The Best Movies of 2018, According to /Film Editors
On the January 9, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in chief Peter Sciretta is joined by the other members of the /Film Editorial team, /Film managing editor Jacob Hall and weekend editor Brad Oman, to countdown their top 10 films of 2018. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it). Opening Banter: What did you guys think of this year of movies? There’s 11 or 12 films not on the writers top 10, and we have only 6 films that crossover across our lists. 10 Peter: Bumblebee Jacob’s #10 is Peter’s #4 (make Mission: Impossible - Fallout joke) Brad’s #10 is Peter’s #5 (make Infinity War joke) 9 Jacob: Can You Ever Forgive Me? Brad: Game Night Peter: Love Simon 8. Peter’s #8 is Brad’s #2 (make Roma joke) Jacob’s #8 is Brad’s #1 (make Beale Street joke) Brad’s #8 is Jacob’s #4 (make Annihilation joke) 7. Peter’s #7 is Jacob’s #4 (make Annihilation joke) Jacob: Blindspotting Brad: First Man 6. Peter: Minding The Gap Jacob: The Favourite Brad’s #6 is Peter’s #4 (make Mission: Impossible - Fallout joke) 5. Peter: Avengers: Infinity WarBrad’s #10 Jacob: Hereditary Brad: Vice Peter: Mission: Impossible - FalloutJacobs #10 Brad’s #6 Jacob: AnnihilationBrad’s #8 Peter’s #7 Brad: BlacKkKlansman 3. Peter: Searching Jacob: Suspiria Brad’s #3 is Peter’s #1 (make Spider-verse joke) 2. Peter: Eighth Grade Jacob’s #2 is Peter’s #1 (make Spider-verse joke) Brad: RomaPeter’s #8 Jacob: Mandy Brad: If Beale Street Could TalkJacobs #8 Peter: Cobra Kai, just kidding Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verseJacob’s #2 Brad’s #3 Jacob Hall’s Top 10 Movies of 2018 Mission: Impossible — Fallout Can You Ever Forgive Me? If Beale Street Could Talk Blindspotting The Favourite Hereditary Annihilation Suspiria Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Mandy Peter Sciretta's Top 15 Movies of 2018 10. Bumblebee 9 Love Simon 8 Roma 7. Annihilation 6. Minding The Gap 5. Avengers: Infinity War 4. Mission: Impossible - Fallout 3. Searching 2. Eighth Grade 1. Cobra Kai The Real # 1. Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse Ethan Anderton's Top 10 Movies of 2018 Avengers: Infinity War Game Night Annihilation First Man Mission: Impossible - Fallout Vice BlacKkKlansman Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Roma If Beale Street Could Talk 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 Play, 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 20191h 18min
We Visit The Set of 'Captain Marvel' And Talk With Samuel L Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn & Jonathan Schwartz
On the January 8, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in chief Peter Sciretta is here to play a few interviews from the set of Captain Marvel. We will hear from Samuel L Jackson, who reprises his role as a young Nick Fury, Ben Mendelsohn, who plays a Skrull commander, and Jonathan Schwartz, the executive producer of the film who reveals everything we need to know about Marvel’s first female-led superhero film. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it). Opening Banter: Today we are doing a special episode featuring interviews from my May 2018 visit to the set of Captain Marvel. Our Feature Presentation: ‘Captain Marvel’ Star Samuel L. Jackson Talks the Origins and Legacy of Nick Fury [Set Visit Interview] Ben Mendelsohn Hilariously Explains What It Means to Be a Skrull in ‘Captain Marvel’ [Set Visit Interview] ‘Captain Marvel’ Executive Producer Jonathan Schwartz Reveals Everything He Can About Marvel’s Next Movie [Set Visit Interview] 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 Play, 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 20191h 17min
Water Cooler: Magic, Golden Globes, DVD Shelves, Star Wars Archives, Tidying Up, Escape at Dannemora, Vice, If Beale Street Could Talk, Shirkers, Pitchstorm, Perfume, Keyforge
On the January 7, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in chief Peter Sciretta is joined by 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. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it). Opening Banter: We haven’t had one of these in two weeks so this one might be a long one. Before we begin, let’s talk briefly about the Golden Globes. At The Water Cooler: What we’ve been Doing:Peter went to The Magic Show at The Roosevelt starring Justin Willman, at the Magic Castle he saw a close-up magic show from Mike Elizalde that he liked so much he ended up seeing it three times. Jacob joined Instagram and has started his new diet and will keep you updated about it so he can’t quit without being totally embarrassed. Chris built a wall shelf for his Blu-ray/DVD collection. Ben reorganized his book shelves. Hoai-Tran’s sister came to stay with her in NY for New Year’s Eve, and she set up her PS4 and played no games but did watch use it to rewatch Before Sunset. What we’ve been Reading:Peter has been reading Taschen’s The Star Wars Archives and The Art of Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse. Jacob read Console Wars by Blake Harris and The Devil and Sherlock Holmes by David Grann. Hoai-Tran has been reading Hunger by Roxane Gay. What we’ve been Watching:Peter finally saw If Beale Street Could Talk, (jacob/brad) the Showtime limited series Escape at Dannemora, and watched the first few episodes of the Starz series Counterpart. Chris has been watching Tidying Up with Marie Kondo (HT) on Netflix. Jacob watched The Titan Games, Aquaman, If Beale Street Could Talk, and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse again. (HT) Hoai-Tran watched Perfume and Tidying Up with Marie Kondo on Netflix, Vice, Shirkers, (Ben) Shoplifters, It Follows, rewatched Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban in 35mm at the Film Society Lincoln Theater as part of the Alfonso Cuaron retrospective. Ben watched Shirkers, Forbidden Planet, The Big Sleep, Bird Box, (Brad) and is rewatching Arrested Development and Community Brad watched Taylor Swift’s Reputation Stadium Tour documentary, Holmes and Watson, Bird Box, Vice, The Favourite, If Beale Street Could Talk and Roma. What we’ve been Eating:Peter has discovered some more fantastic Keto or low sugar recommendations: Cereal School and chili lime Quest Chips. Brad has been eating Pop Tarts Cereal, Pop Tarts Bits and Sour Patch Kids Cereal What we’ve been Playing:Peter went to Two Bit Circus in Downtown Los Angeles and played two Escape Rooms to celebrate his friend Jon’s birthday. At home, he played Keyforge, a very unique card game. Chris played Bob Ross: Art of the Chill game on New Year’s Eve. Jacob played Azul: Stained Glass of Sintra, Railroad Ink, and Pitchstorm, picked up the new edition of Camel Up, ran several sessions of Scum and Villainy, and finally broke down and descended into Warhammer 40K. He is currently planning a campaign for FFG’s Star Wars roleplaying game. Ben is playing Red Dead Redemption 2 Other articles mentioned: Chris’ home built shelf 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 Play, 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 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
7 Tammi 20191h 56min
The Best Movie Moments of 2018 Part 1
On the January 4, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in chief Peter Sciretta is joined by the whole /Film team, including managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson, and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista, in the first part of a discussion to determine the top 50 movie moments of 2018. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it). Opening Banter: We explain the rules to our process. Here is the full list of movie moments we have previously come up with and are working off of: Collin’s Final Rap - Blindspotting The Cheddar Goblin - Mandy The Bathroom Breakdown - Mandy The Chainsaw Fight - Mandy Showdown in the Lighthouse - Annihilation The Bear/Boar Monster - Annihilation Josie Turns into a Flower - Annihilation Miles Takes a Leap of Faith - Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Escape from Alchemax - Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse The Stan Lee Cameo - Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse Star-Lord Meets The Avengers - Avengers: Infinity War Thanos Snaps His Fingers - Avengers: Infinity War The Lack of A Mid Credits Scene - Avengers: Infinity War Thanos Realizes What He Needs to do to Get the Soul Stone - Avengers: Infinity War Mother Suspirium Arrives - Suspiria Susie Dances and a Woman Dies - Suspiria The Dance Scene - The Favourite “I like when she puts her tongue in me” - The Favourite Jack Hock’s Final Request - Can You Ever Forgive Me? Cleaning Lee’s Apartment - Can you Ever Forgive Me? The Final Five Minutes - BlacKkKlansman Charlie Loses Her Head - Hereditary Annie is Just Hanging Out - Hereditary The Birth Sequence - A Quiet Place Jack Raps About a King - Mary Poppins Returns Breakfast With Behn Grymm - Bodied The Final Rap Battle - Bodied The Double Twist - Game Night “Oh no…he died!” - Game Night Cassius Discovers Steve Lift’s True Plan - Sorry to Bother You The Girls Get Stoned - Never Goin’ Back The Girls Are Forced to Shit in a Bucket - Never Goin’ Back Erik Killmonger’s Final Words - Black Panther The Casino Fight/Okoye Throws Her Wig - Black Panther The Bathroom Fight - Mission: Impossible — Fallout The HALO Jump - Mission: Impossible — Fallout The Helicopter Chase - Mission: Impossible — Fallout The First “Shallow” Performance — A Star is Born Neil Armstrong Lands on the Moon, in IMAX - First Man Neil Armstrong Does Math - First Man The Kitchen Fight - Upgrade No One Knows What to Do With Dead Stalin - The Death of Stalin Laurie Traps Michael - Halloween Judy Greer’s “Gotcha” Moment - Halloween That New John Carpenter Music Cue When Michael Attacks the Friendzoned Guy - Halloween The Big Shootout - Hold the Dark Falling in Love in the Forest - Border The Sex Scene - Border Recording the First Song - Hearts Beat Loud Hearing Your Song Playing in a Coffee Shop - Hearts Beat Loud The Dying Henchman Holds Joe’s Hand - You Were Never Really Here The Underwater Suicide Attempt - You Were Never Really Here The Death of Surly Joe - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs The Kids Sing as the Town Burns - Anna and the Apocalypse The Apartment Fight - The Night Comes For us Eddie Brock Gets in the Lobster Tank - Venom The Mahjong Game - Crazy Rich Asians The Wedding - Crazy Rich Asians Buffering at the Funeral - Searching The Opening Scene - Searching The Death of X-Force - Deadpool 2 Credits scene - Deadpool 2 The Kessel Run - Solo: A Star Wars Story Darth Maul - Solo: A Star Wars Story The Train Heist - Solo: A Star Wars Story The Shining Sequence - Ready Player One Lara Can’t Believe This is Getting Worse - Tomb Raider Spitting the Blood of Christ in an Evil Demon’s Face - The Nun The Pool Scene - The Strangers: Prey at Night The Five Boroughs of New York - Gotti The Mystery Comes Together - Destroyer Shopping for a Crib - Roma The Beach Scene - Roma The Fake-out Ending - Vice The Sunset Dance Scene - Burning Elizabeth Debicki Buys a Gun and Eats a Hot Dog - Widows T Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
4 Tammi 20191h 9min
The Top 10 Movies Of 2018, According To The /Film Writing Staff
On the January 3, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in chief Peter Sciretta is joined by the /Film writing staff, including senior writer Ben Pearson, and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista, to count down their top 10 movies of 2018. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it). Opening Banter: What did you guys think of this year in movies? #10 Chris: is Ben’s #8 (make Blindspotting joke) HT: Minding the Gap Ben: A Quiet Place #9 Chris: is Ben’s #6 (make Hereditary joke) HT: is Ben’s #8 (make Blindspotting joke) Ben: is Chris’ #1 (make First Reformed joke) #8 HT: Burning Chris: is HT’s #3 (make The Favourite joke) Ben: Blindspotting(HT’s #9) (Chris’ #10) #7 Chris: Destroyer HT: is Ben’s #2 (make Spider-verse joke) Ben: Sorry to Bother You #6 Chris: Mandy HT: Eighth Grade Ben: Hereditary(Chris’ #9) #5 Chris: is Ben’s #1 (make Annihilation joke) Ben: Mission: Impossible – Fallout HT: is Chris’ #2 (make Roma joke) #4 Ben: Searching Chris: is Ben’s #3 (make Beale Street joke) HT: Paddington 2 #3 Ben: If Beale Street Could Talk(Chris’ #4) Chris: is HT’s #2 (make You Were Never Really Here joke) HT: The Favourite (Chris’ #8) #2 Chris: Roma(HT’s #5) Ben: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (HT’s #7) HT: You Were Never Really Here(Chris’ #3) #1 Chris: First Reformed(Ben’s #9) HT: Shoplifters Ben: Annihilation (Chris’s #5) Caveats: Are there any films you’ve yet to see that you think could be contenders? Honorable Mentions The lists presented separately: Ben Pearson's Top 10 Movies of 2018 A Quiet Place First Reformed Blindspotting Sorry to Bother You Hereditary Mission: Impossible – Fallout Searching If Beale Street Could Talk Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Annihilation Hoai-Tran Bui’s Top 10 Movies of 2018 Minding the Gap Blindspotting Burning Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Eighth Grade Roma Paddington 2 The Favourite You Were Never Really Here Shoplifters Chris Evangelista’s Top 10 Movies of 2018 Blindspotting Hereditary The Favourite Destroyer Mandy Annihilation If Beale Street Could Talk You Were Never Really Here Roma First Reformed Other articles mentioned: ‘Annihilation’ Spoiler Review: A Strange, Haunting Masterpiece Hoai-Tran Bui's Top 10 Movies of 2018 So Far Ben Pearson's Top 10 Movies of 2018 So Far Chris Evangelista's Top 10 Movies of 2018 So Far 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 Play, 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
3 Tammi 20191h 2min
'Black Mirror: Bandersnatch' Spoiler Discussion
On the January 2, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film senior writer Ben Pearson, and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista, to talk about the new Netflix choose-your-own-adventure movie Black Mirror: Bandersnatch. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it). Opening Banter: Happy New Year everyone! This week we are not doing a Water Cooler because of the Holiday and will instead be doing an extra long Water Cooler episode next week. Also be on the lookout as our top ten lists have started posting on the site and we will be doing some Top 10 movie lists episodes in the next week. In Our Feature Presentation: A spoiler-filled discussion and reaction to Black Mirror Bandersnatch. How did everyone watch/experience Bandersnatch? What did you think of the idea of a choose your own adventure movie and did this change it at all? What did we think? Spoiler free reactions. Recommendations as to the best way to watch this movie. SPOILER WARNING Our experiences with Bandersnatch Is there more to see? Worth watching again? The possible endings The after credits ending Chris: ‘Black Mirror’ Producers Explain ‘Bandersnatch’ Alternate Endings, and Why Season 5 Was Delayed Easter eggs? What would we like to see in future Choose your own adventure releases? Other articles mentioned: How to Watch ‘Bandersnatch’, the Choose Your Own Adventure ‘Black Mirror’ Movie Joshua’s ‘Black Mirror: Bandersnatch’ Spoiler Review: A Course-Correcting Adventure Gives the Illusion of Choice HT’s ‘Black Mirror: Bandersnatch’ Review: Netfix’s Choose-Your-Own Adventure Experiment is Entertaining Enough – At Least the First Time Through 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 Play, 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
2 Tammi 201950min
'Mary Poppins Returns' Director Rob Marshall on That Big Live-Action/Animated Scene, Easter Eggs, and More
On the December xx, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, senior writer Ben Pearson interviews director Rob Marshallabout the new Disney movie Mary Poppins Returns, the challenges of that live-action/animation hybrid scene, and more. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotifyand all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSSURL if you need it). In Our Feature Presentation: Rob Marshall Interview Other articles mentioned: 'Mary Poppins Returns' Review: A Sequel That Can Never Escape the Shadow of the Original 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 Play, Overcast, Spotifyand 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
31 Joulu 201812min
How To Not Be Scared Of Horror Movies As An Adult, Lion King, Rotten Tomatoes, Holmes and Watson, Black Mirror and Jordan Peele’s Us
On the December 27, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in chief Peter Sciretta is joined by writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista, to talk about the latest film and tv news, including The Lion King, Rotten Tomatoes, Holmes and Watson, Black Mirror: Bandersnatch and Jordan Peele’s Us. And in Life Advice Corner, Chris will hopefully help an adult get over being scared of horror movies. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it). Opening Banter: In The News: HT (og Brad): ‘The Lion King’ Won’t Be a Shot-for-Shot Remake of the Original Chris: These Are the 2018 TV Shows and Movies With 100% Rotten Tomatoes Scores Chris: ‘Holmes and Watson’ Reviews Earn the Film a Dreaded 0% on Rotten Tomatoes Chris: Netflix May Have Turned Down ‘Holmes and Watson’ for Being Too Elementary HT: ‘Black Mirror: Bandersnatch’ Trailer: The ‘Black Mirror’ Movie Hits Netflix Tomorrow HT: ‘Black Mirror: Bandersnatch’ Will Be a Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Movie With 5 Hours of Footage Reaction: ‘Us’ Trailer: Jordan Peele Returns With a New Tale of Terror HT: ‘Us’ Is Not About Race, Director Jordan Peele Says In Advice Corner with Chris Evangelista: The Advice Corner theme song was created by Love you Wally. Joey in Los Angeles, CA writes in, “I had the pleasure of watching Hereditary over Christmas weekend and ended up losing sleep for a couple of nights. It hit me on so many levels and I forgot how powerful horror movies can be. I had trouble falling asleep in the dark and even struggled to go back to sleep after waking up in the dead of night. I was wondering if Chris could tackle the question of how to get over being scared of horror movies as an adult. I’m a grown man and I hate losing sleep, which is why I usually avoid movies like Hereditary in the first place! Thanks in advance and keep up the good work!” 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 Play, 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
27 Joulu 201843min
