Dan slams three anticipated shows: The Testaments, The Audacity, and The Miniature Wife

About this episode

Dan reviews three anticipated TV dramas that failed to meet expectations, while Simon reviews a highly praised foreign film.

It's almost always the way: the thing you're most looking forward too almost never lives up to what you had wanted. Unfortunately for Dan, three of the shows he was most excited by this year all failed to deliver the goods. Dan reviews new TV dramas The Testaments (Hulu), The Audacity (AMC in the US / SBS On Demand in Australia), and The Miniature Wife (Peacock in the US / Stan in Australia). Simon takes a trip to the cinema and reviews a foreign film he says is among the best of the year: The President's Cake.

People in this episode

Host: Dan

Guest: Simon

Topics covered

• TV reviews
• film reviews
• anticipated shows
• disappointment
• foreign films

Keywords

• The Testaments
• The Audacity
• The Miniature Wife
• The President's Cake
• TV dramas
• film reviews

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hulu, AMC, SBS On Demand, Peacock, Stan

Books & works: The Testaments, The Audacity, The Miniature Wife, The President's Cake

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