Split Screen Podcast

Split Screen Podcast

Entertainment Writer & Movie Critic Shah Shahid (http://www.twitter.com/theshahshahid) is joined by a new guest every episode to compare a movie remake to its original source material. The remakes include Bollywood movies, comic book movies, TV shows, novels and other general adaptations, reboots and requels. Not to mention regular movie and TV series reviews as well.

Episodes

May 30, 2022 26 mins
Film and TV critic, Shah Shahid, provides his spoiler filled review of Stranger Things season 4, volume 1, now on Netflix. Deep dive with Shah as he takes a look at all the things that worked in this latest season of the Netflix hit original series. 

HIGHLIGHTS: 

🕷 Shah's non-spoiler review here:  https://blankpagebeatdown.com/stranger-things-season-4-volume-1/
🕷 Shah takes a look back at what made Stra...
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Headline: Into The Woods: Netflix’s Aranyak Spoiler Review

Host Shah Shahid focuses on one of 2021’s best original series, Aranyak. The original Indian series is all about a whodunnit-style thriller involving a murder in a small town. Shah breaks down the story, its depiction and just why he considered Aranyak to be one of the best new series of 2021. Find out in this episode of the Split Screen Pod...
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On this episode of the Split Screen Podcast, host Shah Shahid is joined by the hosts of the brand new Bollywood Podcast, Jab We Pod. Rimjhim and Priley share their insights as the three review the brand new Bollywood Netflix series, The Fame Game. Being a show about a Bollywood celebrity, the series stars Madhuri Dixit, in her return to acting in a few years. But is The Fame Game worthy of her talent? Does the show work as a t...
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December 30, 2021 28 mins
The long delayed Sooryavanshi is finally out! Rohit Shetty’s latest instalment of his cop universe of movies, feels like a means to an end, setting up other films for the director. Shah reviews this one to see if it was worth the effort and the wait in this Sooryavanshi spoiler review. 

HIGHLIGHTS: 

👮🏼‍♂️ Shah looks back on his history with Rohit Shetty movies. 
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November 26, 2021 28 mins
Dhamaka is the latest Bollywood movie on Netflix. It’s an official remake of the 2013 Korean film, The Terror Live. However, it’s a baffling movie full of plot holes that don’t meet any expectations of a drama, or a thriller. Host Shah Shahid breaks down all the things that don’t work about the movie, and one positive thing. So check out Shah’s spoiler review of Dhamaka, on Netflix right now. 

HIGHLIGHTS: 
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Entertainment Writer Shah Shahid reviews his latest obsession in the form of Netflix's brand new animated series, Arcane. The first act features the first three episodes of the nine-episode series. Shah's reviews a completely spoiler-filled gushing review of act one. Check out this new episode of the Split Screen Podcast featuring a review of Arcane. 

HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Why you need to be watching Arcan...
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Host and Movie Critic Shah Shahid reviews the latest Netflix original movie, The Harder They Fall. And how representation in this movie is such a big deal. This is a non-spoiler review. 

HIGHLIGHTS

  • The unique selling point of THE HARDER THEY FALL.
  • Shah goes off about representation in movie genres that don’t always have it. 
  • The coming of Jonathan Majors as a major star!
  • ...
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November 3, 2021 15 mins
After over a year of inactivity, Host and the least appealing part of The Split Screen Podcast, Shah Shahid, breaks down into a hot mess of self indulgent nonsense, in an attempt to restart the Podcast. 

It's funny. But also sad. 
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Shah Shahid (@theshahshahid) is joined on this episode by long time collaborator and basically honorary co-host, Samarpita Dutta and first time guest, Nim. Together they review the latest Netflix Bollywood reality series, The Fabulous Lives Of Bollywood Wives, as the ladies school Shah on, basically everything. 

HIGHLIGHTS:

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Film Companion’s Suchin Mehrotra joins Shah Shahid to discuss the new Amazon Prime original Indian series, Made In Heaven, and breaks down the shows successes and failures.

HIGHLIGHTS: 
  • My non-Spoiler Review of Made In Heaven.
  • Suchin’s Interview with Shashank Arora. 
  • Suchin and I discuss what they liked best about Made In Heaven.
  • How Made In Heaven separates itself from the usual TV format of ...
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March 11, 2019 20 mins

When a new Marvel Studios' movie releases, I, of course, have to be there front and center to watch the hell out of it. So here is my Movie Review of the first female superhero within the Marvel Cinematic Universe, 'Captain Marvel'. 

HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Who is Captain Marvel?
  • How does 'Captain Marvel' fit into the MCU? 
  • How accessible is 'Captain Marvel' if you haven't seen many MCU movies? 
  • I discuss how 'Captain Marvel' ...
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One of the year's best Bollywood movies comes to us in the form of Gully Boy, based on true stories of one man's aspirations to be more than they are. Check out my Movie Review on this episode. 

HIGHLIGHTS: 

you forget who Ranveer Singh is with this performance.

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February 6, 2019 24 mins

DC Comics latest live action adaptation is the totally R-Rated Titans, which I totally watched and totally loved. So here is my Season 1 Review of Titans!

HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Breaking down what the Titans were in comic books and how this adaptation happened. 

  • How appropriate is Titans for kids, and who is the intended audience? 

  • What is the premise behind Titans?

  • How the marketing behind the series kind of screwed audience’...

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I’m joined by Alisa Rivera to discuss one of the year's Oscar nominees, A Star Is Born, and it’s many remakes, even including a Bollywood version that is, interesting. I guess. 

HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Check out Alisa on the January Bollywood News recap episode.

  • Alisa and I have drastically different reactions to the 2018 version of A Star Is Born.

  • Find out about ALL of Alisa’s issues with the Bradley Cooper & Lady Ga...

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Alisa Rivera returns to the show on this episode to recap the latest Bollywood news for January 2019, as we look at the latest #MeToo moment in Bollywood as well as the problem with ‘stanning’ favourites in the industry. We also gush about the Gully Boy & Ek Ladki Ko Dekha To Aisa Laga trailers. 

HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Our last episode looked back at the #MeToo moments of Bollywood in 2018.

  • Rajkumar Hirani, director of P.K., 3...

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January 11, 2019 96 mins

On this first recording of 2019, we take a look back at the year that was in Bollywood in 2018, recounting the biggest moments, the most controversial scandals, the greatest and not so great movies, as well as which new movie star rocked the year. Join Samarpita Dutta and I as we look at the Bollywood year that was 2018.

HIGHLIGHTS!

I catch up with Sam about what she’s been upto the last few months. 

I ambush Sam with a speci...

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The always exceptional Allan Mott returns to Review the new Robin Hood (2018), as him and host Shah Shahid compare the new movie to all the greatest Robin Hood cinematic adventures that preceded this new incarnation. 

HIGHLIGHTS!

  • Allan updates Shah on what’s he’s been watching.  

  • Check out Allan’s first appearance on Split Screen Podcast in Episode 24.

  • Allan syn...
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November 9, 2018 85 mins

The co-host of Bollywood Is For Lovers podcast, Matt Bowes, joins Shah Shahid to compare the legendary Hollywood movie Chinatown, to its (apparent) Bollywood remake, Manorama Six Feet. We discuss how the remake modifies the pre-Los Angeles landscape into rural Indian setting while trying to maintain the essence of the original screenplay. Also Hindi to English linguistics, for some reason.

SHOW NOTES:

Shah confesses a dark secr...

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On this episode of the Split Screen Podcast, host Shah Shahid is joined by Sal Salam for the monthly Bollywood news roundup, as well as looking at trailer for Bollywood movies releasing in September 2018.

NEWS

Priyanka Chopra + Nick Jonas engagement.

Priyanka tweeted congratulations to Ayush Sharma mitigating Bharat fall out?

Irrfan has left the Amazon Prime / AIB series Gormint, over his health.

New Koffee With Karan sea...

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On this episode of the Split Screen Podcast, host Shah Shahid is joined by Katherine Filaseta (KayFil) to discuss the teenage rom-com She's The Man and compare it to its Bollywood Remake, Dil Bole Hadippa!

HIGHLIGHTS!

KayFil’s previous appearance on the Split Screen Podcast was to compare Hamlet & Haider.

She's The Man is teenage romantic comedy based on William Shakespeare's play the Twelfth Night.

Dil Bole Hadippa ...

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