The Ballad of Wallis Island Is One of My Favorite Films of 2025 + Interview With Writers/Stars Tim Key and Tom Basden

On the January 15, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, senior writer Ben Pearson, weekend editor Brad Oman and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to narrow down their 25 most anticipated movies of 2020.   Opening Banter: Let’s close the book on 2019 and look ahead to the rest of 2020!   In this Edition of The Writer’s Room: What are our 25 most anticipated movies of 2020?   Here is the initial list of films we began with:   Universal Support - 6 votes   A Quiet Place Part II - JH, CE, B, HB, PS, BP Wonder Woman 1984 - JH, CE, B, HB, PS, BP In the Heights - JH, CE, B, HB, PS, BP Tenet - JH, CE, B, HB, PS, BP Last Night in Soho - JH, CE, HB, B, PS, BP West Side Story - JH, CE, B, HB, PS, BP Dune - JH, CE, HB, B, PS, BP The French Dispatch - JH, CE, HB, B, PS, BP   Strong Support - 5 votes   Soul - JH, CE, B, HB, PS Mank - JH, CE, HB, B, BP   Good Support - 4 votes   Eternals - JH, B, HB, PS No Time to Die - JH, CE, B, BP Death on the Nile - JH, CE, HB, BP Rebecca - JH, CE, HB, BP   Some Support - 3 votes   Black Widow - JH, B, HB The Invisible Man - JH, CE, B Bill and Ted Face the Music - JH, B, HB Halloween Kills - JH, CE, B Raya and the Last Dragon - JH, B, PS Antlers - JH, CE, HB Birds of Prey - CE, HB, BP Antebellum - CE, HB, BP   Small Support - 2 votes   Candyman - JH, CE Malignant - JH, CE Jungle Cruise - JH, PS On the Rocks - CE, B Ghostbusters: Afterlife - B, PS The Personal History of David Copperfield - HB, B The Turning - CE, HB I’m Thinking of Ending Things - CE, BP  Top Gun: Maverick - B, BP Coming 2 America - B, PS Fast and Furious 9 PS, BP   Outliers - 1 vote   Saint Maud - JH  Escape Room 2 - JH Gretel and Hansel - CE The Many Saints of Newark - CE  The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It - CE  Free Guy - B The Trial of the Chicago 7 - B Taylor Swift: Miss Americana - B Emma - HB Mulan - HB Promising Young Woman - HB Minari - HB Chaos Walking - PS Godzilla vs Kong - PS The Way Back - PS Boss Level - PS The Witches - PS BIOS - BP 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

15 Tammi 20201h 59min

On the January 14, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman and writer Hoai-Tran Bui to discuss the Morbius trailer and how the movie connects to the MCU, a new Uncharted director, more details on the Parasite HBO series, Bryan K Vaughan’s Ex Machina movie, and Universal’s Super Nintendo World. In The News: HT: ‘Morbius’ Trailer: Jared Leto is the Blood-Sucking Spider-Man Villain Brad: Does ‘Morbius’ Connect to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, ‘Venom’, or Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man Universe? Brad: ‘Venom’ Director Ruben Fleischer Reeled in to Keep ‘Uncharted’… HT (og Chris): ‘Parasite’ Series From Bong Joon-ho and Adam McKay Will Expand the Movie Brad: Brian K. Vaughan’s ‘Ex Machina’ Sci-Fi Comic Is Becoming a Movie from Legendary Entertainment HT: Universal’s Super Nintendo World Will Use Wearable Tech to Turn a Real-Life Theme Park Land Into a Video Game   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

14 Tammi 202025min

On the January 13, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman and writer Hoai-Tran Bui to discuss the 2020 Oscar Nominations.   Opening Banter:    In Our Feature Presentation: 2020 Oscar Nominations: ‘Joker’ Leads the Pack With 11 Nominations   Best Picture   Ford v Ferrari The Irishman Jojo Rabbit Joker Little Women Marriage Story 1917 Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Parasite   Best Director   The Irishman – Martin Scorsese Joker – Todd Phillips 1917 – Sam Mendes Once Upon a Time in Hollywood – Quentin Tarantino Parasite – Bong Joon-ho   Ht - Snub: Greta Gerwig for Directing Little Women Brad - Snub: Taika Waititi for Best Director Ht - Snub: Portrait of a Lady on Fire for…Also Anything at All   Best Actor   Antonio Banderas – Pain and Glory Leonardo DiCaprio – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Adam Driver – Marriage Story Joaquin Phoenix – Joker Jonathan Pryce – The Two Popes   Brad - Snub: Eddie Murphy for Dolemite is My Name Brad - Snub: Adam Sandler for Uncut Gems HT - Snub: Taron Egerton for Rocketman   Best Actress   Cynthia Erivo – Harriet Scarlett Johansson – Marriage Story Saoirse Ronan – Little Women Charlize Theron – Bombshell Renee Zellweger – Judy   Brad - Snub: Lupita Nyong’o for Us (mention Us getting snubbed entirely) HT - Snub: The Farewell for Anything at All   2020 Oscar Snubs and Surprises: Who Landed the Unlikely Nods and Who Was Overlooked? Brad - Snub: Frozen II for Best Animated Feature HT - Snub: Weathering With You for Best Animated Film Brad - Snub: Song Kang-ho for Parasite   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

13 Tammi 202031min

On the January 10, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film senior writer Ben Pearson to discuss the latest film and tv news, including Doctor Strange 2 losing it’s director, Warner Bros using AI to decide movies to greenlight and a Parasite HBO series.   Opening Banter:    In The News: Ben: Scott Derrickson Will No Longer Direct ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ Ben: Warner Bros. Will Use Artificial Intelligence to Help Decide Which Movies to Greenlight Ben: A ‘Parasite’ Limited Series is Coming to HBO For Some Reason, But Will It Be a Sequel or a Remake?   Other Articles Mentioned: Ben Pearson’s Top 10 Movies of 2019 /Film’s Top 15 Movies of 2019   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 Tammi 202026min

On the January 9, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman, and writer Chris Evangelista to discuss the latest film and tv news, including Mission: Impossible and The Batman casting, an update on The Flash, a remake of The Howling, who's hosting the Oscars, and Quibi’s plans to change the viewing experience.   Opening Banter:    In The News: Chris: Nicholas Hoult Joins ‘Mission: Impossible 7’ and ‘Mission: Impossible 8’ Chris: Matt Reeves Confirms Colin Farrell as The Penguin in ‘The Batman’ [Updated] Brad: ‘The Flash’ Director Andy Muschietti Teases a “Different Version” of the ‘Flashpoint’ Storyline Chris: The Howling Remake Brad: Oscars Going Hostless Again This Year Chris: Quibi Created a New Viewing Experience Called “Turnstyle”   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

9 Tammi 202023min

On the January 8, 2020 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 discuss what they’ve been up to at the Water Cooler.   Opening Banter: It's 2020 and Peter is back!   At The Water Cooler: What we’ve been Doing:Peter went on a big trip to Walt Disney World and accidentally stole a bag at Best Buy. He spent New Years Eve at Universal Studios. And went to the Shag gallery in Palm Springs where he got to hang out with Kevin Smith and bought Shag’s Summer of 77 print. Jacob had pieces of his back removed. Brad went to Utah for Christmas Hoai-Tran visited the Newseum in D.C. before it closed forever. What we’ve been Reading:Jacob read Dead Mountain and Duel in the Sun. Chris read Robin by Dave Itzkoff. Hoai-Tran read The Secret Commonwealth, got an illustrated collection of Ursula K. LeGuin’s Earthsea books. Peter has been reading Star Wars The Rise of Skywalker: A Visual Dictionary. What we’ve been Watching:Brad, Jacob, HT, Ben, and Chris watched John Mulaney and the Sack Lunch Bunch Peter, HT, Jacob, and Ben watched Marriage Story. Peter, HT and Jacob watched Uncut Gems Peter and Brad watched The Movies that Made Us. Brad, Chris and HT watched Cats. Peter watched Dont Fuck With Cats, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, Jumanji: The Next Level, The Toys That Made Us, Magic For Humans season 2, and You season 2. Jacob watched Doom: Annihilation and Little Women. Hoai-Tran watched Luce, Klaus, Dolemite is My Name, A Hidden Life, Atlantics, Long Day’s Journey Into Night, The Last Black Man in San Francisco, Pain and Glory, saw the new season of Terrace House. Ben got the Twin Peaks: From Z to A box set, watched The Staircase, Gosford Park, and Killing Eve Season 2 What we’ve been Eating:Jacob has transitioned to low-calorie and is giving Keto a break for now. Brad tried Mountain Dew Violet, Butter Pecan Lindt Chocolate Truffles, Dipped Skittles, Cocoa Puffs with Lucky Charms Marshmallows, Fruit Loops Pop-Tarts What we’ve been Playing:Jacob re-played a bunch of Dark Souls and started playing Control. Brad learned how to play Canasta, listened to To Live and Die in LA   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

8 Tammi 20201h 38min

On the January 7, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to talk about the latest film and TV news, including the Golden Globes winners, rumors about the next Star Wars saga, Christian Bale joining Thor 4, a Knives Out sequel, Hans Zimmer’s latest composing gig, and Jessica Chastain teasing an unexpected sequel to one of her previous films.   Opening Banter:    In The News: Brad - 2020 Golden Globes Winners: ‘1917’ and Sam Mendes are Surprise Victors, ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ Gets Love Too Chris - ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Cast Might Add Christian Bale HT - ‘Knives Out’ Sequel Will Put Daniel Craig Back on the Case of Another Rian Johnson Whodunnit Chris - ‘A Most Violent Year’ Sequel Teased by Jessica Chastain HT - ‘No Time to Die’ Hires Composer Hans Zimmer, Replacing Dan Romer Brad - The Next ‘Star Wars’ Saga Rumored to Take Place 400 Years Before the Skywalker Saga Other Articles Mentioned: 2020 Directors Guild Awards Nominees: Tarantino, Scorsese, Bong Joon-ho, and More (But No Greta Gerwig) HT’s The Millennial Falcon Podcast   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

7 Tammi 202029min

On the January 6, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to narrow down the top movie moments of 2019.   Opening Banter:    Our Feature Presentation: Our Favorite Movie Moments of 2019 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

6 Tammi 20202h 46min