July 26, 2024 • 6 mins
Time Bandits
The Taika Waititi-Jemaine Clement reboot of the 1981 fantasy film is an unpredictable journey through time and space with a ragtag group of thieves and their newest recruit: an 11-year-old history buff named Kevin (Apple TV+).
The Decameron
A dark comedy about a group of 14th century aristocrats and their servants, who retreat to a villa in the Italian countryside in the hope of avoiding the plague (Netflix).
Simone Biles Rising
A documentary series about gymnastics superstar Simone Biles, who withdrew from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics due to mental health concerns and then embarked on a journey to prepare for her triumphant return (Netflix).
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Speaker 1 (00:07):
You're listening to the Saturday Morning with Jack team podcast
from News Talks at B.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
Twenty three minutes past ten on Newstalks ZEDB. Well, the
games are officially underwai, although it's that weird thing of course,
where we've had competition already beginning for some sports, so
the rugby sevens or the football, those competitions have already begun.
But the games are officially underway in Paris. And here's
what you need to know if you're hoping to see
some kiwis in action. Basically, we don't have to do
(00:33):
anything during the day. Today seven o'clock tonight though you
have the heats for the men's single skulls and the rowing,
so Tom macintosh is competing in that. At the same
time the eventing team has Day one dressage, so that's
Janelle Price, Tim Price, Clark Johnston. Just after eight o'clock,
about ten past eight, you have the rowing single skulls
women's heats, so Emma twigs up on that. And now
(00:54):
at nine pm this evening the women's four hundred meter
freestyle heats. That's the one with eric Afair Weather and
Eve Thomas. Eric Afea Weather is considered a pretty good
metal prospect, pretty good shout, although it is an incredible
field in the women's four hundred meter freestyle. So if
she and Eve are able to get through the freestyle
heats this evening, they go to the final tomorrow morning,
(01:17):
provided they qualify, which is just before seven o'clock in
the morning New Zealand time, so you might have to
watch them tonight and then you know, go to bed
and set your alarm nice and early so you can
get up and see them tomorrow morning. However, if it
wasn't enough to keep you entertained this weekend, good news
Tara awards our screen Time Expert and she's got three
(01:38):
TV shows to recommend to us this morning. Hey Tara,
good morning. Let's start off with the show that's streaming
on Apple TV plus The Taikerway t T. Jermaine Clement
reboots tell Us about Time Bandits.
Speaker 3 (01:51):
Yeah, so this is a reboot of the fantasy film
Time Bandits that came out in nineteen eighty one, and
it's been a remade, as you say by takeaway tt
Jermaine Clement and Ian Morris from the in Between Us.
So there's a lot of anticipation and expectations around this series,
and a lot of it was filmed in New z
as well, so lots to like already. But it's about
an eleven year old boy named Kevin who is a
(02:11):
real history fanatic, and he discovers one night that his
bedroom is a time portal and he goes off in
this adventure with a motley group of time traveling thieves
who are zooming through history stealing different things from different
time periods, and are lead by Penelope, who's played by
the wonderful Lisa Kudro and Jamaine Clemmitt plays the villain
called Pure Evil, who's trying to steal an important map
(02:34):
from the group of thieves. Now, I hadn't seen the
original nineteen eighty one film, so I came to this
with no preconceived ideas, no loyalty to the original, and
I thought it was a lot of fun. It's definitely
aimed at kids, but it's a very family friendly watch.
I watched this with my eleven year old and she
loved it. We both chuckled our way through it. It's funny,
it's fast, the humor feels very Monty python esque. You know,
(02:56):
it's silly, but in a good way, and a real adventure.
I think kids will love it. It's very clever and
it's got this wonderfully chaotic feel to it.
Speaker 2 (03:03):
Oh nice, cool, that's time man. It's on Apple Plus,
streaming on Netflix. The de Cameron.
Speaker 3 (03:10):
Yeah, another historical comedy. This one is definitely for adults.
It's a dark comedy set in fourteenth century Italy during
the Black Plague, not traditionally known as a particularly funny
time in history, but this is about a group of
aristocrats and servants who, when everyone else is dying in
the streets, they escaped to a villa in the Italian
countryside where they intend to use all their privileged wealth
(03:32):
and wait out the plague. And it's a bit like
if White Lotus was sillier and set in the thirteen hundreds.
It's poking fun at the rich. It's about the upstairs,
downstairs world between the servants and their masters and what
happens in a crisis when all those rules go out
the window. And also maybe a little bit of like
fourteenth century Love Island as well. They're in this sort
(03:54):
of protected bubble. They wanted to couple off and find
a match. There was a lot going on here. It's
actually based on a collection of short stories that were
published in the fourteenth century and considered very risque at
the time. And I think with the success of shows
like Bridgeton, we're getting a lot of these historical dramas
and comedies with a modern twist or a modern soundtrack.
And this is one of those kinds of shows. So
(04:15):
if you want something light and fascical and completely ridiculous,
this will do the trick.
Speaker 1 (04:20):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (04:20):
Nice, cool, that's the De Cameron. So that's on Netflix.
Also on Netflix. My wife and I streamed this the
other night. Very exciting. Simone Biles Rising.
Speaker 3 (04:30):
Yeah, this is a new documentary series about Simone Biles, who,
of course is the extraordinary American gymnasts. She is the
greatest of all times. She's doing moves that no one
else can. She is incredible. And this documentary series starts
after the twenty twenty Olympics, which Biles withdrew from during
the competition because her mental health was suffering. She was
experiencing the twisties, which is when the gymnast gets lost
(04:53):
in the air and obviously, excuse me, that's quite dangerous,
and she copped a lot of criticism for putting her
mental health first. And the documentary follows her as she
tries to rebuild her career, to get that confidence back
and to get to the Paris Olympics. It captures her
life and her world in a really down to earth,
understated way. It's a fascinating insight into her talent and
(05:15):
the pressure that she faces. And every time the Olympics
comes around, you watch a few different sports and you think, oh, mate,
I could do that. Maybe it's not too late for me. Yeah,
this reminds you that, no, you will never ever be
anywhere as talented as Simone Biles. Just the dedication and
the sacrifice that she has been through. What an incredible
athlete and an amazing human being. This is just such
(05:37):
an ASPIRER watch.
Speaker 2 (05:38):
Yeah, it really is. So I like I say, mar
and I watched this the other night, and I have
long been a Simone Biles fan. I know that I'm
hardly unique on that front, but I was very much
team Simone when in the last game she was like, actually,
I'm just not in the right place to be doing this,
because if you are running at full speed and throwing
yourself backwards into the vault and then doing two full
(05:59):
flips in a Pike position. I just can't imagine going
into that not having like, there's no way if you're
anything less than one hundred percent confident and your own abilities,
that you're going to land that right. Like, it just
seems so dangerous and it was kind of a well,
I think it was quite a brave and mature decision.
All of that being said, it made me yearn for
(06:19):
the redemption story so much, like I just wanted to
win so much because you know, it would just it
would kind of cap off this incredible sporting athletic fairy tale,
which I think she deserves and I think anyone who
watches Simone Biles Rising will agree. Thanks so much, Tara,
Let me take here and we will catch you soon.
Taraward is our screen time expert Those Shows Again. Time
(06:41):
Bandits is on Apple TV Plus, The Decameron is on
Netflix and a Simone Biles Rising is also on Netflix.
Speaker 1 (06:51):
For more from Saturday Morning with Jack Tame, listen live
to News Talks b from nine am Saturday, or follow
the podcast on iHeartRadio
You're listening to the Saturday Morning with Jack team podcast
from News Talks at B.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
Twenty three minutes past ten on Newstalks ZEDB. Well, the
games are officially underwai, although it's that weird thing of course,
where we've had competition already beginning for some sports, so
the rugby sevens or the football, those competitions have already begun.
But the games are officially underway in Paris. And here's
what you need to know if you're hoping to see
some kiwis in action. Basically, we don't have to do
(00:33):
anything during the day. Today seven o'clock tonight though you
have the heats for the men's single skulls and the rowing,
so Tom macintosh is competing in that. At the same
time the eventing team has Day one dressage, so that's
Janelle Price, Tim Price, Clark Johnston. Just after eight o'clock,
about ten past eight, you have the rowing single skulls
women's heats, so Emma twigs up on that. And now
(00:54):
at nine pm this evening the women's four hundred meter
freestyle heats. That's the one with eric Afair Weather and
Eve Thomas. Eric Afea Weather is considered a pretty good
metal prospect, pretty good shout, although it is an incredible
field in the women's four hundred meter freestyle. So if
she and Eve are able to get through the freestyle
heats this evening, they go to the final tomorrow morning,
(01:17):
provided they qualify, which is just before seven o'clock in
the morning New Zealand time, so you might have to
watch them tonight and then you know, go to bed
and set your alarm nice and early so you can
get up and see them tomorrow morning. However, if it
wasn't enough to keep you entertained this weekend, good news
Tara awards our screen Time Expert and she's got three
(01:38):
TV shows to recommend to us this morning. Hey Tara,
good morning. Let's start off with the show that's streaming
on Apple TV plus The Taikerway t T. Jermaine Clement
reboots tell Us about Time Bandits.
Speaker 3 (01:51):
Yeah, so this is a reboot of the fantasy film
Time Bandits that came out in nineteen eighty one, and
it's been a remade, as you say by takeaway tt
Jermaine Clement and Ian Morris from the in Between Us.
So there's a lot of anticipation and expectations around this series,
and a lot of it was filmed in New z
as well, so lots to like already. But it's about
an eleven year old boy named Kevin who is a
(02:11):
real history fanatic, and he discovers one night that his
bedroom is a time portal and he goes off in
this adventure with a motley group of time traveling thieves
who are zooming through history stealing different things from different
time periods, and are lead by Penelope, who's played by
the wonderful Lisa Kudro and Jamaine Clemmitt plays the villain
called Pure Evil, who's trying to steal an important map
(02:34):
from the group of thieves. Now, I hadn't seen the
original nineteen eighty one film, so I came to this
with no preconceived ideas, no loyalty to the original, and
I thought it was a lot of fun. It's definitely
aimed at kids, but it's a very family friendly watch.
I watched this with my eleven year old and she
loved it. We both chuckled our way through it. It's funny,
it's fast, the humor feels very Monty python esque. You know,
(02:56):
it's silly, but in a good way, and a real adventure.
I think kids will love it. It's very clever and
it's got this wonderfully chaotic feel to it.
Speaker 2 (03:03):
Oh nice, cool, that's time man. It's on Apple Plus,
streaming on Netflix. The de Cameron.
Speaker 3 (03:10):
Yeah, another historical comedy. This one is definitely for adults.
It's a dark comedy set in fourteenth century Italy during
the Black Plague, not traditionally known as a particularly funny
time in history, but this is about a group of
aristocrats and servants who, when everyone else is dying in
the streets, they escaped to a villa in the Italian
countryside where they intend to use all their privileged wealth
(03:32):
and wait out the plague. And it's a bit like
if White Lotus was sillier and set in the thirteen hundreds.
It's poking fun at the rich. It's about the upstairs,
downstairs world between the servants and their masters and what
happens in a crisis when all those rules go out
the window. And also maybe a little bit of like
fourteenth century Love Island as well. They're in this sort
(03:54):
of protected bubble. They wanted to couple off and find
a match. There was a lot going on here. It's
actually based on a collection of short stories that were
published in the fourteenth century and considered very risque at
the time. And I think with the success of shows
like Bridgeton, we're getting a lot of these historical dramas
and comedies with a modern twist or a modern soundtrack.
And this is one of those kinds of shows. So
(04:15):
if you want something light and fascical and completely ridiculous,
this will do the trick.
Speaker 1 (04:20):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (04:20):
Nice, cool, that's the De Cameron. So that's on Netflix.
Also on Netflix. My wife and I streamed this the
other night. Very exciting. Simone Biles Rising.
Speaker 3 (04:30):
Yeah, this is a new documentary series about Simone Biles, who,
of course is the extraordinary American gymnasts. She is the
greatest of all times. She's doing moves that no one
else can. She is incredible. And this documentary series starts
after the twenty twenty Olympics, which Biles withdrew from during
the competition because her mental health was suffering. She was
experiencing the twisties, which is when the gymnast gets lost
(04:53):
in the air and obviously, excuse me, that's quite dangerous,
and she copped a lot of criticism for putting her
mental health first. And the documentary follows her as she
tries to rebuild her career, to get that confidence back
and to get to the Paris Olympics. It captures her
life and her world in a really down to earth,
understated way. It's a fascinating insight into her talent and
(05:15):
the pressure that she faces. And every time the Olympics
comes around, you watch a few different sports and you think, oh, mate,
I could do that. Maybe it's not too late for me. Yeah,
this reminds you that, no, you will never ever be
anywhere as talented as Simone Biles. Just the dedication and
the sacrifice that she has been through. What an incredible
athlete and an amazing human being. This is just such
(05:37):
an ASPIRER watch.
Speaker 2 (05:38):
Yeah, it really is. So I like I say, mar
and I watched this the other night, and I have
long been a Simone Biles fan. I know that I'm
hardly unique on that front, but I was very much
team Simone when in the last game she was like, actually,
I'm just not in the right place to be doing this,
because if you are running at full speed and throwing
yourself backwards into the vault and then doing two full
(05:59):
flips in a Pike position. I just can't imagine going
into that not having like, there's no way if you're
anything less than one hundred percent confident and your own abilities,
that you're going to land that right. Like, it just
seems so dangerous and it was kind of a well,
I think it was quite a brave and mature decision.
All of that being said, it made me yearn for
(06:19):
the redemption story so much, like I just wanted to
win so much because you know, it would just it
would kind of cap off this incredible sporting athletic fairy tale,
which I think she deserves and I think anyone who
watches Simone Biles Rising will agree. Thanks so much, Tara,
Let me take here and we will catch you soon.
Taraward is our screen time expert Those Shows Again. Time
(06:41):
Bandits is on Apple TV Plus, The Decameron is on
Netflix and a Simone Biles Rising is also on Netflix.
Speaker 1 (06:51):
For more from Saturday Morning with Jack Tame, listen live
to News Talks b from nine am Saturday, or follow
the podcast on iHeartRadio
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