week. I recommend this as number one for the week now picture this. He had a married man having an affairs played by pretty Freddie Prince Junior. He's a true, pretty truty actor. And then all of a sudden, the person he's having an affair with is in the swimming pool, face down and has passed away. Then he can't remember what's happened, and all of a sudden, his wife is throwing a surprise birthday part. He's at his house and it's full of people, so he has to one figure out what actually happened and to hide the body and hopefully no one will sing it. It's it's like he's and then he's paranoid, so he doesn't know whether he's being set up. And he's a married Philander as for a start, so he's already a bit worried that he's going to get caught. But then is this body that he has to deal with as well. And it's really quite interesting, and it's sort of funny as well. It's ironically funny, but it's also a thriller. And then it just moves and moves and moves quite fast until you might not guess what's going to happen on this one.
It's really good Okay, so part of it sounds almost comical. Is it a black comedy or it's not.
Yeah, yeah, it's set up as not so much a satire, but it's set up as quite dark comedy because again, his memory is you don't understand why he's got a memory loss. It's not really explained its first, but it's the little clues that are peppered around along the way, little flashbacks. I really like how it's structured this movie, and it's not a big budget or anything. Monica Potter it plays the wife Freddie, Prince Junior's wife in this and they were in a movie in two thousand and one, so that's twenty four years ago called Head over Heels, So they're old friends. They've been reunited in it, like I thought, was good. Yeah, The Girl in the Pool. It's on demand so you can hire, either rent it or buy it on digital platforms. It's a good film and it's directed by Dakota Gorman, who female director that's got a long career ahead of I really liked the previous movie, so yeah, this was a good one.
Too awesome. Okay, I'll add it to the list. We have a couple of people on the text line one's asking where to watch Black Snow. It's on Stan and this person says, I'm up to date with season two and it's so so good.
So there you go.
Mike as Well says, if you ever get the chance to watch a film called The Garden with Peter Sellers and Shirley Maclain, it'll brighten your day. Have you seen that one?
Oh? I like smyclaim. She's still alive too. She's one of the few remaining actors from the golden years of Hollywood. She's been around for such a long time now.
Great Jared in Morphet Vale has called in a double two three, double o double.
Oh hello Jared, afternoon.
All. I won the tickets from Shane last week to see Wolfman, so I was just ringing to say thank you and also.
To give a review.
Oh go for it.
Thank you Shane for the tickets.
Yes at all. No worries movies.
In my life and Wolfman is definitely not on that list. Yeah.
I know I was giving tickets away, but I didn't endorse the movie completely.
I'm aware of that, but no, it was it was just it was wrong on so many levels. Yeah, yeah, a little bit, yes, very unnecessary.
But anyway, you still you still had a had a a night out or a day out and got exactly Well, thanks for calling Jared, and I appreciate it for you. He's still still grateful for the tickets. Shane.
Oh, I love honesty. I'm honest when I review films too, that you know. Yeah, he's right, yeah, not for everyone. And it's still unnecessary. And it's like it's flopped at the box office. It's absolutely flopped, so that you know they'll make they'll probably fast track it to streaming on demand and make their money back that way.
God, okay, yeah, I'll end up watching it on Netflix in a year's time and go that's right. That was that one. That was that one that Jared and Shane didn't love. All right, before I let you go Australia Day Long weekend, we've been talking about black Snow or good Aussie drama. It's on stand at the moment. But you've got some classic Ossy movie suggestions for us to watch. Don't have a heap of time before the news, but I know you've got some in your head.
Oh yep, I'll just quickly tell you this because they change every year. But I love recommending the original Mad Max from nineteen seventy nine, Just absolutely love that film The Dish from two thousand, true story with Sam Neil. Classic movie The Royal Hotel which has only had a few years ago, a true story about backpackers who do some work at an out back pubs and then get into trouble. Yes, I totally.
Recommend here in South Australia.
Yes, yes, exactly, Yeah, and based on a true story which was a documentary as well. Julia Garaner, Yeah, so that's the Royal Hotel if you haven't seen a Hugo Waeding is the Hotel of the Publican and your Despicable. And then finally one lot of people don't know about. Tony Collet's in it, Russell Crowe's in it, then Mendelssohn's in it. Anthony Hopkins came to Australia to film. It's a comedy called Spotswood from nineteen ninety one. It's basically about an efficiency expert. He comes over to check out the company he owns and yeah, he's a bit of a clash of cultures, a British guy and the Australian Alericanism that he has to deal with in a factory. So yeah, a lot of young cast there. I mean Russell Crowe and Rebecca Rigg and Dan Wiley Tony collect are all very young in this but great film.
A great Shane, love your work. Thank you so much for your recommendations, and have a great weekend.
Thank you, Stacy. I hope everyone has a safe, long weekend, Happy Australia. You too.
That's Shane A. Bassett the movie Analyst
Five Double A Afternoon Swiss, Stacey Lee