Water Cooler: Recursion, As Told By Ginger, Mamma Mia!, and a Bleak Read of Blink Twice's Ending
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Water Cooler: Recursion, As Told By Ginger, Mamma Mia!, and a Bleak Read of Blink Twice's Ending

On the September 4, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor BJ Colangelo to gather around the virtual water cooler and talk about what they’ve been up to.

In the Water Cooler:

  • What we’ve been Doing:
  • BJ has been redecorating (by using Laserdiscs as wall art)
  • What we’ve been Reading:
  • Ben read Recursion by Blake Crouch.
  • BJ has been reading scripts she signed NDAs for but can talk about the experience of reading scripts.
  • What we’ve been Watching:
  • BJ watched Pretty Poison, all of As Told By Ginger, & attending the Heathers 35th anniversary screening (with writer, director, and the last remaining Heather)
  • Ben watched the first few episodes of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 2 (which he’ll talk about more later), the first two episodes of Only Murders in the Building season 4 (agree with Brad), and watched Mamma Mia! for the first time.
  • What we’ve been Eating:
  • BJ has decided Roast Chicken is the best flavor of Maruchan Instant Lunch
  • What we’ve been Playing:
  • BJ has been playing the Impulse Brain Trainer app


Listener email:

Dear Ben and BJ,

First, I just want to say how much I enjoy the show. I have been listening for a couple years now and always enjoy your commentary as well as the other members of /film, particularly BJ Colangelo. In fact, my teenage daughter and I went to see the film blink twice based on your enthusiastic review.

After listening to the episode reviewing blink twice, as well as hearing BJ discuss the film on The Filmcast podcast, in addition to reading your article about the ending of the movie, I had to write in.

My daughter and I are both big horror movie fans, and really loved the film, so thank you again for the recommendation. However, I was fascinated when we walked out of the movie as she saw the ending very differently than I did…. when the camera shows Frida talking to Sara outside in the grass, looking at the burning house, and then slowly pans to Slater king as Sarah says, do you wish you had made a different choice?…. My daughter Violet read that as Frida deciding to save King rather than Frida, but obviously having mixed feelings about that terrible choice, which she would’ve had to make quickly while the house was burning down. So I guess she read it as a much darker ending, with Frida, abandoning the sisterhood, saving king and then subjugating him, and taking over his empire. But obviously having a little bit of conflicted feelings and guilt that she should’ve saved Sara instead (hence, briefly hallucinating a conversation with Sara, calmly questioning the choice that she made, reflecting Frida‘s conscience).

She had the darker take, which she thought was indicated by seeds laid earlier in the film, such as Frida not believing and respecting her friend Jess’s worry that things are not right when just wants to leave the island. And of course, the Geena Davis character.

I just thought that was an interesting read on the ending that I’ve not seen discussed. Again, love the show, and keep doing great work on the website as well!

Take care

Jennifer (from San Antonio)


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July 31 2017: The Best Movies of 2017 So Far

July 31 2017: The Best Movies of 2017 So Far

Today's episode of /Film Daily does not have a news segment as the news coming off Friday was not very discussion-worthy.  In The Mailbag: Peter is asked to give a recommendation for a movie-focused app. In Our Feature Presentation, Hoai-Tran Bui talks with us about her favorite movies of 2017 so far. You can find all that and more at slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). This podcast is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. We’re still very much experimenting with this podcast, please feel free to send your feedback to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

31 Heinä 201729min

July 27 2017: Bloodshot, Zack Snyder, James Bond 25, Terminator, Infinity War, Stranger Things & The Future Of Hollywood Source Material

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Ben Pearson, Hoai-Tran Bui and Jacob Hall join Peter Sciretta to talk about the latest News: Jared Leto in Talks for ‘Bloodshot’ Comic Book Adaptation - JH James Bond 25 Director short list - JH Zack Snyder’s Influence on DC Films Will Be Significantly Smaller Moving Forward - BP He’ll Be Back: James Cameron Wants to Make a New ‘Terminator’ Trilogy - HT Captain Marvel Won’t Appear in ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ -HT ‘Stranger Things’ Theory: What If The Upside Down Isn’t Another Dimension But … The Future? - HT In The Mailbag: Mich from Maryland: “A tweet from Anne Thompson led me to an article at Wired about a new source material Hollywood is mining -- podcasts.   I'm curious for your take on this, and specifically your craziest ideas about where else Hollywood could look for source material to influence future TV and movie concepts?” Peter references his article Board Game Movies Hollywood Should Make Next.   You can find all that and more at slashfilm.com.  You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). This podcast is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. We’re still very much experimenting with this podcast, please feel free to send your feedback to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

26 Heinä 201731min

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25 Heinä 201732min

July 25, 2017: James Bond 25, Justice League, Thor: Ragnarok, Stranger Things 2, Infinity War, Captain Marvel & Spider-Man

July 25, 2017: James Bond 25, Justice League, Thor: Ragnarok, Stranger Things 2, Infinity War, Captain Marvel & Spider-Man

Ben Pearson and Hoai-Tran Bui join Peter Sciretta. to discuss the latest News: New James Bond movie has been announced ‘Justice League’ Reshoots Cost $25 Million, Joss Whedon Reportedly Won’t Receive Directing Credit ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ Was 80% Improvised; Clancy Brown is Voicing a Villain ‘Stranger Things 2’ Trailer Breakdown: Secrets Revealed From The Comic-Con Trailer ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Director Joe Russo Sheds Light on Thanos and His Black Order Henchmen Kevin Feige On Why The Skrulls Are Being Introduced in ‘Captain Marvel,’ & The Future of Superhero Movies More Avengers Were Originally Going To Appear in ‘Spider-Man Homecoming’; See The Concept Art   You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). This podcast is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. We’re still very much experimenting with this podcast, please feel free to send your feedback to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

24 Heinä 201734min

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Brad Oman, Jacob Hall, Jack Giroux and Peter Sciretta are live in San Diego for Comic-Con International 2017. Jacob Hall talks about the fun and frustration of his first SDCC. We all discuss the big things we saw on Friday and Saturday, including the following movies and shows: The GiftPreacherPunisherThe DefendersReady Player OneBlade Runner 2049AquamanJustice LeagueStranger Things Season 2WestworldAnt-Man and The WaspThor RagnarokBlack PantherAvengers: Infinity War And we each pick our favorite things we saw and did at the convention. You can find all that and more at slashfilm.com.   You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). This podcast is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. We’re still very much experimenting with this podcast, please feel free to send your feedback to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

23 Heinä 201744min

July 21, 2017: Live From Comic-Con Day 1 - It, Inhumans, Doctor Doom, Bright, Death Note, Kingsman 2, Ghostbusters, Annabelle & More

July 21, 2017: Live From Comic-Con Day 1 - It, Inhumans, Doctor Doom, Bright, Death Note, Kingsman 2, Ghostbusters, Annabelle & More

Welcome to /Film Daily, the daily podcast of slashfilm.com. I'm Peter Sciretta and on today’s episode for July 21st, 2017, I'm joined by Brad Oman (Ethan Anderton on /Film) to discuss what we've been seeing at San Diego Comic-Con International: A preview of footage from the new It movie A surprising screening of Annabelle: Creation Fox shows off Kingsman 2 footage Ivan Reitman appears on a Ghostbusters panel Netflix brings Bright and Death Note to Hall H Marvel's Inhumans looks terrible Fargo/Legion showrunner Noah Hawley announces a Doctor Doom movie?   You can find all that and more at slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). This podcast is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. We’re still very much experimenting with this podcast, please feel free to send your feedback to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

21 Heinä 201721min

July 20, 2017: Game of Thrones, Blade Runner 2049, Christopher Nolan, Mega Man, Spider-Man, Confederate & More

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20 Heinä 201731min

July 19, 2017: Valerian, Ant-Man, The Dark Tower, Russo Brothers, Disaster Artist & More

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19 Heinä 201721min

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