OK, enough about COVID-19. We can't handle the truth. Let's talk about what kind of movies we like to watch while practicing social distancing. Light Reading's Ray Le Maistre weighs in.

Phil Harvey, Editor-in-Chief

March 20, 2020

Podcast: A few good films

The movies are a great escape these days and, in this podcast, we've decided to break from our usual format and just talk about good films.

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Light Reading's Editor-in-Chief Ray Le Maistre joins colleagues Kelsey Ziser and Phil Harvey to discuss what movie genres are better watched in groups and what films Ray recommends for social distancing (or just any time!).

Take a break from the madness, fire up your streaming service and listen to what happens when technology journalists try to talk about real entertainment.

Listen to the podcast below, or subscribe and download it from Google Play, Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

We mentioned a lot of movies in this episode – a few are listed below – but please listen to find which ones Ray prefers and why:

  • North by Northwest (1959)

  • Silent Running (1972)

  • The Martian (2015)

  • Moon (2009)

  • The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

  • A Fistful of Dollars (1964)

  • Performance (1970)

  • Walkabout (1971)

  • Rear Window (1954)

  • The 39 Steps (1935)

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About the Author(s)

Phil Harvey

Editor-in-Chief, Light Reading

Phil Harvey has been a Light Reading writer and editor for more than 18 years combined. He began his second tour as the site's chief editor in April 2020.

His interest in speed and scale means he often covers optical networking and the foundational technologies powering the modern Internet.

Harvey covered networking, Internet infrastructure and dot-com mania in the late 90s for Silicon Valley magazines like UPSIDE and Red Herring before joining Light Reading (for the first time) in late 2000.

After moving to the Republic of Texas, Harvey spent eight years as a contributing tech writer for D CEO magazine, producing columns about tech advances in everything from supercomputing to cellphone recycling.

Harvey is an avid photographer and camera collector – if you accept that compulsive shopping and "collecting" are the same.

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