Chris Evangelista's Top 10 Movies of 2023
On the January 3, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor and chief film critic Chris Evangelista to talk about Chris’s top 10 movies of 2023.Opening Banter: Welcome back! How was your holiday season?In Our Feature Presentation: The 15 Best Movies Of 2023 RankedChris Evangelista’s Top 10 Films of 202310-55-1Killers Of The Flower Moon Review: A Cautionary Masterpiece On The Insidiousness Of White Men [Cannes 2023]All Of Us Strangers Review: Andrew Scott And Paul Mescal Star In A Well-Acted But Crushingly Sentimental Drama [Austin Film Festival]Eileen Review: Anne Hathaway Lights The Screen On Fire In This Surprising Stunner [Sundance]Poor Things Review: Emma Stone Shines In A Bold, Beautiful, And Hilarious Frankenstein RiffAll 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 TV as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts. Please subscribe to our newsletter!Send your feedback, questions, comments, concerns, and mailbag topics to us at bpearson@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention your e-mail on the air.I’d love it if you could take a couple of minutes to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify - that helps us out a lot. Tell your movie- and TV-loving friends about the show. Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
3 Jan 202429min
Box Office Catch-Up and Ryan Scott's Top 10 Movies of 2023
On the January 2, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film staff writer Ryan Scott to talk about the latest film and TV news and run through Ryan’s top 10 movies of 2023.Opening Banter: Welcome back! How was your holiday season?In the News:Tom Wilkinson, Actor Known For The Full Monty And Batman Begins, Is Dead At 75Parasite Actor Lee Sun-Kyun Has Died At 48Scream 7 Loses Director Christopher Landon, Who Exited 'Nightmare' Job Weeks AgoWonka Passes $250 Million At The Box Office, Becoming This Season's Much-Needed Holiday HitWonka Reclaims The Box Office Top Spot From Aquaman In 2023's Final WeekendThe Color Purple's Box Office Is A Most Welcome Christmas GiftCan Migration Overcome Its Rough Opening Weekend And Become An Animated Box Office Hit?Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom Belly-Flops At The Box Office With $40 Million Debut2023's Box Office Topped $9 Billion – Here's What That Means for 2024Warner Bros. Discovery And Paramount Could Become One Company In Industry-Shaking MergerTake a breakRyan’s Top 10 Films of 2023All the other stuff you need to know:This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/FILMDAILY and get on your way to being your best self.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 TV as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts. And please subscribe to our newsletter!Send your feedback, questions, comments, concerns, and mailbag topics to us at bpearson@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention your e-mail on the air.Please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts, tell your friends and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
2 Jan 202450min
Interview: Dumb Money Screenwriters Lauren Schuker Blum and Rebecca Angelo
On the December 29, 2023 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by writers Lauren Schuker Blum and Rebecca Angelo to talk about their latest movie, Dumb Money.Opening Banter: In Our Feature Presentation:Dumb Money Writers on The Big Short Comparisons and Elevating TikToks to Cinema [Exclusive Interview]All the other stuff you need to know:This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/FILMDAILY and get on your way to being your best self.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 TV as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts. And please subscribe to our newsletter!Send your feedback, questions, comments, concerns, and mailbag topics to us at bpearson@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention your e-mail on the air.Please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts, tell your friends and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
29 Des 202318min
Revisiting The Fugitive, Plus An Interview With Director Andrew Davis
On the December 28, 2023 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor Jacob Hall and editor and chief film critic Chris Evangelista to talk about the 1993 action movie The Fugitive.Opening Banter: In Our Feature Presentation: An Appreciation of Andrew Davis’ The FugitiveGeneral thoughts?Harrison Ford - where does this rank for you as a Ford movie?Tommy Lee JonesThe Fugitive was nominated for Best Picture, but Jurassic Park was not.The Fugitive Was The Rare Action Movie To Get Nominated For Best Picture – And It Deserved ItTake a breakDo you think of The Fugitive as an action movie?Original script: Twist revealed in which Gerard had hired the one-armed man to kill Kimble after Kimble had screwed up an operation on Gerard’s wife. Also a romantic subplot with Julianne Moore’s character, but they rightly took a step back and remembered Kimble is supposed to be in mourning for his wife, so they cut that part out.Are there any lessons modern Hollywood can take from The Fugitive, or was that such a different era that the parallels are meaningless?Thoughts on U.S. Marshals?The Fugitive Director Andrew Davis Reflects On Directing One Of The Best Films Of The 1990s [Exclusive Interview]All the other stuff you need to know:This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/FILMDAILY and get on your way to being your best self.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 TV as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts. And please subscribe to our newsletter!Send your feedback, questions, comments, concerns, and mailbag topics to us at bpearson@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention your e-mail on the air.Please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts, tell your friends and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
28 Des 202332min
Interview: All of Us Strangers Cinematographer Jamie Ramsay
On the December 27, 2023 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by cinematographer Jamie Ramsay to talk about his new movie, All of Us Strangers.Opening Banter: In Our Feature Presentation:All of Us Strangers Cinematographer on Maximizing the Movie's Emotional Wallops [Exclusive Interview]All the other stuff you need to know:This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/FILMDAILY and get on your way to being your best self.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 TV as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts. And please subscribe to our newsletter!Send your feedback, questions, comments, concerns, and mailbag topics to us at bpearson@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention your e-mail on the air.Please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts, tell your friends and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
27 Des 202321min
Interviews: Eileen Director William Oldroyd and Stars Anne Hathaway and Thomasin McKenzie
On the December 26, 2023 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by director William Oldroyd and stars Thomasin McKenzie and Anne Hathaway to have a spoiler-filled conversation about their new movie, Eileen.Opening Banter: In Our Feature Presentation:Eileen Director William Oldroyd Talks About Being Proven Wrong By Anne Hathaway [Exclusive Interview]Eileen Stars Thomasin McKenzie & Anne Hathaway On The Movie's Unusual Filming Method [Exclusive Interview]Eileen Review: Anne Hathaway Lights The Screen On Fire In This Surprising Stunner [Sundance]All the other stuff you need to know:This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/FILMDAILY and get on your way to being your best self.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 TV as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts. And please subscribe to our newsletter!Send your feedback, questions, comments, concerns, and mailbag topics to us at bpearson@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention your e-mail on the air.Please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts, tell your friends and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
26 Des 202326min
Interview: Gavin Friday, Composer and Narrator of Peter and The Wolf (2023)
On the December 22, 2023 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by composer and narrator Gavin Friday to talk about his short film, Peter and the Wolf.Opening Banter: In Our Feature Presentation:U2’s Bono Wrote One of The Year’s Most Unexpectedly Beautiful FilmsAll the other stuff you need to know:This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/FILMDAILY and get on your way to being your best self.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 TV as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts. And please subscribe to our newsletter!Send your feedback, questions, comments, concerns, and mailbag topics to us at bpearson@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention your e-mail on the air.Please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts, tell your friends and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
22 Des 202318min
Water Cooler: May December, The Taste of Things, The Color Purple, All of Us Strangers, and More
On the December 20, 2023 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor Brad Oman to gather around the virtual water cooler and talk about what they’ve been up to.Opening Banter: No episode tomorrow, but we’ll have episodes Friday, and then Tuesday-Friday of next week.In the Water Cooler:What we’ve been Doing:What we’ve been Reading:What we’ve been Watching:Brad watched Saltburn, The Holdovers, All of Us Strangers, The Iron Claw, Anatomy of a Fall, and May DecemberBen rewatched Little Women (2019) and saw The Boys in the Boat, The Color Purple (2023), and The Taste of Things.What we’ve been Eating:Brad tried the entire Wonka menu at IHOP, Cinnamon Bun Little Bites Muffins, Holiday Nog Cookies from Pepperidge Farm, Snickerdoodle Almonds from Blue DiamondWhat we’ve been Playing:Brad is very trendy with video games, so he just finished Star Wars Jedi: Fallen OrderAll the other stuff you need to know:This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/FILMDAILY and get on your way to being your best self.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 TV as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts. And please subscribe to our newsletter!Send your feedback, questions, comments, concerns, and mailbag topics to us at bpearson@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention your e-mail on the air.Please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts, tell your friends and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
20 Des 202342min
