Writer's Room Discussion: The Best TV Shows of the Last Decade
On the December 17, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to have a water cooler discussion to decide the 25 best tv shows of the 2010’s. Opening Banter: Our rules for this decade list are a bit weird, we decided to make qualifying line be the date of the pilot airing. So if it didn’t happen within the last decade, it didn’t make the cut, unfortunately this means that shows like Mad Men, Breaking Bad and Parks and Rec don’t qualify. Our Feature Presentation: A Writer’s Room Discussion about the best television shows of the last decade. Notable missings: Justified, The Great British Bake Off/Baking Show, Halt and Catch Fire, Orange is the New Black, Girls, Orphan Black, The Expanse, Sense8, The Crown Our Starting List: Adventure Time Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown The Americans American Vandal Atlanta Barry Better Call Saul Black Mirror Broad City Brooklyn Nine-Nine Chernobyl Cobra Kai Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Documentary Now! Fargo Fleabag Game of Thrones Glow Goblin The Good Place Hannibal The Haunting of Hill House I Think You Should Leave The Jinx Key & Peele Killing Eve The Leftovers Man Seeking Woman The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Master of None Mindhunter Mr. Robot Narcos Nathan for You New Girl Over the Garden Wall Penny Dreadful Penn & Teller’s Fool Us The People vs. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story Rick and Morty Russian Doll Sharp Objects Silicon Valley Stranger Things Succession Terriers Twin Peaks: The Return Veep Watchmen Westworld Other Articles Mentioned: All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
17 Dec 20192h 9min
Spoiler Discussion: Watchmen Season 1 Finale, "See How They Fly"
On the December 16, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to have a spoiler discussion about the ninth, and possibly final, episode of HBO’s Watchmen, entitled “See How They Fly.” Opening Banter: Once again, thanks to Kris Keochinda for the opening theme song and to Twitter user @sirzapz for the logo, which we’ve been using in the PodBean player for each of these episodes. Emails Adrian Veidt Bian impregnates herself – what were her motivations? Lady Trieu shows up in 2008 Calls Veidt’s squid rain a “rerun” Wants to make every nuke disappear Asks for money - “I will never call you daughter” Confrontation with the Game Warden on Europa (Nixon thing) Han Solo’d - he’s been the statue this whole time Final Confrontation Keene monologuing Everyone teleported to Greenwood, Keene is now ooze Senior leadership of Cyclops is vaporized (was this satisfying?) Manhattan sends Laurie, Veidt, and Looking Glass to Karnak, then is killed by Lady Trieu LG knows when the last squidfall was - Veidt decides to take down Lady Trieu Archie (original owl ship) is at Karnak, LG and Laurie decide to take Adrian in Back at the theater: “You can’t heal under a mask. Wounds need air.” Unanswered Questions Does Angela walk on water at the end? Does it matter? Lindelof’s quote Whatever happened to Lube Man? What the hell was up with the elephant? What’s the deal with the horseshoe? Lindelof’s quote Do you want to see a second season? American imperialism and Vietnamese refugees: https://twitter.com/viet_t_nguyen/status/1206483904951021568 Other Articles Mentioned: ‘Watchmen’ Wants You to “See How They Fly” With a Satisfying Conclusion The ‘Watchmen’ Reference Guide: Every Easter Egg in “See How They Fly” Damon Lindelof Unpacks the Mysteries of the ‘Watchmen’ Finale All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
16 Dec 20191h 7min
Spoiler Discussion: The Mandalorian Episode 6 “The Prisoner”.
On the December 13, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman, and Star Wars Insider writer and Full of Sith podcaster Bryan Young to have a spoiler discussion about The Mandalorian Episode 6 “The Prisoner”. Spoiler Discussion: The Mandalorian Episode 6 “The Prisoner”. Other Articles Mentioned: ‘The Mandalorian’ Delivers Its Best Episode Yet With “The Prisoner” All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
13 Dec 201949min
The 100 Best Movies of the Last Decade, Part 2
On the December 12, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to have part two of out writer’s room discussion to help determine the top 100 movies of the last decade. Opening Banter: We have 34 movies locked it. 4 movies in discussion, and another 122 in consideration. Half of those movies will not make it to the final list. In Our Feature Presentation: The 100 best movies of the last decade part two. LOCKED IN Arrival (6) Inception (6) Social Network, The (6) Star Wars: The Last Jedi (6) Get Out (5) Gone Girl (5) Inside Out (5) Mad Max: Fury Road (5) Parasite (5) Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (5) Wolf of Wall Street, The (5) Blade Runner 2049 (4) Her (4) Scott Pilgrim vs the World (4) Sing Street (4) Guardians of the Galaxy (3) Under the Skin (3) Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2) Call Me By Your Name (2) Before Midnight (3) Inside Llewyn Davis (3) Master, The (3) Irishman, The (3) Avengers: Endgame (2) Exit Through the Gift Shop (2) How to Train Your Dragon (2) What We Do in the Shadows (2) John Wick (3) Annihilation (3) Lincoln (2) Nightcrawler (2) Creed (3) Cabin in the Woods, The (3) Grand Budapest Hotel, The (2) IN DISCUSSION Whiplash (4) Portrait of a Lady on Fire Fast Five Phantom Thread (2) NOMINEES 21 Jump Street (2) 50/50 About Time (2) Anomalisa Attack the Block Avengers, The (2) Avengers: Infinity war Babadook, The Being Elmo Big Sick, The (2) BlacKkKlansman Blindspotting Blue Ruin Booksmart Boyhood (3) Bridesmaids (2) Bridge of Spies Brooklyn Burning (2) Can You Ever Forgive Me Captain America: Civil War (2) Carol (2) Cloud Atlas (2) Coco (2) Columbus Crimson Peak Cure For Wellness, A Dawn of the planet of the apes Dope Drive Dunkirk (2) Edge of Tomorrow (2) Eighth Grade Everybody Wants Some!! Ex Machina (2) Farewell, The Favourite, The (2) Final Girls, The First Reformed (2) Florida Project, The Force Majeure Frances Ha (2) Frozen Game Night Gravity (3) Green Room Grey, The Handmaiden, The Hateful Eight, The (2) Hereditary (2) Holy Motors Hugo (3) Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2) I Saw the Devil Ides of March, The If Beale Street Could Talk Ingrid goes west Inherent Vice Interstellar Invitation, The It Follows (2) Jackie (2) Jojo Rabbit Kill List (2) Kubo and the Two Strings LEGO Movie, The (2) La La Land (2) Lady bird Leave No Trace Life animated Like Crazy Lobster, The Logan (2) Look of Silence, The Looper MacGruber Mandy Marriage story Melancholia Midsommar (2) Minding the Gap Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2) Moana (3) Moneyball Moonlight (2) Moonrise Kingdom Muppets, The O.J.: Made in America Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2) Paddington 2 (2) Perks of Being a Wallflower, The Personal Shopper Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2) Post, The Queen of Versailles, The Raid: Redemption, The Roma (2) Searching Selma Shape of Water, The Shoplifters Silence Skyfall Sorry to Bother You Steve Jobs (3) Suspiria Tale of Princess Kaguya, The They Came Together Thor: Ragnarok Tim’s Vermeer Toy Story 3 (2) Tree of Life Us (2) Wild Witch, The (3) Wonder Woman World’s End, The Wreck-it Ralph You Were Never Really Here (2) Your Name Other Articles Mentioned: All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
12 Dec 20192h 28min
Writer's Room Discussion: What Are The Best Films of the Last Decade?
On the December 11, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to have a writer’s room discussion to help determine the top 100 movies of the last decade. In Our Feature Presentation: Top 100 Movies of the last Decade Writer's Room Discussion Here is our original list of movies before we narrowed it down to 100: 21 Jump Street (2) 50/50 About Time (2) Annihilation (3) Anomalisa Arrival (6) Attack the Block Avengers, The (2) Avengers: Endgame (2) Avengers: Infinity war Babadook, The Before Midnight (3) Being Elmo Big Sick, The (2) BlacKkKlansman Blade Runner 2049 (4) Blindspotting Blue Ruin Booksmart Boyhood (3) Bridesmaids (2) Bridge of Spies Brooklyn Burning (2) Cabin in the Woods, The (3) Call Me By Your Name (2) Can You Ever Forgive Me Captain America: Civil War (2) Carol (2) Cloud Atlas (2) Coco (2) Columbus Creed (3) Crimson Peak Cure For Wellness, A Dawn of the planet of the apes Dope Drive Dunkirk (2) Edge of Tomorrow (2) Eighth Grade Everybody Wants Some!! Ex Machina (2) Exit Through the Gift Shop (2) Farewell, The Fast Five Favourite, The (2) Final Girls, The First Reformed (2) Florida Project, The Force Majeure Frances Ha (2) Frozen Game Night Get Out (5) Gone Girl (5) Grand Budapest Hotel, The (2) Gravity (3) Green Room Grey, The Guardians of the Galaxy (3) Handmaiden, The Hateful Eight, The (2) Her (4) Hereditary (2) Holy Motors How to Train Your Dragon (2) Hugo (3) Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2) I Saw the Devil Ides of March, The If Beale Street Could Talk Inception (6) Ingrid goes west Inherent Vice Inside Llewyn Davis (3) Inside Out (5) Interstellar Invitation, The Irishman, The (3) It Follows (2) Jackie (2) John Wick (2) John Wick Chapter 2 Jojo Rabbit Kill List (2) Kubo and the Two Strings LEGO Movie, The (2) La La Land (2) Lady bird Leave No Trace Life animated Like Crazy Lincoln (2) Lobster, The Logan (2) Look of Silence, The Looper MacGruber Mad Max: Fury Road (5) Mandy Marriage story Master, The (3) Melancholia Midsommar (2) Minding the Gap Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2) Moana (3) Moneyball Moonlight (2) Moonrise Kingdom Muppets, The Nightcrawler (2) O.J.: Made in America Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2) Paddington 2 (2) Parasite (5) Perks of Being a Wallflower, The Personal Shopper Phantom Thread (2) Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2) Portrait of a Lady on Fire Post, The Queen of Versailles, The Raid: Redemption, The Roma (2) Scott Pilgrim vs the World (4) Searching Selma Shape of Water, The Shoplifters Silence Sing Street (4) Skyfall Social Network, The (6) Sorry to Bother You Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (5) Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2) Star Wars: The Last Jedi (6) Steve Jobs (3) Suspiria Tale of Princess Kaguya, The They Came Together Thor: Ragnarok Tim’s Vermeer Toy Story 3 (2) Tree of Life Under the Skin (3) Us (2) What We Do in the Shadows (2) Whiplash (4) Wild Witch, The (3) Wolf of Wall Street, The (5) Wonder Woman World’s End, The Wreck-it Ralph You Were Never Really Here (2) Your Name Other Articles Mentioned: All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the wor Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
11 Dec 20191h 42min
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance: The New Ride at Galaxy's Edge
On the December 10, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall to have a discussion about Rise of the Resistance, the new ride at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. In Our Feature Presentation: Peter talks about riding Rise of the Resistance, the new ride at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. Video: Rise of the Resistance in Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge is AWESOME Video: Rise of the Resistance Ride Footage & Opening Day Merch - Galaxy’s Edge Other Articles Mentioned: All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
10 Dec 20191h 7min
Spoiler Discussion: Watchmen Episode 8, "A God Walks Into Abar"
On the December 9, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by /Film writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to have a spoiler discussion of the eighth episode of HBO’s Watchmen, entitled “A God Walks Into Abar.” Opening Banter: HT’s back! In Our Feature Presentation: Emails Angela and Dr. Manhattan in the bar Mr. Eddy’s Bar - does this confirm Lady Trieu’s parentage? Angela hates Dr. Manhattan Flashbacks to Jon’s past Did Jon kill Cal? Adrian Veidt Dejected, gets a visit from Jon “A little elephant told me” Veidt’s “Plan A” for Jon: creating a memory-wiping device Manhattan’s new life no longer interests him Veidt as a Jesus figure Post-Credits scene In the current timeline Angela awakens Jon, who teleports their kids away (he’s formed an alliance with Will Reeves) Speaking with Will across time, Angela sets the entire plot in motion Shootout in the streets Lingering questions Why is it important that Angela sees Jon walking on water in the pool? Who will ultimately gain Dr. Manhattan’s powers? Does Will Reeves already have those abilities? What’s up with the horseshoe? Lube Man all but confirmed to be Agent Petey Other Articles Mentioned: ‘Watchmen’ Becomes Unstuck in Time When “A God Walks Into Abar” The ‘Watchmen’ Reference Guide: Every Easter Egg in “A God Walks Into Abar” All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
9 Dec 201953min
Spoiler Discussion: The Mandalorian Episode 5 "The Gunslinger"
On the December 6, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman, to have a spoiler discussion of The Mandalorian episode 5 “The Gunslinger.” Opening Banter: Bryan Young couldn’t join us today. In Our Feature Presentation: The Mandalorian Chapter Five: “The Gunslinger” Other Articles Mentioned: Bryan’s ‘The Mandalorian’ Returns to a Familiar Planet in “The Gunslinger,” an Episode That May Prove Controversial Among Fans Josh’s ‘The Mandalorian’ Uses One of Cinema’s Oldest Techniques to Bring Its Characters to Life Peter’s videos:Rise of the Resistance in Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge is AWESOME Rise of the Resistance Ride-Through & New Galaxy’s Edge Merch on Opening Day All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
6 Dec 201938min
