Water Cooler: North By Northwest, Miami, The Big Goodbye, Inception, City of Thieves, and More

On the March 5, 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 talk about what they’ve been up to in the Water Cooler.   Opening Banter:   At The Water Cooler:   What we’ve been Doing: Ben saw the L.A. touring version of Escape to Margaritaville, and regretted every second of it. Jacob managed to visit a film set without getting on a plane. Brad went on vacation to Miami, Florida, saw Nate Bargatze’s latest stand-up show live. What we’ve been Reading: Ben read City of Thieves. Chris read The Big Goodbye. Hoai-Tran finished Circe. What we’ve been Watching: Jacob and Brad watched The Invisible Man. Ben watched The Pharmacist and rewatched The Aristocats. Jacob finally started watching the final episodes of BoJack Horseman, finished his rewatch of The Office, got caught up on Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and rewatched Inception for the first time in years. Brad watched Birds of Prey, To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You, Sonic the Hedgehog, Portrait of a Lady on Fire, has been enjoying LEGO Masters, Hoai-Tran watched System Crasher, saw a special big-screen showing of North by Northwest. What we’ve been Eating: Brad tried Wendy’s Breakfast, Cherry Vanilla Coke, Ginger Sprite, Mango Fanta, Monster Ultra Fiesta, had some of the best burgers/steak of his life while on vacation.  What we’ve been Playing: Ben has been listening to The Session. Brad tried out Sea of Thieves and Untitled Goose 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 [email protected]. 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.