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The Screen Show, hosted by renowned Sydney-based film critic Jason Di Rosso, is your ultimate guide to the world of film, television, and streaming. Each episode explores the latest films, TV shows and streaming originals through reviews, analysis and exclusive conversations with directors, actors, screenwriters, cinematographers, producers, showrunners and production designers, from A-list Hollywood talent to Australian creatives and emerging and established talent from around the world, providing you with VIP access to the minds shaping today's entertainment landscape. From blockbusters to award season predictions (including the Oscars, Golden Globes, Emmys, BAFTAs and AACTAs) and film festival coverage (including Cannes, Venice, Berlinale, and all the Australian film festivals), The Screen Show keeps you on top of cinematic trends, award nominees and winners, international favourites, indie darlings, Australian gems, cult classics, retrospectives, and box office hits. Whether you're interested in cinema or TV streaming, The Screen Show covers it all, celebrating cinematic storytelling in all its forms.

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It's Never Over: Jeff Buckley + Calle Malaga + Alphabet Lane

2026/04/22

Amy Berg, director of It’s Never Over: Jeff Buckley, on her portrait of an artist who looms large, and the challenge of telling a story shaped as much by absence as by legacy. Maryam Touzani on Calle Malaga, Morocco's official entry for the Academy Awards, an intimate exploration of place and memory set against the sun-drenched backdrop of Tangier. Director James Litchfield discusses Alphabet Lane, an atmospheric new Australian film that follows the quirky journey of a couple as they build a new life in the country. Presenter, Jason Di RossoProducer, Sarah CorbettSound engineer, Ross RichardsonArts editor, Rhiannon Brown

Deadloch S2/ François Ozon on The Stranger/ My Undesirable Friends

2026/04/15

Kate McLennan and Kate McCartney — aka The Kates — chat about Season 2 of Deadloch, the much‑loved Australian send‑up of the murder‑mystery genre. Master French filmmaker François Ozon on his interpretation of Albert Camus’ 1942 existential classic The Stranger, and we revisit a conversation with Julia Loktev, director of the acclaimed documentary My Undesirable Friends, about chronicling dissent, friendship and resistance under Putin’s Russia (listen to the whole thing here). Presenter, Jason Di RossoProducer, Sarah CorbettSound, Ariel Gross

Cate Blanchett in Father Mother Sister Brother + All That's Left Of You + Megadoc

2026/04/08

Cate Blanchett on the joy of working with Jim Jarmusch again in Father Mother Sister Brother. Palestinian-American director Cherien Dabis discusses cross generational trauma in her powerful new drama All That's Left Of You. Mike Figgis invites us behind the scenes of Francis Ford Coppola's 120 million dollar spectacular flop Megalopolis in his riveting documentary Megadoc. Presenter, Jason Di RossoProducer, Tony NortonSound, Tim SymondsArts editor, Sarah L'Estrange

Zendaya and Robert Pattinson star in The Drama + The President's Cake + The Magic Faraway Tree

2026/04/01

Norwegian director Kristoffer Borgli on directing Zendaya and Robert Pattinson in his excellent new black comedy, The Drama. Hasan Hadi, writer-director of The President's Cake, discusses his acclaimed feature debut, which follows a young girl’s quest to bake a cake for Saddam Hussein’s birthday in 1990s Iraq. Baby Reindeer's Jessica Gunning is in town to discuss her latest role in the Enid Blyton blockbuster The Magic Faraway Tree. Presenter, Jason Di RossoProducer, Sarah CorbettSound, Tim SymondsArts editor, Sarah L'Estrange

Big pivots in Hollywood + My Father's Shadow

2026/03/18

On the back of the Oscars, Jason chats with two Hollywood experts about the facts, figures and studio chess game playing out in Hollywood boardrooms — from the state of Netflix and its failed bid to acquire Warner Bros, to WB’s big wins at this year’s ceremony with One Battle After Another and Sinners. As My Father’s Shadow launches at the Africa Film Festival, followed by screenings at ACMI and on streaming platform MUBI, we revisit a conversation with British‑Nigerian director Akinola Davies Jr. He reflects on the father he barely knew in this Lagos‑set family drama, unfolding during a tumultuous period in Nigeria’s political history. Presenter, Jason Di RossoProducer, Sarah CorbettSound engineer, Ross RichardsonArts editor, Sarah L'Estrange

Pod extra: Oscars post-mortem

2026/03/16

Jason together with Radio National Arts colleague Sky Kirkham unpack the Oscars, taking a look at the night's biggest wins, snubs, and cultural moments, including the dominance of One Battle After Another, which took out Best Picture and Best Director for Paul Thomas Anderson, and acting wins for Michael B. Jordan in Sinners and Jessie Buckley for Hamnet, all while asking what this year's Oscars say about the industry right now.

Oscars preview: One Battle After Another/Marty Supreme/Hamnet/The Secret Agent/If I Had Legs I'd Kick You/Sentimental Value

2026/03/11

Ahead of this weekend's Academy Awards, an Oscars preview on this edition of The Screen Show, as we revisit conversations with the filmmakers behind some of this year’s stand-out nominees and likely winners — including One Battle After Another, Marty Supreme, Hamnet, The Secret Agent, Sentimental Value, and If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, which features Australia's Rose Byrne in the running for Best Actress. Presenter, Jason Di RossoProducer, Sarah CorbettSound engineer, Tim SymondsArts editor, Rhiannon Brown

Simon Baker: Scarpetta + Nicole Kidman retrospective

2026/03/04

Homegrown star Simon Baker is in the studio to offer a behind-the-scenes glimpse into his role in Scarpetta, a new crime thriller based on Patricia Cornwell's iconic forensic-pathology novels, that brings the dark world of Dr. Kay Scarpetta to life. Plus, a chat with Sydney Cinematheque curator Ruby Arrowsmith-Todd about the upcoming retrospective dedicated to the early films of Nicole Kidman. Presenter, Jason Di RossoProducer, Sarah CorbettSound engineer, Ariel GrossArts editor, Rhiannon Brown

Amanda Seyfried on The Testament of Ann Lee + Sirāt + Vale Frederick Wiseman

2026/02/25

This week on The Screen Show, we’re joined by Óliver Laxe, director of Sirāt, the acclaimed Cannes‑lauded drama following a father’s search for his missing daughter across the Moroccan desert, and we also hear from Hollywood star Amanda Seyfried about taking on the role of Ann Lee — the visionary 18th‑century founder of the Shakers — in The Testament of Ann Lee, a performance widely praised as one of the finest of her career, along with director Mona Fastvold. And we revisit an interview with the legendary documentarian Frederick Wiseman in light of the sad news of his passing. Presenter, Jason Di RossoProducer, Sarah CorbettSound engineer, Riley MelissArts editor, Rhiannon Brown

Sophie Hyde: Jimpa / Jordan Giusti: Floodland

2026/02/18

Sophie Hyde, the acclaimed South Australian filmmaker behind queer family drama Jimpa, opens up about shaping the film’s semi‑autobiographical heart. Set against the canals of Amsterdam and starring Olivia Colman, John Lithgow, and Hyde’s own child, Aud Mason‑Hyde, the film traces the complexities of identity, family, and reinvention. Meanwhile, director Jordan Giusti discusses Floodland, his evocative documentary capturing the resilience and vibrancy of the Lismore community as it rebuilds in the wake of devastating floods. Presenter, Jason Di RossoProducer, Sarah CorbettSound engineer, Ross RichardsonArts editor, Rhiannon Brown

Baz Luhrmann on EPIC + Mr Nobody Against Putin + Afternoons of Solitude

2026/02/11

Three documentaries about individuals doing extraordinary things, including the new Elvis documentary EPIC... director Baz Luhrmann is in the studio to discuss. Plus, Mr Nobody Against Putin, the Oscar-nominated film about a dissident Russian high school teacher, and Albert Serra on his stunning San Sebastian winner Afternoons of Solitude, about a contemporary bullfighter. Presenter, Jason Di RossoProducer, Sarah CorbettSound engineer, Angie GrantArts editor, Rhiannon Brown

Laura Dern and Will Arnett on Is This Thing On? + We Bury The Dead + Mistress Dispeller

2026/02/04

Laura Dern and Will Arnett delve into their divorce rom‑com Is This Thing On? - a film inspired by the true story of a man who finds solace, clarity and creativity at an open‑mic comedy night in the middle of a break‑up. Daisy Ridley reflects on her journey through the Star Wars universe, and discusses her role in We Bury The Dead, a zombie adventure shot against the striking landscapes of Western Australia. Documentarian Elizabeth Lo discusses Mistress Dispeller, her gripping film about a woman in China who hires a professional “mistress dispeller” to salvage a marriage under extraordinary circumstances. Presenter, Jason Di RossoProducer, Sarah CorbettSound engineer, Riley MelissArts editor, Rhiannon Brown

Ethan Hawke! Chris Pratt! Jafar Panahi! Teresa Palmer!

2026/01/28

In this star‑studded episode, Ethan Hawke talks Blue Moon, Richard Linklater’s acclaimed biographical drama that premiered at Berlin and earned a Silver Bear for Andrew Scott, plus Golden Globe and Oscar nominations for Hawke himself. Chris Pratt and Mercy director Timur Bekmambetov unpack their high‑stakes sci‑fi thriller, where Pratt is in the lead as a detective battling an unforgiving AI justice system. Iranian auteur Jafar Panahi discusses It Was Just an Accident, which took home the Palme d’Or at Cannes and is now an Oscar contender...a politically charged thriller born from his own lived resistance, and Adelaide born Hollywood actor Teresa Palmer in the studio and in conversation about her life, career, and latest role in the Australian film Addition, a charming, numbers‑driven rom-com based on Toni Jordan’s bestseller. Presenter, Jason Di RossoProducer, Sarah CorbettSound engineer, Carey DellArts editor, Rhiannon Brown

We're back for 2026 with Golden Globe winners...Marty Supreme + The Secret Agent

2026/01/21

Hollywood director Josh Safdie on Marty Supreme, a film that follows a young man, played by Timothée Chalamet (who has already taken home a Golden Globe and Critics' Choice award for the role), who has a dream to be a professional table tennis player, and will do whatever it takes in pursuit of greatness. Kleber Mendonça Filho on his Golden-Globe winner The Secret Agent, a political thriller set in 1970's Brazil that captures the atmosphere of paranoia and the moral decay that shadowed the country under authoritarian rule. Plus, African-Australian film, Pasa Faho, the feature debut from Igbo-Australian filmmaker Kalu Oji. Presenter, Jason Di RossoProducer, Sarah CorbettSound engineer, Ross RichardsonArts editor, Rhiannon Brown

Chloe Zhao & Maggie O'Farrell talk Hamnet + Ed Norton on A Complete Unknown

2026/01/14

Chloé Zhao and Maggie O’Farrell are in the studio to talk Hamnet, the new film based on O’Farrell’s bestselling novel...a love story meets family drama, about the heartbreak that shaped Shakespeare’s greatest work. Plus, A Complete Unknown, starring Timothée Chalamet, depicts the story of folk hero Bob Dylan's transition to electric music. We re-visit Jason's interview with cult actor Edward Norton, who plays Pete Seeger in the film.

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Georgielew 2024/04/22

Excellent interviews but would love more reviews

The filmmakers obviously love his passion and intelligence, so the interviews with Jason are great. But I’m actually more interested in film reviews, ...

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