Ep 174 // Best Movies of 2020 So Far + Pandemic First Watches

Premiere DateAug 7, 2020
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Categories Culture Film & TV Talk Weekly Talk
00:00 Intro
01:00 Favorite movies of 2020 so far… and thoughts on “moviegoing” during the pandemic
08:45 Chuck’s 1st pick
12:00 Jackie’s 1st pick
14:27 J’s 1st pick
17:30 Chuck’s 2nd pick
20:50 Jackie’s 2nd pick
22:55 J’s 2nd pick
25:00 Chuck’s 3rd pick
27:38 Jackie’s 3rd pick
29:15 J’s 3rd pick
31:25 Favorite 1st watches of things that came out before 2020
32:10 Chuck’s 1st pick
35:22 Jackie’s 1st pick
39:38 J’s 1st pick
42:38 Chuck’s 2nd pick
44:20 Jackie’s 2nd pick
45:46 J’s 2nd pick
47:35 Chuck’s 3rd pick
50:48 Jackie’s 3rd pick
54:15 J’s 3rd pick
55:47 Wrapping up
58:14 Outro/credits
58:51 Finish.

J. McVay, Jacqueline Soller, and Charles Hinshaw discuss their favorite films of the year so far:

  • Bad Boys For Life
  • House Of Hummingbird
  • The Invisible Man
  • John Lewis: Good Trouble
  • Never Rarely Sometimes Always
  • Shirley
  • Slay The Dragon
  • The Wild Goose Lake

And also, the things they’ve watched for the first time during the pandemic that they enjoyed most:

  • Coin Locker Girl (2015)
  • Get On The Bus (1996)
  • The Karate Kid (1984)
  • LA 92 (2017)
  • Mystic Pizza (1988)
  • Mother (2009)
  • Philadelphia (1993)
  • Watchmen (2019/HBO)

Episode Credits:

  • Producer/Host: J. McVay
  • Contributors on Movies: Jacqueline Soller & Charles Hinshaw
  • Composer/Editor: Hansdale Hsu
Host J. McVay
J grew up down in Louisiana and Texas before moving to NYC for college. After college, he decided to stick around, working in film and television production for well over a decade. He came to BTR in 2011 when he…

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