The Movies & A Meal Podcast

Best of 2020

Keith, Brad and Ben share their favorite movies, TV shows and other things from 2020.

Mandalorian wrap up, Soul and No County for Old Men

Mitch joins the gang to share our final thoughts on "The Mandalorian" and its second season (1:14),

Then Keith, Brad and Ben talk about Pixar and Disney's latest offering, "Soul" (34:28)

Before Mitch joins them again to discuss 2007's "No Country for Old Men" (51:20).

Promising Young Woman, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom and Wonder Woman 84

The gang is back again to break down three much talked about movies:

"Promising Young Woman," starring Carey Mulligan (1:28)

"Ma Rainey's Black Bottom," starring Viola Davis and the late Chadwick Boseman in his final live-action performance (11:15),

"Wonder Woman 84" the sequel to the 2017 DC movie featuring Gal Gadot's return to the title character (38:21)

Casino Royale

The crew is joined by special guest David to talk about one of his favorite films, 2006's "Casino Royale," featuring the debut of Daniel Craig as James Bond.

Christmas Crossover: A Christmas Carol with the What You Should Read Podcast

In what's becoming a holiday tradition, Keith, Brad and Ben are joined by their friends Julia, Kelly and Rachael from the "What You Should Read" podcast for a Christmas-themed episode.

This year they break down six TV and movie versions of the iconic Charles Dickens tale, "A Christmas Carol."

Small Axe and The Last Waltz (1978)

Keith and Ben talk about the Amazon Prime anthology series, "Small Axe," directed by Steve McQueen (1:07),

And then are joined by Brad to talk about "The Last Waltz," a concert documentary on The Band, directed by Martin Scorsese (38:00). 

Warner Bros/HBO News, Disney/Marvel Announcements, Sound of Metal and Mank

Keith, Brad and Ben sort through industry news including:

Warner Bros announcing its 2021 movie slate will also be coming to HBO Max (1:25),

And also all the Disney/Marvel/Star Wars upcoming slates (8:27).

Then Keith and Ben review Riz Ahmed's performance of a drummer losing his hearing in "Sound of Metal" (28:35),

Before breaking down the latest offering by David Fincher, "Mank," starring Gary Oldman (47:10).

 

 

Marvel Disney+ talk and Raiders of the Lost Ark

The gang is joined by Mitch to talk the last casting news for Disney+'s Marvel series and then Brad and Mitch talk about their first time watching "Raiders of the Lost Ark" from 1981 (24:05).

Netflix Oscar hopefuls, Lego Star Wars Holiday Special and Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey

Keith and Ben go over some of Netflix's upcoming movies pegged for possible Oscar consideration (0:54),

And then break down the "Lego Star Wars Holiday Special" (11:00),

and "Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey" (20:30).

Time and Shithouse

Keith and Ben catch up with some movie news, including the premier fate of "Wonder Woman 1984" and their take on some upcoming movies (1:28),

Then they discuss the documentary "Time" (14:40),

And finish up with the indy coming-of-age-drama "Shithouse" (29:09).