POPULARITY
Nightlife critic of screens large and small, Wenlei Ma joins Tim Webster to review the latest to watch.
Nightlife critic of screens large and small, Wenlei Ma joins Philip Clark to review the latest to watch.
If you need help figuring out which shows to catch up on over the holidays (yay!), this one's for you. TV critic Wenlei Ma is in to help BW countdown the most unforgettable, sexiest, funniest, surprising and entertaining shows of 2024.
Nightlife critic of screens large and small, Wenlei Ma joins Philip Clark to review the latest to watch.
Nightlife critic of screens large and small, Wenlei Ma joins Philip Clark to review the latest to watch.
Nightlife critic of screens large and small, Wenlei Ma joins Philip Clark to review the latest to watch.
Nightlife critic of screens large and small, Wenlei Ma joins Philip Clark to review the latest to watch.
The big Hollywood blockbusters barely feature a kiss anymore, let alone any amorous affairs.So, why are studios so afraid of this core human experience and where do we need to go to get our vicarious fix?This week's host Wenlei Ma is joined by guest critic, Vogues' Hannah-Rose Yee to talk about sex on film.Plus, with the release of the Pitt/ Clooney vehicle Wolfs on streaming, is the movie star dead?
Nightlife critic of screens large and small, Wenlei Ma joins Philip Clark to review the latest to watch.
Nightlife critic of screens large and small, Wenlei Ma joins Philip Clark to review the latest to watch.
Midwest Princess Chappell Roan is asking you to respect her boundaries, and we wish her good luck, babe!The American singer songwriter is grappling with her meteoric rise to fame and calling out predatory behaviour, unwanted touching and asking "superfans" to stop being weird to her family and friends.Guest critic Wenlei Ma is in to discuss this, J.Lo and Ben's Affleck's breakup, nostalgia for 1999 teen films like Cruel Intentions and 10 things I Hate About You, and a TV recommendation for the week – season 2 of Pachinko on Apple TV+.
Nightlife critic of screens large and small, Wenlei Ma joins Philip Clark to review the latest to watch.
Nightlife critic of screens large and small, Wen Lei Ma joins Philip Clark to review the latest to watch.
Nightlife critic of screens large and small, Wenlei Ma joins Philip Clark to review the latest to watch.
Nightlife critic of screens large and small, Wenlei Ma joins Philip Clark to review the latest to watch.
Nightlife critic of screens large and small, Wenlei Ma joins Philip Clark to review the latest to watch.
Film and television critic Wenlei Ma joined Philip Clark to review the latest on our screens, big and small.
Film and television critic Wenlei Ma joined Philip Clark to review the latest on our screens, big and small.
Film and television critic Wenlei Ma joined Philip Clark to review the latest on our screens, big and small.
Film and television critic Wenlei Ma joined Philip Clark to review the latest on our screens, big and small.
Film and television critic Wenlei Ma joined Philip Clark to review the latest on our screens, big and small.
Film and television critic Wenlei Ma joined Philip Clark to review the latest on our screens, big and small.
Film and television critic Wenlei Ma joined Philip Clark to review the latest on our screens, big and small.
Director Denis Villeneuve's Dune Part 2, starring the youthful and attractive foursome of Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Florence Pugh and Austin Butler, is riding a high-speed sandworm of success at the box office.Guest critic Wenlei Ma is in to share her Dune review and ponder the psychological horror of the viral sandworm popcorn bucket.Also: closing the loop on J.Lo, BW reports back on The Greatest Love Story Never Told, which is the making-of documentary of the superstar's chaotic musical feature, This is Me … Now.
Film and television critic Wenlei Ma joined Philip Clark to review the latest on our screens, big and small.
Film and television critic Wenlei Ma joined Dom Knight to review the latest on our screens, big and small.
This episode features some of the best conversations of 2023, we'll be back daily from January 29, 2024. Over the past year we took a break from the top news stories to look at moments in pop culture that have had a big impact. In this episode we interrogate the cultural juggernaut that was the Barbie movie, and then allegations against Russell Brand. Featured:Wenlei Ma, TV and film criticDani de Placido, senior contributor at Forbes magazine
Stop Everything! It's a big one this week.It's our final show before we break for summer, and we're wrapping the year in pop culture with two of our favourite members of the Stop Everything! cinematic universe: comedian, author and Drag Race Down Under judge, Rhys Nicholson; and broadcaster, film and tv critic and Stop Everything! fill-in cohost, Wenlei Ma.And — we are farewelling co-host Benjamin Law, who's stepping back from Stop Everything! After SIX years, so he can focus on some big exciting and non-disclosable projects in 2024. BW and BL tell their Stop Everything! origin story, laugh through a classy selection of bloopers and hug it out as they close the book on a very special era of the show.We're sad but we're also excited! Because Stop Everything! continues in 2024 in a new format, with BW hosting solo and welcoming a rotating roster of guest critics each week to talk all things pop culture.
Film and television critic Wenlei Ma joined Philip Clark to review the latest on our screens, big and small.
Film and television critic Wenlei Ma joined Philip Clark to review the latest on our screens, big and small.
Film and television critic, Wenlei Ma, joins Philip Clark to review the latest on our screens, big and small.
Before Markus Zusak became an international bestseller with The Book Thief, he wrote and published the award-winning novel The Messenger. The story of a Sydney taxi driver's extraordinary adventures, it has now been brought to television by the ABC. In this conversation about the joys and challenges of taking a beloved work of fiction to the screen, Markus is joined by award-winning executive producer and writer Sarah Lambert (Lambs of God, The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart). Film and TV critic Wenlei Ma hosts the conversation. This episode was recorded live at the 2023 Sydney Writers' Festival. If you enjoyed this episode, please rate and follow our channel. Sydney Writers' Festival podcasts are available on all major podcast platforms. After more? Follow Sydney Writers' Festival on social media:Instagram: @sydwritersfestFacebook: @SydWritersFestTwitter: @SydWritersFestTikTok: @sydwritersfestSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Film and television critic Wenlei Ma joins Philip Clark to review the latest on our screens, big and small.
Admit it, you have questions about our AI future. Is generative Artificial Intelligence here to help you with tasks you don't want to do? Or is it more likely it's going to take your job and threaten the existence of humanity itself?In this special episode, author and screenwriter Simon Rich joins us. He happens to have the inside track on super intelligent AI that already exists — and the technology makes ChatGPT look like the dumbest kid in class.BL and WM also discuss the new action movie The Creator, a story about a former American soldier who's tasked with stopping an AI weapon which happens to take the form of a doe-eyed child.Show notes:
We're all guilty of loving problematic faves. Is it still OK to read Harry Potter or watch Woody Allen movies? How do you reconcile your love for murky pop culture with the ethics of being a good person?In this special episode, Benjamin Law and Wenlei Ma confess to their problematic faves and attempt to determine whether it's still OK to declare their loyalty to them or if it's something to be disavowed.We also chat to Karyn Moynihan and Anna Carey about Double Love, a podcast which recaps and re-litigates the blockbuster 1980s teen publishing phenomenon, Sweet Valley High.
Film and television critic, Wenlei Ma, joins Rod Quinn to review the latest on our screens, big and small. This week : The Equalizer 3, starring Denzel Washington and Daktoa Fanning; Past Lives, a 2023 American romantic drama film that follows the relationship between two childhood friends over the course of 24 years, as they contemplate their relationship when they grow apart to have different lives, and Starstruck Season 3
Film and television critic, Wenlei Ma joins Philip Clark to review the latest on our screens, big and small.
Thousands more Australians will head to the movies in the coming days to lay their eyes on Barbie. But what does the frenzy over the film say about our culture, consumerism and feminism? Today, TV and film critic Wenlei Ma on why a movie about a plastic doll has so many of us talking. Featured: Wenlei Ma, film and TV critic
Wenlei Ma joins Philip Clark to review the latest on our screens, big and small.
Wenlei Ma joins Philip Clark to review the latest on our screens, big and small.
Wenlei Ma joins Philip Clark to review the latest on our screens, big and small.
Wenlei Ma joins Philip Clark to review the latest on our screens, big and small.
Wenlei Ma joins Philip Clark to review the latest on our screens, big and small.
Wenlei Ma joins Philip Clark to review the latest on our screens, big and small.
Wenlei Ma joins Philip Clark to review the latest on our screens, big and small.
Wenlei Ma joins Philip Clark to review the latest on our screens, big and small.
Wenlei Ma joins Philip Clark to review the latest on our screens, big and small.
Wenlei Ma joins Philip Clark to review the latest on our screens, big and small.
Wenlei Ma Joins Philip Clark to review the latest on our screens, big and small.
Wenlei Ma Joins Philip Clark to review the latest on our screens, big and small.