About this episode

The episode features reviews of 'The Devil Wears Prada 2', 'Wolfram', and 'Seven Snipers'.

Gird your loins, the latest Movie Squad instalment has arrived. Simon Miraudo reunites with Tristan Fidler and together they bring two new reviews to their fashionable taskmaster, Breakfast host Pamela Boland. First up, Tristan reviews The Devil Wears Prada 2, the long-awaited sequel to Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway’s iconic 2006 fash-com (fashion comedy, not fascist comedy). Pam saw it too, so listen in to find out whether or not it’s (in the words of Miranda Priestly) groundbreaking or dirty, tired and paunchy. Then, Simon and Tristan jointly review Warwick Thornton’s Wolfram, which is also a sequel… of sorts. The great Aussie filmmaker follows up 2017’s Sweet Country with another brutal tale of colonial violence, but this time, there’s perhaps a slightly more optimistic outlook. It stars Deborah Mailman and Pedrea Jackson. Stay tuned for the pod-exclusive segment, where Simon reviews the Australian thriller Seven Snipers, which sees an ex-military mum played by Radha Mitchell protecting her daughter from the vengeful marksman known only as The Dragon (Tim Roth). Would it shock you to learn she is helped by approximately six other snipers? All these films are now in Australian…

People in this episode

Host: Simon Miraudo

Guest: Tristan Fidler

Topics covered

• movie reviews
• film sequels
• Australian cinema
• colonial violence
• thriller

Keywords

• The Devil Wears Prada 2
• Wolfram
• Seven Snipers
• movie reviews
• Australian cinema

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Devil Wears Prada 2, Wolfram, Sweet Country, Seven Snipers

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