Series creator and show runner Marc Cherry joins Fiona to talk all things 'Why Women Kill', as we get set for the premiere of season two on SBS and On Demand in January. We talk 'Desperate Housewives', the origins of his love of froth and drama

Talking 'La Fortuna' and Oscars with writer/director Alejandro Amenábar

Dec 16th, 2021 27m 12s

We're back with a companion to 'La Fortuna', SBS Australia's sweeping 6-part adventure-drama, written and directed by Oscar-winning Chilean-Spanish director, Alejandro Amenábar. The story spans two continents, and stars Stanley Tucci as a treas

Talking 'Muhammad Ali' with directors Sarah Burns and David McMahon

Nov 26th, 2021 1h 1m

We're back with a companion to 'Muhammad Ali', an epic 4-part documentary biography of one of the best-known men of the 20th century. Fiona is joined by Sarah Burns and David McMahon, co-directors, co-producers, and writers of the epic series w

The Playlist 146 - Bye Bye Ben (!) / 'In The Heights' / Movie Musicals / 'Loki'

Jun 22nd, 2021 39m 20s

It's the end of an era as we break into Ben's last day at SBS to record his final episode of 'The Playlist'. We're not crying, you're crying. Instead, we're breaking into song as we celebrate movie musicals. Ben's also been watching 'Loki' and

The Playlist 145 - Julie Delpy talks 'My Zoe' (Interview) / Jean Smart appreciation / The Unusual Suspects

Jun 10th, 2021 46m 18s

French cinema great Julie Delpy joins us on this week's show to talk about her latest film, 'My Zoe'. which offers a unique take on motherhood than we're used to seeing on screen. Then Ben and Fiona convene the Jean Smart Appreciation Society,

The Playlist 144 - Halston / The Underground Railroad / Shrill

May 28th, 2021 22m 53s

In this episode we take a walk down the New York City catwalk with Ewan McGregor in Netflix’s series on fashion designer 'Halston', take a trip on 'The Underground Railroad' in Barry Jenkins' adaptation of the 2016 novel for Amazon, and binge o

The Playlist 143 - The Oscars 2021 / Andra Day ('The United States vs. Billie Holiday') interview / 'See What You Made Me Do' / 'The Handmaid's Tale'

Apr 29th, 2021 58m 4s

This episode, Fiona and Ben are dissecting a very different Oscars ceremony this year, picking out the highlights and lowlights, evaluating the winners and losers, and asking if the Academy Awards continue to matter? Plus Fiona has an interview

The Playlist 142 - Sci fi relationship dramas 'Made for Love', 'Soulmates' & 'The One' / Harry Macqueen, director of 'Supernova' with Colin Firth & Stanley Tucci / 'Deadwater Fell' / 'Support the Girls'

Apr 16th, 2021 41m 21s

This episode we’re in a technologically designated mood for love, as we discuss a trio of shows imagining the next step in relationships - 'Made For Love' (Stan/HBO Max), along with 'Soulmates' (Amazon Prime/AMC) and 'The One' (Netflix). Fiona

The Playlist 141 - 'Zack Snyder's Justice League' / 'Collective' / 'Exposed: The Ghost Train Fire' / 'Line of Duty'

Mar 28th, 2021 33m 16s

Zack Snyder's fans demanded that his vision be set free from meddling studio execs and the gun-for-hire director who replaced him on 'Justice League', and Warner Bros. listened. Was it worth it? And Fiona and Ben descend down a dark path of exp

The Playlist 140 - Awards Season News: Golden Globes & Oscar Nomination Predictions / Celeb Exposes & the Harry and Meghan Interview / Wandavision

Mar 13th, 2021 49m 57s

With Oscar nominations around the corner, we take a look at awards season as it hits full swing including the recent Golden Globes, and with Harry and Meghan's royal sit down interview with Oprah capturing the world we look at what the recent t

The Playlist 139 - Mads Mikkelsen interview ('Another Round', 'Unit One')

Mar 1st, 2021 25m 17s

Today we're joined by the one and only Mads Mikkelsen, who jumps on a Zoom call with Fiona, to talk about his star turn as a day-drinking teacher in Thomas Vinterberg's Another Round. How much is too much when you play drunk on screen? How did

The Playlist 138 - 'Minari' / Lee Isaac Chung Interview / 2020 Wrap

Feb 15th, 2021 50m 39s

In our first The Playlist for the year, we take a look at 'Minari' - the story of a Korean migrant family attempting to start afresh in rural Arkansas - which is attracting plenty of awards season buzz - and Fiona speaks with the film’s writer/

The Playlist 137 / Interview with Brandon Cronenberg / 'The Crown' / Wedding Movies

Nov 27th, 2020 52m 21s

Fiona speaks to Brandon Cronenberg, the writer/director of new sci fi horror flick 'Possessor' starring Andrea Riseborough and Jennifer Jason Leigh, Ben takes a look at the new season of The Crown with Olivia Colman and Gillian Anderson as Marg

The Playlist 136 - 'The Undoing' / '4 Corners' / Interview with the stars of 'We Are Who We Are'

Nov 12th, 2020 46m 26s

Fiona speaks to the stars of Italian filmmaker Luca Guadagnino’s ('Call Me By Your Name') first foray into television 'We Are Who We Are', we chat about political coverage in the media including the ABC’s flagship current affairs program '4 Cor

The Playlist 135 - Jeremy Sims talks 'Rams' with Sam Neill & Michael Caton / 'The Queen's Gambit' / 'Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on the Exorcist'

Oct 30th, 2020 40m 27s

Fiona speaks to director Jeremy Sims about his new Aussie flick 'Rams' with Sam Neill and Michael Caton, a remake of the Icelandic hit, we catch up on 'Leap of Faith', a documentary going behind the making of William Friedkin’s 'The Exorcist',

The Playlist 134 - 'The Trial of The Chicago 7' / 'Borat 2' / 'AKA Jane Roe' / 'Fargo'

Oct 22nd, 2020 36m 16s

Sacha Baron Cohen and Eddie Redmayne fight for their right to protest in Aaron Sorkin's film of the 1960s true story 'The Trial of the Chicago 7', we get Fiona's reaction to 'Borat Subsequent Moviefilm' and discuss upcoming documentary 'AKA Jan

The Playlist 133: Emmys Highs and Lows / 'Schitt's Creek' / 'Watchmen' / 'Succession'

Sep 22nd, 2020 40m 58s

For a second year running, Ben is joined (remotely) by John Beohm, to re-enact the spectacle of the 2020 Primetime Emmy Awards complete with hazmat suits, hotel phones ringing, Jennifer Aniston putting out garbage fires, Canadian bubbles, and a

The Playlist 132: Nanette Burstein talks 'Hillary' / 'The Good Fight' / 'The West Wing' rewatch / 'One Night In Miami' (TIFF)

Sep 18th, 2020 1h 8m

Our minds are very much on U.S. politics this week, given that Americans will head to the polls for the 2020 presidential election in less than 50 days. We're joined by documentary filmmaker Nanette Burstein, who talks to Fiona about making a l

The Playlist 131: Inside the 'Hungry Ghosts' writers' room with Jeremy Nguyen

Sep 10th, 2020 44m 10s

With 'Hungry Ghosts' now streaming at SBS On Demand, we take a deep dive into the show, with a special guest who offers exclusive insight into the writing process. Vietnamese-Australian writer Jeremy Nguyen joins us from his lockdown abode in M

The Playlist 130: 'Lovecraft Country' / 'Watchmen' / 'Perry Mason' / Tribute to Chadwick Boseman

Sep 9th, 2020 42m 26s

The horrors of 1950s America become all too real in the new HBO series 'Lovecraft Country', prompting a deep dive into recent HBO dramas 'Perry Mason' and 'Watchmen'; a tribute to Chadwick Boseman in 'Get On Up'; and a look at Netflix health an

The Playlist 129: Melbourne International Film Festival round-up / Creators of 'The Salisbury Poisonings' / 'Indian Matchmaking'

Aug 19th, 2020 51m 4s

Fiona gives us the highlights of this year’s curfewed Melbourne International Film Festival - MIFF 68 1/2 - and talks with Adam Patterson and Declan Lawn, the creators of the real life drama 'The Salisbury Poisonings', we talk Netflix's 'Indian

The Playlist 128: 'Relic' / 'The Salisbury Poisonings' / Tribute to Olivia de Havilland

Aug 11th, 2020 27m 35s

A first time filmmaker spooks Emily Mortimer, Robin Nevin and Bella Heathcote in new Australian horror flick 'Relic', Fiona pays tribute to Olivia de Havilland's starring role in 'The Heiress', a community is threatened by an invisible contagio

The Playlist 127: 'Taskmaster' / 'The Very Excellent Mr Dundee' / 'Palm Springs' / 'John Adams'

Jul 26th, 2020 46m 20s

This week, SBS Viceland Channel Manager John Beohm takes us to task with the launch of UK comedy hit 'Taskmaster', Paul Hogan gets meta in 'The Very Excellent Mr Dundee', Andy Samberg and Cristin Milioti follow the groundhog in 'Palm Springs',

The Playlist 126: 'Hamilton' / 'War of the Worlds' / 'Disclosure' / 'America to Me' / 'Tribute to Ennio Morricone'

Jul 12th, 2020 42m 13s

In a very musical episode, Lin-Manuel Miranda breaks with history in the Disney Plus release of his broadway hit 'Hamilton', and Fiona pays tribute to the extraordinary scores of Ennio Morricone (and the flicks you can hear them on SBS On Deman

The Playlist 125: Rove McManus talks 'Life Drawing Live' / 'Da 5 Bloods' / 'A Hundred Years of Happiness' / 'Shoplifters' / 'The Clinton Affair'

Jun 19th, 2020 45m 50s

This week, Fiona speaks with Rove McManus about his passion for art and hosting Australian first 'Life Drawing Live', Fiona and Ben take a look at two very different films on Vietnam - Spike Lee's 'Da 5 Bloods' and Jakeb Anhvu's 'One Hundred Ye