My 2020 Read/Watched List

Joshua Caldwell
9 min readJan 4, 2021

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Following in the footsteps of Steven Soderbergh, for the last couple years I’ve been tracking and publishing everything I read and watch. I did it in in 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019 if you missed them. I assume no one really cares about my list but I like keeping track of it and publishing it keeps me on it.

What is really interesting is you would have thought that with the pandemic I would have been watching a lot. But in fact, I found that I had less time to watch than I did before.

This past year, I saw 61 films, watched multiple episodes of 41 TV shows, plus football games (Go Seahawks!), and read 54 books. My movie consumption dropped but I watched more shows and read way more books than last year.

Anyway, here’s the key:

BOLD CAPS = MOVIE (at home or in theater)

CAPS = TV SHOWS (includes Netflix)

Lowercase Italicized = Books

1/1 — RICHARD JEWELL, Empire of the Summer Moon, The Second Mountain

1/2 — SEINFELD (1)

1/3 —Empire of the Summer Moon

1/4 — UNCUT GEMS

1/5 — MARRIAGE STORY, THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO, Empire of the Summer Moon

1/6–1/8 — INFAMOUS mix

1/9 — SEINFELD (2), Empire of the Summer Moon

1/10 — Empire of the Summer Moon

1/11 — BOOKSMART, Empire of the Summer Moon

1/15 — DOLEMITE IS MY NAME, FLEABAG (5)

1/16 — INFAMOUS

1/17 — INFAMOUS, Fantasyland

1/18 — Fantasyland

1/19 — Fantasyland

1/20 — Fantasyland

1/21 — INFAMOUS, Fantasyland

1/22 — Fantasyland

1/23 — SCHITT’S CREEK (2)

1/24 — Range, Fantasyland

1/25 — Range, Where the Trout Are As Long As Your Leg

1/26 — SCHITT’S CREEK (1), Where the Trout Are As Long As Your Leg

1/27 — Range, Fantasyland, Where the Trout Are As Long As Your Leg

1/28 — THIS IS US (2), Where the Trout Are As Long As Your Leg

1/29 — THIS IS US (1), Where the Trout Are As Long As Your Leg, Standing in a River Waving a Stick

1/30 — Range, Fantasyland, Standing in a River Waving a Stick

1/31 — Fantasyland, The Second Mountain

2/1 — THE GOOP LAB (2), Fantasyland, Standing in a River Waving a Stick

2/2 — SUPER BOW LIV, Standing in a River Waving a Stick

2/3 — The Second Mountain, Fantasyland, Standing in a River Waving a Stick

2/4 — The Second Mountain, Fantasyland, Standing in a River Waving a Stick

2/5 — SCHITT’S CREEK (2), Standing in a River Waving a Stick

2/15 — LEGO MASTERS (2)

2/18 — THIS IS US (1), SCHITT’S CREEK (1), Fantasyland

2/19 — Fantasyland

2/20 — Fantasyland

2/21 — A Long Time Ago In A Cutting Room Far, Far Away

2/22 — LEGO MASTERS (1), A Long Time Ago In A Cutting Room Far, Far Away

2/23 — A Long Time Ago In A Cutting Room Far, Far Away

2/24 — True Indie: Life and Death in Filmmaking

2/25 — True Indie: Life and Death in Filmmaking

2/26 — SCHITT’S CREEK (2), True Indie: Life and Death in Filmmaking

2/27 — THIS IS US (1)

2/29 —INFAMOUS, What Doesn’t Kill Us

3/1 — What Doesn’t Kill Us

3/3 — THIS IS US (1)

3/10 — SCHITT’S CREEK

3/11 — THIS IS US (1)

3/12 — PARASITE

3/14 — ERIN BROKOVICH

3/15 — MY COUSIN VINNY

3/18 — CONTAGION

3/19 — THIS IS US (1)

3/21 — NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM, SEINFELD (1)

3/22 — TIGER KING (2), Kurt Vonnegut Complete Stories

3/23 — TIGER KING (2), Kurt Vonnegut Complete Stories

3/24 — CHUNGKING EXPRESS, TIGER KING (2)

3/25 — TIGER KING (1), THIS IS US (1)

3/28 — BLACKHAT — DIRECTOR’S CUT, FANTASTIC FUNGI

4/3 — ONWARD, TOP CHEF (1)

4/4 — TOP CHEF (1)

4/5 — TOP CHEF (1)

4/6 — MCMILLIONS

4/7 — MCMILLIONS (2)

4/8 — MCMILLIONS (2)

4/11 — TOP CHEF (1)

4/15 — SEINFELD (1)

4/16 — DR. STRANGELOVE

4/18 — SCHITT’S CREEK (2)

4/21 — PANDEMIC (2)

4/22 — PANDEMIC (2)

4/23 — PANDEMIC (2)

4/26 — JURASSIC PARK, TOP CHEF (1)

4/27 — TOP CHEF (1)

4/28 — The Big Goodbye, Mycelium Running

4/29 — The Big Goodbye, Mycelium Running

4/30 — The Big Goodbye

5/2 — The Big Goodbye

5/3 — The Big Goodbye

5/4 — The Big Goodbye

5/5 — The River Why

5/6 — The River Why, Dumb Luck and the Kindness of Strangers

5/7 — CHINATOWN

5/11 — THE LAST DANCE (2)

5/14 — THE LAST DANCE (2)

5/17 — HAVE A GOOD TRIP

5/22 — THE LAST DANCE (1)

5/23 — THE FANTASTIC MR. FOX, THE LAST DANCE (1), TOP CHEF (1)

5/24 — THE LAST DANCE (1), Exhalation

5/25 — TOP CHEF (1)

5/26 — TOP CHEF (1)

5/27 — THE LAST DANCE (2)

5/29 — TOP CHEF (1)

5/30 — The River Why

5/31 — The River Why

6/6 — MOANA, TOP CHEF (1), Dumb Luck and the Kindness of Strangers

6/7 — QUEER EYE (1)

6/9 — DO THE RIGHT THING, The River Why

6/12 — INFAMOUS, Stillness is the Key

6/13 — TOP CHEF (1)

6/19 — TOP CHEF (1)

6/20 — The Body

6/21 — The Body

6/23 — YELLOWSTONE (1), The Body

6/24 — THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS, The Body

6/25 — The Body

6/26 — Talking to Strangers

6/27 — TOY STORY 4, Talking to Strangers, The Body

6/28 — The Body, Breath

6/29 — Breathe

6/30 — YELLOWSTONE (1), Breath

7/1 — Breath

7/2 — A Gentleman in Moscow

7/3 — Talking to Strangers

7/4 — HAMILTON

7/5 — A Gentleman in Moscow

7/6 — QUEER EYE (1), A Gentleman in Moscow

7/7 — YELLOWSTONE (1)

7/8 — BACK TO THE FUTURE, Talking to Strangers, A Gentleman in Moscow

7/9 — A Gentleman In Moscow

7/10 — I’ll Be Gone In The Dark, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

7/12 — What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

7/14 — YELLOWSTONE (1), I’ll Be Gone In The Dark, A Gentleman In Moscow

7/17 — I’ll Be Gone In The Dark, A Gentleman In Moscow

7/18 — ANIMANIACS (3), TINY TOON ADVENTURES (1), DOUG (1), HEY ARNOLD (1), I’ll Be Gone In The Dark, Catch and Kill, A Gentleman In Moscow, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

7/19 — ANIMANIACS (1), DOUG (1), TINY TOON ADVENTURES (1), Catch and Kill, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running, A Gentleman In Moscow

7/20 — Catch and Kill, A Gentleman In Moscow

7/21 — YELLOWSTONE (1), Catch and Kill

7/23 — Catch and Kill, A Gentleman in Moscow

7/24 — BACK TO THE FUTURE 2

7/25 — SORCERER, Catch and Kill

7/26 — ANIMANIACS (2), TINY TOON ADVENTURES (2), DOUG (1), HEY ARNOLD (2), Chasing the Light

7/27 — The Power of Habit

7/28 — BACK TO THE FUTURE 3, YELLOWSTONE (1), JEFFREY EPSTEIN: FILTHY RICH (1)

7/29 — JEFFREY EPSTEIN: FILTHY RICH (1), Chasing the Light, Where the Crawdads Sing

7/30 — DOUG (1), Chasing the Light, Where the Crawdads Sing

7/31 — The Power of Habit, The Year of Less, The Great Alone

8/1 — HAMILTON

8/2 — The Great Alone

8/3 — The Great Alone, Where the Crawdads Sing, The Wedge, The Year of Less

8/4 — YELLOWSTONE (1), The Wedge, Where the Crawdads Sing

8/5 — The Wedge, Chasing the Light

8/6 — THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM

8/8 — The Wedge

8/9 — Where the Crawdads Sing

8/10 — The Wedge, Where the Crawdads Sing

8/11 — YELLOWSTONE (1)

8/12 — The Wedge, Chasing the Light

8/13 — The Wedge, Chasing the Light

8/15 — NIGHT ON EARTH (2)

8/16 — NIGHT ON EARTH (1), Chasing the Light

8/17 — Chasing the Light

8/18 — YELLOWSTONE (1), Grocery

8/19 — The Wedge, Grocery

8/22 — Grocery

8/23 — YELLOWSTONE (1), Grocery

8/29 — Grocery

8/30 — Washington: A Life

9/2 — Washington: A Life

9/3 — Washington: A Life

9/5 — Washington: A Life, The Fat Burn Fix, Radical Acceptance

9/6 — Washington: A Life, The Fat Burn Fix, Radical Acceptance

9/7 — Washington: A Life, The Fat Burn Fix, Radical Acceptance

9/8 — Washington: A Life, The Fat Burn Fix, Radical Acceptance

9/9 — Evil Geniuses, Washington: A Life, The Fat Burn Fix, Radical Acceptance

9/10 — THE SOCIAL DILEMMA, The Fat Burn Fix, Radical Acceptance

9/11 — Radical Acceptance

9/12 — Radical Acceptance

9/13 — SEAHAWKS VS. FALCONS, Washington: A Life, Evil Geniuses, Radical Acceptance

9/14 — Washington: A Life, Evil Geniuses, Radical Acceptance

9/15 — Washington: A Life, Evil Geniuses, Radical Acceptance, A Field Guide to Murder & Fly Fishing

9/16 — Washington: A Life, Evil Geniuses, Radical Acceptance, A Field Guide to Murder & Fly Fishing

9/20 — SEAHAWKS VS. PATRIOTS

9/21 — Washington: A Life, Evil Geniuses

9/22 — Washington: A Life, Evil Geniuses

9/23 — Washington: A Life, Evil Geniuses

9/24 — Washington: A Life, Evil Geniuses

9/25 — Washington: A Life, Evil Geniuses, Marriage Confidential

9/26 — Washington: A Life, Marriage Confidential

9/27 — SEAHAWKS VS. COWBOYS, Washington: A Life, Marriage Confidential

9/28 — Washington: A Life, Marriage Confidential

9/29 — Marriage Confidential, A Field Guide to Murder & Fly Fishing

9/30 — PUBLIC TRUST

10/1 — Hamilton, Consider This

10/2 — Hamilton

10/4 — SEAHAWKS VS DOLPHINS, Hamilton

10/5 — Hamilton

10/6 — Hamilton, Consider This

10/7 — Hamilton

10/8 — Hamilton, Unacceptable

10/9 — Hamilton, Unacceptable

10/12 — SEAHAWKS VS. VIKINGS, Hamilton

10/13 — Consider This

10/14 — Hamilton, Unacceptable

10/15 — SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, Unacceptable

10/16 — THE ADDAMS FAMILY (2019)

10/18 — KISS THE GROUND

10/19 — Unacceptable

10/20 — Unacceptable

10/21 — Unacceptable

10/22 — Unacceptable

10/23 — GHOSTBUSTERS (1984)

10/24 — GHOSTBUSTERS (2016)

10/25 — SEAHAWKS VS CARDINALS, THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS, Unacceptable

10/26 — BATMAN, Bright Rivers, To Hell and Back

10/27 — CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM (1), To Hell and Back, Bright Rivers

10/28 — CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM (2), THIS IS US (2), Bright Rivers

10/29 — THE TERMINATOR, CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM (1), Bright Rivers

10/31 — CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM (1), Bright Rivers

11/1 — SEAHAWKS VS 49ERS, GHOSTBUSTERS 2, CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM (1), Bright Rivers

11/2 — CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM (2), The Self-Driven Child, Bright Rivers, To Hell and Back

11/3 — BATMAN BEGINS, Bright Rivers, The Self-Driven Child, To Hell and Back

11/4 — EUPHORIA (1), Bright Rivers, To Hell and Back

11/5 — CELESTE BARBER: CHALLENGE ACCEPTED, EUPHORIA (1), To Hell and Back

11/6 — EUPHORIA (1)

11/7 — TERMINATOR 2: JUDGEMENT DAY

11/9 — SEAHAWKS VS BILLS, EUPHORIA (2), Bright Rivers

11/11 — EUPHORIA (2), Casting Forward

11/12 — BARRY (1), THIS IS US (1), Casting Forward

11/13 — TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES

11/14 — The Fisherman

11/15 — SEAHAWKS VS RAMS, The Fisherman

11/16 — The Fisherman

11/18 — THIS IS US (1), Pappyland

11/19 — SEAHAWKS VS CARDINALS, Pappyland

11/20 — SCOOB!, Pappyland

11/22 — PACKERS VS COLTS

11/23 — THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL (2), Pappyland

11/24 — Everything I Never Told You

11/25 — THE CROODS, Everything I Never Told You

11/27 — HOME ALONE, SUNSET BOULEVARD, The Overstory

11/30 — SEAHAWKS VS EAGLES

12/2 — THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL (1), The Overstory

12/3 — The Overstory

12/4 — MANK

12/5 — THE GRINCH, THE DARK KNIGHT

12/6 — SEAHAWKS VS GIANTS, The Overstory

12/7 — The Overstory, Fear: Essential Wisdom for Getting Through the Storm

12/8 —The Overstory, Fear: Essential Wisdom for Getting Through the Storm

12/9 — THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL (1), The Overstory, Fear: Essential Wisdom for Getting Through the Storm

12/10 — THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL (1), Fear: Essential Wisdom for Getting Through the Storm

12/11 — CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS 2, The Overstory, Fear: Essential Wisdom for Getting Through the Storm

12/12 — The Overstory

12/13 — SEAHAWKS VS JETS, The Overstory, The Wim Hof Method

12/14 — The Wim Hof Method, Civilized to Death

12/15 — The Wim Hof Method, Civilized to Death

12/16 — KLAUS, The Wim Hof Method, Civilized to Death

12/17 — THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL (1), The Wim Hof Method, Civilized to Death

12/18 — A Promised Land

12/19 — THE NUTCRACKER AND THE FOUR REALMS, THE MANDALORIAN (1), A Promised Land

12/20 — A Promised Land, Civilized to Death

12/21 — HOME ALONE 2, THE MANDALORIAN (2), Civilized to Death

12/22 — THE MANDALORIAN (4) Civilized to Death

12/23 — THE MANDALORIAN (1)

12/24 — A MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL, THE MANDALORIAN (1)

12/25 — A CHRISTMAS STORY, IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE, THE GRINCH

12/26 — THE MANDALORIAN (1)

12/27 — SEAHAWKS VS. RAMS, THE MANDALORIAN (1), Civilized to Death, The Practice

12/28 — SOUL, Civilized to Death, The Practice

12/29 — THE MIDNIGHT SKY, Civilized to Death, The Practice

12/30 — Civilized to Death

12/31 — DICK CLARK’S ROCKIN’ NEW YEARS EVE

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Joshua Caldwell

Director, Producer, Writer, MENDING THE LINE, INFAMOUS, NEGATIVE, LAYOVER. MTV Movie Award Winner. Reel: http://joshua-caldwell.com