SWITCHCast
If you love movies as much as we do, SWITCHCast is for you! Each week we share bite-sized discussions on the latest film releases, trailers, news, interviews and comps - all in a convenient, portable podcast for you to enjoy on the go.
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Charlie, Jess, Brent and Chris discuss the week's films, follow in Molly Ringwald's footsteps and ask if we can still cherish the films we grew up with when watched with today’s socially sensitive eye, and celebrate Meryl Streep joining the 'Big Little Lies' cast by looking at other Hollywood stars who have made a leap to the small screen.
Reviews▸
Isle of Dogs (0:42)
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Rampage (10:12)
▸ Truth or Dare (14:27)
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The Party (17:57)
▸ National Theatre Live: Julius Caesar (24:35)
Trailers▸
Night School (25:47)
▸ Farenheit 451 (29:10)
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Johnny English Strikes Again (34:02)
News▸ Esteemed director John Hughes' muse, Molly Ringwald, wrote an essay for the New Yorker describing her view of her most famous films and the scenes in them that today, and in light of the #MeToo movement, will now be seen as sexist, misogynistic and homophobic. So it poses the question - should we judge past films by today’s moral standards? (38:13)
Click here to read Molly Ringwald's article in the New Yorker.▸ Around a month ago, dogs across Australia had a near-death experience thanks to the piercing sounds of Chris' terrifyingly high-pitched screams in response to the news that Meryl Streep would be joining the cast of 'Big Little Lies' Season 2. With the just released first image of Meryl and Nicole Kidman, AKA two of the greatest living actresses in character in the one frame, we thought we’d celebrate la Streep’s return to television for the first time in over a decade by looking at the big Hollywood names taking the plunge into the golden age of television. (44:41)
Comps▸
Win one of five copies of 'Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle' on Blu-ray▸
Win one of ten double passes to see 'The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society' in cinemasStay Up-To-Datefacebook.com/maketheswitchAUtwitter.com/maketheswitchAUinstagram.com/maketheswitchAUmaketheswitchAU.tumblr.comThe hoststwitter.com/Charlie_Davidtwitter.com/MissJess_SWITCHtwitter.com/BrentCDavidsontwitter.com/ChrisCEdwardsNext week's episode▸ Reviews of 'The Guernsey Literary And Potato Peel Pie Society', 'I Feel Pretty' and 'Super Troopers 2'