Half Measures Podcast

Half Measures Podcast

New Zealand’s 'what to watch' TV and movies podcast. New episode every Friday.

Episodes

July 4, 2025 88 mins

Join us for another week of laughter, TV shows, streaming, movies and all things entertainment.


THIS WEEK WE'RE TALKING

MOVIES

  • Braveheart (1995)

  • F1: The Movie (2025)

  • Legend (2015)

  • Inception (2010)

  • Predator: Killer of Killers (2025)


TV

  • Star Trek: Voyager (S6)

  • Dept. Q (S1)


WATCH OF THE WEEK & PEAK PERFORMANCE

Dept. Q (S1). Staring: Matthew Goode, Chloe Pirrie, Alexej Manvelov, Steven Miller, Jamie Sives &am...

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THIS WEEK WE'RE TALKING

MOVIES

  • Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (2024)

  • 28 Days Later (2002)

  • 28 Years Later (2025)


TV

  • Fear (Limited series)

  • Mobland (S1)


WATCH OF THE WEEK & PEAK PERFORMANCE

Mobland (S1). Staring: Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan, Paddy Considine, Joanne Froggatt, Lara Pulver, Anson Boon, Geoff ...

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June 20, 2025 78 mins

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THIS WEEK WE'RE TALKING

MOVIES

  • Star Trek: Section 31 (2025)

  • Interstellar (2014)


TV

  • Your Friends & Neighbours (S1)

  • The Handmaid's Tale (S6)


WATCH OF THE WEEK & PEAK PERFORMANCE

The Handmaid's Tale (S6). Staring: Elizabeth Moss, Yvonne Strahovski, Ann Dowd, O-T Fagbenie, Max Minghella, Samira Wiley...

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June 13, 2025 72 mins

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THIS WEEK WE'RE TALKING

MOVIES

  • Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)

  • Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)

  • Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)

  • Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)

  • Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)

  • Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)

  • Sinners (2025)


TV

  • Gavin & Stacey (S1 - S3 + Spec...

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June 6, 2025 75 mins

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THIS WEEK WE'RE TALKING

MOVIES

  • Warfare (2025)

  • Longlegs (2024)


TV

  • You (S5)


WATCH OF THE WEEK & PEAK PERFORMANCE

You (S5). Staring: Penn Badgley, Charlotte Ritchie, Griffin Mathhews, Anna Camp, Madeline Brewer & Frankie DeMaio.

And finally our Peak Performance nominations are in for Toby Jones.

Come and hav...

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May 30, 2025 85 mins

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THIS WEEK WE'RE TALKING

MOVIES

  • Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning (2025)

  • Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)


TV

  • Andor (S2)


WATCH OF THE WEEK & PEAK PERFORMANCE

Andor (S2). Staring: Diego Luna, Denise Gough, Stellan Skarsgard, Kyle Soller, Adria Arjona, Ben Mendelsohn, Anton Lesser & Michael Jenn

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May 16, 2025 60 mins

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THIS WEEK WE'RE TALKING


MOVIES

  • The Seat (2025)


TV

  • The Four Seasons (Mini-series)

  • The Gone (S2)

  • Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld (S1)


WATCH OF THE WEEK & PEAK PERFORMANCE

Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld. Staring: Nika Futterman, David Collins, Lane Factor, Corey Burton, Philip Anthony-Rodriguez, Artt...

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May 9, 2025 73 mins

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THIS WEEK WE'RE TALKING

MOVIES

  • Anora (2024)


TV

  • Shetland (S9)

  • The Righteous Gemstones (S4)

  • Bosch: Legacy (S3)


WATCH OF THE WEEK & PEAK PERFORMANCE

Daredevil: Bosch Legacy (S3). Staring: Titus Welliver, Mimi Rogers, Madison Lintz, Stephan A. Chang, Denise G. Sanchez & Scott Klace.

And finally our Peak Perfor...

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May 2, 2025 88 mins

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THIS WEEK WE'RE TALKING

MOVIES

  • The Accountant (2016)

  • The Accountant 2 (2025)

  • The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

  • The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

  • The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

  • What we Left Behind - Looking back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 2018)

  • Batman and Robin (1949)


TV

  • Love on the Spec...

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April 18, 2025 76 mins

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THIS WEEK WE'RE TALKING

MOVIES

  • The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

  • Hannibal (2001)

  • Red Dragon (2002)

  • Hannibal Rising (2007)


TV

  • The Pitt (S1)

  • Andor (S1)


WATCH OF THE WEEK & PEAK PERFORMANCE

Andor (S1). Staring: Diego Luna, Kyle Soller, Stellan Skarsgard, Denise Gough, Genevieve O'Rielly, Adria Arjona, Varada Se...

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THIS WEEK WE'RE TALKING

TV

  • The White Lotus (S3)

  • Lockerbie (Limited series)

  • Reacher (S3)


WATCH OF THE WEEK & PEAK PERFORMANCE

Reacher. Staring: Alan Ritchson, Maria Sten, Sonya Cassidy, Johnny Berchtold, Brain Tee, Anthony Michael Hall & Oliver Richters.


And finally our Peak Performance nominations are in for Matt...

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THIS WEEK WE'RE TALKING

TV

  • The Night Agent (S2)

  • The Righteous Gemstones (S1 - S3)

  • Adolescence (Limited series)


WATCH OF THE WEEK & PEAK PERFORMANCE

Adolescence. Staring: Owen Cooper, Stephen Graham, Ashley Walters, Faye Marsay, Christine Tremarco & Amelie Pease.

And finally our Peak Performance nominations are in for...

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THIS WEEK WE'RE TALKING

MOVIES

  • The Transformers: The Movie (1986)

  • LOTR: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

  • LOTR: The Two Towers (2002)

  • LOTR: The Return of the King (2003)


TV

  • Paradise (S1)

  • Severance (S2)


WATCH OF THE WEEK & PEAK PERFORMANCE

Severance (S2). Staring: Adam Scott, Britt Lower, Zach Cherry, Tramell T...

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THIS WEEK WE'RE TALKING

MOVIES

  • Dune: Part Two

TV

  • Zero Day (Mini-series)

  • Severance (S1)


WATCH OF THE WEEK & PEAK PERFORMANCE

Dune: Part Two. Staring: Rebecca Ferguson, Timothee Chalamet, Zendaya, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh & Dave Bautista.

And finally our Peak Performance nominati...

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THIS WEEK WE'RE TALKING

MOVIES

  • A Real Pain (2024)


TV

  • Apple Cider Vinegar (Mini-series)

  • The Search for Instagram's Worst Con Artist (Mini-series)

  • Dark Matter (S1)

  • Silo (S2)


WATCH OF THE WEEK & PEAK PERFORMANCE

Silo (S2). Staring: Rebecca Ferguson, Common, Tim Robbins, Harriet Walter, Chinaza Uche, Avi Nash...

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March 6, 2025 70 mins

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THIS WEEK WE'RE TALKING

MOVIES

  • Captain America: Brave New World (2025)

  • Heretic (2024)


TV

  • Toxic Town (Mini-series)

  • Cobra Kai (S6 Part 3)


WATCH OF THE WEEK & PEAK PERFORMANCE

Cobra Kai (S6 Part 3). Staring: Ralph Macchio, William Zabka, Courtney Henggeler, Xox Mariduena, Tanner Buchanan, Mary Mouser & Peyt...

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February 27, 2025 70 mins

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THIS WEEK WE'RE TALKING

MOVIES

  • The Gorge (2025)


TV

  • Apple Cider Vinegar (Mini-series)

  • Shrinking (S1 - S2)


WATCH OF THE WEEK & PEAK PERFORMANCE

Shrinking (S2). Staring: Jason Segel, Jessica Williams, Harrison Ford, Luke Tennie, Michael Urie & Lukita Maxwell.


And finally our Peak Performance nominat...

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THIS WEEK WE'RE TALKING

MOVIES

  • Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2025)

  • Alien: Romulus (2024)


TV

  • Gavin & Stacey (S1 - S3)

  • Gavin & Stacey (A Christmas Special + The Finale)


WATCH OF THE WEEK & PEAK PERFORMANCE

Alien Romulus (2024). Staring: Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, Isabela Me...

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February 13, 2025 54 mins

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THIS WEEK WE'RE TALKING

MOVIES

  • Retribution (2023)

  • Nosferatu (2024)


TV

  • C.B. Strike (S6)

  • Black Doves (S1)


WATCH OF THE WEEK & PEAK PERFORMANCE

Black Doves (S1). Staring: Keira Knightly, Ben Whishaw, Sarah Lancashire, Andrew Buchan, Omari Douglas & Kathryn Hunter.


And finally our Peak Performance nominati...

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February 6, 2025 53 mins

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THIS WEEK WE'RE TALKING

TV

  • Last Tango in Halifax (S1- S5)

  • The Day of the Jackal (S1)

  • Squid Games (S2)


WATCH OF THE WEEK & PEAK PERFORMANCE

Squid Games (S2). Staring: Lee Jung-jae, Ton Choi, Greg Chun, Wi Ha-joon, Lee Byung-hun and Park Hae-soo.


And finally our Peak Performance nominations are in f...

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