2020 Watch List
A list of shows that Pete and I have watched together and feel they are worth sharing in no particular order.
Title | Desc | Platform | Sarah | Pete |
Formula 1 | Series. Real Formula 1 footage, interviews of drivers, owners, families. Good for racing fans and non-fans alike. Each season aligns with a year of Formula 1. | Netflix | 9 | |
After Life | Series. Rickey Gervais is widowed. This story fallows his life after the death of his wife. I can only vouch for season 1. | Netflix | 8 | |
Dawn Wall | Documentary Devoted Rock Climber finds new route up El Captain and defies the odds. | Netflix | 9 | |
Fastest Car | Series. Backyard mechanics race their home grown cars against supercars. The show follows the story of each mechanic and supercar owner. | Netflix | 9 | |
The Letdown | Series. New parents navigate the hilarious real life details of having a baby. | Netflix | 10 | |
Two Popes | Movie. Pope Francis and Pope Benedict build a unique friendship before Benedict abdicates. | Netflix | 9 | |
The Boy Who Harassed the Wind | Movie. A young boy in Uganda is challenged with a struggling community and family. This is a feel good story. | Netflix | 9 | |
I, Tonya | Movie. Tonya Harding story told through a comedic documentary setting. Funny | Netflix | 9 | |
Weed Mountain | Series. Mayhem on the mountain where weed is grown illegally. | Netflix | 5 | |
Incarus | Documentary. Investigation of the doping culture in the USA with details of Russian support | Netflix | 9 | |
Battered Bastards of Baseball | Documentary Hilarious true story of a misfit baseball team. | Netflix | 10 | |
Evil Genius | Series. Fallow the life of an evil, presumed killer. | Netflix | 6 | |
Who Shot the Sheriff? | Very interesting documentary following the life of Bob Marley and the details of Jamaican politics. | Netflix | 9 | |
Schitt’s Creek | Series Well written, funny. kind-hearted and very Canadian. This is our regular go-to during COVID-19 quarantine. | Netflix CBC | 10 | |
The Marvellous Mrs. Maisel | Great show. Great costumes and sets. Interesting character development. Mrs. Maisel is a divorced stand up comedian in 1950s New York. | Amazon | 10 | |
Fleabag | Interesting. Follows the inner monologue of a misguided adult female. Clever and funny. | Amazon | 9 | |
Taxi Driver | Subtitles. Director: Bong Joon-ho | Google Play | 9 | |
Free Solo | Free solo climb of Yosemite. Exciting, riveting. We watched this at the IMAX and our palms were sweaty for the whole show! | 7 | ||
Hunt for the Wilder People | Fun film based on an orphan kid’s journey through the wilderness. | Netflix | 8 | |
Parasite | Great film based out of Korea following a clever poor family who entangles themselves with a well off family. Subtitles. Director: Bong Joon-ho | Google Play | 9.5 | undecided |
Searching for Sugarman | 9.5 | |||
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | Movie Quintin Tarentino, interesting plot based on a true story. Strong characters and actors (Pitt- best supporting actor, and Dicaprio). A bit of gore but worth the watch. | Google Play | 7 | |
1912 | Hollywood Movie Very interesting for production value a lot of single take sections with surroundings changing. Storyline is simple, characters are simple, as to be expected from a war film. | Google Play | 6 |