Writer's Room Discussion: What Are The Best Films of the Last Decade?

On the October 9, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to discuss what they’ve been up to at the Water Cooler.   At The Water Cooler: What we’ve been Doing:Peter went to the hallmark store to buy new Christmas ornaments, yes in October. Brad participated in a virtual press day for Pixar’s Soul Chris voted. Hoai-Tran guested on an episode of The Storm. What we’ve been Reading:Jacob started reading Fire Cannot Kill a Dragon. Chris read My Best Friend’s Exorcism by Grady Hendrix. Ben re-read The Halloween Tree. What we’ve been Watching:Peter has been watching Casey Neistat’s vlogs. Brad saw roughly 40 minutes of Pixar’s Soul and their new short Burrow, watched Fletch, and is keeping up with The Great British Baking Show Jacob is still pretty much just watching Star Trek and Doctor Who. Hoai-Tran watched Red, White and Blue, Tragic Jungle, French Exit, rewatched The Sixth Sense. Ben saw Echo in the Canyon, The Invisible Man, and rewatched Shutter Island and Spider-Man: Far From Home. What we’ve been Eating:Brad had Watermelon Frooties and Pop-Tarts Brown Sugar Cinnamon Good Humor Bar   All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily 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.  You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS).  Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word!  Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

9 Loka 20201h 21min

On the October 5, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman and senior writer Ben Pearson to discuss the latest film and tv news, including movie theaters, release dates, Star Wars, a Sherlock Holmes cinematic universe, Thomas The Train Engine & Slinky movies.   In The News: Mention:‘Dune’ Release Pushed to October 2021 ‘The Batman’ Gets Delayed to 2022 as Warner Bros. Reshuffles Release Calendar ‘Jurassic World: Dominion’ Release Date Pushed Back to 2022 Brad: AMC Theatres and Cinemark Will Not Close Their Doors Like Regal CinemasHow can they afford to stay open? Ben: ‘Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back’ Stories RevealedWhat are the most ridiculous and interesting stories here? Brad: Robert Downey Jr. Is Developing a ‘Sherlock Holmes’ Cinematic Universe to Follow the Next SequelSo what does this mean? We’re getting a Watson standalone movie? Ben (og Chris): ‘Thomas and Friends’ Movie Being Developed for ‘World War Z’ Director Ma…Pitch me how this movie will work. Brad: ‘Slinky’ Movie to Walk Down Stairs and into Theaters to Tell the Origin Story of the Classic ToyIs there enough interesting backstory to Slinky’s creation?   All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily 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.  You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS).  Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word!  Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

7 Loka 202026min

On the October 5, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson and writer Chris Evangelista to discuss the latest film and tv news, including Spider-Man, Movie Theaters, PVOD and the Suess Cinematic Universe.   Opening Banter:    In The News: Chris: ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ Sequel Bringing Back Jamie Foxx as Electro, SomehowHow could this even be possible? Ben: Jamie Foxx’s Electro Won’t Be Blue in Marvel’s ‘Spider-Man 3’So this makes it even more confusing Chris (og HT): ‘No Time to Die’ Delayed to Easter Weekend 2021What does that leave us for 2020 releases? Brad: Cineworld Officially Closing All Regal Cinemas and U.K. Theaters This Week, Odeon in the U.K. Closing on Weekdays Cineworld, Owner of Regal Cinemas, May Close All Theaters in United States and United Kingdom This Week Ben: ‘Bill and Ted Face the Music’ Has Made 10 Times More on PVOD Than in TheatersMention: ‘The Witches’ Trailer: Robert Zemeckis’ Remake Flies to HBO Max for a Surprise October Debut Do you think we’ll see more movies taking the PVOD route now? Brad: Martin Scorsese, Christopher Nolan & More Filmmakers Implore Congress to Help Save Movie TheatersHow can movie theaters be saved? Ben: Seuss Cinematic Universe Coming From WB Animation, Including ‘Oh, the Places You’ll Go!’, ‘The Cat in the Hat’, and More    Other Articles Mentioned:     All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily 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.  You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS).  Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word!  Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

5 Loka 202031min

On the October 2, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson and writer Hoai-Tran Bui to discuss what they’ve been up to at the Water Cooler.   Opening Banter: Chris is out.   At The Water Cooler: What we’ve been Doing:Peter went to Knott’s Taste of Fall-O-Ween. He also stupidly let his passport lapse and spent a whole day in a DMV for nothing. He also went Halloween shopping in Late September. Brad held an Emmy, and they’re heavy, received a lightsaber from Hasbro Jacob had a weirdly emotional pandemic moment! Hoai-Tran got a roommate! What we’ve been Reading:Jacob is reading Space Odyssey by Michael Benson What we’ve been Watching:Peter saw Console Wars, Dare Me, Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous, and American Murder: The Family Next Door.  Brad watched some episodes of The Comedy Store, rewatched Eddie Izzard: Dress to Kill Jacob binged all of Harley Quinn on HBO Max. Hoai-Tran watched Swimming Out Til the Sea Turns Blue, The Woman Who Ran, Days, and did an accelerated binge of Lost seasons 2 and 3. Ben rewatched Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, and saw Enola Holmes and Heat Vision and Jack. What we’ve been Eating:Brad tried Golden Grahams with their retro recipe, Count Chocula cereal treats, Utz Dark Russet Potato Chips What we’ve been Playing:Ben played The Last of Us Part II   Other Articles Mentioned: Music credit: Clowning Around by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com   All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily 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.  You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS).  Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word!  Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

2 Loka 20201h 31min

On the September 30, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by senior writer Ben Pearson and writer Chris Evangelista to discuss the latest film and TV news, including Firestarter, The Lion King, Disneyland, A Fistful of Dollars, Borat 2 and Jurassic World.   Opening Banter: Happy Birthday Ben!   In The News: Chris: ‘Firestarter’ Remake From Blumhouse Will Star Zac EfronWho do you think Efron will play?  Is Firestarter worth remaking? Ben (og HT): ‘The Lion King’ Follow-Up is Coming from ‘Moonlight’ Director Barry JenkinsIs this a sequel? A Spin-Off? A Prequel? Ben: Disney Announces Layoffs of Around 28,000 Cast Members in the U.S. Chris: ‘A Fistful Of Dollars’ TV Series in DevelopmentIf you’re going to make it a contemporary retelling then what’s the point? Ben: ‘Borat 2’ Will Debut on Amazon Prime Video Next MonthMention: ‘Borat 2’ Releases a Very Nice Teaser Tied to the Presidential Debate Is this movie exploiting the election for money or is it trying to make an impact? Chris: ‘Jurassic World: Dominion’ is the Movie Colin Trevorrow Wanted to Make from the BeginningIf the first film was a big dumb monster movie, and the sequel is half disaster film half contained horror movie, what do you think Dominion will be?   Other Articles Mentioned:     All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily 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.  You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS).  Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word!  Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

30 Syys 202031min

On the September 28, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by writer Chris Evangelista to discuss the latest film and TV news, including Zack Snyder’s Justice League reshoots, M. Night Shyamalan’s next film, The Knick season 3, Marvel’s Nick Fury show, Avatar 2, and Black Adam.   Opening Banter:   In The News:   Chris: Zack Snyder Will Shoot Additional ‘Justice League’ Scenes Next MonthZack Snyder’s ‘Justice League’ Reshoots Will Reportedly Cost Around $70 Million Ben: Marvel Studios is Developing a Nick Fury Series for Disney+, Samuel L. Jackson Returning to Star Chris: ‘The Knick’ Season 3 Being Developed by Barry Jenkins and Andre Holland Ben (OG Brad): James Cameron Says Live-Action ‘Avatar 2’ Production is Complete, ‘Avatar 3’ Almost Finished Too Ben (OG Brad): M. Night Shyamalan’s Next Film is ‘Old’, Inspired by the French Graphic Novel ‘Sandcastle’ Chris: ‘Black Adam’ Cast Adds ‘The Invisible Man’ Star Aldis Hodge as Hawkman   Other Articles Mentioned:     All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily 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.  You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS).  Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word!  Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

28 Syys 202025min

On the September 25, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to discuss what they’ve been up to at the virtual water cooler.   Opening Banter: Peter’s out, but the show must go on.   At The Water Cooler:   What we’ve been Doing:Jacob is alone for a month so he’s devoting himself to personal projects, deep cleaning his entire house, and...the gig economy? What we’ve been Reading:Jacob read Caddyshack: The Making of a Hollywood Cinderella Story. What we’ve been Watching:Brad and Ben watched Console Wars Ben watched Pen15 season 2, and is watching Archer. Jacob is watching The Boys season 2 and has fallen into a Guy’s Grocery Games hole. Chris watched The Trial of the Chicago 7. Hoai-Tran watched On the Rocks, The Human Voice, Isabella, Nomadland, Mangrove, rewatched Labyrinth. Brad watched Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of the Dana Carvey Show What we’ve been Eating:Brad tried Skittles Smoothies, Sour Haunted Tropics Candy Corn, Simba Chips What we’ve been Playing:    Other Articles Mentioned:     All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily 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.  You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS).  Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word!  Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

25 Syys 202055min

On the September 23, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film senior writer Ben Pearson and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to discuss the latest film and tv news, including a new James Gunn TV series, Disney’s release date changes, a new Ryan Gosling movie, the Rogue One spin-off, The Mandalorian, and how theaters will survive into 2021. In The News: Chris: ‘Peacemaker’: ‘Suicide Squad’ TV Spin-Off Featuring John Cena Coming From James Gunn and HBO MaxIs this a prequel? Ben: ‘Rogue One’ Spin-Off Series: Tony Gilroy Out as Director, Replaced by ‘Black Mirror’ Helmer Toby HaynesHow many Star Wars directors will be replaced? HT: ‘Black Widow’ and ‘West Side Story’ Delayed Until 2021 as Disney Shuffles Release Dates Once AgainSo what does that even leave us with? Chris: How Will Movie Theaters Survive Into 2021?Will theaters stay open? HT: Ryan Gosling to Star in Untitled Stuntman Drama Directed by Deadpool’s David Leitch Ben: ‘The Mandalorian’ Season 4 is When “You’re Really Gonna Start to Get Answers,” Says Giancarlo Esposito   Other Articles Mentioned:     All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily 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.  You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS).  Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends 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 Syys 202031min