Mini-Water Cooler: Squid Game, Titane, The Tragedy of Macbeth, and More

<p>On the October 11, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by news editor Hoai-Tran Bui to talk about what they’ve been up to at the virtual water cooler.</p> <p> </p> <p>Opening Banter: </p> <ul><li style="font-weight:400;">What we’ve been Doing:<ul><li style="font-weight:400;"> </li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">What we’ve been Reading:<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">Hoai-Tran read Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy.</li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">What we’ve been Watching:<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">HT and Ben watched Squid Game, Titane.</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Ben watched After Hours, and Hilda.</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Hoai-Tran covered the New York Film Festival and here are her favorite movies (and yes she’s very bummed she missed Pedro Almodovar’s Parallel Mothers, do not talk to her about that): The Tragedy of Macbeth, Drive My Car, Benedetta, Red Rocket, The French Dispatch, Petite Maman, Dune. She also watched Flee and Lamb.</li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">What we’ve been Eating:<ul><li style="font-weight:400;"> </li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">What we’ve been Playing:<ul><li style="font-weight:400;"> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p>All the other stuff you need to know:</p> <ul><li style="font-weight:400;"> </li> </ul> <p> </p> <p>Also mentioned: </p> <ul><li style="font-weight:400;">HT’s Titane coverage: <a href='https://www.slashfilm.com/621270/titane-review-the-best-thing-about-this-wild-bloody-horror-show-is-its-tender-heart/'>review</a>, <a href='https://www.slashfilm.com/621447/titane-director-julia-ducournau-on-crafting-her-disturbing-violent-love-story-interview/'>director interview</a>, <a href='https://www.slashfilm.com/621530/titane-star-agathe-rousselle-on-humanizing-a-psychopath-interview/'>actor interview</a>, and <a href='https://www.slashfilm.com/621589/titane-star-vincent-lindon-found-freedom-in-losing-control-interview/'>an