We speak to Australian TV royalty, the great John Wood. John is best known for his much-acclaimed roles in ‘Blue Heelers’ & ‘Rafferty Rules’. John updates us on where he keeps his plethora of Logies & their useful role in his house, while giving us exciting news about a potential new series that could reunite him with Lisa McCune! He also helps us nostalgia review his favourite film, the classic ‘Casablanca’, & helps answer the listener question – “How are the streaming services impacting the Australian film / TV industry?” All that & more!

#48 Casablanca + "Impact of Streaming Services on the Industry" w/ John Wood

We cover the latest movie & TV news including the new Guy Ritchie 'The Gentlemen' series, the big news surround Henry Cavill and 'The Witcher', our thoughts on season 2 of 'The White Lotus' and much more.
This time Cooko sets his list and counts down 10 to 1, what you should watch that's new to the streaming services in Australia this month. 
All that and more!

#49 Latest News + What to Watch that's Streaming in Nov 2022

The guys cover the latest movie & TV news including what makes 'The Last of Us' so damn good, the latest on the 3.. yes 3.. 'Dexter' sequel series coming. We also share details of Tom Hardy's juicy new series coming soon, and the shaky future of 'Yellowstone' and the new leading man taking it over!

Slavs also counts down 10 to 1 what you should watch that's new to the streaming services, and what's coming to theatres in Australia this month. 

All that and more!

#55 Latest News + What to Watch that's Streaming in Feb 2023

The guys cover the latest movie & TV news including Jake Gyllenhaal's in-ring appearance at UFC285 for his new film, the latest on the DiCaprio/Scorsese crime series, Taika Waititi's new 'Star Wars' film & another 'Hellboy' reboot! The guys also give their latest thoughts on 'The Last of Us' & Netflix's 'Drive to Survive'.

Cooko also counts down 10 to 1 what you should watch that's new to the streaming services, and what's coming to theatres in Australia this month. 
Tip - it's a good month for new things to watch!

All that and more!

#56 Latest News + What to Watch that's Streaming in March 2023

We speak to the absolute weapon that is Michael Jai White! Best known as the star of 'Spawn' and Tyler Perry's 'Why Did I Get Married?'. We speak to him about his favourite series 'Breaking Bad', his impressive diet & 7 black belts, & the chance of another 'Spawn' film.

We also speak to him about his new films, the zombie thriller 'Dead Zone', and the action packed 'As Good As Dead' (released by Eagle Entertainment).

All that & more!

#57 Breaking Bad w/ Michael Jai White

The guys cover the latest movie & TV news including the new 'Star Wars' films announced, the 'Harry Potter' reboot series, James Gunn's tease of a Marvel/DC crossover Universe in the future & more. We share our thoughts on recent season releases like Succession, Mandalorian, & Ted Lasso (spoiler free).

Slavs also counts down 10 to 1 what you should watch that's new to the streaming services, and what's coming to theatres in Australia this month.

All that and more!

#58 Latest News + What to Watch that's Streaming in April 2023

The annual Reel Features Awards is finally here! This is part 1 of our recap of 2022, with a selection of nominations & awards across TV and film, that will no doubt give you some new additions for your "to watch" list.
We share our best and worst picks on a range of topics like best new TV series,  best "LOL" comedy, action, horror, comic book adaptation, remake and sequel. We also pick which actor had the biggest fall from grace, the best new talent and who had the best accumulation of work for the year. 
All that and more!

#59 2022 Review - Reel Features Awards

We are keeping this episode short & sweet! Get your "to watch" list out, as Cooko counts down 10 to 1 what you should watch that's new to the streaming services, and what's coming to theatres in Australia this month.

#60 What to Watch that's Streaming in May 2023

The annual Reel Features 'top 10 films' of the year is here!! This year both Cooko & Slavs compare lists and countdown from 10 to 1, what they each thought stood out last year in 2022 and highlight what you should watch if you haven't already. 
There are a lot of matches, but there are also a few surprising ones!

#61 2022 Review - Our Top 10 Films of 2022

You know the drill - the guys counts down 10 to 1 what you should watch that's new to the streaming services in Australia this month.

Special shout out this week to the group at "Feedspot". They provide really insightful lists on the top podcasts in each genre, and we are really pleased to say that you'll find Reel Features in the top 10 list for Entertainment podcasts!
Link: https://blog.feedspot.com/entertainment_industry_podcasts/ 
Visit Feedspot.com for more lists on any topics that you might be interested in hearing about.

#62 What to Watch that's Streaming in June 2023

As you may have noticed on our account recently, the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival for 2023 is upon us, so for the month of July we have been covering the festival with interviews and updates.

In this episode, we give our final summary of our top 5 favourite films from the festival, while covering some other notable documentaries worth your time to watch. It really has been another great year of quality local and international films, and it's not too late to get tickets now!

For more info visit:
www.mdff.org.au
Tickets on sale now for the cinema releases at Cinema Nova showing in Melbourne from 21st – 30th July, or for online screenings for all of July.

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#70 MDFF Special - Our top 5 & Festival Overview

Hosts Paul Cookson & Sam Lavery discuss everything movies, TV series & entertainment. Based in Australia, we cover everything local & world wide, including helping you to decide what is worth watching, what is new to streaming this month, we tackle the latest listeners questions & review a classic nostalgia movie/series. All that & more!

#70 MDFF Special - Our top 5 & Festival Overview

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