Water Cooler: Rebecca, Hubie Halloween, The Haunting of Bly Manor, Star Trek: Picard, Hausu, and More

On the October 16, 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 at the virtual water cooler.   Opening Banter:    At The Water Cooler: What we’ve been Doing:Chris has a new 21st Century Spielberg episode. Please listen to it.  Hoai-Tran loves Spock. What we’ve been Reading:Ben read Rebecca, by Daphne du Maurier. Jacob is reading Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann. What we’ve been Watching:Ben and Chris watched Rebecca Brad watched Hubie Halloween, Murder on the Orient Express, Murder Mystery, Russian Doll, and Love and Monsters Ben watched The Last of Sheila, The Creature From the Black Lagoon, House on Haunted Hill, and the first two episodes of Ted Lasso. Jacob finally started watching Star Trek: Picard. Chris watched The Haunting of Bly Manor. Hoai-Tran watched Hausu, Undine, Over the Moon, Lupin III: The First, rewatched Batman Returns.  What we’ve been Eating:Brad tried Taco Bell’s new Dragonfruit Freeze and Funfetti Cereal What we’ve been Playing:Ben listened to Michael Giacchino and his Nouvelle Modernica Orchestra’s Travelogue Volume 1 Jacob has been revisiting Massive Chalice.   Other Articles Mentioned: Clint Mansell on Composing the ‘Rebecca’ Score in the Shadow of Hitchcock, Incorporating “The Devil’s Instrument,” and More [Interview] ‘Rebecca’ Review: Ben Wheatley’s Slick Update on the Gothic Romance Fails to Thrill ‘The Haunting of Bly Manor’ Review and Spoiler Review   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 Apple Music, 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.